CDP · Copt Defense Properties
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 28, 2026TL;DR. COPT Defense reported Q2 FFO per share of $0.71, $0.02 above the midpoint of guidance and up 4.4% year-over-year, and raised midpoints of 2026 guidance for FFO/share (to $2.78), same property cash NOI growth (to 4.0%), and capital commitments to new investments (to $335 million). Same property cash NOI grew 7.4% in the quarter, the company raised its vacancy leasing target by nearly 20% to 475,000 square feet, and it is starting two new Redstone Gateway development projects to meet accelerating mission demand.
- + Raised full-year same property cash NOI growth guidance midpoint by 100 bps to 4.0%, 150 bps above initial guidance
- + Raised full-year cash rent spread on renewals guidance midpoint by 100 bps to 3.0%
- + Raised 2026 capital commitment to new investments by $45 million to $335 million
- + Raised full-year vacancy leasing target by nearly 20% to 475,000 square feet after executing 139,000 SF in Q2 and 231,000 SF in 1H26 (~60% of initial full-year target)
- + Starting two new Redstone Gateway development projects totaling 240,000 SF due to no remaining unleased space and 415,000 SF of incremental demand from defense contractors
- − Guidance assumes ~$0.12 per share of higher financing costs year-over-year ($0.08 bond refinancing + $0.04 exchangeable note dilution)
- − Q2 tenant retention was only 68% due to two strategic non-renewals in the Fort Meade-BW corridor, despite YTD retention of 84%
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Versus peers
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CDP
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$3.94B | +23.7% | +1.4% | 24.3 | 6.2% |
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At a glance
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| CDP | -3.0% | -7.4% | +12.3% | -4.5% | +23.7% |
| SPY | -0.3% | -0.1% | +20.1% | -0.7% | +11.7% |
| vs SPY | -2.6% | -7.3% | -7.8% | -3.8% | +12.0% |
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