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Empire State Realty Trust Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

$ESRTPress releaseNov 2, 2026, 6:13 PM ETRead the release

ESRT reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $0.02 (vs $0.05 a year ago) and Core FFO of $0.20 per share (vs $0.23) on total revenues of $193.1 million, down from $197.7 million. Operations were mixed: same-store cash NOI rose 0.5%, office leasing spreads were positive for a 21st straight quarter (+9.9%), and the portfolio reached 95.6% leased, but Observation Deck NOI fell to $15.6 million from $26.5 million on weak visitation. The company raised its 2026 Core FFO guidance to $0.77-$0.80 from $0.75-$0.79, sold 1359 Broadway for $217.5 million, repurchased $85.8 million of stock at a $4.56 weighted average price, and will direct proceeds to debt paydown.

Key figures

Eps
0.02
Revenue
193053000
Guidance
2026 Core FFO per share raised to $0.77-$0.80 from prior $0.75-$0.79
Revenue Yoy
-2.4%
Total debt
$2.2 billion
Observatory noi
15604000
Total liquidity
$0.6 billion
Share repurchases
85800000
Core ffo per share
0.2
Net debt to ebitda
6.7x
Commercial leased pct
95.6%
Commercial occupied pct
92.3%
Observatory noi prior year
26527000
Same store cash noi growth
0.5%
Core ffo per share prior year
0.23
Repurchase weighted avg price
4.56
Blended office leasing spreads
+9.9%
Goodwill impairment nine months
166113000

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