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Kilroy Realty Corp.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 April 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 8 raised, 4 lowered, 1 new, 3 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
FFO per diluted share SourceFull year 2026$3.49 to $3.63Raised from $3.25 to $3.45
Net income available to common stockholders per diluted share SourceFull year 2026$0.08 to $0.22Lowered from $0.59 to $0.79
Same Property Cash NOI growth SourceFull year 20260.25% to 1.25%Raised from (1.50%) to 0.00%
Average full year occupancy SourceFull year 202676.5% to 78.0%Raised from 76.0% to 78.0%
Average full year occupancy excluding KOP 2 SourceFull year 202680.5% to 81.5%Raised from 80.0% to 81.5%
NOI from development properties SourceFull year 2026$(22.5) to $(24.0) million
Non-cash GAAP NOI adjustments SourceFull year 2026$13.0 to $15.0 millionRaised from $12.0 to $14.0 million
GAAP lease termination fee income SourceFull year 2026$3.0 to $4.5 millionKept
General and administrative and leasing costs SourceFull year 2026$(87.5) to $(89.5) millionLowered from $(89.0) to $(91.0) million
Interest income SourceFull year 2026$2.0 to $3.0 millionKept
Gross interest expense SourceFull year 2026$(208.0) to $(209.5) millionLowered from $(212.0) to $(214.0) million
Capitalized interest SourceFull year 2026$48.5 to $49.5 millionRaised from $32.0 to $34.0 million
Total development spending SourceFull year 2026$150.0 to $200.0 millionKept
Operating property dispositions SourceFull year 2026$347.5 to $500.0 millionRaised from +/- $300.0 million
Funds From Operations, dollars SourceFull year 2026$416,008 to $432,696 thousandRaised from $393,900 to $418,140 thousand
Weighted average diluted shares SourceFull year 2026118,100 thousandLowered from 120,100 thousand
Total project costs, 1900 Broadway SourceThrough delivery in 2030$330.0 million to $350.0 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year FFO per diluted share range raised to $3.49 to $3.63 from $3.25 to $3.45. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year net income per diluted share range lowered to $0.08 to $0.22 from $0.59 to $0.79. Source
  • Guidance raised: Operating property disposition range raised to $347.5 to $500.0 million from about $300.0 million. Source
  • New: Interest in 1900 Broadway acquired in February, with a 20-year Cooley LLP lease signed at closing for 145,000 square feet. Source
  • New: Agreement signed in the first quarter to sell the Columbia Square Living and Jardine residential towers, classified as held for sale. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net loss driven by residential impairment: Net loss available to common stockholders was $(19.3) million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, against net income of $39.0 million, or $0.33, a year earlier. The impairment charge was recorded on two residential towers. Source
  • FFO per share below prior year: FFO was $108.8 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared with $122.3 million, or $1.02, in the first quarter of 2025. Fourth-quarter FFO was $117.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted share. Source
  • Revenue close to prior year: Revenues were $270.1 million against $270.8 million a year earlier. Net operating income was $178.4 million, compared with $180.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. Source
  • Same-property cash NOI up 1.8%: Same Property Cash NOI rose to $168.6 million from $165.7 million across 113 properties, with average occupancy of 82.0% against 81.8%. Source

Leasing and occupancy

  • 568,000 square feet signed in quarter: Leasing comprised 406,000 square feet of new leasing on vacant space, 80,000 on occupied space and 82,000 of renewals. About 70,000 square feet was short-term leasing. Source
  • Occupancy fell to 77.6%: Stabilized Portfolio occupancy was 77.6% at March 31, 2026, down from 81.6% at December 31, 2025, with 470 basis points of signed leases not yet commenced. Excluding KOP 2, occupancy was 81.5%. Source
  • Second-generation rent changes negative: GAAP rents on second-generation leases signed fell 10.6% and cash rents fell 16.8%. Excluding space vacant over 12 months, GAAP rents rose 19.2% and cash rents rose 5.2%. Source
  • Retention rate 18.5 percent: Quarter retention rate was 18.5%, or 33.4% including subtenants. Retention excludes short-term leases. Source

“In addition, we remained active on the capital allocation front, selling approximately $350 million of non-core and non-strategic properties year-to-date”

