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SL Green Realty Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 29 January 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net loss in fourth quarter and year: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $104.6 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter, against net income of $0.13 per share a year earlier. The full-year net loss was $1.61 per share. Source
  • Fourth-quarter FFO was $1.13: FFO was $86.2 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, against $1.81 in the fourth quarter of 2024. The 2024 figure included $26.0 million of discounted debt extinguishment gains and $7.7 million of derivative fair value gains. Source
  • Same-store cash NOI fell 3.4%: Same-store cash NOI, including the joint venture share, decreased 3.4% in the fourth quarter and 2.0% for 2025, both excluding lease termination income. The third-quarter decline was 4.2%, or 5.5% excluding lease termination income. Source
  • 56 Manhattan leases signed in Q4: The company signed 56 leases totaling 766,783 square feet in the fourth quarter, at an average $98.26 per rentable square foot, an 8.5-year term, 8.8 months of free rent and a $97.54 tenant improvement allowance. Source
  • Replacement rents 6.4% above prior: 36 replacement leases covering 462,805 square feet had average starting rents of $91.74 per rentable square foot, 6.4% above prior fully escalated rents. The third quarter had been 2.7% below. Source
  • Occupancy reached 93.0% at year-end: Manhattan same-store office occupancy was 93.0% at December 31, 2025, including leases signed but not yet commenced, up from 92.4% at September 30, 2025 and 92.5% a year earlier. Source
  • Park Avenue Tower bought for $730M: The Park Avenue Tower purchase at 65 East 55th Street closed in January 2026 for $730.0 million, following an earlier announcement. Source

“The mark-to-market on signed Manhattan office leases was 6.4% higher for the fourth quarter and 1.2% higher for the full year than the previous fully escalated rents on the same spaces.”

SL Green Realty Corp., press release

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Ordinary common dividends move from monthly to quarterly from fiscal 2026, and remain payable in cash. Source
  • New: Sold a 49.0% joint venture interest in 100 Park Avenue at a $425.0 million gross asset valuation. Source
  • New: Acquired the joint venture partners' combined 39.5% interest in 800 Third Avenue for $5.1 million. Source
  • New: Purchase of 346 Madison Avenue and 11 East 44th Street closed; the Q3 release had described it as under contract. Source

Earnings and FFO

  • Net loss in fourth quarter and year: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $104.6 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter, against net income of $0.13 per share a year earlier. The full-year net loss was $1.61 per share. Source
  • Fourth-quarter FFO was $1.13: FFO was $86.2 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, against $1.81 in the fourth quarter of 2024. The 2024 figure included $26.0 million of discounted debt extinguishment gains and $7.7 million of derivative fair value gains. Source
  • Full-year FFO net of items: 2025 FFO was $437.7 million, or $5.72 per share, including a $0.75 per share gain on 1552-1560 Broadway, net of $0.19 of investment reserves, $0.18 of transaction costs tied to a casino license pursuit, and $0.05 of derivative losses. Source

Same-store NOI and operating income

  • Same-store cash NOI fell 3.4%: Same-store cash NOI, including the joint venture share, decreased 3.4% in the fourth quarter and 2.0% for 2025, both excluding lease termination income. The third-quarter decline was 4.2%, or 5.5% excluding lease termination income. Source
  • Net operating income rose year over year: NOI was $80.3 million in the fourth quarter against $77.9 million a year earlier, and $309.6 million for 2025 against $298.6 million for 2024. Source
  • Joint venture loss narrowed sharply: Equity in net loss from unconsolidated joint ventures was $25.3 million in the fourth quarter against $279.8 million a year earlier. The full-year loss was $56.1 million against $179.7 million. Source

“Occupancy in the Company's Manhattan same-store office portfolio increased to 93.0% as of December 31, 2025, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced,”

SL Green Realty Corp., press release

Manhattan office leasing

  • 56 Manhattan leases signed in Q4: The company signed 56 leases totaling 766,783 square feet in the fourth quarter, at an average $98.26 per rentable square foot, an 8.5-year term, 8.8 months of free rent and a $97.54 tenant improvement allowance. Source
  • Replacement rents 6.4% above prior: 36 replacement leases covering 462,805 square feet had average starting rents of $91.74 per rentable square foot, 6.4% above prior fully escalated rents. The third quarter had been 2.7% below. Source
  • Occupancy reached 93.0% at year-end: Manhattan same-store office occupancy was 93.0% at December 31, 2025, including leases signed but not yet commenced, up from 92.4% at September 30, 2025 and 92.5% a year earlier. Source
  • Full-year leasing totaled 199 leases: 2025 totaled 199 Manhattan office leases for 2,568,551 square feet at an average $91.77 per rentable square foot. Replacement leases for the year priced 1.2% above prior fully escalated rents. Source
  • Moroccan Oil took 68,965 square feet: A fourth-quarter lease with Moroccan Oil covered 68,965 square feet at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, one of the listed significant leasing transactions. Source

