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Margin efficiency

1 story · First covered May 6, 2026 · Latest 1h ago
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Host Hotels Beat Estimates by $36M in EBITDA. RevPAR Missed. That's the Interesting Part.

Host Hotels Beat Estimates by $36M in EBITDA. RevPAR Missed. That's the Interesting Part.

Host's Q1 looks like a blowout until you separate the asset sale gains from operating performance. The 70 basis points of margin expansion is real, but the RevPAR miss against estimates tells a more nuanced story about where rate ceilings live in luxury.