COPT Defense Properties

CDP

Market cap $3.44B

Over 200 U.S. REITs and homebuilders have reported third-quarter earnings results over the past five weeks, providing critical information on the state of the commercial and residential real estate industry. Overall, REIT earnings results were marginally better than consensus expectations despite a handful of high-profile flops that overshadowed some impressive individual results across a balanced mix of sectors. Two-thirds of the sector (67 REITs) raised their full-year FFO outlook—above the historical average of 65%. Notable winners included Industrial, Senior Housing, Data Center, Retail, and Billboard REITs.

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) (“COPT Defense” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Trustees declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.305 per common share for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025. The fourth quarter 2025 dividend represents an annualized amount of $1.22 per share and is payable on January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2025. About COPT Defense COPT Defense, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a sel.

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance this week- while long-term yields jumped- after the Federal Reserve cut short-term rates for a second-straight meeting, but reigned in expectations for future cuts. Fed Chair Powell hawkishly pushed back on market expectations, saying that another cut in December was "far" from certain and highlighting "strongly differing views" within the committee. Market breadth was exceptionally narrow this past week as post-earnings gains from a handful of mega-cap technology stocks offset weekly declines from over 70% of the S&P 500 constituents.

COPT Defense Properties ( CDP ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 31, 2025 12:00 PM EDT Company Participants Venkat Kommineni - Vice President of Investor Relations Stephen E. Budorick - President, CEO & Trustee Britt Snider - Executive VP & COO Anthony Mifsud - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Blaine Heck - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Seth Bergey - Citigroup Inc. Exchange Research Richard Anderson Dylan Burzinski - Green Street Advisors, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Welcome to the COP Defense Properties Third Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for COPT Defense (CDP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

COPT Defense (CDP) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.65 per share a year ago.

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COPT Defense Properties (“COPT Defense” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDP) announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Management Comments Stephen E. Budorick, COPT Defense's President & Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our Defense/IT investment strategy, which concentrates our portfolio near priority U.S. defense installations, continued to generate excellent results during the third quarter. FFO per share exceeded the midpoint of our gu.

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) (“COPT Defense” or the “Company”) announced the acquisition of Stonegate I, a 142,000 square foot Class A office building at 15050 Conference Center Drive in Chantilly, VA for a gross purchase price of $40.2 million. The Class A office building is fully occupied by a top 20 U.S. Defense Contractor with 10 years of lease term remaining, making this their ninth location in the Company's portfolio. Stonegate I was constructed in 2.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does COPT Defense (CDP) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does COPT Defense (CDP) have what it takes?