Beat Guidance on Key Profitability Metrics
Distributable earnings of $0.47 per share, adjusted net income of $0.20 per share and adjusted EBITDA of $19.5 million — all exceeded or were at the high end of guidance for the quarter.
Large Incentive Fees Collected
RMR received $23.6 million in incentive fees for calendar 2025 (including $17.9M from DHC and $5.7M from ILPT), collected in January and strengthening liquidity and dividend coverage.
Material Asset Sales and Deleveraging at DHC
DHC sold 37 properties in Q4 for approximately $250 million and 69 properties for ~$605 million in 2025; used proceeds to fully repay zero coupon senior secured notes due 2026, leaving no debt maturities until 2028 and unencumbering 45 collateral properties (~$850M gross book value).
Significant Hotel Sales and Debt Reduction at SVC
SVC sold 66 hotels in the quarter for ~$534 million and 112 hotels in 2025 for ~$859 million; announced early redemption of $300 million of senior unsecured notes due 2027 to further delever balance sheet.
ILPT Refinancings and Dividend Increase
ILPT refinanced over $1.2 billion of debt in 2025 and materially increased its dividend; actively exploring refinancing of remaining ~$1.4 billion floating rate debt maturing March 2027.
Seven Hills Capital Raise and Lending Pipeline
Seven Hills completed a rights offering raising gross proceeds of $65.2 million (73.2% subscribed); RMR backstopped remaining shares and increased ownership to 20.3%. New capital supports over $200M in potential loan investments and a pipeline of approximately $1 billion in lending opportunities; Seven Hills deployed $101M in Q4 into three new loans.
Strong Leasing Performance and Rent Momentum
RMR arranged nearly 10 million square feet of leasing at rental rates approximately 13% higher than previous rents for the same space, demonstrating tenant and brokerage relationships driving revenue improvement.
Residential Portfolio Operating Strength
RMR Residential represents $4.5 billion in value-add residential across >18,000 units; managed portfolio ~93% occupied, resident retention >70%, and nominal delinquencies; owned communities remain on track with business plans.
Successful Loan Sales and Attractive Returns
Sold two loans for $61.7 million, netting RMR $16.6 million after repaying secured financing; loans generated returns of just over 14% during an ~1.5 year hold period.
Solid Liquidity Position
Ended the quarter with nearly $150 million of total liquidity, including ~ $50 million in cash and $100 million of undrawn revolving credit capacity, supported by the $23.6M in incentive fees collected in January.
Private Capital Team Expansion
Built out a dedicated private capital fundraising team (now four senior-dedicated people) including hiring Peter Welch to lead International Capital Formation to expand global fundraising, with primary 2026 fundraising focus on multifamily.