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COPT Defense Properties Q4 2025 earnings summary

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Q4 2025 earnings summary6 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • Achieved FFO per share of $2.72 for 2025, up 5.8% year-over-year, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth and exceeding guidance midpoint.

  • Portfolio occupancy remained above 94% for 12 consecutive quarters, with Defense/IT portfolio occupancy at 95.5% and leased at 96.5%.

  • Executed 3.1 million SF of total leasing in 2025, exceeding targets by nearly 40%, including 557,000 SF of vacancy leasing and 477,000 SF of investment leasing.

  • Committed $278 million to five new investments in 2025, 81% pre-leased, with four being expansions for existing tenants.

  • Maintained a strong balance sheet with increased debt capacity, conservative leverage, and strong liquidity.

Financial highlights

  • 2025 FFO per share of $2.72, $0.06 above initial guidance and $0.02 above revised guidance; Q4 2025 FFO per share was $0.70, up 7.7% year-over-year.

  • Full year 2025 EPS was $1.34, up from $1.23 in 2024; total revenues for 2025 were $763.9 million.

  • Same Property Cash NOI increased 4.1% year-over-year, exceeding original guidance midpoint.

  • Dividend per share increased 10.9% since 2022, marking the third consecutive annual increase.

  • Capital commitment to new investments in 2025 totaled $278 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2026 FFO per share guidance midpoint set at $2.75, implying 1.1% growth over 2025, with EPS guidance midpoint at $1.25.

  • Guidance absorbs a $0.09 increase in financing costs; excluding this, FFO per share would have grown 4.4%.

  • Same Property Cash NOI projected to increase 2.5% at the midpoint for 2026.

  • Year-end 2026 occupancy guidance: 94.0% at midpoint; tenant retention expected at 75%-85% and cash rent spreads up 2% at midpoint.

  • Vacancy leasing target for 2026 set at 400,000 SF, one-third of available inventory.

Explain Q4 cash rent spread decline on renewals
Discuss new investment strategy with existing tenants
Quantify financing cost impact on 2026 FFO growth
Huntsville's long-term development capacity
Key factors impacting 2026 FFO growth rate
Outlook for Q1 2026 San Antonio lease renewals
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COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, and manages properties primarily leased to defense-related and government tenants. Its portfolio includes office buildings and mission-critical facilities located near key military installations and knowledge-based employment centers. The company focuses on long-term leasing with U.S. federal agencies and defense contractors. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, and its shares are listed on the NYSE.

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