Business Description
Rexford Industrial, structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT), concentrates its efforts on acquiring and operating industrial properties situated in the high-demand infill markets across Southern California. The firm's portfolio comprises 232 properties under its direct ownership, collectively offering nearly 27.9 million rentable square feet. Additionally, it provides management oversight for another 20 properties, which total approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.
Business History
Generated: Jun 9, 2026 7:14pmPrice Overview
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
EPS (Diluted): 0.86
Total Equity: $8.46B
Shares: 232,551,000
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
EBITDA: $640.59M
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
Revenue: $1.00B
Revenue: $1.00B
Revenue: $1.00B
Total Equity: $8.46B
Tax Rate: 0.0%
Equity: $8.46B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
Current Liabilities: $69.21M
Long-Term Debt: $3.31B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Total Equity: $8.46B
Shares: 232,551,000
Shares: 232,551,000
CapEx: -$333.42M
Shares: 232,551,000
Stock Price: $34.99
Net Income: $212.03M
Industry Benchmarks
Deep Analysis
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Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $452.2M | $631.2M | $797.8M | $936.4M | $1.0B |
| Cost of Revenue | $107.7M | $150.5M | $184.5M | $210.3M | $227.7M |
| Gross Profit | $344.5M | $480.7M | $613.3M | $726.1M | $775.4M |
| Operating Expenses | $49.0M | $64.3M | $75.0M | $82.2M | $394.8M |
| Operating Income | $295.5M | $416.4M | $538.3M | $644.0M | $380.6M |
| Net Income | $128.2M | $167.6M | $238.0M | $273.8M | $212.0M |
| EBITDA | $279.8M | $383.7M | $506.8M | $614.1M | $640.6M |
| EPS | $0.80 | $0.92 | $1.12 | $1.20 | $0.86 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:14pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $44.0M | $36.8M | $33.4M | $56.0M | $165.8M |
| Total Current Assets | $132.2M | $141.8M | $299.2M | $356.7M | $495.8M |
| Total Assets | $6.8B | $9.3B | $10.9B | $12.6B | $12.6B |
| Current Liabilities | $179.4M | $252.2M | $412.4M | $428.8M | $69.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $3.3B | $3.3B |
| Total Liabilities | $1.7B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $3.9B | $3.8B |
| Total Equity | $4.8B | $6.6B | $7.8B | $8.3B | $8.5B |
| Retained Earnings | -$191.1M | -$255.7M | -$338.8M | -$441.9M | -$642.1M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $231.5M | $327.7M | $427.5M | $478.9M | $542.1M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$102.5M | -$135.1M | -$266.6M | -$373.4M | -$333.4M |
| Free Cash Flow | $129.0M | $192.6M | $161.0M | $105.5M | $208.7M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $1.8B | $2.3B | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$1.4M | -$2.2M | -$1.9M | -$2.2M | -$252.0M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$133.5M | -$7.2M | -$3.3M | $22.5M | $109.8M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$974.5M $951.4M – $993.6M
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$1.0B $1.0B – $1.0B
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$1.1B $1.0B – $1.1B
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$1.2B $1.1B – $1.2B
|
| EBITDA |
$661.8M $646.1M – $674.8M
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$696.0M $694.8M – $697.2M
|
$717.5M $703.2M – $733.2M
|
$787.8M $772.0M – $805.0M
|
| Net Income |
$257.8M $251.9M – $263.7M
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$245.1M $230.2M – $265.1M
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$247.7M $241.2M – $254.7M
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$295.3M $287.7M – $303.7M
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| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +39.6% | +26.4% | +17.4% | +7.1% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +39.5% | +27.6% | +18.4% | +6.8% |
| Operating Income Growth | +40.9% | +29.3% | +19.6% | -40.9% |
| Net Income Growth | +30.7% | +42.0% | +15.0% | -22.6% |
| EBITDA Growth | +37.1% | +32.1% | +21.2% | +4.3% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)All SEC Form 4 codes
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Kleiman Angela L. | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-19 | Ingram Diana J | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-19 | ROSE TYLER H | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-19 | MORRIS DEBRA L | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-19 | STOCKERT DAVID P | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-19 | ANTIN ROBERT L | A-Award | 4,855.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | M-Exempt | 2,301.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | C-Conversion | 33,299.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | M-Exempt | 2,301.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | M-Exempt | 30,998.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | M-Exempt | 30,998.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-28 | Lanzer David E. | S-Sale | 33,299.00 | $35.47 | $1.2M |
