Host Hotels (HST) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended September 2025, Host Hotels (HST) reported revenue of $1.33 billion, up 0.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.35, compared to $0.12 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.33, the EPS surprise was +6.06%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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 Host Hotels performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Number of Rooms: 41,837 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 42,373.
• RevPAR: $208.07 compared to the $203.99 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Number of Properties: 76 versus 78 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Average Room Rate: $299.07 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $293.50.
• Average Occupancy Percentage: 69.6% compared to the 69.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Rooms: $826 million compared to the $807.68 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.1% year over year.
• Revenues- Other: $141 million compared to the $148.18 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.3% year over year.
• Revenues- Food and beverage: $364 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $370.5 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.3%.
• Earnings (loss) per Share- (Diluted): $0.23 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $0.03.

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Shares of Host Hotels have returned -2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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