Kite Realty Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Operating Results
Rhea-AI Summary
Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) reported first-quarter 2026 results: net income attributable to common shareholders of $11.4M ($0.06 diluted); Core FFO and NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership of $109.1M and $109.4M (both $0.52 diluted per share). Same Property NOI rose 3.6%. Portfolio ABR was $22.89/sq ft (+6.5% YoY) and leased percentage was 94.7%. Signed-not-open NOI ~$36.0M. Board upsized buyback program to $600M; repurchased 16.9M shares for $400M (2025–2026). Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA was 5.2x. Q2 dividend declared at $0.29 and 2026 NAREIT/Core FFO guidance affirmed at $2.06–$2.12 per diluted share.
Positive
- Same Property NOI +3.6% year-over-year
- Core and NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership $0.52 per diluted share
- Operating portfolio ABR $22.89 per sq ft (+6.5% YoY)
- Portfolio leased percentage 94.7% (↑90 bps YoY)
- Buyback program upsized to $600M; 16.9M shares repurchased ($400M)
Negative
- Net income attributable to common shareholders declined to $0.06 per diluted share
- Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA at 5.2x
- Recorded $5.9M impairment charges in Q1 2026
News Market Reaction – KRG
On the day this news was published, KRG declined 0.38%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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KRG is up 0.15% while key retail REIT peers like BRX (-3.43%), PECO (-0.59%), SKT (-0.38%), MAC (-0.32%) and EPRT (-0.19%) are down, pointing to stock-specific strength versus softer sector tape.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Full-year 2025 earnings | Positive | +3.1% | 2025 FFO growth, solid NOI and 2026 guidance for FFO and net income. |
| Oct 29 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -1.6% | Q3 FFO growth, higher guidance and dividend increase despite negative move. |
| Jul 30 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | -4.2% | Strong net income swing, raised guidance and JV, sale and financing activity. |
| Apr 29 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | +0.5% | Higher net income, strong leasing and raised 2025 FFO guidance and dividend. |
| Feb 11 | FY 2024 earnings | Negative | -3.2% | Full-year net income decline due to impairment despite solid operating metrics. |
Earnings releases have produced mixed reactions: 3 aligned moves and 2 divergences, with an average move of about -1.08% around prior earnings events.
Over the past year, Kite Realty Group’s earnings releases have highlighted consistent Same Property NOI growth, strong leasing spreads and active capital recycling, including joint ventures with GIC and sizable share repurchases. Guidance for NAREIT/Core FFO per share has generally been maintained or raised. The current Q1 2026 update, with 3.6% Same Property NOI growth, robust leasing spreads and affirmed 2026 FFO guidance, fits this pattern of steady operational execution and disciplined capital allocation.
Historical Comparison
Past earnings headlines for KRG have averaged a -1.08% move with mixed alignment to fundamentally solid updates. Today’s Q1 2026 report, featuring 3.6% Same Property NOI growth and affirmed FFO guidance, is consistent operationally, though price reaction appears more muted than some prior earnings days.
Across recent earnings cycles, KRG has sustained FFO per share guidance around $2.06–$2.12 while gradually improving Same Property NOI growth and maintaining high portfolio occupancy and rising ABR, supported by recurring leasing strength and ongoing capital recycling and buybacks.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights solid Q1 2026 execution: Same Property NOI grew 3.6%, leasing spreads remained strong, occupancy improved and ABR per square foot increased. Management reaffirmed 2026 NAREIT/Core FFO guidance of $2.06–$2.12 per share and modestly raised Same Property NOI growth expectations. Investors may focus on the balance between declining GAAP net income, continued share repurchases, leverage at 5.2x net debt to Adjusted EBITDA and the elevated signed-not-open NOI pipeline of $36.0M.
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AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG), a premier owner and operator of high-quality, open-air grocery-anchored shopping centers and vibrant mixed-use assets, reported today its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, net income attributable to common shareholders was
Same Property Net Operating Income (NOI) increase of
Signed-not-open pipeline remains elevated at approximately
In 2025 and 2026, repurchased a total of 16.9 million common shares
for
“KRG is executing across all fronts in 2026: strategically, operationally, and financially,” said John A. Kite, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Strategically, we continue to sharpen the portfolio through disciplined capital recycling while also investing in our platform through recently announced key leadership additions. Operationally, Same Property NOI growth of
First Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results
- Generated Core FFO of the Operating Partnership of
$109.1 million , or$0.52 per diluted share. - Generated NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership of
$109.4 million , or$0.52 per diluted share. - Same Property NOI increased by
3.6% . - Executed 151 new and renewal leases representing 707,000 square feet.
