Simon® Reports First Quarter 2026 Results, Increases Full Year 2026 Real Estate FFO Per Share Guidance and Raises Quarterly Dividend
Rhea-AI Summary
Simon (NYSE:SPG) reported Q1 2026 net income of $479.6 million, or $1.48 per diluted share, up from $413.7 million, or $1.27 in 2025. Real Estate FFO rose to $1.208 billion, or $3.17 per share, a 7.5% increase.
Portfolio NOI grew 6.7%. Occupancy reached 96.0%, base rent per square foot rose 5.2% to $61.99, and retailer sales per square foot increased 11.8% to $819. Simon raised its quarterly dividend 7.1% to $2.25 and increased 2026 Real Estate FFO guidance to $13.10–$13.25 per share.
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Positive
- Net income rose to $479.6M, $1.48 per diluted share
- Real Estate FFO increased 7.5% to $1.208B, $3.17 per share
- FFO grew 9.0% to $1.108B, $2.91 per diluted share
- Domestic and portfolio NOI each increased 6.7% year-over-year
- Quarterly common dividend raised 7.1% to $2.25 per share
- 2026 Real Estate FFO guidance midpoint increased by $0.05 per share
- Repurchased 965,296 shares for about $175M at $181.59 per share
- Liquidity totaled approximately $8.7B, including $7.5B of revolver capacity
- Extended $5.0B revolver maturity to 2030, with lower borrowing spread
Negative
- Refinanced $800M notes at 4.30% coupon versus prior 3.30% notes
- Completed $2.3B of secured loans with 5.25% weighted average rate
News Market Reaction – SPG
On the day this news was published, SPG gained 2.32%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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SPG was modestly higher (0.36%) while key retail REIT peers (O, KIM, REG, ADC, FRT) showed small declines between about -0.24% and -0.64%, pointing to stock-specific strength around the earnings/dividend news.
Previous Dividends,earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 04 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | +3.3% | Strong Q2 2025 results with guidance and dividend increases. |
| Nov 01 | Q3 2024 earnings | Positive | -0.8% | Q3 2024 beat, higher NOI and dividend but guidance affirmed. |
| Aug 05 | Q2 2024 earnings | Positive | +5.1% | Q2 2024 strength with raised guidance and dividend hike. |
Dividend/earnings releases with guidance raises have generally been viewed positively but with mixed immediate price reactions.
Recent history in the dividends,earnings tag shows SPG repeatedly delivering solid quarters, raising Real Estate FFO guidance, and increasing its dividend. Prior updates in 2024 and 2025 featured higher NOI, strong occupancy near 96%, and incremental dividend hikes. Price reactions ranged from modest declines to gains above 5%, indicating investors sometimes fade good news but often reward strong operational and guidance trends.
Historical Comparison
Past dividend/earnings releases averaged a 2.5% move and often paired strong NOI growth with higher guidance and dividends, similar to this update.
Across multiple quarters, SPG has reported steady NOI growth, healthy occupancy, and repeated Real Estate FFO guidance and dividend increases, reinforcing a pattern of incremental earnings and payout expansion.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement showcased solid Q1 2026 performance, with higher net income, Real Estate FFO, and NOI, alongside robust occupancy and rising base rents and retailer sales. Management raised full-year 2026 Real Estate FFO guidance to $13.10–$13.25 per share and increased the quarterly dividend to $2.25. Investors may watch leasing trends, retailer sales per square foot, balance sheet funding costs, and future guidance updates to gauge the durability of these improvements.
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"We are very pleased with our first-quarter results," said Eli Simon, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer. "Our portfolio delivered strong operating performance, supported by continued leasing momentum, retailer sales and traffic increases, disciplined capital allocation, and growth in cash flow. Today, we increased our full-year 2026 Real Estate FFO per share guidance and raised our quarterly dividend."
Results for the Quarter
- Net income attributable to common stockholders was
, or$479.6 million per diluted share, as compared to$1.48 , or$413.7 million per diluted share in 2025.$1.27 - Real Estate Funds From Operations ("Real Estate FFO") was
, or$1.208 billion per diluted share as compared to$3.17 , or$1.113 billion per diluted share in the prior year, an increase of$2.95 7.5% . - Funds From Operations ("FFO") was
, or$1.108 billion per diluted share as compared to$2.91 , or$1.005 billion per diluted share in the prior year, an increase of$2.67 9.0% . - Domestic property Net Operating Income ("NOI") increased
6.7% and portfolio NOI increased6.7% compared to the prior year period.
- Occupancy at March 31, 2026 was
96.0% , compared to95.9% at March 31, 2025. - Base minimum rent per square foot was
at March 31, 2026, compared to$61.99 at March 31, 2025, an increase of$58.92 5.2% . - Reported retailer sales per square foot was
for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2026, compared to$819 at March 31, 2025, an increase of$733 11.8% .
