- $3.30bn
- $5.78bn
- $753.27m
- 44
- 48
- 83
- 61
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 21.93 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | -0.15% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 4.36% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 2.2 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 2.2 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 59.66 | ||
| Price to Sales | 4.39 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 15.03 | ||
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Quality
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| Return on Capital | 5.28% | ||
| Return on Equity | 7.22% | ||
| Operating Margin | 30.18% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | $m | 582.35 | 664.45 | 739.03 | 684.98 | 753.27 | 737.29 | 770.31 | 4.25% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -62.94 | +143.32 | +15.2 | -53.23 | +138.26 | +8.76 | -0.75 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
COPT Defense Properties is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key United States Government (USG) defense installations and missions (its Defense/IT Portfolio). The Company’s tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are primarily engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements. Its Defense/IT Portfolio includes approximately 199 operating properties totaling 22.7 million square feet comprised of 16.8 million square feet in 168 office properties and 5.9 million square feet in 31 single-tenant data center shells. It owns approximately 24 of these data center shells totaling 4.3 million square feet through unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. It also owns around 50 acres of other developable land in the Greater Washington, DC/Baltimore region.
Directors
- Thomas Brady CHM (71)
- Stephen Budorick PRE (60)
- Todd Hartman COO (54)
- Anthony Mifsud EVP (56)
- Robert Denton IND (68)
- Philip Hawkins IND (65)
- David Jacobstein IND (74)
- Steven Kesler IND (69)
- Letitia Long IND (62)
- Raymond Owens IND (62)
- C. Taylor Pickett IND (59)
- Lisa Trimberger IND (60)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- September 30th, 2025
- Incorporated
- January 22nd, 1998
- Public Since
- December 31st, 1991
- No. of Shareholders
- 446
- No. of Employees
- 427
- Sector
- Residential & Commercial REITs
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 113,210,594

- Address
- 6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300, COLUMBIA, 21046
- Web
- https://www.copt.com/
- Phone
- +1 4432855400
- Contact
- Michelle Layne
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Upcoming Events for CDP
Dividend For C1DP34.SA - 0.2833 BRL
Dividend For CDP.N - 0.3050 USD
Q4 2025 COPT Defense Properties Earnings Release
Q1 2026 COPT Defense Properties Earnings Release
COPT Defense Properties Annual Shareholders Meeting
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FAQ
As of Today at 19:04 UTC, shares in Copt Defense Properties are trading at $29.11. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Copt Defense Properties last closed at $29.11 and the price had moved by -10.73% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Copt Defense Properties share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -20.87% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Copt Defense Properties is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Copt Defense Properties dividend yield is 5.17% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Copt Defense Properties paid a total dividend of $1.51, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 5.17%.Looking ahead, shares in Copt Defense Properties are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-12-31 and the next dividend pay date is 2026-01-15.
Copt Defense Properties are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-12-31 and the next dividend pay date is 2026-01-15. The historic dividend yield on Copt Defense Properties shares is currently 5.17%.
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As of the previous close price of $29.11, shares in Copt Defense Properties had a market capitalisation of $3.30bn.
Here are the trading details for Copt Defense Properties:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NYQ
- Ticker Symbol: CDP
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Copt Defense Properties is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Copt Defense Properties is $32.50. That is 11.65% above the last closing price of $29.11.
Analysts covering Copt Defense Properties currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $1.34 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Copt Defense Properties. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -9.51%.
As of the last closing price of $29.11, shares in Copt Defense Properties were trading +3.92% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Copt Defense Properties PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 21.93. The shares last closed at $29.11.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Copt Defense Properties' management team is headed by:
- Thomas Brady - CHM
- Stephen Budorick - PRE
- Todd Hartman - COO
- Anthony Mifsud - EVP
- Robert Denton - IND
- Philip Hawkins - IND
- David Jacobstein - IND
- Steven Kesler - IND
- Letitia Long - IND
- Raymond Owens - IND
- C. Taylor Pickett - IND
- Lisa Trimberger - IND