- Blended cash leasing spreads of
13.5% on 113 comparable leases, including31.3% on 26 comparable new leases,12.3% on 47 comparable non-option renewals, and7.0% on 40 comparable option renewals. - Blended cash leasing spreads of
19.0% for comparable new and non-option renewal leases.
- Blended cash leasing spreads of
- Operating retail portfolio annualized base rent (ABR) per square foot of
$22.89 at March 31, 2026, a6.5% increase year-over-year. - Retail portfolio leased percentage of
94.7% at March 31, 2026, a 90-basis point increase year-over-year.- Anchor leased percentage of
96.2% at March 31, 2026, a 110-basis point increase year-over-year. - Small shop leased percentage of
91.9% at March 31, 2026, a 60-basis point increase year-over-year.
- Anchor leased percentage of
- Portfolio leased-to-occupied spread at period end of 350 basis points, which represents approximately
$36.0 million of signed-not-open NOI.
First Quarter 2026 Capital Allocation Activity
- Sold Coram Plaza (New York MSA), a 138,385 square foot center, for
$12.5 million , consistent with the Company’s strategy to exit non-core, larger-format, and/or lower-growth assets. - In February 2026, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved an upsizing of the Company’s share repurchase program, increasing the size of the program from
$300.0 million to$600.0 million of the Company’s common shares. - During the quarter, repurchased approximately 6.0 million common shares, at an average price of
$25.19 per share, for$152.3 million , inclusive of$52.3 million of previously announced activity.- In 2025 and 2026, repurchased a total of 16.9 million common shares, at an average price of
$23.67 per share, for$400.0 million .
- In 2025 and 2026, repurchased a total of 16.9 million common shares, at an average price of
First Quarter 2026 Balance Sheet Overview
- As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s net debt to Adjusted EBITDA was 5.2x.
Dividend
- On April 27, 2026, the Company’s Board of Trustees declared a second quarter 2026 dividend of
$0.29 per common share, which represents a7.4% year-over-year increase. The second quarter dividend will be paid on or about July 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of July 9, 2026.
2026 Earnings Guidance
The Company expects to generate net income attributable to common shareholders of
- 2026 Same Property NOI growth range of
2.50% to3.50% (previously2.25% to3.25% ). - Bad debt reserve of
0.95% of total revenues at the midpoint (previously1.00% of total revenues). - Interest expense, net of interest income, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, of
$121.2 million at the midpoint (previously$121.0 million ).
The following table reconciles the Company’s 2026 net income guidance range to the Company’s 2026 NAREIT and Core FFO guidance ranges:
| Low | High | ||
| Net income | |||
| Impairment charges | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.70 | 1.70 | |
| NAREIT FFO | $2.06 | $2.12 | |
| Non-cash items | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Core FFO | $2.06 | $2.12 |
Earnings Conference Call
Kite Realty Group will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on KRG’s website at www.kiterealty.com or at the following link: KRG First Quarter 2026 Webcast. The dial-in registration link is: KRG First Quarter 2026 Teleconference Registration. In addition, a webcast replay link will be available on KRG’s website.
About Kite Realty Group
Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a high-quality portfolio of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use destinations. The Company’s portfolio is concentrated in high-growth Sun Belt and select strategic gateway markets. Publicly listed since 2004, KRG brings more than six decades of experience in developing, operating, and investing in real estate, using a disciplined, hands-on approach to enhance portfolio quality and maximize long-term value for all stakeholders. As of March 31, 2026, the Company owned interests in 169 U.S. open-air shopping centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 27.3 million square feet of gross leasable space. For more information, please visit kiterealty.com.
