Eastgroup Properties Inc.
04/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/22/2026 15:05
Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2026 (Form 10-Q)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) that reflect EastGroup Properties, Inc.'s (the "Company" or "EastGroup") expectations and projections about the Company's future results, performance, prospects, plans and opportunities. The Company has attempted to identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "will," "seek," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "targets," "intends," "should," "estimates," "could," "continue," "assume," "projects," "goals," "plans" or variations of such words and similar expressions or the negative of such words, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of known and unknown assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance, plans or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, those discussed below. The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable by law. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying assumptions or new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
The following are some, but not all, of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those presented in the Company's forward-looking statements (the Company refers to itself as "we," "us" or "our" in the following):
•international, national, regional and local economic conditions and conflicts;
•the competitive environment in which the Company operates;
•fluctuations of occupancy or rental rates;
•potential defaults (including bankruptcies or insolvency) on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, or our ability to lease space at current or anticipated rents, particularly in light of the ongoing uncertainty around interest rates, tariffs and general economic conditions;
•disruption in supply and delivery chains;
•increased construction and development costs, including as a result of tariffs or the recent inflationary environment;
•acquisition and development risks, including failure of such acquisitions and development projects to perform in accordance with our projections or to materialize at all;
•potential changes in the law or governmental regulations and interpretations of those laws and regulations, including changes in real estate laws, real estate investment trust ("REIT") or corporate income tax laws, potential changes in zoning laws, or increases in real property tax rates, and any related increased cost of compliance;
•our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT;
•natural disasters such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes or other extreme weather events, which may or may not be directly caused by longer-term shifts in climate patterns, could destroy buildings and damage regional economies;
•the availability of financing and capital, increases in or long-term elevated interest rates, and our ability to raise equity capital on attractive terms;
•financing risks, including the risks that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and we may be unable to refinance our existing debt upon maturity or obtain new financing on attractive terms or at all;
•our ability to retain our credit agency ratings;
•our ability to comply with applicable financial covenants;
•credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to our interest rate swaps;
•how and when pending forward equity sales may settle;
•lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance;
•litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes;
•our ability to attract and retain key personnel or lack of adequate succession planning;
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•risks related to the failure, inadequacy or interruption of our data security systems and processes, including security breaches through cyber attacks;
•pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies, such as the coronavirus pandemic;
•potentially catastrophic events, such as escalation or expansion of the war in the Middle East, other acts of war, civil unrest or terrorism; and
•environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us.
The risks included herein are not exhaustive, and investors should be aware that there may be other factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors within the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's periodic filings and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
OVERVIEW
EastGroup's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location-sensitive customers (primarily in the 20,000 to 100,000 square foot range). The Company develops, acquires and operates distribution facilities, the majority of which are clustered around major transportation features in supply constrained submarkets in high-growth markets. The Company's core markets are in the states of Texas, Florida, California, Arizona and North Carolina.
As of March 31, 2026, EastGroup owned 556 industrial properties in 12 states. As of that same date, the Company's portfolio, including development projects and value-add properties in lease-up and under construction, included approximately 65,400,000 square feet consisting of 516 business distribution properties containing 59,500,000 square feet, 19 bulk distribution properties containing 5,100,000 square feet, and 21 business service properties containing 800,000 square feet.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, economic uncertainty and stock market volatility continued due to a number of factors, including persistent inflation, interest rate uncertainty, concerns about tariffs, supply chain or trade disruptions and geopolitical conflict. While these factors did not have a significant adverse impact on EastGroup during the three months ended March 31, 2026, they may adversely impact the Company in the future. Most of the Company's leases require the tenants to pay their pro rata share of operating expenses, including real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance, thereby reducing the Company's exposure to increases in operating expenses resulting from inflation or other factors. Additionally, most of the Company's leases include scheduled rent increases. In the event inflation causes increases in the Company's general and administrative expenses, or higher interest rates increase the Company's cost of doing business, such increased costs would not be passed through to tenants and could adversely affect the Company's results of operations. The Company continues to monitor inflation and interest rates, as well as direct and indirect impacts resulting from the uncertainty related to, or changes to, the overall regulatory and economic environment and from ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
EastGroup believes its current operating cash flow and unsecured bank credit facilities provide the capacity to fund the operations of the Company, and the Company also believes it can issue common and/or preferred equity and obtain debt financing on currently acceptable terms.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup sold, and subsequently settled the issuance of, 365,620 shares of common stock directly through sales agents under its at-the-market ("ATM") common stock offering program at a weighted average price of $191.46 per share, providing aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $69,300,000.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup entered into forward equity sale agreements with certain financial institutions acting as forward counterparties under its ATM common stock offering program with respect to 252,136 shares of common stock with an initial weighted average forward price of $196.16 per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by the forward counterparties at the time we entered into forward equity sale agreements.
