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Kimco Realty Corp.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 2 lowered, 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • FFO per diluted share rose to $0.44: FFO was $300.3 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, versus $287.4 million, or $0.43, a year earlier. Source
  • Occupancy rose; small shop at record: Pro-rata leased occupancy reached 95.7%, with anchor occupancy at 97.0% and small shop at 92.5%, each up 30 basis points sequentially. Source
  • Leasing spreads averaged 11.1% blended: 427 leases covering 2.3 million square feet were signed. Blended pro-rata cash rent spread was 11.1%: new leases 21.1%, renewals and options 8.2%. Source
  • Same property NOI up 1.9%: Same property NOI rose 1.9% in the third quarter, driven mainly by a 2.1% increase in minimum rents. Source
  • Development pipeline above $600 million: Active and near-term development and redevelopment pipeline, including mixed-use projects, exceeded $600 million, up about $250 million from the second quarter. Source
  • Second A- rating from major agency: S&P Global Ratings assigned an A- credit rating, described as the second A- rating from a major rating agency. Source
  • Will Teichman named innovation chief: Will Teichman was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer in October 2025. Source

“Kimco’s third-quarter results reflect the company’s winning long-term strategy: to generate sustained earnings growth and shareholder value by leveraging our grocery-anchored and mixed-use portfolios”

Kimco Realty Corp., press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net income per diluted share Sourcefull year 2025$0.77 to $0.79Raised from $0.74 to $0.76
FFO per diluted share Sourcefull year 2025$1.75 to $1.76Raised from $1.73 to $1.75
Same property NOI growth Sourcefull year 2025+3.0% or betterKept
Credit loss as a % of total pro-rata rental revenues Sourcefull year 2025(75bps) to (85bps)Lowered from (75bps) to (100bps)
Shopping center cap rates Sourcefull year 2025Acquisitions 6.0% to 7.0%; dispositions 5.0% to 6.0%Kept
Structured investment yields Sourcefull year 2025New capital 9.0% to 10.0%; repayments 9.0% to 10.0%Kept
Lease termination income Sourcefull year 2025$9 to $12 millionKept
Interest income and other income, net (attributable to cash on balance sheet) Sourcefull year 2025$9 to $11 millionRaised from $6 to $9 million
Redevelopment spending Sourcefull year 2025$90 to $110 millionLowered from $100 to $125 million
Capital expenditures (tenant improvements, landlord work, leasing commissions) Sourcefull year 2025$275 to $300 millionRaised from $250 to $300 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year net income and FFO per diluted share ranges were both raised. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Redevelopment spending range lowered to $90 to $110 million from $100 to $125 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Capital expenditures range raised to $275 to $300 million from $250 to $300 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Other income, net attributable to balance sheet cash raised to $9 to $11 million from $6 to $9 million. Source
  • New: The company acquired the remaining 85% interest in Tanasbourne Village, a shopping center in Hillsboro, Oregon. Source
  • New: Will Teichman was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer, a new role. Source

Results and FFO growth

  • FFO per diluted share rose to $0.44: FFO was $300.3 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, versus $287.4 million, or $0.43, a year earlier. Source
  • Net income flat at $0.19 per share: Net income was $130.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, against $128.0 million, or $0.19, in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Rite Aid lease amortization lifted FFO: FFO included about $3.2 million from accelerated amortization of two below-market Rite Aid leases in the quarter. Source
  • Rental revenue rose $28.2 million: Consolidated rental revenue growth came mainly from $12.5 million in higher minimum rent and $8.0 million in other rental property income. Source

Leasing and occupancy

  • Occupancy rose; small shop at record: Pro-rata leased occupancy reached 95.7%, with anchor occupancy at 97.0% and small shop at 92.5%, each up 30 basis points sequentially. Source
  • Leasing spreads averaged 11.1% blended: 427 leases covering 2.3 million square feet were signed. Blended pro-rata cash rent spread was 11.1%: new leases 21.1%, renewals and options 8.2%. Source
  • Leased-to-economic spread at 360 basis points: The gap between leased and economic occupancy widened 50 basis points sequentially, equal to $71 million of Annual Base Rent from signed leases not yet commenced. Source
  • Nine-month leasing up 8.3%: Nine-month leasing reached 9.4 million square feet, 8.3% above the same period last year. Source

“Receiving our second A- rating further establishes that we are resilient, competitively advantaged, and built for all seasons.”

