COPT Defense Properties (CDP) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of COPT Defense Properties stock $22.83, price $32.87, that is 30.5% below the price, quality 59 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 16 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 2, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $18.59 – $37.99 · fair‑value band $16.04 – $34.42 · the $32.87 price screens above the $22.83 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 2, 2026.
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COPT Defense Properties, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed REIT focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. Government defense installations and missions (referred to as its Defense/IT Portfolio).
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The Company's tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are primarily engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company's Defense/IT Portfolio of 201 properties, including 24 owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, encompassed 23.2 million square feet and was 96.4% leased. COPT Defense Properties was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Columbia, United States.
Stock analysis
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) currently trades at $32.87, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $22.83, 31% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $45.54 per share, and 5 of the 16 models we run sit above the $32.87 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $8.83, and 11 of the 16 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $16.04 (bear) to $34.42 (bull), the price of $32.87 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 59/100 (solid quality), in the Real Estate sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
COPT Defense Properties reported revenue of $764M in FY2025 versus $664M in FY2021, a compound +3.5%/yr. Reported net income was $152M in FY2025, compounding +18.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $3.7B Mid · P/E ratio 21.7 · P/S ratio 4.63 · EPS (TTM) $1.48 · Dividend yield 3.8% · Net margin 21.1% · Return on equity 11.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.5% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 64 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 13% below its 52-week high and 23% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Real Estate peers we cover trades at −1% fair-value upside, at −31%, CDP screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$16.04Fair Value $22.83Bull$34.42
Price $32.87 · Downside -30.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.1838 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $1.2M and none bought.
SaleC Taylor PickettDirector31,798 shares at $32.25$1.0MMay 29, 2026
SaleRobert L DentonDirector3,922 shares at $32.38$126,994May 26, 2026
SalePhilip L HawkinsDirector5,536 shares at $32.71$181,083Feb 23, 2026
Plus 2 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.75/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+1.4%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +2.0% a year
Revenue growth 34 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
≈ +19.4%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +15.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.8%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.9.1% vs 11.4%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.50% → 30%
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2020 (starting value 0.68 per share, median 1.72 in 2015 to 2018). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+12.0%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +9.4% a year for the price and +0.8% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (67 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: The business draws resilience from leasing progress in its defense-focused portfolio of mission-critical assets, yet remains limited by weak evidence of a durable moat and high leverage with debt exceeding equity.
Main risk: High leverage with total debt exceeding equity would constrain capital flexibility and hit refinancing options amid ongoing sector challenges for office properties.
COPT Defense Properties keeps leasing ahead in its defense-focused portfolio, with year-to-date vacancy leasing already exceeding the initial target and new projects starting at Redstone Gateway. This operational progress in mission-critical assets contrasts with our models viewing the stock as overvalued. Will the specialized national security tenants deliver more resilience than standard office properties face, or will broader sector pressures limit upside?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.REIT - Office · 63 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/15 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score59 · Above median
Fair Value upside−30.5% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)11.1% · Top 25%
Return on assets3.2% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)21.1% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)30.4% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)9.7% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)3.8% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.73× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs REIT - Office median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)21.7× · Pricier than median
P/B2.46× · Priciest 25%
P/S (12 months)4.63× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)14.7× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA14.6× · Cheaper than median
PEG1.02× · Cheapest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 41
FUTURE (revenue growth)49· sector 6
PAST (return on equity)44· sector 9
HEALTH (low debt)14· sector 69
DIVIDEND (yield)77· sector 100
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Is COPT Defense Properties (CDP) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 2, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $22.83 versus a price of $32.87, about 31% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of CDP?
Our model-based fair value for COPT Defense Properties is $22.83 (as of Nov 2, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $32.87.
What is the quality score of CDP?
COPT Defense Properties has a Quality Score of 59/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $22.83 (as of Nov 2, 2026) from 16 valuation models. Cautious scenario $16.04, optimistic scenario $34.42. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the COPT Defense Properties stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $22.83, about 31% lower versus a price of $32.87 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $16.04, optimistic scenario $34.42. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
COPT Defense Properties reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $807M (latest available figure, as of Nov 2, 2026).
