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Urban Edge Properties: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 6 raised, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income fell on prior-year gain: Net income per diluted share was $0.14 against $0.46. Management attributed the decline to a $49.5 million gain on sale in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • FFO as Adjusted per share rose: FFO as Adjusted was $0.40 per diluted share against $0.36. Management cited rent commencements, higher net recovery revenue, lease termination income and accretive capital recycling. Source
  • Same-property NOI grew 3.2%: Same-property NOI rose 3.2% for the quarter and 2.8% year to date; including redevelopment properties, growth was 3.2% and 3.0%. Management linked it to rent commencements from the signed pipeline. Source
  • Consolidated occupancy at 96.6%: Consolidated leased occupancy was 96.6%, up 10 basis points from a year earlier and 20 basis points from March 31, 2026. Source
  • West Falls Church acquired for $40.4 million: The 85,000 sf grocer-anchored center in Falls Church, Virginia, sits in an affluent submarket with average household income of about $200,000 within three miles. Source
  • Briarcliff Commons sale under contract: Briarcliff Commons in Morris Plains, New Jersey, is under contract for a gross sales price of $60.5 million. Source
  • Liquidity near $957 million: Total liquidity was about $957 million, including $82 million of cash and $875 million available under the $950 million unsecured credit facilities. Source
  • FFO as Adjusted midpoint raised $0.02: The FFO as Adjusted midpoint moves to $1.52 from $1.50 after first-half results. Net income, FFO and FFO as Adjusted ranges all moved up. Source

“Urban Edge delivered another excellent quarter, highlighted by record FFO as Adjusted of $0.40 per share and continued momentum across our portfolio,”

Jeff Olson, Chairman and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net income per diluted share Sourcefull-year 2026$0.57 to $0.61Raised from $0.56 to $0.60
Net income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share Sourcefull-year 2026$0.55 to $0.58Raised from $0.54 to $0.58
FFO per diluted share Sourcefull-year 2026$1.57 to $1.60Raised from $1.54 to $1.58
FFO as Adjusted per diluted share Sourcefull-year 2026$1.50 to $1.54Raised from $1.48 to $1.52
Same-property NOI growth, including properties in redevelopment Sourcefull-year 20263.25% to 3.75%Raised from 3.00% to 3.75%
Recurring G&A expenses Sourcefull-year 2026$34.5 million to $36.5 millionKept
Interest and debt expense Sourcefull-year 2026$78.0 million to $79.0 millionKept
Acquisitions Sourcefull-year 2026$95 millionRaised from $54 million
Dispositions Sourcefull-year 2026$60.5 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 guidance ranges raised for net income, FFO and FFO as Adjusted, with the FFO as Adjusted midpoint moving to $1.52. Source
  • New: Acquired The Shops at West Falls Church in Falls Church, Virginia, on July 17, 2026, after the prior release. Source
  • New: Acquired the ground lease at Shoppers World in Framingham, Massachusetts for $10.7 million, closed June 25, 2026. Source
  • New: Entered a contract to sell Briarcliff Commons in Morris Plains, New Jersey, for $60.5 million gross. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income fell on prior-year gain: Net income per diluted share was $0.14 against $0.46. Management attributed the decline to a $49.5 million gain on sale in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • FFO as Adjusted per share rose: FFO as Adjusted was $0.40 per diluted share against $0.36. Management cited rent commencements, higher net recovery revenue, lease termination income and accretive capital recycling. Source
  • Environmental reimbursements lifted six-month FFO: Six-month FFO included $8.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, of non-recurring reimbursements for environmental remediation costs received in the first quarter. Source
  • Same-property NOI grew 3.2%: Same-property NOI rose 3.2% for the quarter and 2.8% year to date; including redevelopment properties, growth was 3.2% and 3.0%. Management linked it to rent commencements from the signed pipeline. Source

Leasing and occupancy

  • Consolidated occupancy at 96.6%: Consolidated leased occupancy was 96.6%, up 10 basis points from a year earlier and 20 basis points from March 31, 2026. Source
  • New leases signed at 12.8% spread: New leases totaled 120,000 sf, of which 90,000 sf was same-space, at an average cash spread of 12.8%. Source
  • Renewals and options at 10.7% spread: Same-space new leases, renewals and options totaled 169,000 sf, at an average cash spread of 10.7%. Source
  • Signed rent awaiting commencement: Signed leases not yet rent commenced are expected to add $22.0 million of annual gross rent, about 7% of current annualized NOI. Source

“Capital recycling remains a top priority. We recently acquired The Shops at West Falls Church in Falls Church, VA, and a leasehold interest at Shoppers World in Framingham, MA, together totaling $51.1 million.”

