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Data last updated: Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 18, 2026): Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) pays a $1.67 annual dividend ($0.42 quarterly), yielding 6.98% at $23.94/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.98%
Annual Dividend: $1.67 per share
Payout Ratio: 64.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 37
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. dividend income comes from the world's largest lodging REIT, owning roughly 46,100 rooms across 74 U.S. properties and five international sites. The current yield stands at 7.15%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.67 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 30, 2026. At a beta of 1.119, HST stock moves slightly more than the broader market, which income investors should weigh against that high yield.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. pays out 64.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level is not extreme, but it leaves a narrower buffer than lower-payout REITs, and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. dividend safety depends on continued demand across its luxury and upper-upscale portfolio, which includes properties branded under Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, and Westin. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the dividend's own history: the payout was cut sharply in 2020, showing that a demand shock to the lodging sector can force HST to reduce distributions quickly.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.3% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share, that means the dividend moved from $1.00 at the start of the window to $0.95 by 2025 (with 2026 partial year data not included in this calculation). The window contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the largest single-year jump was 250.0% in 2011, which reflects a recovery from a near-zero base rather than organic growth. Growth is effectively flat over the full period.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +21.5% | $0.53 (2022) | $0.95 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.2% | $0.85 (2019) | $0.95 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.4% | $0.75 (2014) | $0.95 (2025) |
HST fits income-focused investors who want high current yield from a large-scale luxury lodging REIT and can accept meaningful volatility. The yield of 7.15% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the 5-year average yield of 3.62%, which means the current entry point delivers substantially more income than the historical norm. The trade-off is real: the dividend has been cut before, the payout ratio is elevated, and the beta above 1.0 means the stock does not behave like a low-volatility income play. What an investor gets is a high cash yield from a portfolio of branded luxury hotels. What they accept is a dividend that has proven sensitive to lodging demand cycles.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.9200 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.2000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1200 |
| 2025 | $0.9500 |
| 2024 | $0.9000 |
| 2023 | $0.9000 |
| 2022 | $0.5300 |
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