EastGroup's financing and equity issuances are further described in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
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The Company's primary source of revenue is rental income. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup executed new and renewal leases on 2,048,000 square feet (representing 3.3% of the operating portfolio's total square footage of 61,901,000). For new and renewal leases signed during the first three months of 2026, average rental rates increased by 36.8%, as compared to the former leases on the same spaces.
On a diluted per share basis, Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders was $1.77 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1.14 for the same period of 2025, a 55.3% increase. See the Company's analysis of performance trends below for further details.
Property Net Operating Income ("PNOI"), Excluding Income from Lease Terminations, from same properties (defined as operating properties owned during the entire period from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026), increased 7.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025.
EastGroup's operating portfolio was 96.5% leased and 95.9% occupied as of March 31, 2026, compared to 97.3% and 96.5%, respectively, at March 31, 2025. As of April 21, 2026, the operating portfolio was 96.4% leased and 95.7% occupied. As of March 31, 2026, leases approximating 8.2% of the operating portfolio, based on a percentage of annualized base rent, were scheduled to expire during the remainder of 2026. This percentage was reduced to 7.1% as of April 21, 2026.
The Company generates new sources of leasing revenue through its acquisitions and also its development and value-add program. The Company mitigates risks associated with development through a Board-approved maximum level of land held for development and by adjusting development start dates according to leasing activity.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company began construction of four development projects containing 586,000 square feet in four markets. EastGroup also transferred two development projects (562,000 square feet) in two markets from Development and value-add properties to Real estate properties, with costs of $68,845,000 at the date of transfer. As of March 31, 2026, EastGroup's development and value-add program consisted of 19 projects (3,497,000 square feet) located in 13 markets. The projected total investment for the development projects, which were collectively 30.1% leased as of April 21, 2026, is $508,100,000, of which $186,807,000 remained to be invested as of March 31, 2026.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup acquired an operating property in Jacksonville, containing 177,000 square feet for $38,130,000. There were no value-add property acquisitions during the period.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup sold a 398,000 square foot operating property in Fresno, generating gross sales proceeds of $37,000,000. The Company recognized $24,885,000 in Gain on sales of real estate investments during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
The Company typically funds its development and acquisition programs through its $675,000,000 unsecured bank credit facilities (as discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources). As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity and/or employs fixed-rate debt, including variable-rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace short-term bank borrowings. In February 2026, Moody's Ratings upgraded EastGroup's issuer rating to Baa1, outlook stable from Baa2, outlook positive. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. For future debt issuances, the Company intends to issue primarily unsecured fixed-rate debt, including variable-rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps. The Company may also access the public debt or convertible bond markets in the future as a means to raise capital.
Investors and industry analysts following the real estate industry primarily utilize two supplemental operating performance measures in analyzing the Company's operating results: (i) funds from operations ("FFO") attributable to common stockholders and (ii) PNOI.
FFO is computed in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. ("Nareit"). Nareit's guidance allows preparers an option as it pertains to whether gains or losses on sale, or impairment charges, on real estate assets incidental to a REIT's business are excluded from the calculation of FFO. EastGroup has made the election to exclude activity related to such assets that are incidental to our business.
FFO is calculated as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), excluding gains and losses from sales of real estate property (including other assets incidental to the Company's business) and impairment losses, adjusted for real estate related depreciation and amortization, and
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after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is not considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of the Company's financial performance, nor is it a measure of the Company's liquidity or indicative of funds available to provide for the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make distributions. The Company's key drivers affecting FFO are changes in PNOI (as discussed below), interest rates, the amount of leverage the Company employs and general and administrative expenses.
PNOI is defined as Income from real estate operations less Expenses from real estate operations (including market-based internal management fee expense) plus the Company's share of income and property operating expenses from its less-than-wholly-owned real estate investments.
EastGroup sometimes refers to PNOI from Same Properties as "Same PNOI"; the Company also presents Same PNOI, Excluding Income from Lease Terminations. Same Properties is defined as operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods. Properties developed or acquired are excluded until held in the operating portfolio for both the current and prior year reporting periods. Properties sold during the current or prior year reporting periods are also excluded. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Same Properties includes properties which were included in the operating portfolio for the entire period from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. The Company presents Same PNOI and Same PNOI, Excluding Income from Lease Terminations, as a property-level supplemental measure of performance used to evaluate the performance of the Company's investments in real estate assets and its operating results on a same property basis.
