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Equity Incentive Plan | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Equity Incentive Plan | Equity Incentive Plan The Company may issue share-based awards to officers, employees, non-employee trustees and other eligible persons under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan"). The 2021 Plan provides for a maximum of 6,828,527 common shares to be issued in the form of share options, share appreciation rights, restricted share awards, unrestricted share awards, share units, dividend equivalent rights, long-term incentive units, other equity-based awards and cash bonus awards. On April 24, 2026, the Company's shareholders approved the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2026 Plan"). The maximum number of common shares that will be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan will be equal to the sum of (1) 4,763,000 common shares, (2) the number of shares available for future awards under the 2021 Plan as of the effective date of the 2026 Plan and (3) the number of shares related to awards outstanding under the 2021 Plan as of the effective date of the 2026 Plan that thereafter terminate by expiration or forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such shares or that would again be available for issuance under the 2021 Plan. Other than the maximum number of common shares available for issuance under the 2026 Plan, there were no significant changes from the 2021 Plan. Share Awards From time to time, the Company may award unvested restricted shares as compensation to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The issued shares vest over a period of time as determined by the board of trustees at the date of grant. The Company recognizes compensation expense for time-based unvested restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based upon the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance, adjusted for forfeitures. Non-employee trustees may also elect to receive unrestricted shares as compensation that would otherwise be paid in cash for their services. The shares issued to non-employee trustees in lieu of cash compensation are unrestricted and include no vesting conditions. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the unrestricted shares issued in lieu of cash compensation on the date of issuance based upon the fair market value of the shares on that date. A summary of the unvested restricted shares as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:
| 2026
| Number of Shares |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2026 | 1,971,739 |  |  | $ | 9.51 |
Granted | 927,698 |  |  | 8.23 |
Vested | (720,917) |  |  | 10.27 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | — |
Unvested at March 31, 2026 | 2,178,520 |  |  | $ | 8.71 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized approximately $2.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to restricted share awards. As of March 31, 2026, there was $16.7 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted share awards and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. The total fair value of the shares vested (calculated as the number of shares multiplied by the vesting date share price) during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $5.8 million and $6.1 million, respectively. Performance Units The Company aligns its executive officers with its long-term investors by awarding a significant percentage of their equity compensation in the form of multi-year performance unit awards that use both absolute and relative total shareholder return as the primary metrics. The performance units vest at the end of a three year period (the “performance units measurement period”). The performance units granted in 2024 and 2025 may convert into restricted shares at a range of 0% to 200% of the number of performance units granted contingent upon the Company achieving a relative shareholder return over the measurement period at specified percentiles of the peer group, as defined by the awards. These performance units are subject to modification based on the Company's absolute total shareholder return performance as follows: (1) if at the end of the measurement period the relative total shareholder return performance exceeds target and absolute total shareholder return is less than zero, payouts will be reduced by 25%, but not below target and (2) if the absolute total shareholder return is down more than 15% during the entire measurement period, the maximum payout will be capped at 115% of target. The performance units granted prior to 2024 may convert into restricted shares at a range of 0% to 200% of the number of performance units granted contingent upon the Company achieving an absolute total shareholder return (25% of award) and a relative shareholder return (75% of award) over the measurement period at specified percentiles of the peer group, as defined by the awards. At the end of the performance units measurement period, if the target criterion is met, 100% of the performance units that are earned will vest immediately. The fair value of the performance units was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The Company estimates the compensation expense for the performance units on a straight-line basis using a calculation that recognizes 100% of the grant date fair value over three years. A summary of the performance unit awards is as follows:
Date of Award |  | Number of Units Granted |  | Grant Date Fair Value |  | Conversion Range |  | Risk Free Interest Rate |  | Volatility
February 2023 (1) |  | 574,846 |  | $16.90 |  | 0% to 200% |  | 4.33% |  | 66.70%
February 2024 |  | 703,325 |  | $15.13 |  | 0% to 200% |  | 4.43% |  | 35.60%
March 2025 |  | 832,322 |  | $11.45 |  | 0% to 200% |  | 4.01% |  | 31.10%
(1) In February 2026, following the end of the measurement period, the Company met certain threshold criterion and the performance units converted into approximately 362,000 restricted shares, all of which vested immediately. The total fair value of the vested shares related to the conversion of the performance units (calculated as the number of vested shares multiplied by the vesting date share price) during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was approximately $2.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized approximately $1.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to the performance unit awards. As of March 31, 2026, there was $8.5 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the performance unit awards and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years. As of March 31, 2026, there were 365,961 common shares available for future grant under the 2021 Plan, which includes potential common shares that may convert from performance units if certain target criterion is met.

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