BXP, Inc. · BXP · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

BXP Q1 2026: FFO Beats by 49% as AI-Driven Leasing Lifts Occupancy to 87.4%

BXP's Q1 2026 results signal accelerating demand for premier Class A office space. AI-focused tenants drove roughly 80% of incremental office demand in San Francisco and lifted overall occupancy to 87.4%, up 70 basis points. The company beat consensus FFO by a wide margin and raised full-year guidance modestly to $6.90-$7.04 per share. A $1.2 billion asset-sale program is funding debt reduction and development, including the flagship 343 Madison Avenue tower and approximately 5,000 multifamily units. Management targets ~89% occupancy by year-end 2026. The stock fell 2.6% on the print but subsequently recovered with a 5.3% drift, and the current price of $70.45 sits roughly in line with the analyst consensus target of $70.09.

Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate $11.43B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

BXP, trading on the NYSE, is the leading publicly listed company engaged in the development and ownership of premier Class A office properties across the United States. Its operations are strategically concentrated in five major urban centers: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Structured as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), the company operates as a comprehensive real estate entity, involved in the full spectrum of activities from developing and acquiring to managing and operating a diverse collection of primarily Class A office assets. Its current property holdings consist of 196 assets, collectively spanning 51.2 million square feet, which includes six properties actively undergoing construction or significant redevelopment.

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.64 Consensus $0
EPS surprise +48.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $872.1M Consensus $847.2M
Revenue surprise +2.9% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
BXP REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $817M Q1 '24 actual $839M, beat Q2 '24 estimate $819M Q2 '24 actual $850M, beat Q3 '24 estimate $835M Q3 '24 actual $859M, beat Q2 '25 estimate $859M Q2 '25 actual $868M, beat Q3 '25 estimate $881M Q3 '25 actual $872M, miss Q4 '25 estimate $861M Q4 '25 actual $877M, beat Q1 '26 estimate $847M Q1 '26 actual $872M, beat Q2 '26 estimate $858M Q2 '26 actual $896M, beat Q3 '26 estimate $878M Q4 '26 estimate $886M Q1 '27 estimate $878M
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy41 ratings
Bullish2561.0%
Neutral1536.6%
Bearish12.4%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$70.52Current
$47Low
$81.51Average
$132High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Scotiabank Sector Outperform Sector OutperformMaintainJul 21, 2026
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 21, 2026
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 21, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 21, 2026
Ladenburg Thalmann Buy BuyMaintainJul 8, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainJul 6, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainJun 1, 2026
Truist Securities Hold HoldMaintainMay 27, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $70.52. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
ScotiabankNicholas Yulico$74$68.07 +4.9%Jul 21, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$68$67.9 -3.6%Jul 21, 2026
Piper SandlerAlexander Goldfarb$86$67.9 +22.0%Jul 21, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$79$67.9 +12.0%Jul 21, 2026
Evercore ISISteve Sakwa$68$69.47 -3.6%Jul 6, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$70$63.06 -0.7%Jun 18, 2026
BMO CapitalJohn Kim$68$60.06 -3.6%Jun 2, 2026
Truist FinancialMichael Lewis$64$60.61 -9.2%May 26, 2026
BarclaysBrendan Lynch$65$58.5 -7.8%May 18, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$70$58.96 -0.7%May 15, 2026
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Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -2.6% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move -2.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +5.3% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Versus Q4 2025, occupancy improved to 87.4% with the lease-to-occupied spread widening. Net asset-sale proceeds reached $1.2 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter, keeping pace with the $1.9 billion three-year target. Full-year 2026 FFO guidance was nudged from $6.88-$7.04 to $6.90-$7.04, reflecting higher same-property NOI growth and lease-termination income. New disclosures included AI tenants accounting for ~80% of incremental San Francisco demand, a $35 million gain on the Marriott headquarters stake sale, and early delivery of the 290 Binney multifamily project reducing capitalized interest expense.

Guidance delta

Full-year 2026 FFO guidance raised from $6.88-$7.04 to $6.90-$7.04 per share, a $0.02 increase at the low end. Drivers cited include higher same-property NOI growth (~1.5-2%), lease-termination income, and reduced capitalized interest from the early 290 Binney delivery. Management targets occupancy of ~89% by year-end 2026, up from 87.4% at quarter-end. Capex outlook remains increasing.

Key takeaways

  • FFO per share of $0.64 beat the $0.43 consensus estimate by 49%, while revenue of $872.1 million exceeded the $847.2 million consensus by 2.9%.
  • Occupancy reached 87.4%, up 70 basis points, driven by AI-focused tenants expanding in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.
  • Asset sales generated $1.2 billion in net proceeds, on track toward the $1.9 billion three-year target through 2028.
  • Development pipeline includes the 343 Madison Avenue tower and approximately 5,000 multifamily units, with equity partners providing capital.
  • Guidance raised modestly to $6.90-$7.04 per share, with management targeting ~89% occupancy by year-end 2026.
  • Stock fell 2.6% on the report but subsequently drifted up 5.3%, with the current price of $70.45 near the analyst consensus target of $70.09.

Management priorities

  • Recapitalize 343 Madison Avenue in 2026 with equity partners and construction financing.
  • Sell additional non-strategic assets targeting up to $400 million in net proceeds in 2026.
  • Advance multifamily projects totaling ~5,000 units, including the Herndon, Virginia development.
  • Pursue land entitlements for over 3,500 residential units on former office parcels.
  • Expand the AI-related tenant base in premier workplace markets.

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-31T17:01:14.034904+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-31T17:01:14.032001+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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