Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc (AHT) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,158M vs 18,032M combined for tracked competitors (6.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+26.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc generated 21.1% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 7.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 35.4% net margin compares with 11.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc ranks #172 of 189 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc accounted for 7.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 6.4% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
AHT Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc reported revenue growth of 21.10 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 7.48 %.
With a net margin of 35.38 %, Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (11.56 %).
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc generated 7.19 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 6.43 % a year earlier.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -0.8% year over year, combined, vs 21.1% for Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.42% to 0.51%, a gain of 0.09 percentage points.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (17) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 42.90 % (3 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
AHT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
AHT Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
AHT Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sotherly Hotels Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | H and e Equipment Services Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Diamondrock Hospitality Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Financial Institutions Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Park Hotels and Resorts Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 19.44 | 1,158.48 |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 15,619.54 | 6,165.00 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | 8,319.58 | 2,683.41 |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 4,485.65 | 4,856.00 |
| First Bancorp | 4,125.38 | 954.21 |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 3,861.07 | 1,419.90 |
| SUBTOTAL | 56,294.89 | 27,055.98 |
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Sources: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Power Reit | Named by the company | 85% |
| Financial Institutions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ashford Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| First Bancorp | Named by the company | 85% |
| First Bancorp | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | Hotel Ownership 100.00 % |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | Hospitality 87.86 % |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
| H and e Equipment Services Inc | Equipment Rentals 85.78 % |
| Park Hotels and Resorts Inc | Core Hotels 82.35 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 19 | - | - |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 15,620 | 38,055,556 | 6,333,333 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | 8,320 | 1,475,213 | 153,877 |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 4,486 | 505,833 | 5,104 |
| First Bancorp | 4,125 | 296,523 | 115,773 |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 3,861 | 22,185,984 | 2,738,609 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 56,275 | 1,219,624 | 109,629 |
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | United States 98.66 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 182 companies in Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc ranks #172 of 182 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 417, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 169,907 | 11.84 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 127,892 | 8.91 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 101,514 | 7.07 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 78,673 | 5.48 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Iron Mountain Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 172 | Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 19 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc | 42 | -70.56 % |
| 168 | Franklin Street Properties Corp | 36 | -78.43 % |
| 169 | Bimini Capital Management Inc | 33 | - |
| 170 | Bluerock Homes Trust inc | 32 | -30.74 % |
| 171 | Selectis Health Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 172 | Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 19 | -56.97 % |
| 173 | Medalist Diversified inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 174 | American Strategic Investment Co | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 175 | Hg Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 176 | Innsuites Hospitality Trust | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 177 | Creative Media and Community Trust Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (194 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 36.25 % | 71.22 % (avg) | -35.0 pp |
| Operating Margin | 18.57 % | industry median | -9.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 22.09 % | 37.42 % (avg) | -15.3 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 5.96 % | 23.97 % (avg) | -18.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (194 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 33.2x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.9x | 17.6x | -8.7x |
| P/B | 0.0x | 2.0x | -2.1x |
| Return on Equity | 11.62 % | industry aggregate | 5.67 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 12.38 % | 1.99 % (avg) | 10.39 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -3.54 % | 24.00 % | -16.02 % | -64.76 % | 55.23 % | 10.21 % | -14.26 % | -5.81 % |
| Operating Margin | 9.38 % | 5.04 % | 7.66 % | -88.11 % | -15.27 % | 9.54 % | 22.11 % | 10.54 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.54 % | 1.77 % | 2.30 % | -12.03 % | -3.28 % | 3.86 % | 8.93 % | 5.50 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 1.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 417 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 5.96 % vs industry average 23.97 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 5.7 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+26.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 9.5 points below the industry median.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (43.80 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 0.53 | 2.21 | - |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 3.12 | 3.77 | 0.98 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | 0.83 | 1.25 | 5.05 |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 0.07 | 1.26 | 5.21 |
| First Bancorp | 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.14 |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 0.19 | 0.65 | 0.49 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | +21.1 % | - |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | Q1 2026 | +3.2 % | +99.6 % |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | Q2 2026 | +4.4 % | +34.5 % |
| Herc Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +20.2 % | - |
| First Bancorp | Q2 2026 | +9.4 % | +19.9 % |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | +5.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.6 % | +89.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | -11.3 % | +3.8 % |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | Q1 2026 | +101.8 % | -16.4 % |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | Q2 2026 | +15.7 % | +83.5 % |
| Herc Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +29.6 % | +16.0 % |
| First Bancorp | Q2 2026 | +1,584.5 % | +93.1 % |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.2 % | -87.9 % |
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | - | - | - |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 7.86% | 7.07% | 15.37% |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | 4.52% | 5.05% | 35.55% |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 0.36% | 0.35% | 2.56% |
| First Bancorp | 1.94% | 5.76% | 19.03% |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 3.58% | 3.58% | 5.56% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | - | 0.02 |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 15.49 | 2.53 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties inc | 29.63 | 3.10 |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 88.68 | 0.92 |
| First Bancorp | 11.34 | 4.32 |
| Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 22.40 | 2.72 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 24.93 | 2.08 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.