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KIM · Q1 2026 Earnings

Kimco Realty

Reported April 30, 2026

30-second summary

Kimco delivered $0.46 of Q1 FY2026 FFO per share on $558M of revenue (+4% YoY), tightened the FY2026 FFO range to $1.81–$1.84 (from $1.80–$1.84), and raised same-property NOI guide to 2.8–3.5% (from 2.5–3.5%). The Q1 print resolves the watch-list cleanly: same-property NOI of 1.7% sits below the new floor but management explicitly reaffirms acceleration each quarter from here, credit loss came in at 52bps (well inside the now-tightened 65–90bps band), and the SNO spread widened to 410bps on a $77M pipeline — extension, not compression. The tone has moved past stabilization rhetoric to explicit re-rating language, with management framing Kimco at "an exciting inflection point."

Headline numbers

EPS

Q1 FY2026

$0.46

Revenue

Q1 FY2026

$0.56B

+4.0% YoY

Operating margin

Q1 FY2026

37.2%

Key financials

Q1 FY2026

Metric	Q1 FY2026	YoY	Q4 FY2025	QoQ
Revenue	$0.56B	+4.0%	$0.54B	+3.0%
EPS	$0.46	—	$0.44	+4.5%
Operating margin	37.2%	—	36.4%	+80bps

Guidance

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Changes to prior guidance

Metric	Period	Prior guide	New guide	Δ	Result
FFO per Diluted Share	FY2026	$1.80 to $1.84	$1.81 to $1.84	+$0.01 raised at low end	Raised
Same property NOI growth	FY2026	2.5% to 3.5%	2.8% to 3.5%	+0.3pts raised at low end	Raised
Credit loss as % of total pro-rata rental revenues	FY2026	75 to 100 basis points	65 to 90 basis points	-10bps improved at both ends	Lowered
Net income per diluted share	FY2026	$0.80 to $0.84	$0.83 to $0.87	+$0.03 to +$0.03 raised at both ends	Raised
Lease termination income	FY2026	$7 million to $15 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Non-cash GAAP revenues	FY2026	$45 million to $50 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Consolidated G&A expense, net	FY2026	$128 million to $132 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Consolidated interest expense and preferred stock dividends	FY2026	$370 million to $377 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Consolidated mortgage and other financing income, net	FY2026	$45 million to $55 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Redevelopment capex	FY2026	$100 million to $150 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Leasing and maintenance capex	FY2026	$275 million to $300 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Property acquisitions, net of dispositions transaction volume	FY2026	$300 million to $500 million	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn
Acquisitions, weighted average cap rate	FY2026	6.0% to 7.0%	Withdrawn — no replacement	—	Withdrawn

Segment KPIs

Q1 FY2026

Segment	Q1 FY2026	YoY
Leased-to-Economic Occupancy Spread	$0.077B	+28.0%
Same Property NOI Growth	$0.402B	+1.7%

Other KPIs

Q1 FY2026

Segment	Q1 FY2026
FFO per Diluted Share	$0.46
Signed Leases (Square Feet)	4.4 million sq ft
Blended Pro-Rata Cash Rent Spreads	11.3%
Pro-Rata Leased Occupancy	96.3%
Pro-Rata Anchor Occupancy	97.9%
Pro-Rata Small Shop Occupancy	92.5%
Credit Loss (% of Pro-Rata Rental Revenues)	52 bps
New Lease Spreads	23.8%

Management tone

Q3 FY2025 bankruptcy-as-opportunity → Q4 FY2025 aggressive value-arbitrage pivot → Q1 FY2026 capacity-recycling activation and earnings-power re-rating pitch.

Management has moved past balance-sheet defense into an explicit re-rating pitch directed at generalist capital. The Q1 framing positioned Kimco's A-/A3 balance sheet, "top of the charts earnings growth," and one of the lowest G&A loads as a compelling generalist offering against a sector trading at ~15% multiple discount and a NAV discount, with private capital (Blackstone, the Whitestone/Ares deal) validating the bid for open-air grocery-anchored centers. The shift signals management is no longer asking investors to underwrite stabilization — they are pitching Kimco as a uniquely-positioned earnings-growth story in a sector typically valued on yield. The risk is that the pitch is now front-running the proof: FY2026 FFO guide still implies 2.8–4.5% growth.

The SNO pipeline has been formally reframed as a forward indicator, not a trailing one. Management calls it "contracted, visible cash flow sitting in the pipeline waiting to convert, and it's the single clearest indicator of where our earnings are headed." The Q1 extension to a record $77M / 410bps backs the framing — but the language now treats SNO as forward earnings, not work-in-progress. That's a higher bar for FY2027 when commencements outpace signings and the spread compresses.

The supply-demand narrative has been promoted to defining moat. Management frames the structural backdrop as "the scarcity of high-quality vacant space and virtually no new supply," paired with a necessity-anchored grocery base (>86% of ABR) and retailers committing to long-term store-opening programs. Retention rates running over 95% (near all-time highs) reinforce the moat — existing tenants are unwilling to give up space because the economics elsewhere are worse.