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This release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to: economic, business, banking, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in connection with low or negative growth in the U.S. economy as well as economic uncertainty (including from an economic slowdown or recession, federal government shutdown, disruptions related to tariffs and other trade or sanction issues, geopolitical instability in the Middle East, rising interest rates, inflation, unemployment, or limited growth in consumer income or spending); financing risks, including the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity; the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend the maturity dates of, the Company’s indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of the Company’s tenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates, including potential oversupplies of, or a reduction in demand for, rental space; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks, including the ability to complete them on the terms and timing anticipated; property ownership and management risks, including the relative illiquidity of real estate investments, and expenses, vacancies or the inability to rent space on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns; the attractiveness of our properties to tenants; the actual and perceived impact of e-commerce on the value of shopping center assets, and changing demographics and customer traffic patterns; business continuity disruptions and a deterioration in our tenants’ ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or services to us or our tenants from vendors that are needed to operate efficiently; risks related to our current geographical concentration of properties in the states of Texas, Florida, and North Carolina and the metropolitan statistical areas of New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.; civil unrest, acts of violence, terrorism or war, acts of God, climate change, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters and severe weather conditions, including such events that may result in underinsured or uninsured losses or other increased costs and expenses; changes in laws and government regulations, including governmental orders affecting the use of the Company’s properties or the ability of its tenants to operate, and the costs of complying with such changed laws and government regulations; possible changes in consumer behavior due to public health crises and the fear of future pandemics; our ability to satisfy environmental, social or governance standards set by various constituencies; insurance costs and coverage, especially in Florida and Texas coastal areas and North Carolina; risks associated with cyber attacks and the loss of confidential information and other business disruptions; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence and related tools; other factors affecting the real estate industry generally; and other risks identified in reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in other documents that it publicly disseminates, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This Earnings Release also includes certain forward-looking non-GAAP information. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income (loss) as a measure of our operating performance. Please see the following pages for the corresponding definitions and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures.
| Kite Realty Group Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Investment properties, at cost | $ | 7,029,261 | $ | 7,003,479 | ||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (1,717,404 | ) | (1,656,191 | ) | ||||
| Net investment properties | 5,311,857 | 5,347,288 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 32,539 | 36,761 | ||||||
| Tenant and other receivables, including accrued straight-line rent of | 133,290 | 127,865 | ||||||
| Restricted cash and escrow deposits | 190,581 | 441,605 | ||||||
| Deferred costs, net | 172,805 | 181,553 | ||||||
| Prepaid and other assets | 98,560 | 93,913 | ||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 356,555 | 364,407 | ||||||
| Assets associated with investment properties held for sale | 54,073 | 71,105 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 6,350,260 | $ | 6,664,497 | ||||
| Liabilities and Equity: | ||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Mortgage and other indebtedness, net | $ | 2,992,389 | $ | 3,025,478 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 156,908 | 221,118 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue and other liabilities | 207,603 | 221,813 | ||||||
| Liabilities associated with investment properties held for sale | 3,754 | 4,314 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,360,654 | 3,472,723 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Limited Partners’ interests in the Operating Partnership | 130,306 | 116,245 | ||||||
| Equity: | ||||||||
| Common shares, | 2,031 | 2,090 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,445,350 | 4,612,280 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 21,352 | 23,079 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (1,611,337 | ) | (1,563,840 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 2,857,396 | 3,073,609 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 1,904 | 1,920 | ||||||
| Total equity | 2,859,300 | 3,075,529 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 6,350,260 | $ | 6,664,497 | ||||
| Kite Realty Group Consolidated Statements of Operations (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Rental income | $ | 198,042 | $ | 219,172 | ||||
| Other property-related revenue | 1,359 | 1,480 | ||||||
| Fee income | 1,296 | 425 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 200,697 | 221,077 | ||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||
| Property operating | 31,116 | 29,826 | ||||||
| Real estate taxes | 24,824 | 27,761 | ||||||
| General, administrative and other | 13,950 | 12,258 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 82,491 | 98,231 | ||||||
| Impairment charges | 5,888 | — | ||||||
| Total expenses | 158,269 | 168,076 | ||||||