Dividends
Today, Simon's Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of
Simon's Board of Directors declared the quarterly dividend on its 8 3/
Common Stock Repurchase Program
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 965,296 shares of its common stock for approximately
Capital Markets and Balance Sheet Liquidity
During the quarter, the Company completed 10 secured loan transactions totaling approximately
The Company also completed a senior notes offering totaling
The Company amended, restated and extended its
As of March 31, 2026, Simon had approximately
2026 Guidance
The Company's estimates for net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share and Real Estate FFO per diluted share for the year ending December 31, 2026 are included in the table below and are reconciled in the Company's supplemental information. The Company is increasing its outlook for Real Estate FFO to
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Conference Call
Simon will hold a conference call to discuss the quarterly financial results today from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday, May 11, 2026. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible in listen-only mode at investors.simon.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until May 18, 2026. To access the audio replay, dial 1-844-512-2921 (international +1-412-317-6671) passcode 13760027.
Supplemental Materials and Website
Supplemental information on our first quarter 2026 performance is available at investors.simon.com. This information has also been furnished to the SEC in a current report on Form 8-K.
We routinely post important information online on our investor relations website, investors.simon.com. We use this website, press releases, SEC filings, quarterly conference calls, presentations and webcasts to disclose material, non-public information in accordance with Regulation FD. We encourage members of the investment community to monitor these distribution channels for material disclosures. Any information accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes FFO, FFO per share, Real Estate FFO, Real Estate FFO per share and domestic and portfolio NOI growth which are financial performance measures not defined by generally accepted accounting principles in
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Simon believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, Simon can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained, and it is possible that Simon's actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the intensely competitive market environment in the retail real estate industry and the retail industry, including e-commerce; the inability to renew leases and relet vacant space at existing properties on favorable terms; the inability to collect rent due to the bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants or otherwise; the potential loss of anchor stores or major tenants; an increase in vacant space at our properties; the loss of key management personnel; changes in economic and market conditions that may adversely affect the general retail environment, including but not limited to those caused by inflation, the impact of tariffs and global trade disruptions on us to the extent impacting our tenants, recessionary pressures, wars, escalating geopolitical tensions as a result of the war in
Simon discusses these and other risks and uncertainties under the heading "Risk Factors" in its annual and quarterly periodic reports filed with the SEC. Simon may update that discussion in subsequent other periodic reports, but except as required by law, Simon undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
About Simon
Simon® is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE: SPG). Our properties across
Simon Property Group, Inc. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||
For the Three Months | ||
Ended March 31, | ||
2026 | 2025 | |
REVENUE: | ||
Lease income | ||
Management fees and other revenues | 40,189 | 33,792 |
Other income | 88,372 | 71,792 |
Total revenue | 1,757,093 | 1,473,012 |
EXPENSES: | ||
Property operating | 170,760 | 136,821 |
Depreciation and amortization | 458,898 | 328,051 |
Real estate taxes | 135,960 | 107,452 |
Repairs and maintenance | 40,200 | 30,142 |
Advertising and promotion | 33,930 | 34,257 |
Home and regional office costs | 67,656 | 65,066 |
General and administrative | 54,299 | 12,629 |
Other | 33,227 | 30,978 |
Total operating expenses | 994,930 | 745,396 |
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE OTHER ITEMS | 762,163 | 727,616 |
Interest expense | (275,662) | (226,995) |
Loss due to disposal, exchange, or revaluation of equity interests, net | (6,379) | (23,992) |
Income and other tax benefit | 19,934 | 7,637 |
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities | (21,248) | 30,359 |
Unrealized gains (losses) in fair value of publicly traded equity instruments and | ||
derivative instrument, net | 25,388 | (36,765) |
Gain on acquisition of controlling interest, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, | ||
assets and interests in unconsolidated entities and impairment, net | 64,339 | - |
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME | 568,535 | 477,860 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 88,132 | 63,327 |
Preferred dividends | 834 | 834 |
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | ||
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE: | ||
Net income attributable to common stockholders | ||
Simon Property Group, Inc. Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in thousands, except share amounts) | ||
March 31, | December 31, | |
2026 | 2025 | |
ASSETS: | ||
Investment properties, at cost | ||