| 2026-04-24 | Lanzer David E. | C-Conversion | 33,299.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-09 | Frankel Michael S. | F-InKind | 281,813.00 | $34.28 | $9.7M |
| 2026-04-09 | Schwimmer Howard | F-InKind | 281,813.00 | $34.28 | $9.7M |
| 2026-04-01 | Nahas John | 0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Nahas John | 25,190.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2026-03-17 | Frankel Michael S. | S-Sale | 23,132.00 | $35.29 | $816,358 |
| 2026-02-27 | CLARK LAURA E | P-Purchase | 5,310.00 | $37.73 | $200,338 |
| 2026-02-27 | STOCKERT DAVID P | P-Purchase | 5,000.00 | $37.39 | $186,958 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.44 | 2026-04-21 | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-15 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.44 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-15 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.43 | 2025-10-13 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-01-15 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.43 | 2025-07-14 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-15 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.43 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-15 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.43 | 2025-02-05 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-04-15 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.42 | 2024-10-16 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-01-15 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.42 | 2024-07-17 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-10-15 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.42 | 2024-04-17 | 2024-06-28 | 2024-07-15 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.42 | 2024-02-05 | 2024-03-28 | 2024-04-15 |
| 2023-12-28 | $0.38 | 2023-10-16 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-01-16 |
| 2023-09-28 | $0.38 | 2023-07-19 | 2023-09-29 | 2023-10-16 |
| 2023-06-29 | $0.38 | 2023-04-14 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-17 |
| 2023-03-30 | $0.38 | 2023-02-08 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-17 |
| 2022-12-29 | $0.32 | 2022-10-19 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-01-17 |
| 2022-09-29 | $0.32 | 2022-07-18 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-15 |
| 2022-06-29 | $0.32 | 2022-04-18 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-15 |
| 2022-03-30 | $0.32 | 2022-02-07 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-15 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.24 | 2021-10-18 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-18 |
| 2021-09-29 | $0.24 | 2021-07-21 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-15 |
Narrative Economics
Delvantic AI Findings
Looking at the raw numbers first: revenue went from $452M (2021) → $1.00B (2025), a 22% CAGR that's now decelerating hard — quarterly revenue has been flat between $237-253M for seven straight quarters, with the most recent Q1 2026 print of $245M actually below Q3 2025's $253M. Annual operating income collapsed from $644M (2024) to $381M (2025) — a 41% drop — while revenue grew 7%. That's not a "mature earner" gliding sideways; that's margin compression of roughly 2,000bps at the operating line in a single year. Net income fell from $274M to $212M despite revenue growth. The Q4 2025 -$65M loss is the tell: something got written down or impaired, and the models are largely glossing over it. FCF of $209M against an $8.1B market cap is a 2.6% FCF yield — for a REIT with decelerating growth and rate exposure, that's thin.
The synthesis ("Disconnected from Fundamentals") and Market Forces ("Headwinds") verdicts are directionally right but I think for slightly wrong reasons. The synthesis fixates on P/E of 40x, which is the wrong lens for a REIT — earnings include depreciation that doesn't reflect economic reality. The right lens is P/FFO and implied cap rate, and on those Rexford still looks rich: 8.1x P/S and ~$8.1B equity plus undisclosed debt against ~$1B revenue implies an EV/revenue near 12-13x consistent with a sub-5% cap rate on SoCal infill. That's defensible if you believe SoCal industrial rents keep compounding; it's expensive if you believe the 2024-25 rent roll-up cycle has peaked. The Market Forces language ("severe profitability crisis from mistimed acquisitions," "aggressive insider selling") is overstated — the insider activity shown is awards and option conversions, not open-market sales, so the "aggressive insider selling" claim isn't supported by the data provided. That model is editorializing.