| Other (expense) income: | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (31,696 | ) | (32,954 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries | (395 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
| Gain on sales of operating properties, net | — | 91 | ||||||
| Net gains from outlot sales | 1,039 | — | ||||||
| Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures | (2,216 | ) | (607 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 2,572 | 4,743 | ||||||
| Net income | 11,732 | 24,264 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (338 | ) | (534 | ) | ||||
| Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 11,394 | $ | 23,730 | ||||
| Net income per common share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.11 | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 205,686,342 | 219,715,674 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 206,063,468 | 219,827,298 | ||||||
| Kite Realty Group NAREIT Funds From Operations (“FFO”)(1) (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 11,732 | $ | 24,264 | ||||
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in properties | (70 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||
| Less: gain on sales of operating properties, net | — | (91 | ) | |||||
| Add: impairment charges | 5,888 | — | ||||||
| Add: depreciation and amortization of consolidated and unconsolidated entities, net of noncontrolling interests | 91,824 | 98,677 | ||||||
| NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership(1) | 109,374 | 122,780 | ||||||
| Less: Limited Partners’ interests in FFO | (2,623 | ) | (2,463 | ) | ||||
| FFO attributable to common shareholders(1) | $ | 106,751 | $ | 120,317 | ||||
| FFO, as defined by NAREIT, per share of the Operating Partnership – basic | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.55 | ||||
| FFO, as defined by NAREIT, per share of the Operating Partnership – diluted | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.55 | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 205,686,342 | 219,715,674 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 205,775,355 | 219,827,298 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares and units outstanding – basic | 210,742,420 | 224,214,867 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares and units outstanding – diluted | 210,831,433 | 224,326,491 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of NAREIT FFO to Core FFO(2) | ||||||||
| NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership(1) | $ | 109,374 | $ | 122,780 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1,807 | 1,644 | ||||||
| Non-cash compensation expense and other | 3,215 | 2,660 | ||||||
| Less: | ||||||||
| Straight-line rent – minimum rent and common area maintenance | 2,141 | 2,578 | ||||||
| Market rent amortization income | 2,089 | 3,542 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discounts, premiums and hedge instruments | 1,029 | 2,756 | ||||||
| Core FFO of the Operating Partnership | $ | 109,137 | $ | 118,208 | ||||
| Core FFO per share of the Operating Partnership – diluted | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.53 | ||||
(1) “NAREIT FFO of the Operating Partnership” measures (2) Includes the Company’s pro rata share from unconsolidated joint ventures. NAREIT Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a widely used performance measure for real estate companies and is provided here as a supplemental measure of our operating performance. The Company calculates FFO, a non-GAAP financial measure, in accordance with the best practices described in the April 2002 National Policy Bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), as restated in 2018. The NAREIT white paper defines FFO as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding (i) depreciation and amortization related to real estate, (ii) gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, (iii) gains and losses from change in control, and (iv) impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity. Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that FFO is helpful to investors in measuring our operational performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of depreciated property and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. FFO (a) should not be considered as an alternative to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) for the purpose of measuring our financial performance, (b) is not an alternative to cash flows from operating activities (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, and (c) is not indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. The Company’s computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. From time to time, the Company may report or provide guidance with respect to “FFO, as adjusted,” which removes the impact of certain non-recurring and non-operating transactions or other items the Company does not consider to be representative of its core operating results including, without limitation, (i) gains or losses associated with the early extinguishment of debt, (ii) gains or losses associated with litigation involving the Company that is not in the normal course of business, (iii) merger and acquisition costs, (iv) the impact on earnings from significant and non-recurring employee severance costs and recruiting expenses, including sign-on bonuses and search fees, (v) the excess of redemption value over carrying value of preferred stock redemption, and (vi) the impact of prior period bad debt or the collection of accounts receivable previously written off (“prior period collection impact”), which are not otherwise adjusted in the Company’s calculation of FFO. Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance that modifies FFO for certain non-cash transactions that result in recording income or expense and impact the Company’s period-over-period performance, including (i) amortization of deferred financing costs, (ii) non-cash compensation expense and other, (iii) straight-line rent related to minimum rent and common area maintenance, (iv) market rent amortization income, and (v) amortization of debt discounts, premiums and hedge instruments, and include adjustments related to our pro rata share from unconsolidated joint ventures for these categories as applicable. The Company believes that Core FFO is useful to investors in evaluating the core cash flow-generating operations of the Company by adjusting for items that we do not consider to be part of our core business operations, allowing for comparison of core operating performance of the Company between periods. Core FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or the Company’s ability to make distributions. The Company’s computation of Core FFO may differ from the methodology for calculating Core FFO used by other REITs, and therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs. | ||||||||
