Saul Centers, Inc.
BFS NYSE Real Estate Investment Trusts Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Saul Centers, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- SAUL CENTERS, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 27, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000907254-26-000006
0000907254
Revenue and margins
Saul Centers, Inc. had $290M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β3.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Saul Centers, Inc. returned $57.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Saul Centers, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $14.6M | $13.3M | $8.4M | $10.3M | $8.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $237M | $321M | $332M | $456M | $468M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.4x | 1.5x |
| Interest coverage | β | 4.1x | 3.8x | 3.8x | 2.8x |
| Total assets | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $405M | $400M | $348M | $336M | $308M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $223M | $308M | $324M | $445M | $460M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.3% | β4.0% | β4.1% | β4.0% | β2.3% | β4.1% | β4.0% | β3.4% | β3.4% | β2.9% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $217M | $226M | $227M | $232M | $225M | $239M | $246M | $257M | $269M | $290M |
| Provision for credit losses | $1.5M | $0.9M | $0.7M | $1.2M | $5.2M | $0.8M | β$0.1M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $1.7M |
| Gross profit | $163M | $172M | $172M | $174M | $167M | $178M | $181M | $190M | β | β |
| Operating income | $55.7M | $60.6M | $62.6M | β | β | β | $181M | $189M | $204M | $195M |
| Interest expense | $46.9M | $47.2M | $45.0M | $42.1M | $46.7M | $45.4M | $44.0M | $49.4M | $53.9M | $70.7M |
| Net income | $45.3M | $48.3M | $50.6M | $51.7M | $40.4M | $48.4M | $50.2M | $52.7M | $50.6M | $37.5M |
| Net income to common | $32.9M | $35.9M | $36.0M | $36.3M | $29.2M | $37.2M | $39.0M | $41.5M | $39.5M | $26.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.52 | $1.63 | $1.60 | $1.57 | $1.25 | $1.57 | $1.63 | $1.73 | $1.63 | $1.09 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $89.1M | $103M | $110M | $115M | $78.4M | $118M | $121M | $118M | $121M | $99.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $91.0M | $120M | $129M | $136M | $56.2M | $55.9M | $117M | β | β | β |
| Free cash flow | β$2.0M | β$16.5M | β$18.3M | β$20.3M | $22.2M | $62.5M | $4.3M | β | β | β |
| Depreciation and amortization | $44.4M | $45.7M | $45.9M | $46.3M | $51.1M | $50.3M | $49.0M | $48.4M | $50.5M | $58.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.0M |
| Dividends paid | $39.5M | $44.6M | $46.3M | $48.6M | $49.4M | $51.0M | $55.5M | $56.7M | $56.9M | $57.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $39.5M | $44.6M | $46.3M | $48.6M | $49.4M | $51.0M | $55.5M | $56.7M | $56.9M | $57.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $8.3M | $10.9M | $14.6M | $13.9M | $26.9M | $14.6M | $13.3M | $8.4M | $10.3M | $8.7M |
| Total debt | $232M | $285M | $251M | $272M | $268M | $237M | $321M | $332M | $456M | $468M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | $970M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Preferred stock | $180M | $180M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $319M | $334M | $356M | $375M | $364M | $405M | $400M | $348M | $336M | $308M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 75.3% | 75.8% | 75.5% | 75.0% | 74.1% | 74.2% | 73.8% | 73.9% | β | β |
| Operating margin | 25.7% | 26.8% | 27.5% | β | β | β | 73.4% | 73.6% | 75.8% | 67.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 46.1% | 47.0% | 47.7% | β | β | β | 93.3% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 87.7% |
| Net margin | 20.9% | 21.3% | 22.2% | 22.3% | 17.9% | 20.2% | 20.4% | 20.5% | 18.8% | 12.9% |
| FCF margin | β0.9% | β7.3% | β8.1% | β8.8% | 9.9% | 26.1% | 1.7% | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | β | β | β | 20.1% | 22.3% | 20.6% | 20.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 11.7% |
| Return on assets | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 8.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 4.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | β2.7% | 6.2% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 7.8% |
| Net income growth | β | 6.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | β21.9% | 19.8% | 3.7% | 5.0% | β3.9% | β25.9% |
| EPS growth | β | 7.2% | β1.8% | β1.9% | β20.4% | 25.6% | 3.8% | 6.1% | β5.8% | β33.1% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | 181.4% | β93.2% | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 2.6x | 2.2x | β | β | β | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.4x | 1.5x |
| Interest coverage | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.4x | β | β | β | 4.1x | 3.8x | 3.8x | 2.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 42.0% | 53.0% | 56.6% | 58.6% | 24.9% | 23.4% | 47.5% | β | β | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | 222.3% | 81.5% | 1,302.4% | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.3% | β4.0% | β4.1% | β4.0% | β2.3% | β4.1% | β4.0% | β3.4% | β3.4% | β2.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000907254). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.