FFO and PNOI are supplemental industry reporting measurements used to evaluate the performance of the Company's investments in real estate assets and its operating results. The Company believes that the exclusion of depreciation and amortization in the calculations of PNOI and FFO provides supplemental indicators of the properties' performance since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. PNOI and FFO as calculated by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled but differently calculated measures for other REITs. Investors should be aware that items excluded from or added back to FFO are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company's financial performance. These non-GAAP figures should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to, the Company's financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents reconciliations of Net Income to PNOI, Same PNOI and Same PNOI, Excluding Income from Lease Terminations, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | 94,624 | 59,437 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales of real estate investments | (24,885) | - | |||||||||
| Gain on involuntary conversion and business interruption claims | (1,950) | (1,763) | |||||||||
| Interest income | (195) | (232) | |||||||||
| Other | (22) | (42) | |||||||||
| Indirect leasing costs | 225 | 263 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 55,497 | 52,520 | |||||||||
| Company's share of depreciation from unconsolidated investment | 31 | 31 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 9,079 | 8,025 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 7,616 | 7,954 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest in PNOI of consolidated joint ventures | - | (15) | |||||||||
| PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME ("PNOI") | 140,020 | 126,178 | |||||||||
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PNOI from 2025 and 2026 acquisitions
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(2,658) | - | |||||||||
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PNOI from 2025 and 2026 development and value-add properties
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(4,487) | (1,784) | |||||||||
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PNOI from 2025 and 2026 operating property dispositions
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(269) | (634) | |||||||||
| Other PNOI | 195 | 258 | |||||||||
| SAME PNOI | 132,801 | 124,018 | |||||||||
| Lease termination fee income from same properties | (43) | (539) | |||||||||
| SAME PNOI, EXCLUDING INCOME FROM LEASE TERMINATIONS | $ | 132,758 | 123,479 | ||||||||
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PNOI was calculated as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| Income from real estate operations | $ | 190,234 | 172,644 | ||||||||
| Expenses from real estate operations | (50,523) | (46,760) | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest in PNOI of consolidated joint ventures | - | (15) | |||||||||
| PNOI from 50% owned unconsolidated investment | 309 | 309 | |||||||||
| PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME ("PNOI") | $ | 140,020 | 126,178 | ||||||||
Income from real estate operations is comprised of rental income, expense reimbursement pass-through income and other real estate income. Expenses from real estate operations is comprised of property taxes, insurance, utilities, repair and maintenance expenses, management fees and other operating costs. Generally, the Company's most significant operating expenses are property taxes and insurance. Tenant leases may be net leases in which the total operating expenses are recoverable, modified gross leases in which some of the operating expenses are recoverable, or gross leases in which no expenses are recoverable (gross leases represent only a small portion of the Company's total leases). Increases in property operating expenses are fully recoverable under net leases and recoverable to a high degree under modified gross leases. Modified gross leases often include base year amounts, and expense increases over these amounts are recoverable. The Company's exposure to property operating expenses is primarily due to vacancies and leases for occupied space that limit the amount of expenses that can be recovered.
The following table presents reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders to FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | $ | 94,624 | 59,423 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 55,497 | 52,520 | |||||||||
| Company's share of depreciation from unconsolidated investment | 31 | 31 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interest | (1) | (1) | |||||||||
| Gain on sales of real estate investments | (24,885) | - | |||||||||
| FFO ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | 125,266 | 111,973 | |||||||||
| Gain on involuntary conversion and business interruption claims | (1,950) | (1,763) | |||||||||
| FFO ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS, EXCLUDING GAIN ON INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS | $ | 123,316 | 110,210 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share | $ | 1.77 | 1.14 | ||||||||
| FFO attributable to common stockholders per diluted share | $ | 2.34 | 2.15 | ||||||||
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FFO attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, excluding gain on involuntary
conversion and business interruption claims
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$ | 2.30 | 2.12 | ||||||||
| Diluted shares for earnings per share and funds from operations per share | 53,546 | 52,028 | |||||||||
The Company analyzes the following performance trends in evaluating the revenues and expenses of the Company:
•Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $94,624,000 ($1.77 per basic and diluted share), compared to $59,423,000 ($1.14 per basic and diluted share) for the same period in 2025. See Results of Operations for further analysis.