| Kite Realty Group Same Property Net Operating Income (“NOI”) (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||||
| Number of properties in Same Property Pool for the period(1) | 164 | 164 | ||||||
| Leased percentage at period end | 94.6 | % | 94.3 | % | |||
| Economic occupancy percentage at period end | 91.1 | % | 91.8 | % | |||
| Economic occupancy percentage(2) | 91.1 | % | 92.2 | % |
| Minimum rent | $ | 144,188 | $ | 140,903 | |||||||
| Tenant recoveries | 44,054 | 40,641 | |||||||||
| Bad debt reserve | (1,499 | ) | (1,887 | ) | |||||||
| Other income, net | 2,458 | 2,140 | |||||||||
| Total revenue | 189,201 | 181,797 | |||||||||
| Property operating | (28,105 | ) | (25,899 | ) | |||||||
| Real estate taxes | (24,098 | ) | (23,606 | ) | |||||||
| Total expenses | (52,203 | ) | (49,505 | ) | |||||||
| Same Property NOI(3) | $ | 136,998 | $ | 132,292 | 3.6 | % | |||||
| Reconciliation of Same Property NOI to mostdirectly comparable GAAP measure: | |||||||||||
| Net operating income – same properties | $ | 136,998 | $ | 132,292 | |||||||
| Net operating income – sold properties | (215 | ) | 20,470 | ||||||||
| Net operating income – non-same activity(4) | 9,306 | 10,607 | |||||||||
| Less: KRG share of unconsolidated joint ventures included in Same Property NOI above | (2,628 | ) | (304 | ) | |||||||
| Net gains from outlot sales | 1,039 | — | |||||||||
| Total property NOI | 144,500 | 163,065 | (11.4 | %) | |||||||
| Other income, net | 1,257 | 4,551 | |||||||||
| General, administrative and other | (13,950 | ) | (12,258 | ) | |||||||
| Impairment charges | (5,888 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (82,491 | ) | (98,231 | ) | |||||||
| Interest expense | (31,696 | ) | (32,954 | ) | |||||||
| Gain on sales of operating properties, net | — | 91 | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (338 | ) | (534 | ) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 11,394 | $ | 23,730 | |||||||
(1) Same Property NOI excludes the following: (i) Village Commons and Legacy West, which were acquired in 2025; (ii) The Corner – IN, which was reclassified from active development into our operating portfolio in March 2025; (iii) Eastgate Crossing, which was reclassified from our operating portfolio in September 2025 due to significant disruption caused by severe flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Chantal; (iv) our active development project at One Loudoun Expansion; (v) Hamilton Crossing Centre and Edwards Multiplex – Ontario, which were reclassified from our operating portfolio into redevelopment in June 2014 and March 2023, respectively; (vi) properties sold or classified as held for sale during 2025 and 2026; and (vii) standalone office properties, including the Carillon medical office building. (2) Excludes leases that are signed but for which tenants have not yet commenced the payment of cash rent. Calculated as a weighted average based on the timing of cash rent commencement and expiration during the period. (3) Same Property NOI for all periods presented includes (4) Includes non-cash activity as well as NOI from properties not included in the Same Property Pool. The Company uses NOI, a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the performance of our properties. The Company also uses total property NOI, which is defined as NOI plus net gains from outlot sales. The Company defines NOI as income from our real estate, including lease termination fees received from tenants, less our property operating expenses. NOI excludes amortization of capitalized tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions and certain corporate-level expenses, including merger and acquisition costs. The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operating performance because it excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and impairment, if any. The Company also uses same property NOI (“Same Property NOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the performance of our properties. Same Property NOI is net income excluding properties that have not been owned for the full periods presented. Beginning in 2026, the Company revised its Same Property NOI definition to exclude the results of the Company’s insurance captive to more clearly reflect the performance of our core real estate portfolio. Same Property NOI also excludes (i) net gains from outlot sales, (ii) straight-line rent revenue, (iii) lease termination income in excess of lost rent, (iv) amortization of lease intangibles, (v) significant prior period expense recoveries and adjustments, if any, and (vi) income or expense associated with the Company’s captive insurance company. When the Company receives payments in excess of any accounts receivable for terminating a lease, Same Property NOI will include such excess payments as monthly rent until the earlier of the expiration of 12 months or the start date of a replacement tenant. The Company believes that Same Property NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operating performance because it includes only the NOI of properties that have been owned for the full periods presented. The Company believes such presentation eliminates disparities in net income due to the acquisition or disposition of properties during the particular periods presented and thus provides a more consistent metric for the comparison of our properties. Additionally, because results from the Company’s insurance captive are driven by insurance underwriting, loss experience, and actuarial assumptions and therefore do not reflect the operating performance of our real estate