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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (CBL)

Real Estate | REIT - Retail | Chattanooga, United States | NYSE
43.86 USD +0.86 (2.000%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 43.87 +0.01 (0.017%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:19 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:15 a.m. EDT

CBL is a classic value trap with a deteriorating terminal offer: exceptional short-term momentum aided by a dividend hike (+$0.05) has pushed the stock to a 52-week high, but fundamental collapse is imminent. The forward P/E is negative (-112), indicating negative earnings guidance, and the forward earnings are -$0.39/share. While the yield remains a figurehead at 4.1% on a 'token' base, the payout ratio of 39% of EPS is meaningless when EPS is trended toward zero. Long-term investors should expect a re-rating to a low multiple as growth evaporates and share count threats via the dividend policy loom; short-term holders can ride the wave to the upside before the dividend cliff arrives.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.053937
AutoTheta0.072815
AutoETS0.087862
MSTL0.099018

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 11.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.042
Excess Kurtosis 0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 595.267
Revenue per Share 19.061
Market Cap 1,358,602,496
Trailing P/E 10.11
Forward P/E -112.46
Beta 1.44
Profit Margins 23.51%
Website https://www.cblproperties.com

As of April 19, 2026, 12:15 a.m. EDT: Options flow is mixed but highlights divergence in sentiment. May 2026 Calls show strong negative distribution (-9.2%) at $39.83/$40.00 strikes, suggesting upside exhaustion near recent highs, yet excessive volume in $39.83/$40.83 calls indicates continued bullish positioning. Conversely, July 2026 Puts exhibit extreme negative distribution (-40.7% at $26.00, -29.3% at $31.00) with massive volume (59 contracts at $31.00), indicating significant speculative short-term downside hedging or contrarian bets. IV is elevated (0.65) for near-term puts compared to calls (0.42), implying higher expected volatility or risk aversion in the near term despite recent price gains.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.41% 6.17% 8.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-10 0.175 0.410028
2026-03-17 0.450 1.200778
2025-11-25 0.450 1.381961
2025-09-15 0.450 1.467278
2025-06-13 0.400 1.712429
2025-03-13 1.200 4.807093
2024-11-25 0.400 1.450190
2024-09-13 0.400 1.762191
2024-06-13 0.400 2.083228
2024-03-14 0.400 2.108645
2023-12-11 0.375 1.903539
2023-09-14 0.375 2.087719
2023-06-13 0.375 1.999403
2023-03-14 0.375 1.897674
2022-12-09 2.200 10.400853
2022-11-30 0.250 1.117821
2022-09-14 0.250 1.150501
2022-07-08 0.250 1.348857
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 4.1
exDividendDate 2026-04-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.7
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.039534885
lastDividendValue 0.175
lastDividendDate 2026-04-10
dividendDate 2026-04-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.9152838
Address1 CBL Center, 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd.
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 44.23
All Time Low 19.9
Ask 45.25
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 196,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 170,022
Average Volume 170,022
Average Volume10Days 196,840
Beta 1.438
Bid 40.88
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 12.365
City Chattanooga
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.86
Current Ratio 0.136
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 44.2303
Day Low 43.248
Debt To Equity 595.267
Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 4.1
Earnings Growth 0.249
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.29
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,989,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,897,800
Ebitda 319,560,992
Ebitda Margins 0.55252
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.88
Enterprise To Revenue 6.011
Enterprise Value 3,476,838,400
Eps Forward -0.39
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.34
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 423 490 8390
Fifty Day Average 38.461
Fifty Day Average Change 5.399002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14037603
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 91.52838
Fifty Two Week High 44.2303
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3703003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.008372095
Fifty Two Week Low 22.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 21.130001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.9296085
Fifty Two Week Range 22.73 - 44.2303
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,635,859,800,000
Float Shares 15,642,823
Forward Eps -0.39
Forward P E -112.46155
Free Cashflow 233,499,120
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 408
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.64668
Gross Profits 374,020,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13038
Held Percent Institutions 0.78516996
Implied Shares Outstanding 30,975,888
Industry REIT - Retail
Industry Disp REIT - Retail
Industry Key reit-retail
Ir Website http://www.cblproperties.com/cbl.nsf/stock_info.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Last Dividend Value 0.175
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. owns and manages a national portfolio of market-dominant properties located in dynamic and growing communities. CBL's owned and managed portfolio is comprised of 88 properties totaling 55.6 million square feet across 23 states, including 56 high-quality enclosed malls, outlet centers and lifestyle retail centers as well as more than 25 open-air centers and other assets. CBL seeks to continuously strengthen its company and portfolio through active management, aggressive leasing and profitable reinvestment in its properties. CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN. CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 in Delaware, USA.
Long Name CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,358,602,496
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_327735
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 133,878,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,358,602,447
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 43.25
Operating Cashflow 249,680,000
Operating Margins 0.32424
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.39169997
Phone 423 855 0001
Post Market Change 0.0073394775
Post Market Change Percent 0.016733875
Post Market Price 43.86734
Post Market Time 1,776,464,399
Previous Close 43.0
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.547109
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.3490076
Profit Margins 0.23509
Quick Ratio 0.061
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.860001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.0
Regular Market Day High 44.2303
Regular Market Day Low 43.248
Regular Market Day Range 43.248 - 44.2303
Regular Market Open 43.25
Regular Market Previous Close 43.0
Regular Market Price 43.86
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 106,110
Return On Assets 0.0319
Return On Equity 0.3971
Revenue Growth 0.188
Revenue Per Share 19.061
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 30,975,888
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0298
Shares Short 924,319
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 953,837
Short Name CBL & Associates Properties, In
Short Percent Of Float 0.0431
Short Ratio 5.62
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol CBL
Target High Price 45.0
Target Low Price 45.0
Target Mean Price 45.0
Target Median Price 45.0
Total Cash 42,287,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.365
Total Debt 2,170,785,024
Total Revenue 578,372,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.7
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.039534885
Trailing Eps 4.34
Trailing P E 10.10599
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.4542
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.4058
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.31104612
Type Disp Equity
Volume 106,110
Website https://www.cblproperties.com
Zip 37,421-6000