•The change in FFO per share represents the increase or decrease in FFO per share from the current period compared to the same period in the prior year. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, FFO was $2.34 per diluted share
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compared with $2.15 per diluted share for the same period of 2025, an increase of 8.8%. FFO increased during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to the increase in PNOI, partially offset by an increase in interest expense.
•For the three months ended March 31, 2026, PNOI increased by $13,842,000, or 11.0%, as compared to the same period in 2025. PNOI increased $8,783,000 from same property operations, $2,703,000 from newly developed and value-add properties and $2,658,000 from 2025 and 2026 acquisitions.
•The change in Same PNOI represents the PNOI increase or decrease for the same operating properties owned during the entire period from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Same PNOI, excluding income from lease terminations, increased 7.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025.
•Same property average occupancy represents the average month-end percentage of leased square footage for which the lease term has commenced as compared to the total leasable square footage for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026). Same property average occupancy was 97.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 96.1% for the same period of 2025.
•The same property average rental rate calculated in accordance with GAAP represents the average annual rental rates of leases in place for the same operating properties owned during the entire current and prior year reporting periods (January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026). The same property average rental rate was $9.26 per square foot for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $8.62 per square foot for the same period of 2025.
•Occupancy is the percentage of leased square footage for which the lease term has commenced as compared to the total leasable square footage as of the close of the reporting period. Occupancy at March 31, 2026 was 95.9%. Quarter-end occupancy ranged from 95.9% to 96.5% over the previous four quarters ended March 31, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
•Rental rate change represents the rental rate increase or decrease on new and renewal leases compared to the prior leases on the same space. Rental rate increases on new and renewal leases (3.3% of the operating portfolio's total square footage) averaged 36.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
EastGroup's Total Assets were $5,490,264,000 at March 31, 2026, an increase of $58,457,000 from December 31, 2025. Total Liabilities decreased $21,935,000 to $1,913,284,000, and Total Equity increased $80,392,000 to $3,576,980,000 during the same period. The following paragraphs explain these changes in detail.
Assets
Real estate properties increased $74,135,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to: (i) the transfer of projects from Development and value-add properties to Real estate properties; (ii) the acquisition of an operating property; (iii) capital improvements at the Company's properties; and (iv) costs incurred on development and value-add projects subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties discussed below. The increases were partially offset by the sale of an operating property, the transfer of one property from Real estate properties to Development and value-add properties and the reclassification of one property from Real estate properties to Real estate assets held for sale.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup acquired the following properties:
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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IN 2026
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Location | Size |
Date Acquired |
Cost (1)
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Operating properties acquired (2)
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| Legend Point Logistics Crossing 2 & 3 | Jacksonville, FL | 177,000 | 02/18/2026 | $ | 38,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Cost is calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 805 and represents the sum of the purchase price, closing costs and capitalized acquisition costs.
(2)Operating properties are defined as stabilized real estate properties (land including buildings and improvements) in the Company's operating portfolio; included in Real estate properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Excludes acquired development land as discussed below.
There were no acquisitions of value-add properties or development land during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup sold a 398,000 square foot operating property in Fresno, generating gross sales proceeds of $37,000,000. The Company recognized $24,885,000 in Gain on sales of real estate investments during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company made capital improvements of $13,888,000 on existing properties (included in the Real Estate Improvements table under Results of Operations). Also, the Company incurred costs of $2,233,000 on development and value-add properties subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties; the Company records these expenditures as development and value-add costs on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Development and value-add properties at March 31, 2026 consisted of projects in lease-up and under construction of $321,293,000 and prospective development (primarily land) of $377,119,000. The Company's total investment in Development and value-add properties at March 31, 2026 was $698,412,000 compared to $710,200,000 at December 31, 2025. The decrease in Development and value-add properties was primarily due to the transfer of two development and value-add projects to Real estate properties during the three months ended March 31, 2026 with a total investment of $68,845,000 as of the date of transfer.
Total capital invested for development during the first three months of 2026 was $45,312,000, which consisted of improvement costs of $43,079,000 on development and value-add properties and costs of $2,233,000 on properties subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties. The capitalized costs incurred on development and value-add properties subsequent to transfer to Real estate properties include capital improvements at the properties and do not include other capitalized costs associated with development (i.e., interest expense, property taxes and internal personnel costs). The Company capitalized internal development costs of $2,339,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1,954,000 for the same period of 2025. The increase was due to variations in timing and volume of development projects under construction.
