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Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 24 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 12 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Same-property RevPAR up 4.5%: Same-Property RevPAR rose 4.5% against the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported. Source
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDAre and FFO grew: Adjusted EBITDAre was $63.6 million, up 7.5%. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $6.1 million, or $0.07 per share. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted FFO per share up: Full-year Adjusted FFO per diluted share was $1.76, up 10.7%. Full-year Adjusted EBITDAre was $258.3 million, up 8.9%. Source
  • Non-rooms revenue lifted total RevPAR: Non-rooms revenue growth lifted quarterly Same-Property Total RevPAR, which rose faster than RevPAR as food and beverage and other revenues grew. Source
  • Quarterly hotel EBITDA margin improved: Same-Property Hotel EBITDA was $68.8 million, up 16.3%. Margin rose to 25.9%, up 214 basis points. Source
  • First-quarter 2026 RevPAR up about 4.6%: Management estimated Same-Property RevPAR for the first quarter through February 19 grew about 4.6% versus the comparable 2025 period. Source

“Early results indicate that we are continuing our positive momentum into 2026”

Marcel Verbaas, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Xenia

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net income Sourcefull year 2026$21 low end, $41 high endNew
Same-Property RevPAR change Sourcefull year 2026 vs. 20251.50% low end, 4.50% high endNew
Same-Property Total RevPAR change Sourcefull year 2026 vs. 20252.75% low end, 5.75% high endNew
Adjusted EBITDAre Sourcefull year 2026$250 low end, $270 high end (millions)New
Adjusted FFO Sourcefull year 2026$170 low end, $190 high end (millions)New
Adjusted FFO per diluted share Sourcefull year 2026$1.78 low end, $1.99 high endNew
Capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$70.0 low end, $80.0 high end (millions)New
Renovation disruption impact Sourcefull year 2026approximately $1 millionNew
General and administrative expense Sourcefull year 2026approximately $24 millionNew
Interest expense Sourcefull year 2026approximately $78 millionNew
Income tax expense Sourcefull year 2026approximately $2 millionNew
Weighted-average diluted shares and units Sourcefull year 202695.7 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Full-year 2026 guidance ranges are given for the first time in this release; the third quarter release gave 2025 guidance only. Source
  • New: Management said the Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando mortgage was repaid in February 2026 with cash on hand, ahead of its March 1, 2026 maturity. Source

Quarter and full-year results

  • Same-property RevPAR up 4.5%: Same-Property RevPAR rose 4.5% against the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported. Source
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDAre and FFO grew: Adjusted EBITDAre was $63.6 million, up 7.5%. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $6.1 million, or $0.07 per share. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted FFO per share up: Full-year Adjusted FFO per diluted share was $1.76, up 10.7%. Full-year Adjusted EBITDAre was $258.3 million, up 8.9%. Source
  • Full-year Same-Property RevPAR up 3.9%: Same-Property RevPAR for 2025 rose 3.9% to $181.97 against 2024. Source

Hotels and markets driving growth

  • Grand Hyatt Scottsdale ramp continued: Management named the continued ramp at Grand Hyatt Scottsdale, with Santa Barbara, Orlando, San Diego and Santa Clara hotels, as the most significant components of quarterly RevPAR growth. Source
  • Houston RevPAR growth returned: Houston hotels also grew RevPAR as market performance improved after difficult year-over-year comparisons in the third quarter. Source
  • Portfolio size and footprint: The portfolio is 30 luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts with 8,868 rooms across 14 states, focused on the top 25 lodging markets and key leisure destinations. Source

“We continue to believe that Xenia is primed for meaningful growth in the future as a result of our thoughtful capital allocation decisions and well-positioned high quality portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts.”

