Piedmont Office Realty Trust/$PDM

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About Piedmont Office Realty Trust

Piedmont Realty Trust Inc is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment company focused on delivering an exceptional office environment. As an owner, manager, developer and operator of 16 MM SF of Class A properties across U.S. Sunbelt markets, Piedmont Realty Trust is known for its hospitality-driven approach and commitment to transforming buildings into Piedmont PLACEs that enhance each client's workplace experience.
Ticker
$PDM
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
140

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$1.2B
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-$0.65
1.35
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Bulls say / Bears say

Piedmont’s operating momentum is improving. In Q2 it signed about 460,000 square feet at 14.1% cash rent growth and 32.4% accrual growth, while same-store cash NOI rose 9%; management raised 2026 Core FFO guidance to $1.50-$1.55 per share. (GlobeNewswire)
There is a sizeable earnings backlog if signed leases start as planned. Nearly $39 million of annualised rent from executed leases had not yet commenced at the end of June, providing a path for economic occupancy and cash flow to rise from current levels. (ROIC AI, Longbridge)
Piedmont is actively reducing near-term refinancing risk. It extended and upsized a term loan to 2031, has no required maturities until 2028, and has priced 2.875% exchangeable notes due 2031 to help refinance much more expensive 9.25% notes and repay debt. (TipRanks, ROIC AI)
Leverage remains high for an office landlord, so the recovery has little room for error. Management expects net debt to EBITDA to fall below 7 times by year-end, but the average cost of debt is still about 5.5%, leaving results sensitive to slower leasing or higher refinancing costs. (Longbridge, ROIC AI)
Cash available for shareholders remains constrained. The dividend has been suspended since 2025, while recent figures show operating cash flow only modestly ahead of capital spending, limiting the cash cushion for tenant improvements, leasing costs and debt reduction. (AInvest, Longbridge)
The leasing recovery still depends on converting signed space into paying occupancy. Economic occupancy was only just above 80% against leased occupancy near 89%, and a major New York lease renewal was delayed until the fourth quarter, highlighting execution risk. (ROIC AI, Yahoo Finance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 Sept 2026.
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