A summary of the Company's Development and Value-Add Properties for the three months ended March 31, 2026 follows:
| Actual or Estimated Building Size |
Cumulative Costs Incurred as of 3/31/2026
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Projected Total Costs
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| (Square feet) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease-up | 1,734,000 | $ | 229,011 | $ | 254,600 | ||||||||||||
| Under construction | 1,763,000 | 92,282 | 253,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Total lease-up and under construction | 3,497,000 | 321,293 | $ | 508,100 | |||||||||||||
| Prospective development (primarily land) | 11,365,000 | 377,119 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Development and value-add properties as of March 31, 2026
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14,862,000 | $ | 698,412 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Development and value-add properties transferred to Real estate
properties during the three months ended March 31, 2026
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562,000 | $ | 68,845 | (1) | |||||||||||||
(1)Represents cumulative costs at the date of transfer.
Accumulated depreciation on real estate, development and value-add properties increased $24,836,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to depreciation expense of $45,199,000 partially offset by the sale of an operating
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property, the reclassification of one property from Real estate properties to Real estate assets held for sale and write-offs of fully depreciated assets.
Cash and cash equivalents increased $30,351,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Liquidity and Capital Resources for further details.
Other assets, net decreased $10,635,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. See Note 9 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
Liabilities
Unsecured bank credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs decreased $18,596,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to repayments of $130,472,000, partially offset by borrowings of $111,627,000. The Company's credit facilities are described in greater detail in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Unsecured debt, net of debt issuance costs increased $277,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to debt issuance cost activity during the period. The borrowings and repayments on Unsecured debt, net of debt issuance costs are described in greater detail under Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $531,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Refer to Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
Other liabilities decreased $3,085,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Refer to Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
Equity
Additional paid-in capital increased $67,406,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to the issuance of common stock under the Company's ATM program (as discussed in Note 16 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and activity related to stock-based compensation (as discussed in Note 17 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
Distributions in excess of earnings decreased $11,007,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as a result of Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders of $94,624,000 exceeding dividends on common stock of $83,617,000.
Accumulated other comprehensive income increased $1,979,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase resulted from the change in fair value of the Company's interest rate swaps (cash flow hedges) which are further discussed in Notes 13 and 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Income Attributable to EastGroup Properties, Inc. Common Stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $94,624,000 ($1.77 per basic and diluted share), compared to $59,423,000 ($1.14 per basic and diluted share) for the same period in 2025. The following paragraphs provide further details with respect to these changes:
•PNOI was $140,020,000 ($2.61 per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $126,178,000 ($2.43 per diluted share) during the same period of 2025. PNOI increased $8,783,000 from same property operations, $2,703,000 from newly developed and value-add properties and $2,658,000 from 2025 and 2026 acquisitions. Income recognized from straight-lining of rent decreased by $389,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period of 2025.
•EastGroup recognized Gains on sales of real estate investments of $24,885,000 ($0.46 per diluted share) during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company had no operating property sales during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company's 2025 and 2026 sales transactions are described in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
•Depreciation and amortization was $55,497,000 ($1.04 per diluted share) and $52,520,000 ($1.01 per diluted share) during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase is primarily due to the operating
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properties acquired by the Company in 2025 and 2026 and the properties transferred from Development and value-add properties in 2025 and 2026, partially offset by operating properties sold in 2025 and 2026.
•Interest expense recognized was $9,079,000 ($0.17 per diluted share) and $8,025,000 ($0.15 per diluted share) during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which was an increase of $0.02 per share. Refer to the table below for additional details.
•Weighted average shares outstanding increased by 1,518,000 shares on a diluted basis for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period of 2025. The increase is primarily due to issuance of shares through common stock offerings, as discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
EastGroup entered into 26 leases with certain rent concessions on 836,000 square feet during the three months ended March 31, 2026, with total rent concessions of $2,195,000 over the terms of the leases. During the same period of 2025, the Company entered into 39 leases with certain rent concessions on 1,360,000 square feet with total rent concessions of $3,161,000 over the terms of the leases.
The Company's percentage of leased square footage for the operating portfolio was 96.5% at March 31, 2026, compared to 97.3% at March 31, 2025. Occupancy for the Company's operating portfolio at March 31, 2026 was 95.9% compared to 96.5% at March 31, 2025.
