Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate — REIT - Hotel & Motel industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. functions as a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the hospitality sector. As of the current date, its holdings include interests in 19 hotel properties, which collectively offer 9,997 guest rooms.
Is Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO) trades at 51.3× earnings (P/E). At its 10-year average P/FFO (18.6×) $15 (+21 %); at the decade median (10.8×) $9 (-30 %).
Kaplio overview: Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $9 – $13 (0 % below the high) · P/E 51.3× · 2027 expected P/E 51.6× · Dividend 2.8 % · Next earnings November 6, 2026 · expected EPS $0.03 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 6.
- Valuation: P/FFO 15.4× (justified).
- Business: FFO/dividend 1.8× (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.8× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (no verdict).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its 10-year average P/FFO (18.6×) $15 (+21 %); at the decade median (10.8×) $9 (-30 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in REITs: 5 of 5 pass
- Dividend coverage (FFO/div) 1.8×, passes.
- Debt / Assets 30.6 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 3.8×, passes.
- FFO Payout (proxy) 47.5 %, passes.
- P/FFO 15.4×, passes.
- FFO / Share $0.82, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.: P/B 1.3×; Div. yield 2.8 %; EV/EBITDA 13.5×; $2.3B. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (P/B 1.0×; Div. yield 0.2 %; EV/EBITDA 16.2×; $2.4B), DiamondRock Hospitality Company (P/B 1.9×; Div. yield 3.1 %; EV/EBITDA 12.1×; $2.9B), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (P/B 1.1×; Div. yield 6.0 %; EV/EBITDA 19.0×; $3.3B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten fiscal years?
Precio / FFO (aprox.) at each close: today 15.4× · median 10.8× · minimum 8.6× · maximum 89.4× · cheap below 9.8× · expensive above 12.2×. It has been cheaper than today 90% of the time over its last ten fiscal years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 2.8 % ($0.45 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -9 % a year · Free cash flow coverage FFO payout 48 % · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $28.20 a year ($2.35 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 2.76% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 61.84% |
| Return on Assets | 1.75% |
| Gross Margin | 2.42% |
| Operating Margin | 9.03% |
| Net Margin | 5.30% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.52 |
| Current Ratio | 22.26 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.12 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +12.92% |
| 3 months | +8.41% |
| Year-to-date | +42.73% |
| 1 year | +40.53% |
| 3 years | +36.47% |
| 5 years | +3.40% |
| 10 years | +1.59% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.3600 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | $0.0900 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.0900 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.0900 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.0900 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.0900 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.0900 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Real Estate · REIT - Hotel & Motel
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