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- Dividend Yield
- 4.38%
- Payout Ratio
- 1.73%
- Dividend Amount Per Share
- $0.40
- Last Ex-Dividend Date
- Sep 30, 2024
RLJ Dividend Safety
RLJ paid out 1.73% of its $76M earnings as dividends over the last 12 months.
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Dividend Payout Ratio
RLJ's Dividend Payout Ratio of 1.73% is considered safe for the Real Estate sector, indicating that the company retains enough earnings to support business growth.
Interest Rate Coverage
RLJ's Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.377 indicates strong financial health with easy coverage of interest expenses.
Income Quality
RLJ shows excellent income quality with a ratio of 4.125. This indicates high-quality earnings and low risk of dividend cuts.
RLJ Dividend Growth
RLJ Lodging Trust(RLJ) offers a dividend yield of 4.38% and pays $0.40 in dividends per share. Explore the historical dividend growth of RLJ.
Dividend Stability
RLJ has shown inconsistent dividend payments over the past 11 years with 4 cuts over 5%.
Dividend Growth
RLJ's dividend payments have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -14.589% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Growth
RLJ's earnings have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -9.971% over the last 5 years. Poor earnings growth or decline indicates potential struggles to maintain dividend levels, which may lead to cuts and affect overall returns.
RLJ Dividend Yield Attractiveness
RLJ Lodging Trust(RLJ) provides a dividend yield of 4.38%. Compare this with the averages of its peers, industry, and sector to see how it stacks up.
Yield %
4.38%
4.63%
6.33%
7.06%
Dividend Yield
RLJ's dividend yield of 4.38% is considered good compared to the sector average of 6.326%, providing a strong safety margin for investors.
RLJ Cash Flow
Over the past 12 months, RLJ generated $1B in revenue, produced $180M in free cash flow, and distributed $85M in dividends.
Free Cash Flow Growth
RLJ's free cash flow has decreased by -5.298% annually over the last 5 years, indicating a weak ability to generate cash and support dividend payments.
RLJ Free Cash Flow and Dividends Paid
This chart shows the Free Cash Flow (FCF) and the portion of FCF used to pay dividends each year by RLJ Lodging Trust. The filled portion of the bar represents the dividends paid, while the remaining portion represents the remaining FCF.