The following table presents the components of Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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Increase (Decrease) |
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| VARIABLE RATE INTEREST EXPENSE | |||||||||||||||||
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Unsecured bank credit facilities interest - variable rate
(excluding amortization of facility fees and debt issuance costs)
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$ | 453 | 11 | 442 | |||||||||||||
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Amortization of facility fees - Unsecured bank credit
facilities
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234 | 244 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
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Amortization of debt issuance costs - Unsecured bank
credit facilities
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264 | 265 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total variable rate interest expense | 951 | 520 | 431 | ||||||||||||||
| FIXED RATE INTEREST EXPENSE | |||||||||||||||||
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Unsecured debt interest (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs) (1)
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13,770 | 12,464 | 1,306 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs - Unsecured debt | 281 | 201 | 80 | ||||||||||||||
| Total fixed rate interest expense | 14,051 | 12,665 | 1,386 | ||||||||||||||
| Total interest | 15,002 | 13,185 | 1,817 | ||||||||||||||
| Less capitalized interest | (5,923) | (5,160) | (763) | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE | $ | 9,079 | 8,025 | 1,054 | |||||||||||||
(1)Includes interest on the Company's unsecured debt with fixed interest rates per the debt agreements or effectively fixed interest rates due to interest rate swaps, as discussed in Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The Company's variable rate interest expense increased by $431,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in the Company's weighted average variable interest rates, as shown in the following table:
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2026 | 2025 |
Increase (Decrease) |
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Average borrowings on unsecured bank credit facilities - Variable rate
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$ | 41,561 | 820 | 40,741 | |||||||||||||
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Weighted average variable interest rates (excluding amortization of facility fees and
debt issuance costs)
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4.41 | % | 5.24 | % | |||||||||||||
The Company's fixed rate interest expense increased by $1,386,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, primarily as a result of new unsecured debt obtained during the year ended December 31, 2025:
| NEW UNSECURED DEBT IN 2025 | Margin | Effectively Fixed Interest Rate | Date Obtained | Maturity Date | Principal Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$100 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan (1)
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0.85% | 4.11% | 11/19/2025 | 04/30/2030 | $ | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$150 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan (1)
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0.85% | 4.15% | 11/19/2025 | 03/14/2031 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weighted Average Interest Rate/Total Principal
Amount for 2025
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4.13% | $ | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)The interest rate on this unsecured term loan is comprised of Daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a margin which is subject to a pricing grid for changes in the Company's coverage ratings. The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements (further described in Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) to convert the loan's SOFR rate to an effectively fixed interest rate. The interest rate in the table above is the effectively fixed interest rate for the loan, including the effect of the interest rate swaps, as of March 31, 2026.
The increase in fixed rate interest expense was partially offset by unsecured debt repayments during the year ended December 31, 2025:
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UNSECURED DEBT REPAID IN 2025
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Interest Rate | Date Repaid | Payoff Amount | |||||||||||||||||
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| $50 Million Senior Unsecured Term Loan | 1.58% | 03/18/2025 | $ | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| $20 Million Senior Unsecured Notes | 3.80% | 08/28/2025 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| $25 Million Senior Unsecured Notes | 3.97% | 10/01/2025 | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| $50 Million Senior Unsecured Notes | 3.99% | 10/07/2025 | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||||
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Weighted Average Effectively Fixed Interest Rate and Total Payoff
Amount for 2025
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3.13% | $ | 145,000 | |||||||||||||||||
EastGroup did not obtain, repay or refinance any unsecured debt during the first three months of 2026. In November 2025, the Company entered into amendments related to five senior unsecured term loans totaling $475,000,000, which reduced the credit spread by 10 basis points on each loan. EastGroup's financing and debt maturities are further described in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Interest costs during the period of construction of real estate properties are capitalized and offset against interest expense. Capitalized interest increased by $763,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period of 2025, due to changes in development activity and spending.
