SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG)Real Estate | REIT - Office | New York, United States | NYSE
57.54 USD
-0.30
(-0.519%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 57.95 +0.41 (0.713%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:34 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:31 a.m. EDT
The investment case for SL Green Realty is currently broken by a fatal disconnect between its payout and its earnings power. While the stock trades at a 4.34% yield, the payout ratio of 153.75% reveals that the company is distributing capital it has not earned, burning through reserves to maintain income. This is not a value opportunity; it is a distress signal. The business is suffering from a structural decline in the office sector, evidenced by a nearly 54% drop in share price over the last nine years and negative earnings per share. Although recent headlines highlight a beat in Funds From Operations (FFO) and new leasing deals, these operational wins are insufficient to reverse the multi-year downtrend or cover the massive debt load relative to equity. The market has correctly priced this as a deteriorating asset. The options chain confirms this pessimism, with heavy speculative positioning in deep out-of-the-money puts, indicating a fear of further collapse rather than a belief in a recovery. Until the payout ratio is normalized and the balance sheet is strengthened, the long-term outlook remains severely bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.051555 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.051555 |
| MSTL | 0.052306 |
| AutoTheta | 0.063324 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 10.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.316 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 142.556 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.143 |
| Market Cap | 4,414,942,208 |
| Forward P/E | -45.11 |
| Beta | 1.59 |
| Profit Margins | -16.72% |
| Website | https://www.slgreen.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility and a potential crash rather than a rally. Deep out-of-the-money put walls exist at strikes far below current prices (e.g., $20-$40 range), while call interest is concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money. This distribution suggests a 'crash' thesis where investors are betting on a severe re-rating of the asset class or the company's specific fundamentals, rather than a momentum play.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19% | 4.80% | 5.51% | 7.21% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 0.618000 | 1.193742 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.618000 | 1.672983 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.258000 | 0.547422 |
| 2025-10-31 | 0.258000 | 0.502434 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.258000 | 0.431366 |
| 2025-08-29 | 0.258000 | 0.453507 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.258000 | 0.450655 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.258000 | 0.416801 |
| 2025-05-30 | 0.258000 | 0.454465 |
| 2025-04-30 | 0.258000 | 0.490401 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.258000 | 0.447140 |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.258000 | 0.399752 |
| 2025-01-31 | 0.258000 | 0.382846 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.258000 | 0.379859 |
| 2024-11-29 | 0.250000 | 0.319734 |
| 2024-10-31 | 0.250000 | 0.330644 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.250000 | 0.359144 |
| 2024-08-30 | 0.250000 | 0.375150 |
| 2024-07-31 | 0.250000 | 0.375150 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.250000 | 0.441384 |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.250000 | 0.471965 |
| 2024-04-29 | 0.250000 | 0.484872 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.250000 | 0.465203 |
| 2024-02-28 | 0.250000 | 0.543596 |
| 2024-01-30 | 0.250000 | 0.531802 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.250000 | 0.532935 |
| 2023-11-29 | 0.271000 | 0.729279 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0.271000 | 0.913381 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.271000 | 0.736814 |
| 2023-08-30 | 0.271000 | 0.703348 |
| 2023-07-28 | 0.271000 | 0.728886 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.271000 | 0.938366 |
| 2023-05-30 | 0.271000 | 1.181858 |
| 2023-04-27 | 0.271000 | 1.163589 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.271000 | 1.203375 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0.271000 | 0.780305 |
| 2023-01-30 | 0.271000 | 0.689743 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.271000 | 0.802725 |
| 2022-11-29 | 0.311000 | 0.747237 |
| 2022-10-28 | 0.311000 | 0.789942 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.311000 | 0.794381 |
| 2022-08-30 | 0.311000 | 0.705375 |
| 2022-07-28 | 0.311000 | 0.630065 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.311000 | 0.659597 |
| 2022-05-27 | 0.311000 | 0.496646 |
| 2022-04-28 | 0.311000 | 0.428493 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.311000 | 0.379871 |
| 2022-02-25 | 0.311000 | 0.387298 |
| 2022-01-28 | 0.311000 | 0.432124 |
| 2021-12-14 | 2.835052 | 3.871604 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0.312371 | 0.430092 |
| 2021-10-28 | 0.312371 | 0.430887 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.312371 | 0.420950 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0.312371 | 0.434159 |
| 2021-07-29 | 0.312371 | 0.400582 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.312371 | 0.376304 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.312371 | 0.386184 |
| 2021-04-29 | 0.312371 | 0.403946 |
| 2021-03-30 | 0.312371 | 0.419726 |
| 2021-02-25 | 0.312371 | 0.449155 |
| 2021-01-28 | 0.312371 | 0.449221 |
| 2020-12-14 | 2.123435 | 3.427592 |
| 2020-11-27 | 0.313207 | 0.487201 |
| 2020-10-29 | 0.313207 | 0.708284 |
| 2020-09-29 | 0.313207 | 0.634000 |
| 2020-08-28 | 0.313207 | 0.603149 |
| 2020-07-30 | 0.313207 | 0.623547 |
| 2020-06-29 | 0.313207 | 0.589058 |
