ARE Posts $3.74/Share 3Q26 Loss on $637.9M Impairment; FFO Guidance Midpoint Held at $6.40
ARE is trading near its 52-week low of $39.41 (10% above the low).
Summary
A $3.74 per-share 3Q26 net loss at Alexandria was driven by $637.9 million of real estate impairments, while adjusted FFO of $1.54 per share fell from $2.22 a year ago. Full-year FFO guidance midpoint held at $6.40, but fixed-charge coverage guidance was trimmed and 2027 faces 1.4 million RSF of expiring leases with long expected downtime.
Updates
· Wiseek News — ARE added $40 million of annual NOI to its pipeline in 3Q26, with about $85 million more expected by 4Q28.
· PR Newswire — 3Q26 total leasing volume surpassed 1.2 million RSF, the highest quarterly volume since 4Q24, including 450,961 RSF of previously vacant space.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · ARE
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3Q26 Loss Driven by Impairments
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $638.5 million, or $(3.74) per share, including $637.9 million of impairment charges on assets held for sale such as the Fenway development project and non-Megacampus Palo Alto and San Carlos properties.
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Adjusted FFO Falls Sharply
FFO as adjusted was $264.4 million, or $1.54 per share, versus $377.8 million, or $2.22 per share, in 3Q25; YTD adjusted FFO per share was $5.00 versus $6.85.
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Guidance Midpoint Held, Coverage Cut
2026 FFO as adjusted guidance midpoint stayed at $6.40 with the range narrowed to $6.38-$6.42, while the 4Q26 annualized fixed-charge coverage target was reduced 0.2x to 3.4x-3.9x, reflecting the $1.0 billion 7.250% junior subordinated notes issued in August 2026.
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Capital Recycling Ahead of Plan
Completed 2026 dispositions and partial-interest sales total $716.8 million, including the October 2026 sale of an approximately 29% interest in Campus Point by Alexandria for $475.0 million; pending transactions of $2.62 billion exceed the $1.9 billion guidance midpoint.
Analysis · ARE · Real Estate & Construction
Impairment charges of $637.9 million on assets being sold or re-planned dominated Alexandria's third quarter, driving a $3.74 per-share net loss. Cash earnings softened as well: FFO as adjusted fell to $1.54 per share from $2.22 a year ago, and same-property NOI dropped 6.7% as previously disclosed lease expirations created vacancy. Management kept the full-year FFO midpoint at $6.40 but cut the fixed-charge coverage target to 3.4x-3.9x, reflecting the $1 billion of 7.25% junior subordinated notes issued in August. Offsetting that is capital recycling: $717 million of dispositions and partial-interest sales are closed, including the $475 million Campus Point stake sale, and another $1.9 billion is pending — more than the $1.9 billion guidance midpoint — which funds construction and deleveraging without issuing common equity. The main risk sits in 2027: 1.4 million RSF of leases representing $100.5 million of annual rent expire with 9-24 months of expected downtime, and management already flags a temporary occupancy decline next year.
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At the time of this filing, ARE was trading at $43.40 on NYSE in the Real Estate & Construction sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.6B. The 52-week trading range was $39.41 to $78.51. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.