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Real Estate Improvements
Real estate improvements for EastGroup's operating properties for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
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| Estimated Useful Life | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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| Upgrade on acquisitions | 40 years | $ | 41 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Tenant improvements: | |||||||||||||||||
| New tenants | Lease term | 3,873 | 5,507 | ||||||||||||||
| Renewal tenants | Lease term | 1,663 | 1,411 | ||||||||||||||
| Building improvements | 5-40 years | 2,109 | 5,532 | ||||||||||||||
| Roofs | 5-15 years | 3,307 | 5,793 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking lots | 3-5 years | 2,074 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 5 years | 821 | 1,158 | ||||||||||||||
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Total real estate improvements (1)
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$ | 13,888 | 20,253 | ||||||||||||||
(1)Reconciliation of Total real estate improvements to Real estate improvements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
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| Total real estate improvements | $ | 13,888 | 20,253 | |||||||||||
| Change in real estate property payables | 1,261 | (1,356) | ||||||||||||
| Change in construction in progress | 474 | 898 | ||||||||||||
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Real estate improvements on the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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$ | 15,623 | 19,795 | |||||||||||
Capitalized Leasing Costs
The Company's leasing costs (principally third party commissions) are capitalized and included in Other assets, net. The costs are amortized over the terms of the associated leases, and the amortization is included in Depreciation and amortization expense. Capitalized leasing costs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| Estimated Useful Life | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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| Development and value-add | Lease term | $ | 1,509 | 2,087 | |||||||||||||
| New tenants | Lease term | 1,564 | 4,414 | ||||||||||||||
| Renewal tenants | Lease term | 3,018 | 4,068 | ||||||||||||||
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Total capitalized leasing costs (1)
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$ | 6,091 | 10,569 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of leasing costs | $ | 7,254 | 6,994 | ||||||||||||||
(1)Reconciliation of Total capitalized leasing costs to Leasing commissions on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Total capitalized leasing costs | $ | 6,091 | 10,569 | |||||||||||
| Change in leasing commissions payables | 1,073 | 516 | ||||||||||||
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Leasing commissions on the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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$ | 7,164 | 11,085 | |||||||||||
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company anticipates that its current cash balance, operating cash flows, borrowings under its unsecured bank credit facilities, proceeds from new debt and/or proceeds from the issuance of equity will be adequate for (i) operating and administrative expenses, (ii) normal repair and maintenance expenses at its properties, (iii) debt service obligations, (iv) maintaining compliance with its debt covenants, (v) distributions to stockholders, (vi) capital improvements, (vii) purchases of properties, (viii) development, and (ix) any other normal business activities of the Company, both in the short-term and long-term. The Company expects liquidity sources and needs in the coming year to be consistent in nature with those for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
As market conditions permit, EastGroup issues equity and/or employs fixed-rate debt, including variable-rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps, to replace the short-term bank borrowings. The Company believes its current operating cash flow and unsecured bank credit facilities provide the capacity to fund the operations of the Company. The Company also believes it can obtain debt financing and issue common and/or preferred equity.
For future debt issuances, the Company intends to issue primarily unsecured fixed-rate debt, including variable-rate debt that has been swapped to an effectively fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps. The Company may also access the public debt or convertible bond markets in the future as a means to raise capital.
As of March 31, 2026, EastGroup had total immediate liquidity of approximately $755,480,000 comprised of $31,358,000 of cash and cash equivalents, $674,663,000 of availability on unsecured credit facilities, and approximately $49,459,000 of gross proceeds available on our outstanding forward equity sale agreements. See further details discussed below.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $142,346,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The primary other sources of cash were borrowings on unsecured bank credit facilities, proceeds from common stock offerings and net proceeds from sales of real estate investments and non-operating real estate. The Company distributed $83,684,000 in common stock dividends during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Other primary uses of cash were for repayments on unsecured bank credit facilities; the construction and development of properties; purchases of real estate properties; and capital improvements at various properties.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company was contractually obligated to pay the dividend declared in March 2026, which was paid in April 2026. An amount for dividends payable of $84,658,000 was included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses at March 31, 2026, which includes dividends payable on unvested restricted stock of $1,470,000, which are subject to continued service and will be paid upon vesting in future periods.
Scheduled principal payments on long-term debt, including Unsecured debt, net of debt issuance costs (not including Unsecured bank credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs), as of March 31, 2026, are as follows:
| MATURITY DATES |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (1)
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Principal Payments Maturing | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| October 10, 2026 | 1.98% | $ | 100,000 | |||||||||||
| December 15, 2026 | 3.75% | 40,000 | ||||||||||||
| March 25, 2027 | 1.70% | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
| August 31, 2027 | 3.89% | 75,000 | ||||||||||||
| Year 2028 | 3.04% | 160,000 | ||||||||||||
| Year 2029 | 3.88% | 155,000 | ||||||||||||
| Year 2030 | 3.83% | 300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Year 2031 and beyond | 3.63% | 685,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total Unsecured Debt | 3.43% | $ | 1,615,000 | |||||||||||
(1)These loans have a fixed interest rate or an effectively fixed interest rate due to interest rate swaps.
The Company currently intends to repay its debt obligations, both in the short-term and long-term, through its operating cash flows, borrowings under its unsecured bank credit facilities, proceeds from new debt (primarily unsecured), and/or proceeds from the issuance of equity.