The contrarian case the models underweight: this is a 4.7% dividend yield on irreplaceable SoCal infill land with a fortress current ratio of 7.16 and $166M cash. If the 2025 operating income collapse is largely non-cash (impairments on acquisition vintages bought at peak cap rates in 2021-22), then OCF of $542M tells the real story and the equity is closer to fairly valued than broken. SoCal industrial vacancy is structurally low because you cannot build new infill product near the ports — that's not a narrative, that's zoning. The bear case requires believing logistics demand mean-reverts and cap rates expand another 50-100bps from here; both are plausible in a "higher for longer" rate regime, but they're already partially in the 21% drawdown from highs. A careful contrarian would note that REITs typically bottom 6-9 months before the Fed pivots, and buying quality REITs into rate-driven weakness has historically worked.
Data gaps that matter: total debt and total equity are both missing, which is malpractice for evaluating a REIT — you cannot assess refinancing risk or leverage without them. The TTM-flagged metrics (P/E 34.4, EV/EBITDA 19.1) are period-mismatched against the annual income statement, so the headline multiples may be understating richness if Q4 2025's loss is already in TTM. The "decelerating" quarterly trend is real and the models flag it correctly, but none reconcile it against the FCF CAGR of 13.9% which suggests cash generation is healthier than GAAP earnings. I lean toward dissenting from the strong "Disconnected" verdict — at $35, with a 4.7% yield, ~5% implied cap rate on premium assets, and the stock down 21% from highs, this is closer to fairly valued than dramatically overvalued. It's not a steal, but the synthesis tone of "55.8% FCF growth priced in" overstates the case; replace GAAP earnings with FFO/AFFO and the multiple looks ordinary for the asset quality. I'd want debt schedule visibility before committing, and I'd want one more quarter to confirm whether Q4 2025's loss was a one-off impairment or the start of NOI deterioration.
GPT Critique
In my independent analysis of Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., several key aspects stand out. The company's revenue growth from $452 million in 2021 to $1 billion in 2025, translating to a 22% CAGR, is impressive. However, this growth appears to be stalling, with quarterly revenues hovering between $237 million and $253 million for seven consecutive quarters. The net income volatility, especially the Q4 2025 loss of $65.4 million, suggests potential underlying issues that need addressing, possibly related to asset impairments. The operating income drop from $644 million in 2024 to $381 million in 2025, despite revenue growth, indicates significant margin compression, a red flag for investors. Rexford's free cash flow of $208.7 million against an $8.1 billion market cap results in just a 2.6% FCF yield, which is concerning for a REIT facing growth deceleration and interest rate exposure.
Opus argues that Rexford Industrial is fairly valued to modestly rich at $35, dissenting from the "Disconnected from Fundamentals" verdict. I largely agree with Opus's assessment, especially regarding the improper focus on P/E ratios for a REIT, where P/FFO and cap rates are more relevant. Opus correctly points out that the insider selling claims are misleading, as the transactions are primarily awards and conversions rather than open-market sales. However, I diverge from Opus's view when it comes to the contrarian case for Rexford. While the 4.7% dividend yield and strong cash flow figures suggest some resilience, the absence of total debt and equity data makes it difficult to fully evaluate the company's financial health and refinancing risks. Moreover, the assertion that the Q4 2025 loss might be a non-cash impairment should be approached with skepticism until more concrete evidence is provided.
A careful skeptic might argue that both Opus and I are underestimating the potential impact of rising interest rates and market headwinds on Rexford's valuation. The 21% decline from its 52-week high could be indicative of a broader re-rating in the industrial REIT sector, as opposed to just transient concerns about rate sensitivity or acquisition slowdowns. Additionally, the reliance on SoCal infill scarcity as a perpetual growth driver may overlook potential shifts in logistics demand and tenant cost pressures, which could impact future rent growth and occupancy rates.
Advanced Analysis Forensic deep-dive · two lenses
Both lenses are telling me the same thing from different angles: the assets are genuinely scarce (infill SoCal industrial is un-replicable), but the per-share economics have been hollowed out by relentless equity issuance, and at $35 the market has already done the math. Quality at -29 isn't 'bad business,' it's 'good portfolio, leaky share count' — and value at -43 / fairly valued with an attractive-below of $28 says I'm not being paid to underwrite the dilution and refi risk today. There's no gap to exploit; this is a hold-quality price on a hold-quality per-share story.
