TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2026 /CNW/ – CT Real Estate Investment Trust (“CT REIT” or the “REIT”) (TSX:CRT) today reported its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

“The fourth quarter capped off an exceptional year for CT REIT as we added an additional 400,000 square feet of high-quality retail space to our portfolio and drove growth in AFFO per unit of 2.9%, on a diluted basis”1 said Kevin Salsberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of CT REIT. “We continue to execute well against our development pipeline, supported by our strong balance sheet and disciplined investment approach. With our proven track record of delivering consistent growth in earnings, distributions and net asset value per unit, I’m proud of what our team accomplished in 2025 and confident in our ability to continue to deliver reliable, durable and growing results to our unitholders.”

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1 Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) per unit – diluted (non-GAAP) is a non-GAAP ratio. See “Specified Financial Measures” for more information. 

Update on Previously Announced Investments

CT REIT invested $116 million in previously disclosed projects that were completed in the fourth quarter of 2025, adding 400,500 square feet of incremental GLA to the portfolio as detailed in the table below.

Property

Type

GLA (sf.) 

Timing 

Activity

Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Third Party
Acquisition

19,800

Q4 2025 

Acquisition of the freehold interest underlying
an existing ground lease with CT REIT, as
well as a multi-tenant commercial retail
building

Lloydminster, AB

Redevelopment   

64,400

Q4 2025 

Redevelopment of a vacant property

Kelowna, BC

Land Lease /
Development

172,100

Q4 2025 

Development of a new Canadian Tire store

Victoria (View Royal), BC

Intensification

12,300

Q4 2025 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store   

Winnipeg (Regent), MB

Intensification

33,200

Q4 2025 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store

Brampton (McLaughlin), ON   

Intensification

32,400

Q4 2025 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store

Fergus, ON

Intensification

25,900

Q4 2025 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store

Donnacona, QC

Intensification

30,400

Q4 2025 

Expansion of an existing Canadian Tire store

Fort Frances, ON

Intensification

10,000

Q4 2025 

Development of a third-party pad at an
existing property

Update on Full-Year 2025 Investment and Development Activity

In 2025, CT REIT invested approximately $235 million in completed projects and ongoing developments and grew the portfolio by approximately 893,000 square feet of GLA. As of December 31, 2025, CT REIT had 629,000 square feet of GLA under development, of which approximately 95.2% is subject to committed lease agreements. These developments represent an investment of approximately $329 million upon completion, of which $112 million has been spent to date.

Financial and Operational Summary

Summary of Selected Information







(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except unit, per unit
and square footage amounts)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,


2025

2024

Change

2025

2024

Change

Property revenue

$          152,917

$          145,436

5.1 %

$          604,251

$          578,689

4.4 %

Net operating income 1

$          121,233

$          115,559

4.9 %

$          478,706

$          457,617

4.6 %

Net income

$          191,316

$          135,334

41.4 %

$          517,087

$          434,221

19.1 %

Net income per unit – basic 2

$              0.804

$              0.573

40.3 %

$              2.177

$              1.842

18.2 %

Net income per unit – diluted 2,3

$              0.636

$              0.452

40.7 %

$              1.786

$              1.489

19.9 %

Funds from operations 1

$            80,716

$            79,010

2.2 %

$          323,592

$          314,749

2.8 %

Funds from operations per unit – diluted 2,4,5

$              0.339

$              0.334

1.5 %

$              1.360

$              1.333

2.0 %

Adjusted funds from operations 1

$            75,644

$            73,001

3.6 %

$          303,125

$          292,438

3.7 %

Adjusted funds from operations per unit – diluted 2,4,5

$              0.317

$              0.308

2.9 %

$              1.274

$              1.239

2.8 %

Distributions per unit – paid 2

$              0.237

$              0.231

2.5 %

$              0.937

$              0.912

2.8 %

AFFO payout ratio 4

74.8 %

75.0 %

(0.2) %

73.5 %

73.6 %

(0.1) %

Cash generated from operating activities

$          120,976

$          108,754

11.2 %

$          457,445

$          436,043

4.9 %

Weighted average number of units outstanding 2







Basic

237,952,678

236,296,807

0.7 %

237,501,191

235,720,718

0.8 %

Diluted 3

328,450,110

335,961,528

(2.2) %

327,999,619

335,356,966

(2.2) %

Diluted (non-GAAP) 5

238,350,071

236,724,928

0.7 %

237,899,580

236,120,366

0.8 %

Indebtedness ratio




39.8 %

41.1 %

(1.3) %

Gross leasable area (square feet) 6




31,709,453

31,025,376

2.2 %

Occupancy rate 6,7




99.5 %

99.4 %

0.1 %

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Specified Financial Measures” below for more information.

2 Total units means Units and Class B LP Units outstanding.

3 Diluted units determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards include restricted and deferred units issued under various plans and the effect of assuming that all of the Class C LP Units will be settled with Class B LP Units. Refer to section 7.0 of the MD&A.

4 Non-GAAP ratio. See “Specified Financial Measures” below for more information.

5 Diluted units used in calculating non-GAAP measures include restricted and deferred units issued under various plans and exclude the effect of assuming that all of the Class C LP Units will be …

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