Revenue growth accelerated to 12.2% in 2026Q1, while NOI margins reached 65.7%, signaling a potential stabilization in property-level profitability.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 |
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| Revenue | 486.39M | 471.94M | 444.97M | 416.92M | 397.94M | 425.08M | 330.1M | 387.65M | 414.16M | 407.04M | 325.98M | 322.94M | 315.68M | 363M | 304.23M |
| Revenue Growth % | 7.25% | 6.06% | 6.73% | 4.77% | -6.39% | 28.78% | -14.85% | -6.4% | 1.75% | 24.87% | 0.94% | 2.3% | -13.04% | 19.31% | - |
| Property Operating Expenses | 363.25M | 431.19M | 448.2M | 351.41M | 345.52M | 329.91M | 321.9M | 326.94M | 352.31M | 286.04M | 219.05M | 223.54M | 217.43M | 206.44M | 200.96M |
| Net Operating Income (NOI) | 123.14M | 40.74M | -3.24M | 65.51M | 52.42M | 95.17M | 8.2M | 60.71M | 61.85M | 121M | 106.93M | 99.4M | 98.24M | 156.56M | 103.28M |
| NOI Margin % | 25.32% | 8.63% | -0.73% | 15.71% | 13.17% | 22.39% | 2.48% | 15.66% | 14.93% | 29.73% | 32.8% | 30.78% | 31.12% | 43.13% | 33.95% |
| Operating Expenses | -18.09M | -85.67M | -99.75M | -59.27M | -55.34M | -53.18M | -44.29M | -43.16M | -60.01M | -41.36M | -26.89M | 728K | -25.2M | 28.86M | 29M |
| G&A Expenses | 12.31M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBITDA | 275.51M | 265.58M | 246.9M | 233.77M | 206.19M | 240.68M | 148.52M | 197.98M | 221.29M | 244.65M | 189.96M | 155.93M | 177.09M | 185.56M | 130.99M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 56.64% | 56.27% | 55.49% | 56.07% | 51.82% | 56.62% | 44.99% | 51.07% | 53.43% | 60.1% | 58.28% | 48.28% | 56.1% | 51.12% | 43.06% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 134.28M | 139.17M | 150.39M | 108.98M | 98.43M | 92.33M | 96.03M | 94.12M | 99.42M | 82.28M | 56.15M | 57.25M | 53.65M | 54.04M | 52.96M |
| D&A / Revenue % | 27.61% | 29.49% | 33.8% | 26.14% | 24.74% | 21.72% | 29.09% | 24.28% | 24.01% | 20.21% | 17.22% | 17.73% | 17% | 14.89% | 17.41% |
| Operating Income | 141.23M | 126.41M | 96.51M | 124.79M | 107.76M | 148.35M | 52.49M | 103.87M | 121.86M | 162.36M | 133.82M | 98.68M | 123.44M | 131.52M | 78.03M |
| Operating Margin % | 29.04% | 26.79% | 21.69% | 29.93% | 27.08% | 34.9% | 15.9% | 26.79% | 29.42% | 39.89% | 41.05% | 30.56% | 39.1% | 36.23% | 25.65% |
| Interest Expense | 4M | 78.23M | 81.59M | 74.94M | 58.98M | 57.94M | 71.02M | 66.64M | 64.87M | 56.22M | 51.88M | 50.95M | 53.3M | 55.79M | 53.77M |
| Interest Coverage | - | 2.28x | 1.95x | 4.71x | 1.85x | 2.88x | 1.83x | 2.76x | 2.86x | 2.29x | 2.88x | 1.84x | 2.27x | 3.05x | 2.37x |
| Non-Operating Income | -49.68M | -51.93M | -62.91M | -227.83M | -1.46M | -18.54M | -77.28M | -80.25M | -63.48M | 33.49M | -15.5M | 5.09M | 2.63M | -38.9M | -49.25M |
| Pretax Income | 115.03M | 100.11M | 77.83M | 277.68M | 50.24M | 108.95M | 58.75M | 117.48M | 120.48M | 72.66M | 97.43M | 42.64M | 67.52M | 114.63M | 73.51M |
| Pretax Margin % | 23.65% | 21.21% | 17.49% | 66.6% | 12.63% | 25.63% | 17.8% | 30.31% | 29.09% | 17.85% | 29.89% | 13.2% | 21.39% | 31.58% | 24.16% |
| Income Tax | 2.36M | 2.6M | 2.39M | 17.8M | 2.9M | 1.14M | -39M | 1.29M | 3.52M | -278K | 804K | 1.29M | 1.72M | 2.1M | 1.36M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 2.05% | 2.6% | 3.07% | 6.41% | 5.78% | 1.05% | -66.37% | 1.1% | 2.92% | -0.38% | 0.83% | 3.03% | 2.55% | 1.83% | 1.86% |
| Net Income | 107.98M | 93.53M | 72.56M | 248.5M | 46.17M | 102.69M | 93.59M | 109.52M | 105.15M | 67.07M | 90.81M | 38.78M | 65.77M | 109.31M | 69.84M |
| Net Margin % | 22.2% | 19.82% | 16.31% | 59.6% | 11.6% | 24.16% | 28.35% | 28.25% | 25.39% | 16.48% | 27.86% | 12.01% | 20.84% | 30.11% | 22.96% |
| Net Income Growth % | 38.16% | 28.9% | -70.8% | 438.22% | -55.04% | 9.72% | -14.55% | 4.16% | 56.78% | -26.15% | 134.15% | -41.03% | -39.83% | 56.53% | - |
| Funds From Operations (FFO) | 242.26M | 232.7M | 222.95M | 357.48M | 144.6M | 195.02M | 189.62M | 203.64M | 204.57M | 149.35M | 146.96M | 96.04M | 119.42M | 163.36M | 122.8M |
| FFO Margin % | 49.81% | 49.31% | 50.11% | 85.74% | 36.34% | 45.88% | 57.44% | 52.53% | 49.39% | 36.69% | 45.08% | 29.74% | 37.83% | 45% | 40.36% |
| FFO Growth % | 34.54% | 4.37% | -37.63% | 147.21% | -25.85% | 2.85% | -6.89% | -0.46% | 36.97% | 1.63% | 53.02% | -19.58% | -26.89% | 33.03% | - |
