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Kimco Realty Corp.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 April 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 2 lowered, 11 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and FFO per share rose: Net income available to common shareholders was $157.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, against $125.1 million, or $0.18, a year earlier. FFO was $0.46 per diluted share, up from $0.44. Source
  • Leasing spreads reached 11.3%: The company signed 4.4 million square feet across 576 leases. Blended pro-rata cash rent spreads on comparable spaces were 11.3%, with new leases up 23.8%. Source
  • Leased-to-economic spread hit record: The leased-to-economic occupancy spread reached 410 basis points, a $77 million, or 28%, year-over-year increase in future Annual Base Rent. Source
  • Operating costs rose on snow removal: Operating and maintenance expense rose $5.7 million, mainly from higher snow removal and landscaping-related services. Source
  • Net income and FFO ranges updated: Net income per diluted share guidance is $0.83 to $0.87 and FFO per diluted share guidance is $1.81 to $1.84, from $0.80 to $0.84 and $1.80 to $1.84. Source
  • Same-property NOI guidance raised: Full-year same property NOI growth guidance is 2.8% to 3.5%, up from 2.5% to 3.5%, against 1.7% in the first quarter. Source
  • Revolver recast and commercial paper program: The $2.0 billion revolver was recast with an accordion to $2.75 billion, priced at Term SOFR plus 63.5 basis points. A $750.0 million commercial paper program was launched. Source

“continue to validate our strategy and underscore the power of the Kimco platform, the quality of our portfolio, the resilient demand for our product and the ability to generate durable cash flow”

Kimco CEO Conor Flynn

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net income per diluted share Sourcefull year 2026$0.83 to $0.87Raised from $0.80 to $0.84
FFO per diluted share Sourcefull year 2026$1.81 to $1.84Raised from $1.80 to $1.84
Same property NOI growth Sourcefull year 2026+2.8% to +3.5%Raised from +2.5% to +3.5%
Credit loss as a % of total pro-rata rental revenues Sourcefull year 2026(65bps) to (90bps)Lowered from (75bps) to (100bps)
Lease termination income Sourcefull year 2026$7 to $15Kept
Non-cash GAAP revenues Sourcefull year 2026$45 to $50Kept
Consolidated G&A expense, net Sourcefull year 2026$128 to $132Kept
Consolidated interest expense and preferred stock dividends Sourcefull year 2026$369 to $376Lowered from $370 to $377
Consolidated mortgage and other financing income, net Sourcefull year 2026$45 to $55Kept
Redevelopment capex Sourcefull year 2026$100 to $150Kept
Leasing and maintenance capex Sourcefull year 2026$275 to $300Kept
Acquisitions, weighted average cap rate Sourcefull year 20266.0% to 7.0%Kept
Dispositions, weighted average cap rate Sourcefull year 20265.0% to 6.0%Kept
Property acquisitions, net of dispositions Sourcefull year 2026Net neutral; transaction volume of $300 to $500Kept
Structured investments, net of repayments Sourcefull year 2026$75 to $125Kept
Structured investments weighted average yield Sourcefull year 20268.0% to 10.0%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year net income per diluted share guidance raised to $0.83 to $0.87 from $0.80 to $0.84. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year FFO per diluted share guidance low end raised to $1.81 from $1.80; high end kept at $1.84. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year same property NOI growth guidance raised to +2.8% to +3.5% from +2.5% to +3.5%. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Consolidated interest expense and preferred dividend guidance lowered to $369 to $376 million from $370 to $377 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Credit loss guidance range lowered to (65bps) to (90bps) from (75bps) to (100bps). Source
  • New: A $750.0 million commercial paper program was launched, with maturities from 1 to 397 days. Source
  • New: The $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility was recast, expandable to $2.75 billion, with an initial maturity of March 17, 2030. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and FFO per share rose: Net income available to common shareholders was $157.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, against $125.1 million, or $0.18, a year earlier. FFO was $0.46 per diluted share, up from $0.44. Source
  • Rental revenue grew on rents and reimbursements: Consolidated rental revenue rose $21.5 million, driven by $8.3 million more minimum rent and $6.5 million more reimbursement income than in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Property sale gain lifted net income: Gains on sales of operating properties, net of impairments, rose $15.3 million, mainly from a ground-leased parcel sale at Mission Bell. FFO excludes these gains. Source
  • Higher profit participation income: Equity in income from other investments rose $5.1 million, mainly from $4.8 million of higher profit participation income, which the company excludes from FFO. Source

Leasing and occupancy

  • Leasing spreads reached 11.3%: The company signed 4.4 million square feet across 576 leases. Blended pro-rata cash rent spreads on comparable spaces were 11.3%, with new leases up 23.8%. Source
  • Occupancy rose to 96.3%: Pro-rata leased occupancy rose 50 basis points year over year to 96.3%. Anchor occupancy was 97.9% and small shop occupancy was 92.5%. Source
  • Leased-to-economic spread hit record: The leased-to-economic occupancy spread reached 410 basis points, a $77 million, or 28%, year-over-year increase in future Annual Base Rent. Source

“With a significant signed-not-opened pipeline set to come online over the coming quarters, we have a clear line of sight to meaningful organic growth.”