Angela Aman, Chief Executive Officer

Tenants and lease expirations

  • Top 20 tenants hold 53.2% of rent: The top 20 tenants account for $408.7 million of annualized base rental revenue and 6.6 million rentable square feet, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 5.3 years. Source
  • 2026 expirations are 4.8% of rent: Leases expiring in 2026 cover 741,015 square feet, or 5.6% of leased area, and $36.7 million of annualized base rent, or 4.8% of the total. Source
  • Signed leases not yet commenced: Signed leases not yet commenced total 1,062,582 square feet and $77.7 million of annualized base rent, with 86% on net leases. Source

Margins and costs

  • NOI margin up from fourth quarter: Net operating income margin was 66.1%, against 64.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 66.5% in the first quarter of 2025. Source
  • G&A expense higher year over year: General and administrative expenses were $20.7 million, up from $16.9 million a year earlier and $19.5 million in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Real estate taxes higher: Real estate taxes were $28.8 million, compared with $28.4 million a year earlier and $26.6 million in the fourth quarter. Property expenses were $59.3 million. Source

“as we continued to capitalize on accelerating momentum across the West Coast”

Angela Aman, Chief Executive Officer

Dispositions and residential sale

  • Sabre Springs sold for $124.5 million: The 428,000-square-foot Kilroy Sabre Springs campus in San Diego closed its sale in January. The campus was classified as held for sale at year-end 2025. Source
  • Del Mar Tech Center sold in March: The 39,000-square-foot office property closed in March for gross proceeds of $21.0 million. Operating property sales in the quarter totaled $145.5 million. Source
  • Hollywood residential towers sold in April: The sale of the Columbia Square Living and Jardine towers closed in April. Gross sales proceeds were $202.0 million for 393 units. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Repurchased 2.4 million shares: Approximately 2.4 million shares were repurchased at a weighted average price of $30.80, for an aggregate $72.7 million. Source
  • Net debt to EBITDAre at 7.0x: Net debt to Company's Share of EBITDAre was 7.0x at March 31, 2026, unchanged from December 31, 2025, and 6.4x at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.54: The $0.54 per share dividend, an annual rate of $2.16, was paid April 8, 2026 to holders of record on March 31, 2026. Source
  • $50 million notes repaid in April: The 4.300% Private Placement Senior Notes Series A due July 2026 were repaid at par after the quarter ended. Source

Development and joint venture

  • KOP 2 stabilized in the quarter: Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2 covers 871,738 square feet with total estimated investment of $1,175 million. It was 5% occupied and 44% leased at March 31, 2026, and 49% leased as of filing. Source
  • Future pipeline costs incurred: Costs incurred across the future development pipeline were $1,511 million as of March 31, 2026, net of municipal bond proceeds for public infrastructure. Source
  • Three pipeline sites under contract: 1633 26th Street at $41.0 million and two Santa Fe Summit parcels at $38.0 million and $86.0 million are under purchase agreements with non-refundable deposits. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 April 2026

  • Pipeline site sales expected late 2026: The development sites under contract are expected to close after receipt of residential entitlements and permits, beginning in phases in late 2026. Source
  • 1900 Broadway construction in 2027: Construction at 1900 Broadway is anticipated to begin in 2027, with delivery scheduled for 2030, when the company's ownership interest is expected to be 97%. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per diluted share Source$0.91
Occupancy Source77.6% stabilized portfolio, period end
Same-property cash NOI growth Source1.8%
Leasing spreads, GAAP Source(10.6)% second-generation; 19.2% excluding space vacant over 12 months
Leasing spreads, cash Source(16.8)% second-generation; 5.2% excluding space vacant over 12 months
Acquisitions Source$36.0 million, 1900 Broadway land
Dispositions Source$145.5 million, operating properties in the quarter
Leverage Source7.0x net debt to Company's Share of EBITDAre

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: The total KOP 2 project was 5% occupied at quarter end, which holds down reported occupancy until lease-up progresses. Source
  • Financial: Two residential towers were written down to fair value less closing costs before their April sale, which lowered reported earnings for the quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Guidance now assumes Flower Mart capitalization continues through December 2026, six months later than the February assumption. 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.