Less - accumulated depreciation | 20,988,491 | 20,701,510 |
29,947,736 | 30,244,557 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 542,955 | 823,147 |
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net | 880,807 | 934,077 |
Investment in other unconsolidated entities, at equity | 4,196,012 | 4,362,339 |
Investment in Klépierre, at equity | 1,363,615 | 1,505,377 |
Right-of-use assets, net | 738,033 | 755,934 |
Deferred costs and other assets | 1,969,923 | 1,981,035 |
Total assets | ||
LIABILITIES: | ||
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness | ||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues | 1,701,757 | 1,954,402 |
Cash distributions and losses in unconsolidated entities, at equity | 1,791,354 | 1,739,418 |
Dividend payable | 1,462 | 2,723 |
Lease liabilities | 734,567 | 756,539 |
Other liabilities | 825,477 | 1,017,816 |
Total liabilities | 33,302,299 | 33,901,073 |
Commitments and contingencies | ||
Limited partners' preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling | ||
redeemable interests | 264,251 | 233,306 |
EQUITY: | ||
Stockholders' Equity | ||
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, | ||
shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock): | ||
Series J 8 3/ | ||
796,948 issued and outstanding with a liquidation value of | 40,369 | 40,451 |
Common stock, | ||
343,060,687 issued and outstanding, respectively | 33 | 33 |
Class B common stock, | ||
issued and outstanding | - | - |
Capital in excess of par value | 12,411,236 | 12,347,192 |
Accumulated deficit | (4,875,676) | (4,608,136) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (227,770) | (251,361) |
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 18,778,775 and 17,844,817 shares, respectively | (2,489,435) | (2,319,911) |
Total stockholders' equity | 4,858,757 | 5,208,268 |
Noncontrolling interests | 1,213,774 | 1,263,819 |
Total equity | 6,072,531 | 6,472,087 |
Total liabilities and equity | ||
Simon Property Group, Inc. Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Statements of Operations (Dollars in thousands) | |||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
2026 | 2025 | ||
REVENUE: | |||
Lease income | |||
Other income | 105,180 | 94,066 | |
Total revenue | 1,026,972 | 843,873 | |
OPERATING EXPENSES: | |||
Property operating | 214,941 | 166,647 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 185,164 | 159,012 | |
Real estate taxes | 66,398 | 58,793 | |
Repairs and maintenance | 26,281 | 20,763 | |
Advertising and promotion | 24,932 | 22,150 | |
Other | 72,285 | 56,847 | |
Total operating expenses | 590,001 | 484,212 | |
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE OTHER ITEMS | 436,971 | 359,661 | |
Interest expense | (205,038) | (170,368) | |
NET INCOME | |||
Third-Party Investors' Share of Net Income | |||
Our Share of Net Income | 115,469 | 92,699 | |
Amortization of Excess Investment (A) | (47,657) | (14,465) | |
Income from Unconsolidated Entities (B) | |||
Note: The above financial presentation does not include any information related to our investments in Klépierre S.A. ("Klépierre"), our other | |||
platform investments, and our previously held equity investment in The Taubman Realty Group ("TRG") up to the October 31, 2025 transaction. | |||
For additional information, see footnote B. | |||
Simon Property Group, Inc. Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Balance Sheets (Dollars in thousands) | |||||
March 31, | December 31, | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||
Assets: | |||||
Investment properties, at cost | |||||
Less - accumulated depreciation | 9,907,158 | 9,020,481 | |||
11,518,521 | 13,057,268 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,498,298 | 1,264,619 | |||
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net | 594,048 | 605,756 | |||
Right-of-use assets, net | 115,191 | 108,349 | |||
Deferred costs and other assets | 639,371 | 572,826 | |||
Total assets | |||||
Liabilities and Partners' Deficit: | |||||
Mortgages | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenue | 1,119,227 | 1,117,855 | |||
Lease liabilities | 116,950 | 99,837 | |||
Other liabilities | 389,828 | 334,246 | |||
Total liabilities | 18,045,502 | 17,926,711 | |||
Preferred units | 67,450 | 67,450 | |||
Partners' deficit | (3,747,524) | (2,385,343) | |||
Total liabilities and partners' deficit | |||||
Our Share of: | |||||
Partners' deficit | |||||
Add: Excess Investment (A) | 3,071,349 | 2,773,173 | |||
Our net Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity | |||||
Note: The above financial presentation does not include any information related to our investments in Klépierre and our other platform investments. | |||||
For additional information, see footnote B. | |||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | |||||||
Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (C) | |||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Reconciliation of Consolidated Net Income to FFO and Real Estate FFO | |||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Consolidated Net Income (D) | $ 568,535 | $ 477,860 | |||||
Adjustments to Arrive at FFO: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization from consolidated | |||||||
properties | 454,779 | 324,322 | |||||
Our share of depreciation and amortization from | |||||||
unconsolidated entities, including Klépierre, TRG and other corporate investments | 161,608 | 208,964 | |||||
Gain on acquisition of controlling interest, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, | |||||||
assets and interests in unconsolidated entities and impairment, net | (64,339) | - | |||||
Net (gain) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest holders in | |||||||
