AHTHIGH SIGNALRISK10-K

AHT experienced substantial deterioration in operating performance with meaningfully reduced operating income while maintaining elevated dividend payments despite negative cash flow from operations.

The company's operating income declined substantially year-over-year while operating cash flow remained negative, indicating fundamental operational challenges in the hospitality portfolio. The combination of deteriorating operations, negative stockholder equity deepening to -$626.4M, and continued dividend payments of $24.0M creates a concerning financial profile that suggests potential liquidity pressures ahead.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

AHT's financial position deteriorated notably across key metrics, with operating income substantially lower and total assets declining 10.4% to $2.8B. The balance sheet weakened further with stockholder equity becoming more negative at -$626.4M and cash reserves falling 41.4% to $66.1M. Despite these headwinds, the company maintained dividend payments at $24.0M while operating cash flow remained negative at -$15.7M, creating a disconnect between operational performance and capital allocation decisions.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Operating Income
P&L
-55.1%
$259.2M→$116.4M

Operating income deteriorated sharply — investigate whether driven by one-time charges or structural cost issues.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
-49.4%
-$419.2M→-$626.4M

Equity declined sharply — large losses, buybacks, or write-downs reducing book value significantly.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-41.4%
$112.9M→$66.1M

Cash declined 41.4% — significant cash burn or deployment; verify adequacy of remaining liquidity runway.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
+33.6%
-$23.6M→-$15.7M

Operating cash flow surged 33.6% — exceptional cash generation, highest quality earnings signal.

Dividends Paid
Cash Flow
+17.6%
$20.4M→$24.0M

Dividend payments increased 17.6% — management confidence in sustained cash generation.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
-10.4%
$3.2B→$2.8B

Total assets contracted 10.4% — asset sales, write-downs, or balance sheet optimization underway.

Share Buybacks
Cash Flow
-10.2%
$49K→$44K

Buyback activity reduced 10.2% — capital being redeployed elsewhere or cash conservation underway.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-03-23
PRIOR — 2025-03-21
ADDED
As of March 18, 2026, the registrant had 6,476,491 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Form 10-K Summary 152 SIGNATURES This Annual Report is filed by Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation ( the Company ).
federal income tax purposes; changes in our dividend policy; our preferred stock purchase rights could hinder the market for our common stock; and future sales and issuances of our common stock or other securities which might result in dilution and could cause the price of our common stock to decline or cause our common stock to be delisted from the NYSE.
national average, and in all methods including direct real estate, equity and debt.
As of December 31, 2025, we held interests in the following assets: 67 consolidated operating hotel properties, which represent 16,445 total rooms; one consolidated operating hotel property, which represents 188 total rooms through a 29.3%-owned investment in a consolidated entity; and an investment in an entity that owns the Meritage Resort and Spa and the Grand Reserve at the Meritage (the Meritage Investment ) in Napa, California, with a carrying value of approximately $7.3 million.
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REMOVED
As of March 19, 2025, the registrant had 5,775,167 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Form 10-K Summary 142 SIGNATURES This Annual Report is filed by Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ).
), our executive officers and our non-independent directors; changes in personnel of Ashford LLC or the lack of availability of qualified personnel; changes in governmental regulations, accounting rules, tax rates and similar matters; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), and related rules, regulations and interpretations governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts ( REITs ); limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S.
federal income tax purposes; and future sales and issuances of our common stock or other securities which might result in dilution and could cause the price of our common stock to decline.
national average, and in all methods including direct real estate, equity, and debt.
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