Pulling SEC filings + quote and writing the call…
Empire State Realty OP, L.P.
Next earnings ≈ Sep 1, 2026 · est. from filing cadence
Last earnings +2.2% on 2026-04-29
Cheap NYC REIT: GAAP P/E of 22x is a mirage — at ~6x Core FFO and below book, with a covered dividend, the discount does the work.
Core FFO (common unitholders) $234.2M · FY2025
The fundamentals carry the rating, but the price is rich (~62% above our fair-value estimate) — a quality-at-a-price call. The case rests on the business, not the entry; patient buyers may wait for a pullback.
Ignore the 22.4x P/E — it is the wrong lens for a REIT. GAAP net income ($73.0M) is crushed by $195M of non-cash depreciation, so the economics show up in cash flow and FFO instead. The filing reports Core FFO of $234.2M attributable to common unitholders against operating cash flow of $249M; on ~267M units that is roughly $0.88 of FFO per unit, putting the stock at about 6.4x Core FFO at $5.61. Equity (total assets $4.47B less liabilities $2.65B = ~$1.82B, or ~$6.82/unit) sits above the $1.50B market cap, so FISK trades at roughly 0.8x book. The $39.0M dividend is comfortably covered by both FFO and the $249M of operating cash flow. That is a genuinely cheap valuation for an income-producing real-estate cash stream.
The quality is mediocre-but-stable rather than great, which is why this is a buy on price, not on momentum. Total revenue was flat (+0.1%) as 1.9% rental-revenue growth was offset by a 5.9% drop in Observatory revenue ($136.4M → $128.3M) and the near-total collapse of lease-termination fees (-90.3%). Operating income fell 14.5% and net income 9.2%, and reported income leaned on a $35.0M gain on disposition (up from $13.3M) plus a $12.6M decline in interest income as cash was drawn down. Cash fell 65.6% to $133M because management deployed it: the $386.0M 130 Mercer Street SoHo acquisition (Dec 2025) and $31.0M of Williamsburg retail (Jun 2025) push the portfolio beyond pure NYC office, and those assets contribute only partially to 2025 — a 2026 tailwind. Leasing was healthy at 1,009,009 sq ft signed.
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | $726M | $738M | $767M | $767M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $79.1M | $127M | $147M | $159M | $136M |
| Net income | -$13.0M | $63.2M | $84.4M | $80.4M | $73.0M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.06 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $0.25 |
| Net margin | — | 8.7% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 9.5% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Reg FD disclosure (investor materials), no financial/operating change
Q1 2026 results; ongoing leasing and recent acquisition integration
Q1 2026 earnings release furnished under Item 2.02
Entered new material financing agreement / direct debt obligation
Officer/director change disclosed under Item 5.02
FY25 revenue flat $768M, net income -9.2%; bought 130 Mercer for $386M
FY2025/Q4 earnings release; net income fell ~9% YoY
Reg FD disclosure tied to $386M 130 Mercer SoHo acquisition
Q3 2025 results; rental revenue up, observatory revenue softer
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001553079, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-07) · EODHD · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/30/2026, 10:13:33 AM.
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Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.
Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.
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