properties | (5,621) | 1,292 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests portion of depreciation and amortization | (6,286) | (5,993) | |||||
Preferred distributions and dividends | (1,032) | (1,126) | |||||
FFO of the Operating Partnership (1) | $ 1,107,644 | $ 1,005,319 | |||||
FFO of the Operating Partnership (1) | $ 1,107,644 | $ 1,005,319 | |||||
Loss due to disposal, exchange, or revaluation of equity interests, net of tax | 5,318 | 17,994 | |||||
Other platform investments, net of tax | 120,382 | 52,843 | |||||
Unrealized (gains) losses in fair value of publicly traded equity instruments and derivative instrument, net | (25,388) | 36,765 | |||||
Real Estate FFO (1) | $ 1,207,956 | $ 1,112,921 | |||||
Diluted net income per share to diluted FFO per share reconciliation: | |||||||
Diluted net income per share | $ 1.48 | $ 1.27 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization from consolidated properties | |||||||
and our share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated | |||||||
entities, including Klépierre, TRG and other corporate investments, net of noncontrolling | |||||||
interests portion of depreciation and amortization | 1.60 | 1.40 | |||||
Gain on acquisition of controlling interest, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, | |||||||
assets and interests in unconsolidated entities and impairment, net | (0.17) | - | |||||
Diluted FFO per share (1) | $ 2.91 | $ 2.67 | |||||
Loss due to disposal, exchange, or revaluation of equity interests, net of tax | 0.02 | 0.05 | |||||
Other platform investments, net of tax | 0.31 | 0.13 | |||||
Unrealized (gains) losses in fair value of publicly traded equity instruments and derivative instrument, net | (0.07) | 0.10 | |||||
Real Estate FFO per share (1) | $ 3.17 | $ 2.95 | |||||
7.5 % | |||||||
Details for per share calculations: | |||||||
FFO of the Operating Partnership | $ 1,107,644 | $ 1,005,319 | |||||
Diluted FFO allocable to unitholders | (162,264) | (135,284) | |||||
Diluted FFO allocable to common stockholders | $ 945,380 | $ 870,035 | |||||
Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 324,961 | 326,313 | |||||
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding | 55,776 | 50,740 | |||||
Basic and Diluted weighted average shares and units outstanding | 380,737 | 377,053 | |||||
Basic and Diluted FFO per Share | $ 2.91 | $ 2.67 | |||||
Percent Change | 9.0 % | ||||||
(1) FFO and Diluted FFO per share includes | |||||||
is included in Real Estate FFO and Real Estate FFO per share and | |||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Footnotes to Unaudited Financial Information | ||||||||||||
Notes: | ||||||||||||
(A) | Excess investment represents the unamortized difference of our investment over equity in the underlying net assets of the related partnerships and joint ventures shown therein. The Company generally amortizes excess investment over the life of the related assets. | |||||||||||
(B) | The Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Statements of Operations do not include any operations or our share of net income or excess investment amortization related to our investments in Klépierre, our other platform investments and our previously held equity investment in TRG prior to the October 31, 2025 transaction. Amounts included in Footnote D below exclude our share of related activity for our investments in Klépierre, our other platform investments and our previously held equity investment in TRG prior to the October 31, 2025 transaction. For further information on Klépierre, reference should be made to financial information in Klépierre's public filings and additional discussion and analysis in our Form 10-K. | |||||||||||
(C) | This report contains measures of financial or operating performance that are not specifically defined by GAAP, including FFO, FFO per share, Real Estate FFO and Real Estate FFO per share. FFO is a performance measure that is standard in the REIT business. We believe FFO provides investors with additional information concerning our operating performance and a basis to compare our performance with those of other REITs. We also use these measures internally to monitor the operating performance of our portfolio. Our computation of these non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures reported by other REITs. | |||||||||||
We determine FFO based upon the definition set forth by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") Funds From Operations White Paper - 2018 Restatement. Our main business includes acquiring, owning, operating, developing, and redeveloping real estate in conjunction with the rental of retail real estate. Gains and losses of assets incidental to our main business are included in FFO. We determine FFO to be our share of consolidated net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization, excluding gains and losses from extraordinary items, excluding gains and losses from the sale, disposal or property insurance recoveries of, or any impairment related to, depreciable retail operating properties, plus the allocable portion of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures based upon economic ownership interest, and all determined on a consistent basis in accordance with GAAP. However, you should understand that FFO does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance, and is not an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. | ||||||||||||
(D) | Includes our share of: | |||||||||||
- | Gain on land sales of | |||||||||||
- | Straight-line adjustments increased income by | |||||||||||
- | Amortization of fair market value of leases increased income by | |||||||||||
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