Kimco Realty Corp., press release

Same property NOI and credit loss

  • Same property NOI up 1.9%: Same property NOI rose 1.9% in the third quarter, driven mainly by a 2.1% increase in minimum rents. Source
  • Same property NOI dollars rose: Same property NOI totaled $388.6 million on a pro-rata basis, compared with $381.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Credit loss at 75 basis points: Credit loss was 75 basis points of total pro-rata rental revenue in the third quarter and 73 basis points for the nine months. Source

Transactions and capital recycling

  • Redeploying capital into higher-growth properties: Management described these transactions as redeploying capital from non-income producing or ground-leased properties into properties with higher expected growth. Source
  • Two shopping centers sold: Gresham Town Fair sold for $31.8 million and Southfield Plaza for $14.4 million. Source
  • Baybrook land parcel sold: A 10-acre parcel at Center at Baybrook in Webster, Texas sold for $5.3 million. Source
  • Mill Station ground-leased parcel sold: After quarter end, a Lowe’s-anchored ground-leased parcel at Mill Station in Owings Mills, Maryland sold for $18.5 million. Source

Structured investments

  • New structured capital of $201.9 million: New capital during the quarter totaled $201.9 million, including $97.0 million for Shops at Waldorf and $25.6 million for Shoppes at Knollwood. Source
  • Family Dollar participating investment: $75.0 million went to a secured participating investment tied to the privatization sale of Family Dollar. Source
  • Mezzanine loan repayments in quarter: Three separate structured investments repaid $21.2 million of mezzanine loans during the quarter. Source
  • Post-quarter repayments of $229.4 million: After quarter end, $229.4 million, net, was received in senior and mezzanine repayments, including $202.4 million from The Rim in San Antonio. Source

Development and redevelopment

  • The Chester activated in Daly City: The Chester, a 214-unit multi-family project at Westlake Shopping Center, was activated with a gross cost of $153 million; Kimco holds 75%. Source
  • Development pipeline above $600 million: Active and near-term development and redevelopment pipeline, including mixed-use projects, exceeded $600 million, up about $250 million from the second quarter. Source
  • Pike Center entitlements added: 760 multi-family entitlements were added at Pike Center, bringing total entitled multi-family units to 13,539. Source

Liquidity, debt and credit rating

  • Second A- rating from major agency: S&P Global Ratings assigned an A- credit rating, described as the second A- rating from a major rating agency. Source
  • Immediate liquidity above $2.1 billion: Immediate liquidity was over $2.1 billion, including $2.0 billion available under the unsecured revolver and $160.5 million of cash and restricted cash. Source
  • No consolidated debt until July 2026: The company has no consolidated debt maturing before July 2026. Source

Quarterly dividend

  • Common dividend raised 4.0%: The board declared a $0.26 quarterly cash dividend per common share, a 4.0% increase over the same quarter of the prior year. Source
  • Preferred dividends declared: Quarterly dividends were also declared on the Class L, Class M and Class N preferred shares. Source
  • Prior quarter dividend was $0.25: The prior quarter’s dividend was $0.25 per common share, equivalent to $1.00 per annum.

Strategy, innovation and leadership

  • Will Teichman named innovation chief: Will Teichman was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer in October 2025. Source
  • New Office of Innovation & Transformation: Teichman will lead a new function driving enterprise initiatives on new capabilities, emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, and operating synergies. Source
  • Teichman's Kimco background since 2011: Teichman joined Kimco in 2011 and led the company's M&A integrations and several organizational functions. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2025

  • Common dividend payable December 19: The $0.26 common dividend is payable December 19, 2025 to holders of record on December 5, 2025. Source
  • Preferred dividends payable January 15: Class L, Class M and Class N preferred dividends are payable January 15, 2026 to holders of record January 2, 2026. Source
  • The Chester completion expected 2028: The Chester development is expected to be completed in 2028. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per diluted share Source$0.44 (Q3 2025); $0.43 (Q3 2024)
Occupancy Source95.7% pro-rata leased occupancy
Same-store NOI growth Source+1.9% (Q3 2025)
Leasing spreads Source11.1% blended pro-rata cash rent spread; new leases 21.1%; renewals 8.2%
Acquisitions and dispositions SourceTanasbourne Village acquired for $65.9M pro-rata; Gresham Town Fair $31.8M and Southfield Plaza $14.4M sold

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Other expense rose on a $5.5 million derivative mark-to-market change and lower interest income from reduced cash balances. Source
  • External: Projections depend on assumptions including interest rates, tenant defaults, occupancy and international tariffs, and actual results may differ. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said it used proceeds from a tax-deferred 1031 exchange on the second-quarter Santa Ana sale for the Tanasbourne acquisition. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.