COPT Defense Properties (CDP) stock
CDPNYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 7/305% below fair value
$32.70−0.25 (-0.76%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.71BP/E 22.1Yield 3.73%
COPT Defense Properties statistics
78 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.42
- 1.76
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.52
- 12.75
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.68
- 4.50
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.39%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 113M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.31%
- 17.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 112.8%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 5.21%
- 0.38%
- Short % of Float
- 9.44%
- 3.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 9.41%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 14.75
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $38.90
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $27.05
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $33.31
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $33.86
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $33.69
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.79
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.48%
- 0.00%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -1.79%
- 0.29%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -11.6%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 3.94%
- 1.32%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 18.5%
- 2.82%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 14.0%
- 2.38%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 41.5%
- -0.00%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 17.7%
- -28.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 16.3%
- -18.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 930,523
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 887,236
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.72
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 44.9
- 56.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.8%
- 17.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.46
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 21.9%
- 13.4%
- EBITDA Margin
- 55.2%
- 50.8%
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 7.22%
- 4.64%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 11.3%
- 1.20%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 1.11%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.58%
- 7.63%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.32%
- -0.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.02%
- 6.21%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.18
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $2.04M
- $2.42M
- Employee Count
- 394
- 67
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 8.31%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $175.78M
- $14.01M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $24.26M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.21
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.54B
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $13.61
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.54B
- -$170.61K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Dividend Yield
- 3.70%
- 5.47%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.70%
- 5.40%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.22
- $1.36
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 3.39%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 1
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $97.20M
- $65.39M
- Income Tax
- $369.00K
- $237.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 0.21%
- 1.56%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $21.29
- $19.78
- Graham Upside
- -35.4%
- -34.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.94
- 10.58
- Lynch Fair Value
- $13.35
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -59.5%
- -45.6%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CDP | S&P 500 | Difference | CDP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.7% | -2.7% | +0.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -10.7% | -1.7% | −9.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +21.0% | +11.9% | +9.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +17.0% | +12.0% | +5.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +57.8% | +78.2% | −20.3 pts | +16.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +44.9% | +73.2% | −28.3 pts | +7.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +75.2% | +309.6% | −234.5 pts | +5.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M CDP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 5.2% from the previous report, or 9.44% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 14.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,670,925 | +5.2% | 723,589 | 14.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,142,604 | +17.3% | 940,570 | 10.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8,646,712 | +16.2% | 1,039,862 | 8.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,438,100 | +6.1% | 924,186 | 8.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,010,959 | -1.0% | 672,335 | 10.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,079,481 | +0.3% | 708,310 | 10.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,060,856 | +2.8% | 930,719 | 7.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,867,843 | -2.6% | 910,002 | 7.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,054,452 | +11.5% | 1,539,250 | 4.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,328,650 | +14.2% | 1,018,126 | 6.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,542,731 | -6.5% | 875,358 | 6.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,930,874 | -3.7% | 858,169 | 6.9 |
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