RLJ Lodging (RLJ) reported $363.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.7%. EPS of $0.48 for the same period compares to $0.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $365.45 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46, the EPS surprise was +4.35%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how RLJ Lodging performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Other revenue: $25.07 million versus $25.14 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.1% change.
- Revenue- Food and beverage revenue: $41.93 million compared to the $40.88 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.7% year over year.
- Revenue- Room revenue: $296.1 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $297.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.5%.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.15 compared to the $0.12 average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of RLJ Lodging have returned -3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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