UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2026

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HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Maryland (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)	001-14625	53-0085950
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1300 Bethesda, Maryland			20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 744-1000

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


o			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on
Which Registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

HST

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 18, 2026, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. The press release referred to supplemental financial information for the quarter that is available on the Company’s website at www.hosthotels.com. A copy of the press release and the supplemental financial information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Report.

The information in this Report, including the exhibits, is provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits


Exhibit No.			Description

99.1			Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.'s earning release for the fourth quarter 2025.

99.2			Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2025 Supplemental Financial Information.

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

Date: February 18, 2026	By:	/S/ JOSEPH C. OTTINGER
	Name:	Joseph C. Ottinger
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. 8-K