| 2020-05-28 | 0.313207 | 0.671829 |
| 2020-04-29 | 0.313207 | 0.540987 |
| 2020-03-30 | 0.313207 | 0.640192 |
| 2019-12-31 | 0.939620 | 0.963213 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.902460 | 1.039247 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.902460 | 1.067973 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.902460 | 0.946548 |
| 2018-12-31 | 0.902460 | 1.074861 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.863176 | 0.843536 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.863176 | 0.806547 |
| 2018-03-29 | 0.863176 | 0.839615 |
| 2017-12-29 | 0.863176 | 0.805508 |
| 2017-09-29 | 0.822831 | 0.764903 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.822831 | 0.733068 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.822831 | 0.740776 |
| 2016-12-29 | 0.822831 | 0.737393 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.764437 | 0.652233 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.764437 | 0.720505 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.764437 | 0.748130 |
| 2015-12-30 | 0.764437 | 0.631413 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.637031 | 0.557414 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.637031 | 0.537057 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.637031 | 0.469704 |
| 2014-12-30 | 0.637031 | 0.493868 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.530859 | 0.487187 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.530859 | 0.458716 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.530859 | 0.506534 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.530859 | 0.543183 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.350367 | 0.371454 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.350367 | 0.371789 |
| 2013-03-27 | 0.350367 | 0.382964 |
| 2012-12-28 | 0.350367 | 0.436335 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.265429 | 0.315298 |
| 2012-06-28 | 0.265429 | 0.323624 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.265429 | 0.322663 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.265429 | 0.383788 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.106172 | 0.164745 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.106172 | 0.121301 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.106172 | 0.136668 |
| 2010-12-30 | 0.106172 | 0.147995 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.106172 | 0.159414 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.106172 | 0.170300 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.106172 | 0.178190 |
| 2009-12-30 | 0.106172 | 0.193874 |
| 2009-09-28 | 0.106172 | 0.228624 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.106172 | 0.445634 |
| 2009-03-27 | 0.398144 | 3.051260 |
| 2008-12-30 | 0.398144 | 1.501200 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.836634 | 1.122828 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.836634 | 0.941121 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.836634 | 0.952612 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.836634 | 0.833775 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.743202 | 0.624888 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.743202 | 0.552094 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.743202 | 0.525446 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.743202 | 0.539624 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.637031 | 0.532151 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.637031 | 0.579431 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.637031 | 0.582129 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.637031 | 0.792603 |
| 2005-09-28 | 0.573328 | 0.824176 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.573328 | 0.846661 |
| 2005-03-29 | 0.573328 | 0.967223 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.573328 | 0.910625 |
| 2004-09-28 | 0.530859 | 0.986194 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.530859 | 1.068605 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.530859 | 1.052632 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.530859 | 1.221002 |
| 2003-09-26 | 0.493699 | 1.299973 |
| 2003-06-26 | 0.493699 | 1.321024 |
| 2003-03-27 | 0.493699 | 1.487049 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.493699 | 1.469195 |
| 2002-09-26 | 0.470341 | 1.388715 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.470341 | 1.258523 |
| 2002-03-26 | 0.470341 | 1.324365 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.472464 | 1.442462 |
| 2001-09-26 | 0.411946 | 1.295491 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.411946 | 1.315253 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.411946 | 1.442378 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.411946 | 1.349564 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.385404 | 1.279297 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.385404 | 1.369813 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.385404 | 1.485424 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.385404 | 1.683480 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.371601 | 1.794871 |
| 1999-06-28 | 0.371601 | 1.723076 |
| 1999-03-29 | 0.371601 | 1.937715 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.371601 | 1.686746 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.371601 | 1.744547 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.371601 | 1.586401 |
| 1998-03-27 | 0.371601 | 1.369192 |
| 1997-12-26 | 0.371601 | 1.339712 |
| 1997-11-13 | 0.169875 | 0.635236 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.018948078 |
| Address1 | One Vanderbilt Avenue |
| All Time High | 168.66446 |
| All Time Low | 8.228312 |
| Ask | 58.5 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 791,690 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,059,739 |
| Average Volume | 1,059,739 |
| Average Volume10Days | 791,690 |
| Beta | 1.593 |
| Bid | 57.79 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 45.103 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 57.54 |