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The Company has a $625,000,000 unsecured bank credit facility with a group of 10 banks, which has a maturity date of July 31, 2028. As of March 31, 2026, the interest rate was 4.403% with no outstanding balance. The Company also has a $50,000,000 unsecured bank credit facility with a maturity date of July 31, 2028. As of March 31, 2026, the interest rate was 4.405% with no outstanding balance. The Company's unsecured bank credit facilities are further discussed in Note 10 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2026, Moody's Ratings upgraded EastGroup's issuer rating to Baa1, outlook stable from Baa2, outlook positive. For both unsecured bank credit facilities, the margin and facility fee are subject to changes in the Company's credit ratings.
On December 5, 2025, we established an ATM common stock offering program pursuant to which we are able to sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $1,000,000,000 (the "Current ATM Program"). The Current ATM Program replaced our previous $1,000,000,000 ATM program, which was established on October 25, 2024, under which we had sold shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of $479,899,000 through December 5, 2025.
In connection with the Current ATM Program, we may sell shares of our common stock through sales agents or through certain financial institutions acting as forward counterparties whereby, at our discretion, the forward counterparties, or their agents or affiliates, may borrow from third parties and subsequently sell shares of our common stock. The use of a forward equity sale agreement allows us to lock in a share price on the sale of shares of our common stock but defer settling and receiving the proceeds from the sale of shares until a later date. Additionally, the forward price that we expect to receive upon settlement of an agreement will be subject to adjustment for (i) a floating interest rate factor equal to a specified daily rate less a spread, (ii) the forward purchaser's stock borrowing costs and (iii) scheduled dividends during the term of the agreement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup sold, and subsequently settled the issuance of, 365,620 shares of common stock directly through sales agents under its Current ATM program at a weighted average price of $191.46 per share, providing aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $69,300,000.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, EastGroup entered into forward equity sale agreements with certain financial institutions acting as forward counterparties under the Current ATM Program with respect to 252,136 shares of common stock with an initial weighted average forward price of $196.16 per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by the forward counterparties at the time it entered into forward equity sale agreements.
As of April 21, 2026, the Company had 252,136 shares of common stock, or approximately $48,914,000 of net proceeds, based on a weighted average forward price of $194.00 per share, available for settlement prior to the applicable settlement period expirations in March 2027. Also as of April 21, 2026, approximately $880,541,000 of common stock remains available to be sold under the Current ATM Program. Future sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including among others, market conditions, the trading price of our common stock, determinations by us of the appropriate sources of funding for us and potential uses of funding available to us.
EastGroup's other material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations, including real estate property obligations, development and value-add obligations and tenant improvements as of December 31, 2025, did not materially change during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
The Company has no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The Company's management considers the following accounting policies and estimates to be critical to the reported operations of the Company.
Acquisition and Development of Real Estate Properties
The FASB Codification provides guidance on how to properly determine the allocation of the purchase price among the individual components of both the tangible and intangible assets based on their respective fair values. Factors considered by management in allocating the cost of the properties acquired include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. The allocation to tangible assets (land, building and improvements) is based upon management's determination of the value of the property as if it were vacant using
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discounted cash flow models. Land is valued using comparable land sales specific to the applicable market, provided by a third party. The Company determines whether any financing assumed is above or below market based upon comparison to similar financing terms for similar properties. The cost of the properties acquired may be adjusted based on indebtedness assumed from the seller that is determined to be above or below market rates.
The purchase price is also allocated among the following categories of intangible assets: the above or below market component of in-place leases and the value of leases in-place at the time of acquisition. The value allocable to the above or below market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined based upon the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the acquired leases) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term and (ii) management's estimate of the amounts that would be paid using current market rents over the remaining term of the lease. The amounts allocated to above and below market lease intangibles are included in Other assets, net and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases. In-place lease intangibles are valued based upon management's assessment of factors such as an estimate of forgone rents and avoided leasing costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. These intangible assets are included in Other assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the remaining term of the existing lease.
The significance of this accounting policy will fluctuate given the transaction activity during the period.
For properties included in Development and value-add properties, costs associated with development (i.e., land, construction costs, interest expense, property taxes and other costs associated with development) are aggregated into the total capitalized costs of the property. Included in these costs are management's estimates for the portions of internal costs (primarily personnel costs) deemed related to such development activities. The internal costs are allocated to specific development properties based on development activity.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 21 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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