The organizational restructuring announced in Q3 FY2025 is now being claimed as a current-quarter contributor: "The organizational transformation we outlined last quarter is not a future benefit. It is already showing up in the numbers." The proof points cited are commencements tracking $2.5M ahead of plan ($31M vs. $28.5M budget) and earlier contractor engagement under the new operating model, which officially goes live in Q3 FY2026. The credibility test is whether the Q2–Q4 same-property NOI acceleration arrives on schedule.

The credit-quality framing flipped cleanly. Q4 widened the band to 75–100bps as a hedge; this quarter the band tightens to 65–90bps with a Q1 print of 52bps. Management explicitly attributed the Q1 strength to no meaningful bankruptcy activity and "no creep" in small-shop credit. The hedge has been reversed within one quarter — a clean directional signal that management's Q4 caution was real conservatism, not soft information.

Recurring themes management leaned on this quarter:

Signed-not-open pipeline as contracted earnings visibility ($77M annual base rent, up 410 bps economic-to-lease spread)Economic occupancy inflection driving AFFO acceleration and multiple re-rating opportunityStructural supply-demand advantage (0.2% new construction, necessity-anchored tenants, no retail alternatives)Grocery-anchored portfolio transformation (86% grocery, 15 active redevelopment projects with 25%+ rent premiums)Operational velocity improvements already embedded (commencements tracking $2.5M ahead of plan via Q3 organizational restructuring)Capital recycling acceleration to narrow public-private valuation gap (couple hundred million disposition and acquisition pipelines)

Risks management surfaced:

Geopolitical uncertainty and fuel price volatility impacting consumer sentimentMacro uncertainty and potential for tenant bankruptcies despite strong current credit profileRefinancing headwinds in second half of 2026 (described as 'known headwind')Competitive transaction market limiting acquisition sourcingMultifamily apartment project timing and absorption uncertainty

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Q1 FY2026 same-property NOI vs the seasonal low-point framing — Q1 printed 1.7%, below the prior 2.5% guide floor but inside the "Q1 is the trough" framing management committed to in February. The same-property NOI guide was then raised to 2.8–3.5%, requiring Q2–Q4 to average ~3.2% to land at midpoint — a high bar but consistent with management's "accelerate each quarter going forward" framing.

Continue monitoring

Pace of disposition execution against the $300–$500M transaction volume guide — Q1 was intentionally quiet ($47M of ground-lease dispositions at a blended mid-5% cap rate). Guidance reaffirmed, with management pointing to "a couple hundred million of additional dispositions" plus a similar amount of reinvestment building through 2H. Status: Continue monitoring; guidance intact but execution is back-half weighted.

SNO pipeline burn-off and the 390bps spread — Q1 extended to a record 410bps on a $77M pipeline. Over 60% to commence in FY2026, weighted 2H. This is the cleanest positive resolution on the watch list and validates the embedded-growth claim.

Resolved positively

Identified G&A savings beyond the $3M for FY2026 — G&A guide of $128–$132M reaffirmed; Q1 print of $37M was elevated by the equity-grant timing shift, fully captured in the FY guide. The operating-model rollout still targets Q3 FY2026 go-live.

Continue monitoring

Credit loss trajectory against the widened 75–100bps band — Q1 came in at 52bps, and management tightened the FY2026 guide to 65–90bps (10bps better at both ends). Management explicitly framed the Q4 widening as conservatism and the print backs the framing.

Resolved positively

First explicit FY2025-to-FY2026 clean-FFO bridge — Management did not bridge the FY2026 guide to a clean FY2025 baseline ex one-time items. The $1.81–$1.84 tightening lifts the implied growth range marginally but the underlying-growth question remains unanswered.

Continue monitoring

What to watch into next quarter

Q2 FY2026 same-property NOI vs the new 2.8% FY floor: Q1 printed 1.7% and management committed to "accelerate each quarter." A Q2 print at or above 2.8% validates the trajectory; a Q2 below 2.5% would put the raised guide under pressure within 90 days of issuing it.

SNO pipeline at 410bps — extension or peak: watch whether Q2 prints above 420bps (extension validates the embedded-growth claim further) or compresses below 400bps (commencements outpacing new signings, signaling FY2027 compression has begun). Per management, >60% of the $77M pipeline is set to commence in FY2026.

Disposition/acquisition pace and disclosed cap rates: $300–$500M transaction guide reaffirmed but Q1 delivered only $47M. Watch the disclosed Q2 cap rates on dispositions vs. the 5.0–6.0% guide — if execution prints above 6%, FFO-accretion math from recycling weakens.

Small-shop occupancy at 92.5% — re-extension or plateau: small shop is near historic highs but still below the all-time anchor-side benchmark. Watch whether Q2 pushes higher; a flat-to-down print would convert the "still rising" narrative into "fully harvested."

Credit loss vs the tightened 65–90bps band: Q1 at 52bps is well below the floor. Watch whether Q2 holds below 70bps (which would tee up a second favorable tightening) or drifts toward the band.

G&A run-rate normalization: Q1 $37M was elevated by the equity-grant timing shift. Watch Q2 step-down — a Q2 print materially above the implied $30–31M/quarter run-rate would put the reaffirmed $128–$132M FY guide at risk.

Sources

Kimco Realty Q1 2026 earnings press release (SEC EDGAR, kim-ex99_1.htm), filed April 30, 2026.
Kimco Realty Q1 2026 earnings conference call, prepared remarks and Q&A, April 30, 2026.

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