My play: pass at $35, put it on the sheet with a $28 alert and a stretch bid in the mid-$20s. At $28 I'll open a starter (~1% book) on replacement-cost logic; at $24-25 — which would imply real rate-driven panic — I'll scale to a 2.5-3% position and let the SoCal scarcity thesis work over 3-5 years. What flips me aggressive earlier: a credible signal that equity issuance is slowing (a buyback authorization, a stated pivot to debt-funded or self-funded growth, or a quarter where share count is actually flat), because that's the crux — the moment dilution stops, FCF/share inflects and the quality score quietly repairs itself. Until then, no chase. I'm not paying premium for a portfolio whose per-share cash flow has gone backwards for four years.
Rexford is a focused infill SoCal industrial REIT and the operating business is clearly working at the asset level: revenue more than doubled from $452M (2021) to $1.00B (2025), gross margin held at ~77%, and 2025 FCF of $208.7M is healthy. The 2025 operating margin optically collapsed to 37.9% from 68.8%, almost certainly reflecting impairments/non-cash charges typical for REITs (OCF/NI of 1.97x and accruals of -1.8% are consistent with non-cash hits, not cash deterioration). FCF quality looks acceptable, and the model's Beneish/Altman flags are largely artifacts of a leveraged, asset-heavy REIT structure rather than genuine manipulation signals.
The quality problem is the funding model. Diluted shares went from 140.1M (2021) to 232.6M (2025) — a 13.5% CAGR, meaning ~66% more shares in four years against revenue growth of ~122%. Per-share growth is therefore far less impressive than the headline. Net debt of $3.21B against only $165.8M cash and an Altman Z of 1.44 confirms the balance sheet is a constraint: growth has been bought with both equity and debt. Insider tape shows awards, option conversions and tax-withholding — no meaningful open-market buying conviction, with net small sales.
Net: a legitimate, well-located portfolio and a competent operator, but a classic external-growth REIT where the business compounds and the per-share metric drags. Not fragile, not elite — a solidly mixed quality profile.
Verify before trusting this (6)
- Source of the 2025 operating margin collapse — confirm impairment vs. operating deterioration in the 10-K
- Debt maturity ladder and weighted-average rate; how much rolls in next 24 months
- Same-property NOI growth and occupancy trends — the true organic quality metric for a REIT
- Composition of share issuance (ATM program, acquisition currency, OP unit conversions) and what cap rates new equity is being deployed at
- Tenant concentration and exposure to logistics/e-commerce demand softening in SoCal
- Dividend coverage from AFFO and payout ratio trajectory
REXR trades at $34.99 for an $8.1B market cap on a portfolio that is genuinely high-quality (infill SoCal industrial) but is being diluted by ~13.5%/yr equity issuance, leaving FCF per share flat for four years. The e2e synthesis flags 'Disconnected from Fundamentals' which I read as a signal the model output is unreliable rather than evidence of cheapness — a runaway DCF on a REIT with flat per-share cash flow should be discounted heavily. NAV/replacement-cost logic for SoCal infill probably supports something in the low-to-mid $30s; the implied cap rate at this price is reasonable but not generous given refi risk on the debt stack.
The bull case (irreplaceable land, secular e-commerce demand) is well-known and largely priced in after years as a market darling. The bear case (rate sensitivity, slowing market rent growth, dilution) is the real swing factor. With earnings quality 'Adequate/Mixed' and the quality lens flagging per-share erosion, deserved value gets a haircut versus the headline NOI growth. Net: I see no clear gap either way. This is a 'priced about right for a good-but-diluting REIT in a higher-rate world' situation.
Verify before trusting this (5)
- 2024 AFFO/share guidance and dilution pace — is equity issuance slowing?
- Same-store cash NOI growth trajectory and embedded mark-to-market on in-place rents
- Debt maturity ladder and weighted cost of new debt vs in-place
- Recent SoCal industrial private-market cap rates (NAV check)
- Leasing spreads and tenant retention as logistics demand cools