properties, management believes excluding the impacts of the insurance captive improves transparency and comparability for the Company’s investors. Same Property NOI includes the results of properties that have been owned for the entire current and prior year reporting periods. Same Property NOI for all periods presented includes NOI and Same Property NOI should not, however, be considered as an alternative to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance. The Company’s computation of NOI and Same Property NOI may differ from the methodology used by other REITs and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs. When evaluating the properties that are included in the Same Property Pool, we have established specific criteria for determining the inclusion of properties acquired or those recently under development. An acquired property is included in the Same Property Pool when there is a full quarter of operations in both years subsequent to the acquisition date. Development and redevelopment properties are included in the Same Property Pool four full quarters after the properties have been transferred to the operating portfolio. A redevelopment property is first excluded from the Same Property Pool when the execution of a redevelopment plan is likely, and we (a) begin recapturing space from tenants or (b) the contemplated plan significantly impacts the operations of the property. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Same Property Pool excludes the following: (i) Village Commons and Legacy West, which were acquired in 2025; (ii) The Corner – IN, which was reclassified from active development into our operating portfolio in March 2025; (iii) Eastgate Crossing, which was reclassified from our operating portfolio in September 2025 due to significant disruption caused by severe flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Chantal; (iv) our active development project at One Loudoun Expansion; (v) Hamilton Crossing Centre and Edwards Multiplex – Ontario, which were reclassified from our operating portfolio into redevelopment in June 2014 and March 2023, respectively; (vi) properties sold or classified as held for sale during 2025 and 2026; and (vii) standalone office properties, including the Carillon medical office building. | |||||||||||
| Kite Realty Group Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) | ||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Net income | $ | 11,732 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 82,491 | |||
| Interest expense | 31,696 | |||
| Income tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries | 395 | |||
| EBITDA | 126,314 | |||
| Unconsolidated EBITDA, as adjusted | 9,978 | |||
| Impairment charges | 5,888 | |||
| Other income and expense, net | (356 | ) | ||
| Noncontrolling interests | (197 | ) | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 141,627 | ||
| Annualized Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 566,508 | ||
| Company share of Net Debt: | ||||
| Mortgage and other indebtedness, net | $ | 2,992,389 | ||
| Add: Company share of unconsolidated joint venture debt | 203,315 | |||
| Add: debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs, net | 2,216 | |||
| Less: Partner share of consolidated joint venture debt(2) | (9,741 | ) | ||
| Company’s consolidated debt and share of unconsolidated debt | 3,188,179 | |||
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | (32,539 | ) | ||
| Less: restricted cash and escrow deposits | (190,581 | ) | ||
| Less: Company share of unconsolidated joint venture cash and cash equivalents | (13,816 | ) | ||
| Company share of Net Debt | $ | 2,951,243 | ||
| Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA | 5.2 | x | ||
(1) Represents Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (as shown in the table above) multiplied by four. (2) Partner share of consolidated joint venture debt is calculated based upon the partner’s pro rata ownership of the joint venture, multiplied by the related secured debt balance. The Company defines EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income before interest expense, income tax expense of the taxable REIT subsidiaries, and depreciation and amortization. For informational purposes, the Company also provides Adjusted EBITDA, which it defines as EBITDA less (i) EBITDA from unconsolidated entities, as adjusted, (ii) gains on sales of operating properties or impairment charges, (iii) merger and acquisition costs, (iv) other income and expense, (v) noncontrolling interest Adjusted EBITDA, and (vi) other non-recurring activity or items impacting comparability from period to period. Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent quarter multiplied by four. Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is the Company’s share of net debt divided by Annualized Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, are not comparable to EBITDA and EBITDA-related measures reported by other REITs that do not define EBITDA and EBITDA-related measures exactly as we do. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Annualized Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to net income as an indicator of performance or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of liquidity. Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, the Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and the ratio of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA are helpful to investors in measuring our operational performance because they exclude various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of depreciated property and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. For informational purposes, the Company also provides Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted as described above. The Company believes this supplemental information provides a meaningful measure of its operating performance. The Company believes presenting EBITDA and the related measures in this manner allows investors and other interested parties to form a more meaningful assessment of the Company’s operating results. | ||||
Contact Information: Kite Realty Group
Tyler Henshaw
SVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
317.713.7780
thenshaw@kiterealty.com
