
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to __________ ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section12(b) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.YesNo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or Section15(d) of the Act.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files)YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerginggrowth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “small reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of theExchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☑Smaller reporting company☑Emerging growth company☐ 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 revisedfinancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 USC. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect thecorrection of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of theregistrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)☐YesNoAs of June30, 2025, the aggregate market value of 5,843,444 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $35,178,000. As of March18, 2026, the registrant had 6,476,491 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement pertaining to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025INDEX TO FORM 10-K PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities46Item 6.Reserved52Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations52Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk73Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data74Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure143Item 9A.Controls and Procedures143Item 9B.Other Information143Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections143 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance143Item 11.Executive Compensation144Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters144Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence144Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services144 PART IV Item 15.Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits144Item 16.Form 10-K Summary152 This Annual Report is filed by Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“the Company”). Unless the contextotherwise requires, all referenc