SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) Accelerates Acquisitions Amid Near-Term Downward Momentum

SL Green expands Manhattan exposure through a large Midtown buy while technical momentum tilts lower; fundamentals show operating strength but leverage and cash metrics constrain immediate upside. Near-term price action depends on execution of asset integration and upcoming quarterly disclosures.

Recent News

On September 23, 2025 the company announced it will release third-quarter 2025 results after market close on October 15, 2025 with a conference call scheduled for October 16, 2025. On September 19, 2025 the board declared a monthly common dividend of $0.2575 payable October 15, 2025. In mid‑October 2025 reporting noted SL Green agreed to acquire Park Avenue Tower in Midtown for approximately $730 million, a large-market acquisition highlighting continued portfolio consolidation in Manhattan.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+/DI-: ADX at 29.21 indicates a strong trend; DI‑ negative increasing signals bearish directional pressure while DI+ decreasing reinforces selling bias. Together, trend strength favors downside continuation until DI+ stabilizes versus DI‑.

MACD: MACD at -1.70, decreasing and below the signal line (-1.07), points to bearish momentum and declining short-term market internals that weigh on the near-term valuation backdrop.

MRO: MRO at -24.58 signals price sits below model target and implies upward reversion potential; the MRO trend decreasing increases the magnitude of that negative reading while price momentum remains subdued.

RSI: RSI at 43.29, decreasing, places the stock below neutral and biased lower, consistent with the MACD and directional indicators and limiting conviction for upside until RSI recovers above midline.

Price vs Moving Averages and Ichimoku: Last close $51.75 sits below the 12‑day EMA ($54.40, decreasing), 26‑day EMA ($56.35), and the 200‑day average ($58.18); Tenkan at $55.31 and Kijun at $58.45 both sit above price. Price below short and long averages and beneath ichimoku components indicates near-term downside pressure against the valuation WMDST assigns.

Bands & Volumes: Price trades between the 1x and 2x lower Bollinger bands ($52.24 / $49.32) with current volume slightly below its 10‑day average, suggesting compressed volatility with downside bias but limited panic selling at present.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability & Margins: EBIT $61,293,000 and EBITDA $123,195,000 with an EBIT margin of 27.75% compare above the industry peer mean (17.74%) and industry peer median (22.14%), signaling relatively stronger operating profitability versus office-REIT peers. Operating margin stands at 29.00% and gross margin at 45.06%, supporting the valuation WMDST assigns.

Top Line & Cash Flow: Total revenue $220,867,000 with revenue growth YoY at -1.07% and QoQ down 45.44% quarter-to-quarter; operating cash flow $54,488,000 and free cash flow $54,488,000 produce a free cash flow yield of 1.34%, below the industry peer mean of 2.78%. Cash flow margin at 29.73% supports operations but free cash flow yield signals limited distributable flexibility relative to peer averages.

Balance Sheet & Leverage: Total assets $11,252,329,000 against total equity $3,569,572,000 produce debt-to-equity 130.58% and debt-to-assets 41.42%. Debt-to-EBITDA sits at 37.84, and interest coverage 0.90 falls below the industry peer mean (1.17), reflecting elevated leverage and constrained coverage that increase sensitivity to interest costs despite a low reported cost of debt (~1.14%).

Market Metrics: Price-to-book 1.14 sits just below the industry peer mean (1.24) and within the industry peer range; price-to-sales 18.44 remains above the industry peer mean (14.89). PE metrics show negative forward and trailing figures (trailing PE -80.36, forward PE -105.50) driven by reported near-term losses and negative forward EPS (-$0.5625), while EPS actual at $0.50 and an EPS surprise ratio of 1604.87% reflect a large statistical surprise metric in the reported period.

Dividends & Returns: Dividend rate $0.8476 and yield 1.44% with dividend coverage ratio negative; the board declared a monthly common dividend of $0.2575 in September. Return on assets and equity sit slightly negative (-0.046% and -0.146%, respectively), indicating currently limited accounting returns despite operating margin strength.

