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Nov 3, 2025 8:00 PM

CT REIT Reports Strong Third Quarter 2025 Results

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2025 /CNW/ - CT Real Estate Investment Trust ("CT REIT" or "the REIT") (TSX:CRT) today reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025.

"Our strong financial performance this quarter reflects the health of our portfolio and the efforts of our team as we continue to make meaningful additions to our asset base," said Kevin Salsberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, CT REIT. "CT REIT continues to execute on its strategy while providing Unitholders with an attractive combination of growth and stability."

New Investment Activity

CT REIT announced two new investments which require an estimated $19 million to complete. The investments are, in aggregate, expected to earn a going-in yield of 6.45% and represent approximately 50,000 square feet of incremental gross leasable area ("GLA").

The table below summarizes the new investments and their anticipated completion dates:

Property

Type

GLA (sf.)

Timing

Activity

Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Third Party Acquisition

20,000

Q4 2025 

Acquisition of the freehold interest underlying a ground lease that CT REIT had an interest in, as well as a multi-tenant commercial retail building

Collingwood, ON

Intensification

30,000

Q2 2027 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store

Update on Previously Announced Investments

CT REIT invested $72 million in previously disclosed projects that were completed in the third quarter of 2025, adding 351,000 square feet of incremental GLA to the portfolio as detailed in the table below.

Property

Type

GLA (sf.)

Timing

Activity

Calgary (Northpointe at Country Hills), AB

Third Party Acquisition

197,000

Q3 2025 

Third party acquisition of a Canadian Tire anchored property

Winkler, MB

Redevelopment

154,000

Q3 2025 

Redevelopment of an existing enclosed mall

Financial and Operational Summary

Summary of Selected Information

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except unit, per unit and square footage amounts)

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2025

2024

Change

2025

2024

Change

Property revenue

$          151,156

$          144,594

4.5 %

$          451,334

$          433,253

4.2 %

Net operating income 1

$          119,861

$          113,631

5.5 %

$          357,473

$          342,058

4.5 %

Net income

$          117,114

$            94,457

24.0 %

$          325,771

$          298,887

9.0 %

Net income per unit - basic 2

$              0.493

$              0.401

22.9 %

$              1.373

$              1.269

8.2 %

Net income per unit - diluted 2,3

$              0.413

$              0.339

21.8 %

$              1.154

$              1.032

11.8 %

Funds from operations 1

$            80,534

$            78,111

3.1 %

$          242,876

$          235,739

3.0 %

Funds from operations per unit - diluted 2,4,5

$              0.338

$              0.331

2.1 %

$              1.022

$              0.999

2.3 %

Adjusted funds from operations 1

$            75,356

$            72,554

3.9 %

$          227,481

$          219,437

3.7 %

Adjusted funds from operations per unit - diluted 2,4,5

$              0.317

$              0.308

2.9 %

$              0.957

$              0.930

2.9 %

Distributions per unit - paid 2

$              0.237

$              0.231

2.5 %

$              0.700

$              0.680

2.8 %

AFFO payout ratio 4

74.8 %

75.0 %

(0.2) %

73.1 %

73.1 %

— %

Cash generated from operating activities

$         122,285

$         118,996

2.8 %

$         336,469

$         327,289

2.8 %

Weighted average number of units outstanding 2

Basic

237,677,098

235,519,865

0.9 %

237,349,041

235,527,287

0.8 %

Diluted 3

326,858,141

327,668,367

(0.2) %

326,545,163

336,785,263

(3.0) %

Diluted (non-GAAP) 5

238,060,731

235,878,938

0.9 %

237,747,753

235,898,858

0.8 %

Indebtedness ratio

39.8 %

40.7 %

(0.9) %

Gross leasable area (square feet) 6

31,510,616

30,728,768

2.5 %

Occupancy rate 6,7

99.4 %

99.4 %

— %

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Specified Financial Measures" below for more information.

2 Total units means Units and Class B LP Units outstanding.

3 Diluted units determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards includes restricted and deferred units issued under various plans and the effect of assuming that all of the Class C LP Units will be settled with Class B LP Units. Refer to section 7.0 of the MD&A.

4 This is a non-GAAP ratio. See "Specified Financial Measures" below for more information.

5 Diluted units used in calculating non-GAAP measures include restricted and deferred units issued under various plans and exclude the effect of assuming that all of the Class C LP Units will be settled with Class B LP Units. Refer to section 7.0 of the MD&A.

6 Refers to retail, mixed-use commercial and industrial properties and excludes Properties Under Development.

7 Occupancy and other leasing key performance measures have been prepared on a committed basis which includes the impact of existing lease agreements contracted on or before September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, and vacancies as at the end of those reporting periods.

Financial Highlights

Net Income,  Net income was $117.1 million for the quarter, an increase of $22.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to increases in the fair value adjustment on investment properties, and higher revenues from the Property portfolio, partially offset by higher interest expense.

Net Operating Income (NOI)*, Total property revenue for the quarter was $151.2 million, which was $6.6 million or 4.5% higher compared to the same period in the prior year. In the third quarter, NOI was $119.9 million, which was $6.2 million or 5.5% higher compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the acquisition, intensification and development of income-producing properties completed in 2024 and 2025, which added $4.1 million, and rent escalations from Canadian Tire leases, which contributed $1.6 million.

Same store NOI was $115.1 million and same property NOI was $115.8 million for the quarter, which were $2.3 million or 2.0%, and $3.0 million or 2.6%, respectively, higher when compared to the prior year. Same store NOI increased primarily due to the increased revenue derived from contractual rent escalations and the recovery of capital expenditures. Same property NOI increased primarily due to the increase in same store NOI noted, as well as from the intensifications completed in 2024 and 2025.

Funds from Operations (FFO)*,  FFO for the quarter was $80.5 ...