Vornado Realty Trust
VNO on NYSE. Vornado rents offices, stores, and apartments in New York to businesses and residents. Market value $6.2bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
The company doesn't report operating profit, so we work it out from pre-tax profit and interest.
Should I look at this?
Good business, but not cheap right now
Why it could be worth it
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For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $-2.88 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 20.4 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
The filings do not give us enough to work this out.
Quality score: 73 of 100. Price score: 23 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$33.52 a share, 36% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $24.57 to $41.61.
Dividend: 2.3% a year
Paid every year for at least 5 years
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
Spare cash swings from quarter to quarter here: a shortfall of $180 million in the past 12 months, $817 million in the year to December 2025.
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $1.6bn | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | $1.8bn |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.38 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.19bn | 0.19bn | 0.19bn | 0.19bn | 0.19bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
- Financial strength (Piotroski)7 of 7 checks we could run
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt0.38× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 3.5% a year
- Buying back its own sharesYes, 3% fewer since 2021
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $462 million last quarter, up 5% on a year ago.
- Profit: $32 million, down 96% on a year ago.
- Over the past 12 months it spent $180 million more cash than it brought in. A year earlier it had $1.2 billion spare.
- 3% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
- Debt is $1.9 billion more than cash, up from $913 million a year ago.
- Sales grew on a year ago in 2 of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $443m |
| December 2024 | $458m |
| March 2025 | $462m |
| June 2025 | $441m |
| September 2025 | $454m |
| December 2025 | $454m |
| March 2026 | $459m |
| June 2026 | $462m |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | -$4m |
| December 2024 | $17m |
| March 2025 | $102m |
| June 2025 | $759m |
| September 2025 | $27m |
| December 2025 | $16m |
| March 2026 | -$7m |
| June 2026 | $32m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 9 February 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 2 November 2026
Who owns it
4 long-term investors we follow own it, unchanged from 4 last quarter. 433 funds in all.
- First Pacific Advisors (FPA)Steven Romick
- Value
- $66m
- Share of fund
- 0.8%
- First Manhattan Co.First Manhattan partners
- Value
- $2m
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotham Asset ManagementJoel Greenblatt | $76m | 0.2% | Added |
| First Pacific Advisors (FPA)Steven Romick | $66m | 0.8% | |
| Hotchkis & WileyHotchkis & Wiley team | $15m | <0.1% | Cut |
| First Manhattan Co.First Manhattan partners | $2m | <0.1% |
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$872mCut
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$571m
- Norges Bank$566mNew
- Franklin Resources$526m
- Price T Rowe Associates$375mAdded
- Resolution Capital$369mAdded
- State Street$317m
- Vanguard Capital Management$297m
- Principal Financial Group$234m
- Kemnay Advisory Services$229m
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
4 investors own more than 5%.
- Norges BankPassive investor7.7%Since 31 March 2026
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementPassive investor7.7%Since 31 March 2026
- Franklin Resources, Inc.Passive investorat least 6.9%(filed with 3 related holders)Since 31 March 2026
- T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.Passive investor5.1%Since 30 June 2026
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Norges Bank Passive investor | 7.7% | 31 March 2026 | |
Vanguard Portfolio Management Passive investor | 7.7% | 31 March 2026 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. Passive investor | at least 6.9% (filed with 3 related holders) | 31 March 2026 | |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Passive investor | 5.1% | 30 June 2026 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 2 insiders bought $6m of shares on the open market. 2 sold $8m.
- Chera HaimEVP - HEAD OF RETAILSold
- Date
- 29 September 2026
- Shares
- 90,000
- Price
- $34.01
- Value
- $3m
- Fascitelli Michael DDirectorSold
- Date
- 17 June 2026
- Shares
- 133,350
- Price
- $36.62
- Value
- $5m
- WIGHT RUSSELL B JRDirectorBought
- Date
- 8 June 2026
- Shares
- 4,000
- Price
- $16.94
- Value
- $67,760
- TISCH DANIEL RDirectorBought
- Date
- 12 March 2026
- Shares
- 30,000
- Price
- $25.55
- Value
- $766,500
- TISCH DANIEL RDirectorBought
- Date
- 3 March 2026
- Shares
- 70,000
- Price
- $26.30
- Value
- $2m
- TISCH DANIEL RDirectorBought
- Date
- 2 March 2026
- Shares
- 40,000
- Price
- $27.09
- Value
- $1m
- TISCH DANIEL RDirectorBought
- Date
- 27 February 2026
- Shares
- 45,000
- Price
- $27.70
- Value
- $1m
- TISCH DANIEL RDirectorBought
- Date
- 24 February 2026
- Shares
- 25,000
- Price
- $27.85
- Value
- $696,250
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | Chera Haim EVP - HEAD OF RETAIL | Sold | 90,000 | $34.01 | $3m |
| 17 June 2026 | Fascitelli Michael D Director | Sold | 133,350 | $36.62 | $5m |
| 8 June 2026 | WIGHT RUSSELL B JR Director | Bought | 4,000 | $16.94 | $67,760 |
| 12 March 2026 | TISCH DANIEL R Director | Bought | 30,000 | $25.55 | $766,500 |
| 3 March 2026 | TISCH DANIEL R Director | Bought | 70,000 | $26.30 | $2m |
| 2 March 2026 | TISCH DANIEL R Director | Bought | 40,000 | $27.09 | $1m |
| 27 February 2026 | TISCH DANIEL R Director | Bought | 45,000 | $27.70 | $1m |
| 24 February 2026 | TISCH DANIEL R Director | Bought | 25,000 | $27.85 | $696,250 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
None of the warning signs we check for were found.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 9 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026 and 5 later 8-Ks.
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
The occurrence of cyber incidents, or a deficiency in our cyber security, as well as other disruptions to our IT networks and related systems, could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to our business relationships or reputation, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
Could happenWe have begun the use of AI capabilities with the goal of creating additional efficiencies in conducting our business and operations. While we intend to use AI appropriately and to attempt to mitigate ethical and legal issues presented by its use, we may ultimately be unsuccessful in identifying or resolving issues before they arise. There can be no assurance that we or our service providers will properly implement AI, and the failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Read moreThe occurrence of cyber incidents, or a deficiency in our cyber security, as well as other disruptions to our IT networks and related systems, could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to our business relationships or reputation, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
Could happenCopies of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, Current Reports on Form 8‑K and amendments to those reports, as well as Reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 regarding officers, trustees and 10% beneficial owners, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a), 15(d) or 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through our website (www.vno.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also available on our website are copies of our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and Corporate Governance Guidelines. In the event of any changes to these charters or the code or guidelines, revised copies will also be made available on our website. Copies of these documents are also available directly from us free of charge. Our website also includes other financial and non-financial information, including certain non-GAAP financial measures, none of which is a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are also available free of charge from us, upon request.
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The deep dive
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