COPT Defense Properties: A Resilient REIT With Inflecting Growth

COPT Defense Properties remains a "Buy," benefiting from its unique, defense-focused real estate niche and durable government tenant base. CDP's portfolio is insulated from remote work and defense spending cuts, with 80% high-security assets and 94% occupancy in core defense properties. FFO growth is expected to be modest in 2026 due to higher interest costs, but Huntsville expansion and Space Command relocation position CDP for accelerated growth from 2027 onward.