Marcel Verbaas, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Xenia

Non-rooms and food and beverage revenue

  • Non-rooms revenue lifted total RevPAR: Non-rooms revenue growth lifted quarterly Same-Property Total RevPAR, which rose faster than RevPAR as food and beverage and other revenues grew. Source
  • Food and beverage revenue growth: Same-Property food and beverage revenues rose 9.4% in the quarter and 13.4% for the year. Source
  • Group demand lifted full-year totals: Management attributed the full-year increase in Same-Property Total RevPAR to food and beverage and other revenue growth, group demand throughout the portfolio, and the rebranded Grand Hyatt Scottsdale. Source
  • W Nashville food and beverage reconcepting: Work began on reconcepting W Nashville food and beverage under agreements with José Andrés Group, which will operate or license substantially all outlets. Zaytinya opened in mid February. Source

Margins, costs and expenses

  • Quarterly hotel EBITDA margin improved: Same-Property Hotel EBITDA was $68.8 million, up 16.3%. Margin rose to 25.9%, up 214 basis points. Source
  • Cost controls aided full-year margin: Management credited cost controls with over 125 basis points of full-year Same-Property Hotel EBITDA margin growth. Source
  • Hotel operating expenses rose 3.7%: Same-Property hotel operating expenses rose 3.7% to $196.7 million; food and beverage expenses rose 5.7%, rooms expenses 5.5% and management and franchise fees 10.4%. Source
  • General and administrative expense rose: General and administrative expenses were $8.3 million in the quarter and $36.8 million for the year, against $7.8 million and $36.2 million in 2024. Source

Demand and early 2026 trends

  • First-quarter 2026 RevPAR up about 4.6%: Management estimated Same-Property RevPAR for the first quarter through February 19 grew about 4.6% versus the comparable 2025 period. Source
  • Demand drivers cited for 2026: Management expects group business, recovery in corporate transient demand and leisure demand from several large events to be positive for the portfolio this year. Source
  • Resilient demand despite uncertainty: Management described lodging demand as resilient despite continued uncertainty in the broader economic climate. Source

Debt, liquidity and shareholder returns

  • Debt about $1.4 billion: Total debt at December 31, 2025 was about $1.4 billion with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.51%. Source
  • Liquidity about $640 million: Liquidity at year-end included about $140 million of cash and full availability under the revolving credit line. Source
  • Quarter share repurchases: The company bought back 2,697,110 shares in the quarter for about $36.6 million, and 9,353,816 shares for about $120.4 million across 2025. Source
  • Remaining repurchase authorization: Remaining repurchase capacity under the authorization is $97.5 million. Source
  • No at-the-market issuance: No shares were issued through the at-the-market program in the quarter, and $200 million of availability remained at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Dividend declared for first quarter 2026: The Board declared a $0.14 per share dividend for the first quarter of 2026, payable April 15, 2026 to holders of record at March 31, 2026. Source

Capital spending and hotel upgrades

  • Portfolio improvements in 2025: Portfolio improvements totalled $15.9 million in the quarter and $86.6 million for 2025. Source
  • Guest room upgrades substantially completed: Guest room upgrades at seven named hotels, including Renaissance Atlanta Waverly and Marriott San Francisco Airport Waterfront, were substantially completed in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Infrastructure upgrades at ten hotels: Significant infrastructure upgrades were performed at ten hotels, covering façade waterproofing, chiller replacements, elevator and escalator modernization and fire alarm upgrades. Source

Transactions and renovation plans

  • Fairmont Dallas sale and costs: Fairmont Dallas, 545 rooms, sold in April for $111.0 million, about $203,670 per key, excluding an estimated $80 million of near-term capital expenditures. Source
  • Santa Clara land purchase: In March the company acquired the fee simple interest in the land under Hyatt Regency Santa Clara for $25 million. Source
  • Guidance excludes further transactions: The 2026 guidance assumes no additional acquisitions, dispositions, equity issuances, or share and senior note repurchases. Source
  • Andaz Napa renovation starts Q4: The first phase of a comprehensive renovation of Andaz Napa guestrooms and corridors is planned for 2026, starting in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Ritz-Carlton Denver renovation: Renovation of guest rooms, corridors and meeting space at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. Source

Coming up, as management said on 24 February 2026

  • W Nashville restaurants opening: Bar Mar and Butterfly are expected to open by late March 2026, following the mid February opening of Zaytinya. Source
  • Glowbird pool deck concept by April: Glowbird, a pool deck concept with an expanded bar, is expected to open by the end of April 2026. Source
  • Fairmont Pittsburgh room renovation: The limited guest room renovation at Fairmont Pittsburgh is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Same-Property occupancy Source66.1%
Same-Property average daily rate Source$266.88
Same-Property RevPAR Source$176.45

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said the 2026 ranges reflect limited forecasting visibility due to continued macroeconomic uncertainty. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.