RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2026-- Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the “Company” or “Apple Hospitality”) today announced results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Justin Knight, Chief Executive Officer of Apple Hospitality, commented, "Our portfolio of efficient, high-quality hotels is broadly diversified across 84 markets with exposure to a wide variety of demand generators. During the year, leisure travel remained strong across our hotel portfolio while policy uncertainty and a pullback in government travel impacted demand, temporarily disrupting the steady improvement in midweek occupancy that characterized much of 2024. Our asset management and hotel teams adjusted strategy to optimize the mix of business at our hotels as demand trends shifted, in many cases layering on additional group business, to bolster market share and strengthen overall portfolio performance. Through the successful navigation of changes in government-dependent demand combined with continued strength in leisure travel, we achieved Comparable Hotels RevPAR of $118 for the full year 2025, down only 1.6% to 2024, despite the challenging operating backdrop. As we look ahead, we are confident we are well positioned for growth as the operating environment improves.

"Our disciplined approach to capital allocation has been a hallmark of our strategy throughout our history," commented Mr. Knight. "In 2025, we skillfully executed against strategic initiatives to maximize operating performance, capitalize on dislocations in the stock market, optimize our existing portfolio and position the Company for outperformance in the years ahead. During the year, we sold seven hotels for a combined gross sales price of approximately $73 million, acquired two hotels for a combined total purchase price of approximately $117 million, repurchased 4.6 million common shares for a total of approximately $58 million, reinvested more than $88 million in capital improvements and paid more than $240 million in distributions to our shareholders, all while maintaining the strength and flexibility of our balance sheet. Importantly, we remain focused on the long term and committed to executing our strategy with discipline and patience, ensuring our portfolio is well positioned to deliver growth and value creation for shareholders over time.”

Mr. Knight continued, "The strength of our differentiated strategy of owning a high-quality, geographically diversified portfolio of rooms-focused hotels with broad consumer appeal, together with our commitment to maintaining a flexible balance sheet with low leverage, has proven effective through multiple economic cycles. We remain confident in the long-term outlook for the hospitality industry, the strength of our portfolio specifically, and our ability to maximize total shareholder returns over time."

Hotel Portfolio Overview

As of December 31, 2025, Apple Hospitality owned 217 hotels with an aggregate of 29,583 guest rooms located in 84 markets throughout 37 states and the District of Columbia.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Highlights

• Operating performance: For the fourth quarter 2025, the Company achieved Comparable Hotels ADR of approximately $152, down 0.9% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024; Comparable Hotels Occupancy of approximately 70%, down 1.7% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024; and Comparable Hotels RevPAR of approximately $107, down 2.6% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024. For the full year 2025, the Company achieved Comparable Hotels ADR of approximately $159, down 0.1% as compared to the full year 2024; Comparable Hotels Occupancy of approximately 74%, down 1.6% as compared to the full year 2024; and Comparable Hotels RevPAR of approximately $118, down 1.6% as compared to the full year 2024. The Company's Comparable Hotels Occupancy and RevPAR exceeded industry averages as reported by STR for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Preliminary results for the month of January 2026 indicate a decline of approximately 1.5% in Comparable Hotels RevPAR as compared to January 2025, driven in part by travel disruption related to winter weather and challenging comparisons to January 2025 related to wildfire recovery business in California and the presidential inauguration.
• Bottom-line performance: For the fourth quarter 2025, the Company achieved Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA of approximately $99 million, down 8.4% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024; Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin of 31.1%, down 210 bps as compared to the fourth quarter 2024; Adjusted EBITDAre of approximately $93 million, down 3.6% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024; and MFFO of approximately $73 million, down 4.4% as compared to the fourth quarter 2024. For the full year 2025, the Company achieved Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA of approximately $474 million, down 6.4% as compared to the full year 2024; Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin of 34.3%, down 190 bps as compared to the full year 2024; Adjusted EBITDAre of approximately $444 million, down 5.1% as compared to the full year 2024; and MFFO of approximately $361 million, down 7.0% as compared to the full year 2024.
• Transactional activity: During 2025, the Company acquired two hotels for a total combined purchase price of approximately $117.0 million and sold seven hotels for a combined gross sales price of approximately $73.3 million. The Company currently has one hotel under contract for purchase for an anticipated total purchase price of approximately $65.5 million and one development project under contract for a dual-branded property for an anticipated total purchase price of approximately $143.7 million.
• Capital markets: During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 1.1 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $11.77 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $13.1 million, bringing the total shares purchased during the year ended December 31, 2025, to approximately 4.6 million common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $12.55 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $58.3 million.
• Balance sheet: The Company has maintained the strength and flexibility of its balance sheet. At December 31, 2025, the Company’s total debt to total capitalization, net of cash and cash equivalents, was approximately 35.5%.
• Monthly distributions: During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company paid distributions totaling $0.24 per common share. Based on the Company’s common stock closing price of $12.35 on February 20, 2026, the current annualized regular monthly cash distribution of $0.96 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 7.8%.
• Corporate Responsibility Report: In December 2025, the Company published its annual Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the Company's commitment to enhancing long-term shareholder value through responsible investment, environmental stewardship, strong governance and ethics, and the ongoing support of its corporate employees, hotel associates, hotel guests, communities, and other stakeholders. The Company's 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report and related materials can be found on the Corporate Responsibility section of the Company's website.

