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Kilroy Realty Corp.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 9 raised, 1 lowered, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income rose on property sale gains: Net income available to common stockholders was $156.2 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, for the quarter. Gains on sales of depreciable operating properties were $110.5 million in the quarter. Source
  • Early rent commencements lifted occupancy: Occupancy benefited from about 200,000 square feet that commenced rent earlier than the fourth quarter timing originally projected. Source
  • Kilroy Oyster Point leasing advanced: New leases at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 totaled 68,000 square feet in the quarter, including the Color lease and a 44,000 square foot lease with MBC BioLabs. Source
  • Beverly Hills office building acquired: Maple Plaza, a 306,000 square foot office property in Beverly Hills, was 72.3% occupied and 79.3% leased at quarter end, with tenants across several industries. Source
  • Silicon Valley campus sold: The four-building Silicon Valley campus of about 663,000 square feet was sold in September, after being classified as held for sale in the prior release. Source
  • Debt stated rate and total principal: Total principal debt was $4,627,026 thousand at a 4.29% weighted stated rate and 4.58% effective rate at September 30, 2025. Source

“With 84,000 square feet now executed at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2, we are well positioned to exceed our previously communicated goal of 100,000 square feet of lease executions at the project by year end 2025”

Angela Aman, CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
FFO per diluted share Sourcefull year 2025$4.18 to $4.24Raised from $4.05 to $4.15
Net income available to common stockholders per diluted share Sourcefull year 2025$2.46 to $2.52Raised from $1.44 to $1.54
Funds from operations (thousands of dollars) Sourcefull year 2025$503,272 to $510,496Raised from $487,620 to $499,660
Same Property Cash NOI growth Sourcefull year 2025(0.75%) to (1.25%)Raised from (1.0%) to (2.0%)
Average full-year occupancy Sourcefull year 202580.75% to 81.25%Kept
GAAP lease termination fee income Sourcefull year 2025+/- $12 millionLowered from +/- $13 million
Non-cash GAAP NOI adjustments Sourcefull year 2025$11 million to $12 millionRaised from $4 million to $6 million
General and administrative and leasing costs Sourcefull year 2025$83 million to $85 millionKept
Interest income Sourcefull year 2025+/- $7 millionRaised from +/- $4.5 million
Capitalized interest Sourcefull year 2025$84 million to $85 millionRaised from $81 million to $83 million
Total development spending Sourcefull year 2025$150 million to $200 millionRaised from $100 million to $200 million
Weighted average diluted shares (thousands) Sourcefull year 2025118,820Raised from 118,765

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2025 Nareit FFO per diluted share guidance raised to $4.18 to $4.24. Source
  • Guidance lowered: GAAP lease termination fee income assumption lowered from plus or minus $13 million to plus or minus $12 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Total development spending guidance low end raised to $150 million from $100 million. Source
  • New: Acquired Maple Plaza in Beverly Hills in September. Source
  • Ended: Silicon Valley campus, classified as held for sale in the prior release, was sold in September. Source
  • New: Signed a lease with Color for its new headquarters at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 under the spec suite initiative. Source
  • New: Completed a public offering of $400.0 million of 5.875% senior notes due October 2035 in August. Source
  • Ended: Fully redeemed $400.0 million of 4.375% senior notes that were due October 2025. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income rose on property sale gains: Net income available to common stockholders was $156.2 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, for the quarter. Gains on sales of depreciable operating properties were $110.5 million in the quarter. Source
  • Early rent commencements lifted occupancy: Occupancy benefited from about 200,000 square feet that commenced rent earlier than the fourth quarter timing originally projected. Source
  • Kilroy Oyster Point leasing advanced: New leases at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 totaled 68,000 square feet in the quarter, including the Color lease and a 44,000 square foot lease with MBC BioLabs. Source

Leasing and tenant demand

  • New leasing and renewals split the volume: About 552,000 square feet of leases were signed. Of this, 237,000 square feet was new leasing on previously vacant space and 315,000 square feet was renewals. Source
  • Short-term leasing excluded from rent changes: Short-term leasing totaled 129,000 square feet, mostly short-term renewals. Rent change figures in the report exclude short-term leasing. Source
  • Existing San Diego tenant expanded at KOP 2: After quarter end, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, an existing San Diego portfolio tenant, signed a 16,000 square foot lease at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2. Source

“significant, previously announced capital recycling and capital markets activity”

Angela Aman, CEO

Capital recycling and portfolio changes

  • Beverly Hills office building acquired: Maple Plaza, a 306,000 square foot office property in Beverly Hills, was 72.3% occupied and 79.3% leased at quarter end, with tenants across several industries. Source
  • Silicon Valley campus sold: The four-building Silicon Valley campus of about 663,000 square feet was sold in September, after being classified as held for sale in the prior release. Source
  • Two redevelopments moved into stabilized portfolio: 4690 Executive Drive (52,000 square feet, 47% leased) and 4400 Bohannon Drive (48,000 square feet, 0% leased) were added to the stabilized portfolio. Source

Balance sheet and capital markets

  • Debt stated rate and total principal: Total principal debt was $4,627,026 thousand at a 4.29% weighted stated rate and 4.58% effective rate at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Leverage and covenant headroom: Net debt to Company's share of EBITDAre was 6.4x. Total debt to total asset value was 33%, below the covenant maximum of 60%. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.54: The Board declared and paid a $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, paid October 8, 2025, equal to an annual rate of $2.16 per share. Source

Development pipeline

  • Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 stabilization estimate: Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 has an estimated stabilization date of 1Q 2026, with 10% leased as of the filing date. Source
  • Capitalized interest and debt costs rose: Capitalized interest and debt costs were $22.6 million in the quarter, compared with $21.3 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Land parcels under contract for sale: Sales of 1633 26th Street and about five acres of Santa Fe Summit are under contract, with closings tied to receipt of entitlements expected in 2026. Source

Lease expirations and tenant base

  • Top 20 tenants concentrate rent: The top 20 tenants represented 52.9% of annualized base rental revenue and 39.8% of rentable square feet, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 5.7 years. Source
  • Retention rate for quarter: Retention rate was 60.2% for the quarter and 35.1% year to date, excluding short-term leases. Source
  • 2026 lease expirations: Leases expiring in 2026 cover 1,117,670 square feet, or 8.3% of leased square feet, with annualized base rent of $52,655 thousand. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 October 2025

  • Color occupancy in early 2026: Color is expected to commence occupancy at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 early in the second quarter of 2026. Source
  • MBC BioLabs occupancy in late 2026: MBC BioLabs is expected to commence occupancy at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 in the fourth quarter of 2026. Source
  • Acadia occupancy in early 2026: Acadia Pharmaceuticals is expected to commence occupancy at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 early in the second quarter of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per diluted share Source$1.08 for the quarter; $3.23 for nine months
Occupancy Source81.0% occupied; 83.3% leased (stabilized portfolio)
Same property cash NOI growth Source0.6% for the quarter; 1.4% for nine months
Leasing spreads SourceGAAP rents +5.0%; cash rents -9.6% (second generation, excluding short-term)
Acquisitions Source$205.3 million (Maple Plaza, 306,366 square feet)
Dispositions Source$365.0 million gross sales price (Silicon Valley campus, 663,460 square feet)
Leverage SourceNet debt to Company's share of EBITDAre 6.4x

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management says the company is likely to exceed the previously communicated 100,000 square foot goal at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2. Source
  • Met: The prior release expected the campus sale to close late in the third quarter. Management reports the sale was completed in September. 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.