Safehold Inc. (SAFE) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $697.54MP/E 6.1Yield 7.19%
About Safehold
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
Safehold Inc. is a real estate investment trust that acquires, manages, and capitalizes ground leases. The company operates through a single business segment focused on long-term ground leases for commercial properties, typically structured as triple-net leases. Its products and financing solutions include ground lease originations, leasehold loans, and specialized programs such as SAFExSWAP and SAFExSELL. It also maintains dedicated investment funds, including the Ground Lease Plus Fund and the Leasehold Loan Fund, alongside its Caret program. The company serves commercial real estate owners, operators, investors, and institutional developers seeking capital for property acquisitions, development, or recapitalizations.
The company concentrates its operations in the United States, targeting commercial properties across major metropolitan areas and specifically focusing on the top thirty metropolitan markets. As of December 31, 2025, it employs 72 people, substantially all of whom are full-time personnel. The provided text notes that the company is incorporated in Maryland, but does not disclose the location of its corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Safehold's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Safehold Inc.
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Address
- One Penn Plaza, 51st Floor 10119
- Phone
- (212) 930-9400
- Website
- safeholdinc.com
- Employees
- 72, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE& TOUCHE LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SAFE
- Former tickers
- STAR until Apr 4, 2023
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Nov 1, 2001
- Shares outstanding
- 71M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $800.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-6 reverse, Jun 19, 1998
- SEC CIK
- 1095651
- CUSIP
- 78646V107
- ISIN
- US78646V1070
- FIGI
- BBG000H35J52
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001SDG572
- LEI
- QFFLKWYYS3UPWD86E794
- EIN
- 95-6881527
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Sugarman | CHAIRMAN AND CEO, Director | 2,194,176 |
| Christopher Michael Uhlick | Chief Accounting Officer | 12,483 |
| Brett Asnas | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 205,849 |
| Michael Lane Trachtenberg | President | 93,076 |
| Jay S. Nydick | Director | 77,336 |
| Barry W. Ridings | Director | 63,544 |
| Robin Josephs | Director | 157,358 |
| Stefan M. Selig | Director | 105,169 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.63M | -$1.85M | $6.38M | $22 | $138 |
| FY2024 | $644.60K | -$115.15K | $2.23M | $28 | $134 |
| FY2023 | $8.41M | $7.72M | $5.14M | $34 | $123 |
| FY2022 | $693.05K | -$35.25M | $1.87M | $41 | $108 |
| FY2021 | $2.33M | $22.62M | $2.82M | $111 | $143 |
| FY2020 | $935.52K | $54.18M | $2.80M | $182 | $92 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Sugarman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $600.00K | – | $1.95M | – | $77.09K | $2.63M | +308% |
| Michael Trachtenberg President | $41.67K | $250.00K | $10.58M | – | $70 | $10.87M | – |
| Brett Asnas Chief Financial Officer | $450.00K | – | $725.00K | $672.00K | $34.77K | $1.88M | -36% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 72 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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