Valuation Statement: WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the model inputs provided, with operating profitability above the industry peer mean but valuation tempered by leverage, subdued cash yield, and negative returns on capital measures.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-15
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-14
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 337.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 54.5 M
 Capital Expenditures -82.16 M
 Change In Working Capital 3.8 M
 Dividends Paid -60.20 M
 Cash Flow Delta 5.8 M
 End Period Cash Flow 342.8 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 220.9 M
 Forward Revenue 424.1 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 121.4 M
 Depreciation 61.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 61.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 156.8 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 99.5 M
 EBITDA 123.2 M
 EBIT 61.3 M
 Operating Income 64.1 M
 Interest Income 23.0 M
 Interest Expense 68.1 M
 Net Interest Income -47.03 M
 Income Before Tax -6.82 M
 Tax Provision
 Tax Rate
 Net Income -5.20 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -6.82 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual 0.50
 EPS Difference 0.00
 EPS Surprise 160487.1 %
 Forward EPS -0.56
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 11.3 B
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 3.8 B
 Total Current Assets 2.1 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 200.1 M
 Cash 182.9 M
 Net Receivables 311.5 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 574.6 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 130.7 M
 Short-Term Debt 357.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 684.0 M
 Net Debt 3.6 B
 Total Debt 4.7 B
 Total Liabilities 6.9 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 3.6 B
 Retained Earnings -613.12 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 50.26
 Shares Outstanding 71.025 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.11
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 4.1 B
 Enterprise Value 8.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 69.276
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -16.862 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 72.339 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 87.53
SLG: 69.276
mean: 59.753
median: 53.168
low: -10.887
 EV/R 38.641
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 3.152
 Asset To Liability 1.633
 Debt To Capital 0.566
 Debt To Assets 0.414
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.018 %
Debt To Assets YoY 638.659 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.688
mean: 0.494
median: 0.462
SLG: 0.414
low: 0.363
 Debt To Equity 1.306
Debt To Equity QoQ -1.16 %
Debt To Equity YoY 746.067 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.522
mean: 1.601
SLG: 1.306
median: 1.215
low: 0.688
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.141
Price To Book QoQ -1.641 %
Price To Book YoY 16.169 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 3.547
mean: 1.24
SLG: 1.141
median: 0.991
low: 0.018
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -80.358
Price To Earnings QoQ -59.174 %
Price To Earnings YoY -93.887 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 463.524
median: 158.183
mean: 141.993
low: -65.736
SLG: -80.358
 PE/G Ratio -0.871
 Price To Sales (P/S) 18.442
Price To Sales QoQ 5.483 %
Price To Sales YoY 20.582 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 19.719
SLG: 18.442
median: 15.915
mean: 14.886
low: 0.163
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -105.505
Forward PE/G -1.143
Forward P/S 9.605
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -42.267
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.019
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -11.086 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -15.518 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.044
mean: 0.028
median: 0.027
low: 0.02
SLG: 0.019
 Receivables Turnover 0.707
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -8.062 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -2.482 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 24.779
mean: 9.669
median: 7.65
SLG: 0.707
low: 0.588
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 129.014
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.154
 CapEx To Revenue -0.372
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.327
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 7.2 B
 Net Invested Capital 7.3 B
 Invested Capital 7.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 3.8 B
 Net Working Capital 1.4 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.292
 Current Ratio 3.092
Current Ratio QoQ 10.72 %
Current Ratio YoY 297.256 %
Current Ratio IPRWA SLG: 3.092
high: 2.474
median: 1.134
mean: 1.035
low: 0.177
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 37.836
 Cost Of Debt 1.14 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 0.9
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 39.53 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -14.552 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 3.58
median: 1.381
mean: 1.172
SLG: 0.9
low: -2.123
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.096
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 95.659
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio -0.086
 Dividend Payout Ratio -11.572
 Dividend Rate 0.85
 Dividend Yield 0.014
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.387 %
 Revenue Growth -1.339 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -45.436 %
Revenue Growth YoY -107.2 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 7.066 %
mean: 0.26 %
median: 0.108 %
SLG: -1.339 %
low: -5.333 %
 Earnings Growth 92.308 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -127.907 %
Earnings Growth YoY -176.923 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA SLG: 92.308 %
high: 75.0 %
mean: 4.961 %
median: -5.882 %
low: -81.319 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 45.056 %
Gross Margin QoQ -8.992 %
Gross Margin YoY -11.171 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 89.423 %
median: 68.268 %
mean: 63.415 %
SLG: 45.056 %
low: 37.677 %
 EBIT Margin 27.751 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 70.064 %
EBIT Margin YoY 59.369 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 38.087 %
SLG: 27.751 %
median: 22.143 %
mean: 17.737 %
low: -45.873 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 29.004 %
Return On Sales QoQ 77.742 %
Return On Sales YoY 66.565 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 34.622 %
SLG: 29.004 %
median: 23.038 %
mean: 22.809 %
low: -21.357 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 54.5 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.338 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 736.25 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -42.55 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.703 %
median: 3.281 %
mean: 2.784 %
SLG: 1.338 %
low: -1.044 %
 Free Cash Growth 712.042 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -904.876 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -268.87 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA SLG: 712.042 %
high: 151.556 %
mean: 71.141 %
median: 68.135 %
low: -213.331 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -10.474
 Cash Flow Margin 29.731 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -12.623
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.046 %
Return On Assets QoQ -66.906 %
Return On Assets YoY -212.195 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 0.898 %
median: 0.164 %
mean: 0.071 %
SLG: -0.046 %
low: -2.609 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.58 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.001
Return On Equity QoQ -65.238 %
Return On Equity YoY -226.957 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.026
mean: 0.003
median: 0.003
SLG: -0.001
low: -0.101
 DuPont ROE -0.145 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term momentum favors continuation of downward pressure: directional indicators and moving averages position price below key technical levels, while MACD and RSI point to bearish internals. Countervailing forces include a materially negative MRO that implies upside reversion potential and an active corporate agenda (large Midtown acquisition plus upcoming Q3 results and recent dividend declaration) that could act as catalysts. Swing traders should expect a biased downside drift unless MACD or DI+ show clear strength and price recaptures short-term EMAs; any technical recovery will likely hinge on the October earnings release and clarity on integration of recent acquisitions rather than steady organic revenue acceleration.

About SL Green Realty Corp.

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) develops and manages commercial real estate in Manhattan, holding the position as the largest office landlord in the area. As a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT), SL Green focuses on acquiring, managing, and enhancing the value of its extensive portfolio. As of September 30, 2024, the company maintains interests in 55 buildings, encompassing a total of 31.8 million square feet. This portfolio includes ownership stakes in 28.1 million square feet of Manhattan properties and 2.8 million square feet tied to debt and preferred equity investments. SL Green strategically invests in prime Manhattan locations, optimizing property value and generating substantial returns for stakeholders. Through active management and development, SL Green remains a key player in the competitive New York City real estate market.



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