The following table highlights the Company’s Comparable Hotels monthly performance during the fourth quarter 2025 as compared to the fourth quarter 2024 (in thousands, except statistical data):

Portfolio Activity

Acquisitions

As previously announced, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company acquired two hotels for a total combined purchase price of approximately $117.0 million. The acquisitions include the following:

• In June 2025, the Company acquired the 126-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Tampa-Brandon for a total purchase price of $18.8 million, or approximately $149,000 per key.
• In December 2025, the Company acquired the newly constructed 260-room Motto by Hilton Nashville Downtown for a total purchase price of approximately $98.2 million, or $378,000 per key.

Contract for Potential Acquisition

As previously announced, the Company has one hotel under contract for purchase, an AC Hotel by Marriott that is under development in Anchorage, Alaska, for an anticipated total purchase price of $65.5 million with an expected 160 rooms, which the Company anticipates acquiring in the fourth quarter 2027. There are many conditions to closing on this hotel that have not yet been satisfied, and there can be no assurance that closing on this hotel will occur under the outstanding purchase contract.

Development Project

As previously announced, during the third quarter 2025, the Company entered into a fixed-price, forward-purchase contract with a third-party developer to develop a dual-branded property, which will include an AC Hotel by Marriott and a Residence Inn by Marriott in Las Vegas, Nevada, for an anticipated total purchase price of approximately $143.7 million. The hotels will be developed on the land the Company owns adjacent to its SpringHill Suites by Marriott Las Vegas Convention Center. The Company anticipates the hotels will be completed and opened for business in the second quarter 2028. Upon completion, the AC Hotel is expected to have approximately 237 guest rooms and the Residence Inn is expected to have approximately 160 guest rooms.

Dispositions

As previously announced, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company sold seven hotels for a combined gross sales price of approximately $73.3 million, resulting in a combined gain on sale of approximately $13.1 million. The dispositions include the following:

• In February 2025, the Company sold the 76-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Chattanooga-Hamilton Place for a gross sales price of approximately $8.3 million.
• In March 2025, the Company sold the 130-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Indianapolis Fishers for a gross sales price of $12.7 million. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of this hotel to complete a 1031 exchange with the acquisition of the Homewood Suites by Hilton Tampa-Brandon, which resulted in the deferral of taxable gains of approximately $2.4 million.
• In August 2025, the Company sold the 206-room Houston Marriott Energy Corridor for a gross sales price of $16.0 million.
• In November 2025, the Company sold the 86-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Clovis-Airport North for a gross sales price of approximately $8.3 million and its adjacent 83-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Fresno Airport/Clovis, CA for a gross sales price of $12.0 million. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of these hotels to complete a 1031 exchange with the acquisition of the Motto by Hilton Nashville Downtown, which resulted in the deferral of taxable gains of approximately $4.0 million.
• In November 2025, the Company sold the 103-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton and its adjacent 95-room Homewood Suites by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a combined gross sales price of $16.1 million.

In connection with these sale contracts, in the third quarter 2025, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $5.7 million in the aggregate with respect to two of the hotels sold in the fourth quarter 2025.

Capital Improvements

Apple Hospitality consistently reinvests in its hotels to maintain and enhance each property’s relevance and competitive position within its respective market. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company invested approximately $88 million in capital expenditures. The Company anticipates investing approximately $80 million to $90 million in capital improvements during 2026, which includes comprehensive renovation projects for approximately 21 hotels, however, inflationary pressures, supply chain shortages or tariffs, among other issues, may result in increased costs and delays for anticipated projects.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $1.5 billion of total outstanding debt with a current combined weighted-average interest rate of approximately 4.7%, cash on hand of approximately $9 million and availability under its revolving credit facility of approximately $587 million. Excluding unamortized debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments, the Company’s total outstanding debt as of December 31, 2025, was comprised of approximately $184 million in property-level debt secured by 10 hotels and approximately $1.4 billion outstanding under its unsecured credit facilities. The number of unencumbered hotels in the Company’s portfolio as of December 31, 2025, was 207. The Company’s total debt to total capitalization, net of cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2025, was approximately 35.5%, which provides Apple Hospitality with financial flexibility to fund capital requirements and pursue opportunities in the marketplace. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s weighted-average debt maturities were approximately three years.

On July 24, 2025, the Company entered into a new term loan facility with a principal amount of $385 million and a maturity date of July 31, 2030. At closing, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under its $225 million term loan facility with proceeds from the $385 million term loan facility, resulting in an additional $160 million funded at closing which was used to repay the balance outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. The outstanding principal under the $385 million term loan facility bears interest at an annual variable rate equal to a term SOFR, based on the interest period options elected by the Company, plus a margin ranging from 1.35% to 2.20%, based on the Company's leverage ratio as calculated under the terms of the credit agreement. Historically, the Company has elected to pay interest monthly at an annual rate equal to the one-month SOFR plus the applicable margin.

