COPT Defense Properties

CDP

Market cap $3.59B

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) (“COPT Defense” or the “Company”) announced that its President and CEO, Stephen E. Budorick, will provide an update on the Company and participate in a question and answer session at Nareit's REITweek: 2026 Investor Conference. The presentation will be held on June 2, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York, NY. A live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying materials will be availab.

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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 $0.32 per common share for the second quarter ending June 30, 2026. The second quarter 2026 dividend represents an annualized amount of $1.28 per share and is payable on July 15, 2026, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2026. About COPT Defense COPT Defense, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed RE.

COPT Defense (CDP) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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 first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Management Comments Stephen E. Budorick, COPT Defense's President & Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We achieved solid results in the first quarter and our performance is tracking on all aspects of our full year plan. FFO per share exceeded the midpoint of our guidance range by $0.01. Based on this outperformance, and our for.