Realty Income Corporation ( O ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 3, 2025 5:00 PM EST Company Participants Andrea Behr Sumit Roy - President, CEO & Director Jonathan Pong - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Brad Heffern - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Kathryn Graves - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Bennett Rose - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Jana Galan - BofA Securities, Research Division Anthony Paolone - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Jay Kornreich - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Ravi Vaidya - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Spenser Allaway - Green Street Advisors, LLC, Research Division William John Kilichowski - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Linda Yu Tsai - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Upal Rana - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Wesley Golladay - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Eric Borden - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Presentation Operator Good day, and welcome to the Realty Income Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Realty Income's Q3 results are set to show steady growth, backed by resilient occupancy, diversification and disciplined expansion.
Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Realty Income Corp. (O), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended September 2025.
Realty Income Corp. (O) closed the most recent trading day at $59.21, moving 1.97% from the previous trading session.
Shares of Realty Income (NYSE:O) gained 0.43% over the past month after gaining 2.68% the month prior.
The current valuation discounts for Realty Income, either compared to VNQ or its own historical norm, are comparable to those observed at the peak of the panic sell. Yet its business fundamentals are stronger in terms of dividend safety and financial strength. Despite recent debt increases from acquisitions, O's leverage remains below long-term averages and far below levels before the COVID correction.
Realty Income's portfolio expansion in Europe is expected to continue, utilizing lower borrowing costs in the region, which would lead to higher investment yield spreads. Upcoming interest rate cuts are also likely to spur investment activity and catalyze a 1-yr fwd P/AFFO multiple expansion in O stock, which is already trading at a discount. The technical charts are looking more bullish, especially when we look at O vs. the S&P Dividend Aristocrat Index.
O's focus on non-discretionary tenants drives steady cash flow and keeps its portfolio nearly full even in uncertain markets.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Realty Income Corp. (O) stood at $59.46, denoting a +1.05% move from the preceding trading day.
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Realty Income has hiked its dividend for longer than I have been alive, which is a testament to the fortitude of its business model. The company sourced a record volume of investment opportunities in Q2 2025, which represented a doubling over Q1 2025 alone. Realty Income boasts a $3.6 billion war chest of liquidity and an A- S&P credit rating, which provides it with a low cost of capital.
Realty Income has transformed into a complex, multi-pronged enterprise, diverging significantly from its simple single-tenant net lease REIT model. O's growth has slowed, traditional acquisition-driven expansion is less impactful, and new initiatives like private REITs and credit platforms have emerged. Recent large acquisitions introduced lower-quality assets, raising credit risk and increasing the company's exposure to tenant credit issues.