NYSE$CDP
COPT Defense Properties · Q4 2024 earnings
Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations
Briefing
COPT Defense Properties reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
COPT Defense Properties reported strong full-year 2024 results, with EPS of $1.23 and FFO per share, as adjusted for comparability, of $2.57, representing a 6.2% increase over 2023. The company exceeded leasing goals, achieving 3.2 million SF in total leasing and a tenant retention rate of 86%, the highest in over 20 years.
- EPS for the full year 2024 was $1.23, a significant improvement from $(0.67) in 2023.
- FFO per share, as adjusted for comparability, increased by 6.2% over 2023 results, reaching $2.57 for the full year.
- The total portfolio was 93.6% occupied and 95.1% leased, with the Defense/IT Portfolio showing even stronger performance at 95.6% occupied and 96.8% leased.
- Same Property Cash NOI increased by 9.1% for the year, marking the company's highest increase ever reported.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
COPT · Revenue · Quarterly
$183M
Forward guidance
COPT Defense Properties expects continued growth in 2025, with FFO per share growth of 3.5% at the midpoint, driven by strong portfolio performance.
Tailwinds
- Continued strong performance of the portfolio is expected to drive FFO per share growth.
- Guidance implies continued growth in 2025.
- The company's investment-grade rated balance sheet supports strategic and opportunistic investments.
- Operating assets acquired at significant discounts to replacement cost provide strong going-in cash yields.
- Development land provides an opportunity to expand the data center shell portfolio over the medium to long term.
Headwinds
- No specific negative forward guidance points were explicitly stated in the provided text.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024
+0.3%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.3%
Avg return
5 days after
+1.1%
Avg return
30 days after
61%
42 / 69 earnings
Positive
+6.2%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-6.4%
Q1 2020
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.7% | -4.1% | +0.5% | |
| Q4 2025 | +1.4% | +1.2% | +0.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | +3.8% | +5.4% | +12.5% | |
| Q2 2025 | +0.3% | +1.0% | +10.3% | |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | -0.5% | +3.0% | |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8% | -5.5% | -8.7% | |
| Q3 2024 | +0.7% | -1.1% | +1.7% | |
| Q2 2024 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +4.3% | |
| Q1 2024 | +3.0% | +4.4% | +4.8% | |
| Q4 2023 | +4.3% | +4.4% | +8.0% | |
| Q3 2023 | +0.2% | -0.5% | +5.9% | |
| Q2 2023 | -0.8% | -1.5% | -4.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | +4.8% | +5.9% | +2.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | -1.4% | -0.6% | -9.9% | |
| Q3 2022 | +3.1% | +4.4% | +8.2% | |
| Q2 2022 | +4.3% | +1.0% | -2.4% | |
| Q1 2022 | -2.1% | -1.8% | +0.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | +0.4% | +0.5% | +11.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | -0.4% | -0.2% | -4.4% | |
| Q2 2021 | -0.2% | -3.4% | -3.4% | |
| Q1 2021 | -0.3% | +1.5% | -1.9% | |
| Q4 2020 | +0.9% | +1.2% | -2.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +2.3% | +6.0% | +24.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.6% | +2.0% | -6.0% | |
| Q1 2020 | -6.4% | -7.0% | -6.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | -2.9% | -2.4% | -7.7% | |
| Q3 2019 | -2.5% | -0.5% | -1.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | +6.2% | +3.2% | +5.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | +0.9% | +1.7% | -0.2% | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.8% | +2.7% | +4.4% | |
| Q3 2018 | -6.3% | -8.7% | -14.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | +2.4% | +1.9% | +4.1% | |
| Q1 2018 | +2.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% | |
| Q4 2017 | +1.3% | -2.0% | +1.2% | |
| Q3 2017 | +3.2% | +2.5% | +0.3% | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.0% | -2.8% | -3.0% | |
| Q1 2017 | +0.4% | +1.1% | -0.1% | |
| Q4 2016 | +3.0% | +2.9% | +2.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | -3.2% | -4.3% | +6.5% | |
| Q2 2016 | +1.2% | -0.4% | -4.1% | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +3.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -3.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -4.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -4.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -3.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -5.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -1.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -1.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +3.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +3.5% | — | — |
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