Jeff Olson, Chairman and CEO

Acquisitions and dispositions

  • West Falls Church acquired for $40.4 million: The 85,000 sf grocer-anchored center in Falls Church, Virginia, sits in an affluent submarket with average household income of about $200,000 within three miles. Source
  • Shoppers World ground lease bought: The ground lease at Shoppers World in Framingham, Massachusetts was acquired for $10.7 million, making the company lessor to the underlying tenant. Source
  • Briarcliff Commons sale under contract: Briarcliff Commons in Morris Plains, New Jersey, is under contract for a gross sales price of $60.5 million. Source

Development and redevelopment

  • Two projects started, one stabilized: Two redevelopments began at estimated aggregate cost of $6.7 million. One project totaling $12.7 million stabilized with Burlington's rent commencement at Hudson Mall. Source
  • Completed projects yielded 25%: Projects completed over the last 12 months total $32.6 million of investment, with a blended yield of 25%. Source
  • Active projects $155.0 million underway: Active development and redevelopment projects total $155.0 million, with $66.7 million left to complete. Expected yield is about 12%, against 13% at March 31. Source

“Given our better-than-expected results, we raised full-year FFO as Adjusted guidance by $0.02 per share.”

Jeff Olson, Chairman and CEO

Costs and expenses

  • Property operating costs rose: Property operating expense was $19.3 million in the quarter against $18.9 million, and $48.3 million year to date against $42.9 million. Source
  • G&A fell year over year: General and administrative expense was $9.7 million in the quarter against $11.7 million, and $18.8 million year to date against $21.2 million. Source

Balance sheet and liquidity

  • Liquidity near $957 million: Total liquidity was about $957 million, including $82 million of cash and $875 million available under the $950 million unsecured credit facilities. Source
  • Mortgage debt of $1.64 billion: Mortgages payable have a weighted average term of 3.3 years and are all fixed rate or hedged. Source
  • Net debt at 34% of market value: Net debt to total market capitalization was 34%, against 37% at March 31. Total market capitalization was about $4.75 billion. Source

Full-year 2026 guidance detail

  • FFO as Adjusted midpoint raised $0.02: The FFO as Adjusted midpoint moves to $1.52 from $1.50 after first-half results. Net income, FFO and FFO as Adjusted ranges all moved up. Source
  • Same-property NOI drives FFO bridge: The 2025-to-2026 FFO bridge shows same-property NOI growth adding $0.07 to $0.08 per diluted share, and acquisitions net of dispositions adding $0.02. Source
  • Guidance excludes comparability items: Guidance excludes items affecting FFO comparability, including debt extinguishment gains or losses and transaction, severance, litigation and other one-time items. Source

Dividend and corporate responsibility

  • Quarterly dividend of $0.21: The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.21 per common share on August 6, 2026. Source
  • Scope 1 and 2 emissions down 41%: Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions were 41% below a 2015 base year, per the 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report. Source
  • Water use cut 35% since 2021: Water consumption at landlord-controlled properties fell 35% against 2021. Source
  • Over 7,400 tons recycled in 2025: The company recycled more than 7,400 metric tons of materials in 2025, a 37% waste diversion rate. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Briarcliff Commons sale closing: The $60.5 million Briarcliff Commons sale is expected to close later in August 2026. Source
  • Dividend payment date: The $0.21 dividend is payable September 30, 2026, to holders of record on September 15, 2026. Source
  • Signed rent starts in 2026: About $1.7 million of the $22.0 million signed, not-yet-commenced annual rent is expected to be recognized in the remainder of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Consolidated portfolio leased occupancy Source96.6%
Properties owned Source75
Gross leasable area Source16.2 million sf
Leases, renewals and options executed in the quarter Source26 transactions, 199,000 sf

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Same-property leased occupancy was 96.3%, down 40 basis points from a year earlier and 10 basis points from March 31, 2026. Source
  • Operational: Second-quarter same-property NOI growth benefited from out-of-period collections on past-due rents, which the release lists as a separate driver. Source
  • Operational: Consolidated occupancy excludes Sunrise Mall; including it, occupancy was 96.5% at June 30, 2026. Source
  • Financial: Borrowings on the unsecured line of credit rose to $55 million from $30 million at March 31, 2026. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it remains on track toward its 2030 emissions reduction goal. 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.