Earnings Calls

Last Earnings Call

Fiscal Period
Q2 2026
Call Date
Aug 6, 2026
AI Summary
Q2 2026

Strong quarter: Summit said second-quarter results beat expectations, with pro forma RevPAR up 5% and hotel EBITDA up 7.8%, helped by strong rate growth and broad demand across segments and markets.

Guidance raised: Management lifted full-year guidance for RevPAR growth, adjusted EBITDAre, adjusted FFO, and adjusted FFO per share after the strong quarter and a better second-half outlook.

Demand improving: Business transient, group, and retail demand strengthened, especially in urban markets, while government demand also began to recover after being a headwind last year.

World Cup boost: World Cup-related demand helped June results, but management stressed that underlying demand was broad-based and not dependent on the event alone.

Balance sheet improved: The company refinanced its main credit facility, lowered borrowing costs, extended maturity to June 2031, and ended the quarter with no revolver borrowings and no debt maturities until 2028.

Capital recycling continues: Summit sold the Courtyard and Residence Inn Dallas Arlington South hotels for $19 million and said it remains a net seller of assets while buying back shares when stock price dislocations appear.

Key Financials
Pro forma RevPAR
5%
Average daily rate
7.1%
Hotel EBITDA
7.8%
Adjusted EBITDAre
$54.8 million
Adjusted FFO
$34.9 million
Adjusted FFO per share
$0.29
Total revenue
5.2%
Non-rooms revenue
4.9%
Operating expenses
4%
Labor costs
4.3%
Hotel EBITDA margin
Nearly 90 basis points expansion
World Cup contribution to RevPAR growth
Approximately 100 basis points
June RevPAR in FIFA host markets
Nearly 19%
Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco June RevPAR
Over 20%
Hotel EBITDA in FIFA host markets
43%
Transitory government revenue
8.3%
June bookings 30-plus days out
6%
June bookings 15-plus days out
300+ basis points
July preliminary RevPAR growth
Approximately 6%
Third quarter pacing
Roughly mid-single digits
Full-year hotel operating expenses
Approximately 3%
Corporate credit facility
$650 million
Borrowing cost reduction
20 basis points
Mortgage spread reduction
30 basis points
Fixed debt share
Approximately 50%
Fixed including preferred stock
Over 60%
Debt maturities
No debt maturities until 2028
Dallas Arlington hotel sale price
$19 million
Dallas Arlington sale cap rate
5.4%
Near-term capital needs eliminated
$7.6 million
Hotels sold since 2023
15 hotels
Sale proceeds since 2023
Nearly $220 million
Blended capitalization rate since 2023
Less than 5%
Capital requirements eliminated since 2023
Nearly $70 million
Share repurchases in quarter
Approximately 49,000 shares
Weighted average repurchase price
$4.27
Shares repurchased in first half
1.5 million shares
Repurchase spend in first half
$6.2 million
Average repurchase price in first half
$4.17
Shares repurchased since program start
5.1 million shares
Repurchase spend since program start
$21.6 million
Average repurchase price since program start
$4.26
Common dividend
$0.08 per share
Dividend yield
Approximately 4.6%
Preferred distributions
$18.5 million
Pro rata interest expense
$58 million to $62 million
Capital expenditures
$55 million to $65 million
GIC fee income coverage of corporate G&A
Approximately 15%
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