Material Asset Dispositions and Balance Sheet Action
Sold 66 hotels in Q4 (≈8,300 keys) for $534M; total 2025 dispositions of 112 hotels (~14,600 keys) for nearly $860M. Proceeds used to proactively redeem all $800M of 2026 debt maturities and $300M of February 2027 notes, materially reducing near-term maturities.
Refinancing Generates Meaningful Interest Savings
Priced $745M of 5-year mortgage financing secured by net lease trust (weighted coupon 5.96%) after contributing 158 properties appraised at ≈$1.1B. Proceeds fully redeemed $700M of 8.375% notes due 2029, expected annual cash interest savings of ≈$14M (≈$0.08 per share).
RevPAR Outperformance vs. Industry
SVC RevPAR increased 70 basis points YoY in Q4, outperforming the U.S. lodging industry (RevPAR -1.1% YoY) by ~180 bps. Excluding hotels being exited, 77 retained hotels posted RevPAR up 170 bps YoY with occupancy gains of 140 bps.
Net Lease Portfolio Growth and Strong Metrics
Net lease platform ended year with 760 properties across 42 states and annual base rents of $390M, ~97% leased and weighted average lease term of 7.4 years. Annualized base rent rose 2.4% YoY. Recent acquisitions ($101M in 2025) had a weighted avg lease term of 14.3 years, avg rent coverage 2.7x, going-in cash cap rate 7.5% and GAAP cap rate 8.3%.
2026 Financial Guidance and FCF Outlook
Introduced 2026 guidance: RevPAR $108–$113 for 94 hotels, hotel EBITDA $124M–$144M, net lease NOI $380M–$386M, consolidated adjusted EBITDA $500M–$520M, and normalized FFO per share $0.65–$0.77. Company expects to generate free cash flow after CapEx in 2026.
Capital Expenditure Reduction and Projected Wind-Down
Full year CapEx fell to $238M in 2025; Q4 CapEx $106M. For 2026 management projects CapEx of $120M–$140M as large renovation activity winds down (notably Nautilus project ~ $30M–$35M in H1 2026).
Operational and Management Enhancements
Sonesta (manager of majority of owned hotels; SVC owns 34% of Sonesta) appointed new Co-CEOs (Keith Pierce and Jeff Leer) with management experience expected to drive RevPAR market share and operational efficiencies. Management also launched targeted hotel remarketing (9 focused-service and 7 full-service Sonesta hotels) expected to generate proceeds of $175M–$200M and reduce annual EBITDA drag.