Capital Markets

Share Repurchase Program

The Company has in place a Share Repurchase Program that provides for share repurchases in open market transactions. During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 1.1 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $11.77 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $13.1 million, bringing the total shares purchased during the year ended December 31, 2025, to approximately 4.6 million common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $12.55 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $58.3 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $242.5 million remaining under its Share Repurchase Program for the repurchase of shares.

ATM Program

The Company also has in place an at-the-market offering program (the “ATM Program”). As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $500 million remaining under its ATM Program for the issuance of shares. No shares were sold under the ATM Program during the three months and year ended December 31, 2025.

Shareholder Distributions

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company paid distributions totaling $0.24 per common share. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company paid distributions totaling $1.01 per common share for a total of approximately $240.4 million, which included a special distribution of $0.05 per common share paid on January 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024. Based on the Company’s common stock closing price of $12.35 on February 20, 2026, the current annualized regular monthly cash distribution of $0.96 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 7.8%. While the Company currently expects monthly distributions to continue, each distribution is subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors, in consultation with management, will continue to monitor the Company’s distribution rate and timing relative to the performance of its hotels, capital improvement needs, varying economic cycles, acquisitions, dispositions, other cash requirements and the Company’s REIT status for federal income tax purposes, and may make adjustments as it deems appropriate.

2026 Outlook

The Company is providing its operational and financial outlook for 2026. This outlook, which is based on management’s current view of both operating and economic fundamentals of the Company's existing portfolio of hotels, does not take into account any unanticipated developments in its business or changes in its operating environment, nor does it take into account any unannounced hotel acquisitions or dispositions. The Company believes that the guidance range represents a measured base case scenario for the portfolio. With early summer potentially benefiting from incremental leisure travel related to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and easier comparisons to periods adversely impacted by cuts in government spending, tariff announcements and the government shutdown in 2025, the Company acknowledges that this guidance could ultimately prove conservative. Comparable Hotels RevPAR Change guidance, which is the change in Comparable Hotels RevPAR in 2026 compared to 2025, and Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin % guidance include properties acquired, as if the hotels were owned as of January 1, 2025, and exclude dispositions since January 1, 2025. Results for periods prior to the Company’s ownership are not included in the Company’s actual Consolidated Financial Statements, are based on information from the prior owner of each hotel, and have not been audited or adjusted. For the full year 2026, the Company anticipates its 2026 results will be in the following range:

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a quarterly conference call for investors and interested parties at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the internet. To access the call, participants from within the U.S. should dial 877-407-9039, and participants from outside the U.S. should dial 201-689-8470. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the Investor Information section of the Company's website at ir.applehospitalityreit.com. A replay of the call will be available from approximately 3 p.m. Eastern Time on February 24, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2026. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is 844-512-2921, the international dial-in number is 412-317-6671, and the passcode is 13757501. The archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for a limited time.

About Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality’s portfolio consists of 217 hotels with approximately 29,600 guest rooms located in 84 markets throughout 37 states and the District of Columbia. Concentrated with industry-leading brands, the Company’s hotel portfolio consists of 96 Marriott-branded hotels, 115 Hilton-branded hotels, five Hyatt-branded hotels and one independent hotel. For more information, please visit www.applehospitalityreit.com.

Apple Hospitality REIT Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of its operating performance: Funds from Operations (“FFO”); Modified FFO (“MFFO”); Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”); Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”); Adjusted EBITDAre; Adjusted Hotel EBITDA; Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA; and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income (loss), cash flow from operations or any other operating GAAP measure. FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA are not necessarily indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, as reported by other companies that do not define such terms exactly as the Company defines such terms, the Company believes these supplemental measures are useful to investors when comparing the Company’s results between periods and with other REITs. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to net income (loss) are provided in the following pages.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” “predict,” “potential,” “outlook,” “strategy,” and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to effectively acquire and dispose of properties and redeploy proceeds; the anticipated timing and frequency of shareholder distributions; the ability of the Company to fund capital obligations; the ability of the Company to successfully integrate pending transactions and implement its operating strategy; changes in general political, economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions (including the potential effects of tariffs, inflation or a recessionary environment); reduced business and leisure travel due to geopolitical uncertainty, including terrorism and acts of war; travel-related health concerns, including widespread outbreaks of infectious or contagious diseases in the U.S.; inclement weather conditions, including natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires; government shutdowns, airline strikes or equipment failures, or other disruptions; adverse changes in the real estate and real estate capital markets; financing risks; changes in interest rates; litigation risks; regulatory proceedings or inquiries; and changes in laws or regulations or interpretations of current laws and regulations that impact the Company’s business, assets or classification as a REIT. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. In addition, the Company’s qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Any forward-looking statement that the Company makes speaks only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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