AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT)

Empire State Realty Trust Q3 Core FFO falls to $0.20; 2026 outlook raised

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Empire State Realty Trust reported third-quarter 2026 diluted earnings of $0.02 per share, down from $0.05 a year earlier, and Core FFO of $0.20 per share, down from $0.23. The company raised its 2026 Core FFO range to $0.77 to $0.80 per share from $0.75 to $0.79, citing the $217.5 million sale of 1359 Broadway and $85.8 million of share repurchases since the second-quarter call.

Key points

Q3 2026 total revenues were $193.1 million, compared with $197.7 million in Q3 2025; Observatory revenue fell to $26.8 million from $36.0 million.
Q3 2026 diluted EPS was $0.02 versus $0.05; diluted Core FFO per share was $0.20 versus $0.23.
2026 Core FFO per share guidance was raised to $0.77 to $0.80 from $0.75 to $0.79.
Nine-month 2026 net loss per diluted share was $(0.13), including a $166.1 million goodwill impairment charge.

The filing

CompanyEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT)

Form8-K, current report

Filed with the SECNov 2, 2026, 5:27 PM ET

Accession number0001541401-26-000035

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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