Simon is entering 2026 with performance that cements its status as one of the most powerful players in brick-and-mortar retail. The S&P 100 REIT, known for its premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinations across North America, Europe, and Asia, closed 2025 with record earnings, strong leasing momentum, and a confident outlook that positions physical retail as a long-term winner.
Simon posts record 2025 earnings
For the full year 2025, net income attributable to common stockholders surged to $4.624 billion, or $14.17 per diluted share, up from $2.368 billion, or $7.26 in 2024. In the fourth quarter alone, net income climbed to $3.048 billion, or $9.35 per diluted share, compared with $667.2 million, or $2.04 in the prior year period. A major driver was a non-cash gain of $2.89 billion tied to Simon’s acquisition of the remaining interest in Taubman Realty Group, reflecting the remeasurement of its previously held equity…
interest to fair value. Operationally, Real Estate Funds From Operations (Real Estate FFO) hit a record $4.812 billion, or $12.73 per diluted share for 2025, a 4.0% year-over-year increase from $4.597 billion, or $12.24 per diluted share.
In the fourth quarter, Real Estate FFO rose to $1.328 billion, or $3.49 per diluted share, up 4.2% from $1.261 billion, or $3.35 a year earlier.
“I am very pleased with our fourth-quarter results, which caps another impressive year of performance for our Company,” David Simon, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, said.
He added that in 2025, Simon generated record Real Estate FFO of $4.8 billion and returned $3.5 billion to shareholders, while continuing to focus on “disciplined, value-creating investment activity and operational excellence” to drive sustainable growth in cash flow, FFO, and dividends per share…
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