| Current Ratio | 2.466 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 58.72 |
| Day Low | 57.525 |
| Debt To Equity | 142.556 |
| Display Name | SL Green Realty |
| Dividend Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.47 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.27 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,829,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,829,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,750,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,612,800 |
| Ebitda | 355,668,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.35638002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 32.062 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.426 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,403,493,376 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.74699 |
| Eps Forward | -1.27547 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 212 216 1790 |
| Fifty Day Average | 53.4898 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.0502014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07571913 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.8948078 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13199577 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 34.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6548749 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 34.77 - 66.29 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 871,651,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.92 |
| Float Shares | 70,663,572 |
| Forward Eps | -1.27547 |
| Forward P E | -45.11278 |
| Free Cashflow | 581,023,296 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,289 |
| Fullday Change | -0.299999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.518671 |
| Fullday Price | 57.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44757998 |
| Gross Profits | 446,684,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00241 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04657 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 76,728,225 |
| Industry | REIT - Office |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Office |
| Industry Key | reit-office |
| Ir Website | http://investor.shareholder.com/slg/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.618 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,642,982,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 97:100 |
| Long Business Summary | SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan's largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing the value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of June 30, 2026, SL Green held interests in 54 buildings totaling 30.6 million square feet, which included ownership interests in 29.2 million square feet and 1.4 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments, excluding fund investments, and managed 4 buildings totaling 0.9 million square feet owned by third parties. SL Green Realty Corp. was incorporated in 1980 in Maryland and is based in New York. |
| Long Name | SL Green Realty Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,414,942,208 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_364744 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -192,099,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,097,958,620 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 58.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | 92,152,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.18843001 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 153.75 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.3 |
| Phone | 212 594 2700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.40999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.71254754 |
| Post Market Price | 57.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,064 |
| Previous Close | 57.84 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -32.936653 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2757466 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.423812 |
| Profit Margins | -0.16719 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.654 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.52941 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.299999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.518671 |
| Regular Market Day High | 58.72 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 57.525 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 57.525 - 58.72 |
| Regular Market Open | 58.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 57.84 |
| Regular Market Price | 57.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 449,212 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00452 |
| Return On Equity | -0.03573 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.273 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.143 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 70,849,907 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1659 |
| Shares Short | 11,751,739 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,426,634 |
| Short Name | SL Green Realty Corp |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2468 |
| Short Ratio | 11.31 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | SLG |
| Target High Price | 79.0 |
| Target Low Price | 43.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 57.23529 |
| Target Median Price | 59.0 |
| Total Cash | 193,718,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.734 |
| Total Debt | 6,298,141,184 |
| Total Revenue | 997,995,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.318 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.057365146 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.7 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 45.8242 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.715801 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.25566843 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 449,212 |
| Website | https://www.slgreen.com |
| Zip | 10,017 |