Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) Key Metrics
CLDT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $688.0M
- Enterprise value
- $1.03B
- P/E (TTM)
- 175.6 10-yr median 38.5
- Forward P/E
- 238.1
- PEG ratio
- 2.28
- Price / sales
- 2.3 10-yr median 2.6
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.7 10-yr median 12.7
- Dividend yield
- 2.71% $0.40 a year
- Beta
- 1.13
CLDT key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCLDT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CLDT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CLDT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CLDT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CLDT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CLDT valuation history
CLDT returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CLDT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CLDT cash returned to shareholders
CLDT price vs earnings per share
CLDT key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $340.4M | $437.7M | $523.6M | $602.0M | $663.3M | $507.2M | $862.4M | $817.6M | $913.0M | $790.8M |
| Enterprise value | $666.8M | $845.0M | $960.4M | $1.12B | $1.21B | $1.25B | $1.55B | $1.39B | $1.44B | $1.36B |
| P/E ratio | 22.6 | 105.1 | 198.0 | 61.4 | — | — | 46.1 | 26.7 | 31.0 | 25.1 |
| Price / sales | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Price / book | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 23.1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | 12.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 23.1 | — | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 |
| EV / sales | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.6 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 20.8 | — | 15.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 |
| EV / free cash flow | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 42.1 | — | 18.0 | — | — | 20.9 |
| Earnings yield | 4.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | −2.8% | −15.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 18.8% | 16.7% | 14.6% | 11.9% | 4.3% | −3.9% | 10.0% | −1.9% | −9.0% | 8.2% |
| Dividend yield | 7.5% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 10.1% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $6.81 | $8.95 | $10.72 | $12.27 | $13.72 | $10.80 | $18.34 | $17.68 | $22.76 | $20.55 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $5.90 | $6.49 | $6.37 | $6.01 | $4.22 | $2.82 | $6.98 | $7.01 | $7.45 | $7.64 |
| Earnings per share | $0.30 | $0.09 | $0.05 | $0.20 | −$0.38 | −$1.62 | $0.40 | $0.66 | $0.73 | $0.82 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.28 | $1.51 | $1.56 | $1.46 | $0.60 | −$0.43 | $1.83 | $1.86 | $2.16 | $2.28 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.28 | $1.50 | $1.56 | $1.46 | $0.60 | −$0.43 | $1.83 | −$0.33 | −$2.04 | $1.69 |
| Cash per share | $0.65 | $0.41 | $1.39 | $0.54 | $0.40 | $0.45 | $0.14 | $0.16 | $0.23 | $0.31 |
| Book value per share | $14.82 | $15.51 | $16.47 | $16.67 | $16.49 | $14.43 | $16.21 | $17.24 | $20.02 | $17.59 |
| Tangible book value per share | $14.82 | $15.51 | $16.47 | $16.67 | $16.49 | $14.43 | $16.11 | $17.15 | $19.92 | $17.47 |
| Dividends per share | $0.51 | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.17 | $0.05 | $0.35 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.31 | $1.38 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.58 | $0.32 | $0.20 | $0.31 | $1.01 | $2.19 | $4.20 | $0.58 |
| Debt per share | $7.18 | $8.74 | $10.34 | $11.18 | $11.73 | $16.34 | $14.87 | $12.61 | $13.42 | $15.14 |
| Shares outstanding | 50.0M | 48.9M | 48.8M | 49.1M | 48.3M | 47.0M | 47.0M | 46.2M | 40.1M | 38.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +2.2% | +0.1% | −0.4% | +1.5% | +3.0% | −0.1% | +1.7% | +15.3% | +4.2% | +0.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | −2.5% | −10.6% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.4% | −1.0% | −2.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | −1.3% | −5.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | −1.3% | −5.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.7% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 24.3% | 14.1% | −15.1% | 26.3% | −4.7% | −27.4% | 22.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 4.26 | 17.72 | 28.91 | 7.30 | — | — | 4.61 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 2.78 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $359.0M | $427.5M | $504.9M | $548.5M | $567.0M | $767.3M | $699.2M | $583.3M | $538.3M | $582.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $32.6M | $20.2M | $68.1M | $26.3M | $19.2M | $21.1M | $6.6M | $7.2M | $9.3M | $12.1M |
| Net debt | $326.3M | $407.3M | $436.8M | $522.2M | $547.8M | $746.2M | $692.6M | $576.1M | $529.0M | $570.7M |
| Debt / equity | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 1.13 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Debt / assets | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.45 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.25 | 4.33 | 5.05 | 5.47 | 9.41 | — | 7.02 | 5.45 | 5.08 | 5.31 |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 0.23 | 2.60 | 1.49 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 0.46 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 1.15 |
| Quick ratio | 1.06 | 0.23 | −0.51 | 1.52 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.50 |