Kimco CEO Conor Flynn

Operating costs and NOI

  • Operating costs rose on snow removal: Operating and maintenance expense rose $5.7 million, mainly from higher snow removal and landscaping-related services. Source
  • Real estate tax expense rose: Real estate tax expense was $2.9 million higher than in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Lease termination income declined: Lease termination income was $2.5 million lower than in the prior-year quarter, at $4 million for the quarter. Source
  • Same-property NOI grew 1.7%: Same property NOI grew 1.7% year over year, driven by a 2.2% rise in minimum rents. Source

Updated 2026 guidance

  • Net income and FFO ranges updated: Net income per diluted share guidance is $0.83 to $0.87 and FFO per diluted share guidance is $1.81 to $1.84, from $0.80 to $0.84 and $1.80 to $1.84. Source
  • Same-property NOI guidance raised: Full-year same property NOI growth guidance is 2.8% to 3.5%, up from 2.5% to 3.5%, against 1.7% in the first quarter. Source
  • Interest expense guidance lowered: Consolidated interest expense and preferred dividends guidance is $369 million to $376 million, down from $370 million to $377 million. Source
  • Credit loss range lowered: Full-year credit loss guidance is 65 to 90 basis points of total pro-rata rental revenues, against 75 to 100 basis points previously. Source

“we remain confident that we will meet our external growth targets and deliver sustained long-term value for our shareholders.”

Kimco CEO Conor Flynn

Investments and transactions

  • Two ground-leased parcels sold: Two ground-leased parcels were sold for $22.8 million and $24.3 million. Proceeds were used in a reverse 1031 exchange toward the December 2025 acquisition of The Shoppes at 82nd Street. Source
  • Structured investments net of repayments: The company invested $76.4 million of new capital under its Structured Investment Program, partly offset by $38.5 million of mezzanine loan repayments. Source
  • Coulter Place preferred equity completed: A $106 million preferred equity mixed-use development at Coulter Place was completed, adding 131 multifamily units next to the Suburban Square lifestyle center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Source

Capital, liquidity and returns

  • Revolver recast and commercial paper program: The $2.0 billion revolver was recast with an accordion to $2.75 billion, priced at Term SOFR plus 63.5 basis points. A $750.0 million commercial paper program was launched. Source
  • Liquidity of about $2.2 billion: The company ended the quarter with about $2.2 billion of immediate liquidity, including full revolver availability and about $170 million of cash and restricted cash. Source
  • Share repurchases in the quarter: The company repurchased 23,103 shares at a weighted average price of $19.99 per share, net of fees and commissions. Source
  • Common dividend held at $0.26: The board declared $0.26 per common share, or $1.04 annualized, a 4.0% increase over the prior-year quarterly dividend. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 April 2026

  • Signed-not-opened leases to commence: Management said a significant signed-not-opened pipeline is set to come online over the coming quarters. Source
  • Common dividend payment date: The $0.26 common dividend is payable June 18, 2026, to holders of record on June 5, 2026. Source
  • Preferred dividend payment date: Dividends on the Class L, Class M and Class N preferred shares are payable July 15, 2026, to holders of record on July 1, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per diluted share Source$0.46, up 4.5%
Pro-rata leased occupancy Source96.3%
Same property NOI growth Source1.7%
Blended pro-rata cash rent spreads Source11.3%
Dispositions Source$47.1 million
Structured investments, net of repayments Source$37.9 million

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Operating and maintenance costs rose on snow removal and landscaping-related services. Source
  • External: Real estate tax expense rose $2.9 million year over year. Source
  • Demand: Credit loss was 52 basis points of total pro-rata rental revenues in the first quarter. Source
  • Financial: Consolidated interest expense and preferred dividends are guided to $369 million to $376 million for the full year. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said it remains confident it will meet its external growth targets; the document gives no status. Source
  • Not stated: Management said a signed-not-opened pipeline is set to come online over the coming quarters; the document gives no status. 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.