| FFO per Share | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 3.04 | 1.19 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.70 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 1.47 | 0.97 | 1.20 | 1.65 | 1.24 |
| FFO Payout Ratio % | 40.49% | 41.06% | 37.19% | 21.03% | 51.93% | 63.58% | 14.05% | 52.13% | 49% | 63.86% | 55.28% | 82.43% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 2.11 | 0.39 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.91 | 0.39 | 0.66 | 1.10 | 0.70 |
| EPS Growth % | 34.96% | 23.33% | -71.56% | 441.03% | -55.68% | 11.39% | -13.19% | -1.09% | 50.82% | -32.97% | 133.33% | -40.91% | -40% | 57.14% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 0.74 | 0.60 | 2.11 | 0.39 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.39 | 0.66 | 1.10 | 0.70 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 131.1M | 125.91M | 121.43M | 117.6M | 121.64M | 121.45M | 117.9M | 119.9M | 114.05M | 118.39M | 99.79M | 99.28M | 99.25M | 99.25M | 99.25M |
Regional economic concentration
According to the latest quarterly filings, Urban Edge Properties achieved a 12.2% revenue growth rate in 2026Q1, signaling a robust recovery in top-line performance that appears to be driven by successful leasing activity within their high-barrier, NYC-centric retail portfolio despite historical volatility in property-level operating margins.
The acceleration in revenue growth suggests that the company is effectively capturing mark-to-market rent increases in its core tri-state markets. However, the inconsistency in NOI margins warrants further investigation, as the sharp variance between periods may imply lumpy recovery of operating expenses or significant fluctuations in non-recoverable property costs.
As reported in financial statements, FFO per share reached $0.42 in 2026Q1, reflecting a 21.1% growth trajectory that appears to recover from the significant quarterly swings observed throughout 2024 and 2025, suggesting that management is successfully navigating the transition toward a more durable, grocer-anchored tenant base.
While the FFO growth is encouraging, the historical volatility in these figures suggests that non-recurring items or timing differences in redevelopment projects may be distorting the quarterly earnings profile. Investors should monitor whether the current FFO trajectory can be sustained without relying on one-time gains or aggressive capital recycling.
Based on Urban Edge's reported figures, the NOI margin reached 65.7% in 2026Q1, a substantial improvement from the single-digit or negative margins seen in prior periods, which may indicate a fundamental shift in how the company is managing property-level expenses and tenant reimbursement structures across its portfolio.
The extreme variance in NOI margins suggests that the company's cost structure is highly sensitive to localized operational challenges or accounting adjustments. This lack of margin consistency makes it difficult to gauge the true profitability of the underlying real estate assets without further clarity on the nature of the expense recovery.
Data from recent quarterly reports indicates that GAAP net income remains highly disconnected from FFO, with 2026Q1 net income of $22.6 million compared to $55.0 million in FFO, highlighting the persistent impact of non-cash depreciation charges that typically characterize the REIT sector's complex financial reporting.
The wide gap between GAAP earnings and FFO suggests that investors should remain cautious about relying on net income as a proxy for operational success. The potential for capitalized leasing costs or straight-line rent adjustments to inflate cash flow metrics warrants a deeper look into the company's recurring maintenance CAPEX requirements.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying UE stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Urban Edge Properties (UE) reported total revenue of $471.9M. This represents a 55.1% increase compared to $304.2M in 2012.
Urban Edge Properties (UE) is profitable, generating $93.5M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 19.8%.
Urban Edge Properties (UE) reported an operating income of $126.4M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 26.8%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Urban Edge Properties (UE) generated $40.7M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 8.6%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.