Acquisitions and dispositions

  • Park Avenue Tower bought for $730M: The Park Avenue Tower purchase at 65 East 55th Street closed in January 2026 for $730.0 million, following an earlier announcement. Source
  • 100 Park Avenue stake sale proceeds: The 49.0% joint venture interest in 100 Park Avenue was sold in December, generating $34.9 million of cash proceeds to the company. Source
  • 800 Third Avenue partners bought out: In October the company acquired the joint venture partners' combined 39.5% interest in 800 Third Avenue for $5.1 million. Source
  • 346 Madison and 11 East 44th bought: In October the company bought 346 Madison Avenue and the adjacent 11 East 44th Street site for $160.0 million. Source

“In January 2026, the Company closed on the purchase of Park Avenue Tower, located at 65 East 55th Street, for $730.0 million, fortifying the Company's substantial presence on Park Avenue.”

SL Green Realty Corp., press release

Financing and debt

  • Park Avenue Tower financed at 5.25%: The $730.0 million purchase was financed with a new five-year fixed-rate $480.0 million mortgage, with a 5.30% stated coupon hedged to an effective rate of 5.25%. Source
  • 100 Park Avenue loan extended to 2029: The 100 Park Avenue mortgage was extended to January 2029, including options, at a floating rate of Term SOFR plus 2.42%, which is hedged to a fixed 5.73% through January 2028. Source
  • 800 Third Avenue loan extended to 2031: The 800 Third Avenue mortgage was modified and extended, with the final maturity date now February 2031 including all available extension options. Source

Special servicing and SUMMIT

  • Special servicing assignments up $0.7B: Active special servicing assignments rose by $0.7 billion to $8.4 billion. A further $9.9 billion is for assets where the company is designated special servicer but which are not in active special servicing. Source
  • SUMMIT revenue down, expenses up: SUMMIT Operator revenue was $35.9 million in the fourth quarter against $38.6 million a year earlier. SUMMIT Operator expenses were $33.8 million against $28.8 million. Source

Operating costs and expenses

  • Operating costs and real estate taxes rose: Operating expenses were $61.3 million in the fourth quarter against $50.2 million, and real estate taxes were $42.4 million against $33.7 million. Source
  • Net interest expense rose in Q4: Interest expense, net of interest income, was $49.4 million in the fourth quarter against $38.2 million, and $187.7 million for 2025 against $147.2 million for 2024. Source
  • Depreciation and amortization increased: Depreciation and amortization was $67.8 million in the fourth quarter against $53.4 million, and $255.7 million for 2025 against $207.4 million for 2024. Source
  • Loan loss reserves net recovery in 2025: The statement shows a net recovery of $71.3 million for loan loss and other investment reserves in 2025, with no amount recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025 or 2024. Source

Balance sheet, cash and dividends

  • Total debt rose to $3.93 billion: Total debt, net of deferred financing costs, was $3,931.4 million at December 31, 2025, against $3,506.8 million a year earlier. Revolving credit facility borrowings were $640.0 million, against $320.0 million. Source
  • Cash balance declined: Cash and cash equivalents were $155.7 million at December 31, 2025, against $184.3 million a year earlier. Restricted cash was $180.7 million. Source
  • Monthly common dividends declared in Q4: In the fourth quarter the company declared two monthly ordinary dividends of $0.2575 per common share, paid in cash on November 17 and December 15, 2025. Source

Coming up, as management said on 29 January 2026

  • Quarterly dividend schedule from 2026: Ordinary dividends will be declared and paid quarterly starting in fiscal 2026, still in cash. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per share (diluted) Source$1.13 for Q4 2025; $5.72 for 2025
Manhattan same-store office occupancy Source93.0% at December 31, 2025
Same-store cash NOI change Source-3.4% for Q4 2025; -2.0% for 2025
Leasing spread (replacement leases) Source+6.4% for Q4 2025; +1.2% for 2025
Acquisitions Source$730.0 million (Park Avenue Tower, closed January 2026)
Dispositions Source49.0% of 100 Park Avenue at $425.0 million gross asset valuation
Leverage (total debt, net of deferred financing costs) Source$3,931.4 million at December 31, 2025

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The third-quarter release set a 93.2% occupancy target for December 31, 2025. The fourth-quarter release does not restate the target or say whether it was reached.
  • Not stated: The third-quarter release said the Ascent feature was out of service for maintenance and expected to return in the fourth quarter of 2025. The fourth-quarter release does not report its status.

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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.