Does COPT Defense Properties pay a dividend?
COPT Defense Properties currently shows a dividend yield of 3.85% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 2, 2026).
How much is the dividend of COPT Defense Properties (CDP) and when is the ex-dividend date?
COPT Defense Properties pays a dividend of $1.27 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.8%. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 30, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 1992. The payout ratio is 85.5% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 1.77 times. Our assessment: Sustainable. Payout and cash coverage both look sustainable.
What growth is priced into COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, COPT Defense Properties would have to grow free cash flow by +12.0 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +5.5 % per year. As of Nov 2, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of CDP use?
Our models discount COPT Defense Properties at 9.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.79, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For COPT Defense Properties that is +12.0 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has COPT Defense Properties (CDP) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at COPT Defense Properties grew +5.5 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +12.0 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of COPT Defense Properties (CDP) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +2.7 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into COPT Defense Properties (+12.0 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 6.79 %: that much free cash flow COPT Defense Properties produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For COPT Defense Properties it is $22.83 per share (as of Nov 2, 2026), against a price of $32.87. It is the blended result of 16 valuation models in 6 families (DCF Models, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit).
Is COPT Defense Properties stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 2, 2026, CDP trades above its calculated fair value: price $32.87, fair value $22.83, a gap of about −31% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of CDP?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($32.87); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($22.83). For COPT Defense Properties the two are $10.04 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is COPT Defense Properties worth?
The market values COPT Defense Properties at about $3.7B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 2, 2026). Per share that is $32.87; our models calculate a fair value of $22.83 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about CDP?
Our models span a range for COPT Defense Properties: cautious scenario $16.04, base $22.83, optimistic $34.42 per share (as of Nov 2, 2026, price $32.87). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of CDP?
COPT Defense Properties trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.7 (as of Nov 2, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $22.83 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 9 of the years ex one-offs: 26.8. Other multiples: PEG 1.0, P/B 2.5, P/S 4.6, EV/EBITDA 14.6.
What is the PEG ratio of CDP?
The PEG ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 1.02 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 2, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Balance-sheet figures for COPT Defense Properties (as of Nov 2, 2026): return on equity 11.1%, debt of 1.73 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 59/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is CDP from its 52-week high?
COPT Defense Properties trades at $32.87, about 13% below its 52-week high of $37.99 and 23% above the low of $26.72 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $22.83 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to COPT Defense Properties?
From the same area (Real Estate) we also value BXP, Inc, MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc, Vornado Realty Trust, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is COPT Defense Properties stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 2, 2026: price $32.87, calculated fair value $22.83 (−31%), Quality Score 59/100, from 16 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of CDP calculated?
We run COPT Defense Properties through 16 models from 6 families: DCF Models, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $22.83 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. COPT Defense Properties itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $32.87. Our model-based fair value is $22.83, about 31% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with COPT Defense Properties right now?
Solid but not exceptional quality (59/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range ($16.04 to $34.42) leaves room in how you read the outcome. As a real-estate business, asset- and dividend-based methods carry more weight here than a standard DCF.
Where does the earnings growth of COPT Defense Properties (CDP) come from?
Earnings per share at COPT Defense Properties grew +4.0 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +0.5 %, EBIT margin +5.9 %, tax rate +0.0 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −2.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of COPT Defense Properties
How large is the market capitalisation of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The market capitalisation of COPT Defense Properties is $3.7B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The price-to-sales ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 4.63 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Earnings per share at COPT Defense Properties are $1.48 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 21.7). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The dividend yield of COPT Defense Properties is 3.8% (payout 85.5%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The net margin of COPT Defense Properties is 21.1% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The return on equity (ROE) of COPT Defense Properties is 11.1% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of COPT Defense Properties is 4.5% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
The operating margin of COPT Defense Properties is 30.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Revenue at COPT Defense Properties is growing +9.7% versus a year earlier (3y avg +1.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at COPT Defense Properties (CDP)?
Earnings per share at COPT Defense Properties are growing +11.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does COPT Defense Properties (CDP) carry?
The net debt of COPT Defense Properties is $2.5B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 10.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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