Real estate investment trusts · head to head

HST vs KIM

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. and KIMCO REALTY CORP, side by side on the measures that account for debt and cash — each built from filed accounts.

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Side by side

The two diverge most on operating margin: 14.0% for HST against 36.0% for KIM. Whether that gap is justified is a judgement this page does not make.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. compared with KIMCO REALTY CORP
MeasureHSTKIMSector median
Net debt / EBITDA1.9×4.9×4.8×
Return on capital7.5%4.3%7.3%
Operating margin14.0%36.0%47.1%
Free cash flow margin20.2%51.5%56.6%

Green marks the reading conventionally read as cheaper or stronger on that row — a direction, not a recommendation, and the two companies frequently win different rows. * Price-based multiples are a snapshot taken 2026-09-09; the rest come from filed accounts. A dash means the measure could not be computed — each company page says why.

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The full picture

This page compares two companies on ratios. Neither ratio table shows what it would cost to buy either business, how that cost is built, or which filing each term came from — those are on the company pages.