| Interest coverage | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Working capital | $2.1M | −$112.4M | $55.5M | $16.6M | −$66.6M | −$12.7M | −$29.6M | −$9.7M | −$1.1M | $5.8M |
| Invested capital | $1.07B | $1.17B | $1.24B | $1.34B | $1.35B | $1.42B | $1.45B | $1.37B | $1.33B | $1.25B |
| Tangible asset value | $778.0M | $792.0M | $804.4M | $818.0M | $814.2M | $692.5M | $770.4M | $802.9M | $805.7M | $677.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$356.9M | −$429.9M | −$449.4M | −$475.4M | −$563.6M | −$644.7M | −$638.7M | −$593.0M | −$539.4M | −$577.0M |
| Graham number | $10.02 | $5.45 | $4.48 | $8.66 | — | — | $12.05 | $16.03 | $18.20 | $17.99 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$7.15 | −$9.00 | −$8.48 | −$10.11 | −$11.78 | −$13.85 | −$13.75 | −$13.17 | −$13.87 | −$15.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $25.6M | $22.3M | $22.2M | $8.1M | $2.6M | $16.2M | $62.7M | $61.6M | $52.6M | $53.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $9.0M | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $94,000 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 169.8% | 536.0% | 838.2% | 82.6% | — | — | 335.0% | 201.0% | 178.5% | 168.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 54.0% | 30.5% | 29.0% | 11.3% | 9.0% | — | 72.7% | — | — | 81.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9.0% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 31.3% | 56.4% | 7.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.2% | 0.9% | 36.8% | 21.9% | 33.0% | — | 54.8% | 117.7% | 194.4% | 25.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.92 | 2.12 | 3.66 | 0.46 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 9.2% | 13.8% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 25.5% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 97.5 | 9.8 | 26.5 | 45.9 | 34.5 | 47.7 | 53.1 | 46.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 36.1 | 52.2 | 52.7 | 56.0 | 66.9 | 112.2 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 60.5 | 55.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -32.5 | -48.0 | 50.4 | -41.1 | -36.2 | -57.6 | -19.9 | -7.1 | -2.2 | -3.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 102.60 | 86.95 | 65.13 | 72.08 | 86.96 | 41.95 | 71.99 | 75.91 | 70.85 | 66.61 |
| Payables turnover | 10.12 | 7.00 | 6.93 | 6.52 | 5.46 | 3.25 | 6.14 | 6.12 | 6.04 | 6.60 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 3.74 | — | 13.79 | 7.95 | 10.57 | 7.65 | 6.87 | 7.87 |
| Asset turnover | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Average receivables | $2.9M | $3.6M | $4.8M | $4.1M | $2.3M | $3.2M | $4.6M | $4.3M | $4.2M | $4.4M |
| Average payables | $28.1M | $29.4M | $28.9M | $28.1M | $26.5M | $29.2M | $33.4M | $32.7M | $29.7M | $26.4M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $53.5M | $4.9M | $10.5M | $11.9M | $19.4M | $26.2M | $26.1M | $22.2M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Computed from CLDT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CLDT valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Chatham Lodging traded at 22.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 38.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 175.6 and the forward P/E is 238.1. Chatham Lodging earned a return on equity of 2.0% and a return on invested capital of 1.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $359.0 million of debt and $32.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $326.3 million. It returned $34.5 million to shareholders: $25.6 million in dividends and $9.0 million in share buybacks, 54% of free cash flow. The share count rose 29.9% from 38.5M to 50.0M over 9 years.
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CLDT key metrics FAQ
What is Chatham Lodging's P/E ratio?
Chatham Lodging's trailing P/E ratio is 175.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 238.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 22.6, compared with a 10-year median of 38.5.
What is Chatham Lodging's EV/EBITDA?
Chatham Lodging's enterprise value was 6.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $666.8 million, EBITDA $100.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.7.
What is Chatham Lodging's return on equity?
Chatham Lodging's return on equity (ROE) was 2.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $15.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $749.5 million.
What is Chatham Lodging's ROIC?
Chatham Lodging's return on invested capital was 1.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Chatham Lodging have?
Chatham Lodging had total debt of $359.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48 and $326.3 million of net debt (3.25 times EBITDA).
What is Chatham Lodging's dividend yield?
Chatham Lodging's forward dividend yield is 2.71%. Chatham Lodging paid $25.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.51 per share), a payout ratio of 169.8%.
Does Chatham Lodging buy back its shares?
Yes. Chatham Lodging spent $9.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +2.2% over the year, to 50.0M..
What is Chatham Lodging's free cash flow yield?
Chatham Lodging generated $64.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 18.8% on its market value at year-end ($340.4 million).
What is Chatham Lodging's current ratio?
Chatham Lodging's current ratio was 1.06 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.06 times current liabilities.