Funds From Operations (FFO) Growth
FFO increased 4.9% to $1.18 billion for FY2025; FFO per security was $0.2282 (ahead of guidance). Management targets at least 4% FFO growth for 2026 to >$0.2373 per security.
Record Visitation and Membership Growth
Customer visits reached 540 million in 2025 (up 14 million vs 2024; highest since 2019). Early 2026 visitation through late Feb was 79 million (+3.1% vs same period 2025). Westfield membership grew 11% to 5 million members.
Business Partner Sales and Specialty Leasing Strength
Business partner sales were a record $30 billion in 2025 (+$1 billion or 3.6% YoY; H2 growth 4.5%). Occupancy rose to 99.8% (highest since 2013). Completed 3,090 leasing deals, specialty rents up 4.5%, new lease spreads +3.2% for the year (H2 +3.5%).
Net Operating Income and Like‑for‑Like Growth
Net operating income (NOI) was $2.1 billion, up 3.7% YoY; like‑for‑like NOI growth was 4.8% demonstrating underlying operational momentum.
Capital Management and Funding Improvements
Refinanced ~$2.4 billion of senior/subordinated notes; redeemed non‑call 2026 subordinated notes ($1.0B) and issued $650M subordinated non‑call 2031 (margin 2%) plus $1.0B 10‑year senior notes (margin 1.38%) and EUR500M 8‑year senior notes (margin 1.295%). Weighted average interest rate for the year was 5.6% (average base 3.1%, average margin 2.5% versus 2.8% in 2024). Available liquidity was $5.2 billion at 31 Dec 2025.
Hedging and Interest Rate Risk Management
Executed $3.2 billion of interest rate swaps, increasing hedge coverage to 99% as at Jan 2026 with an average base rate of 2.98% (82% hedged at Dec 2026 at avg 3.01%), supporting rate certainty and enabling a forecasted weighted average cost of debt reduction to ~5.4% in FY2026 (from 5.6%).
Portfolio Enhancements and Redevelopments
Completed multiple redevelopments: Westfield Southland ($72M; visitation +6.5%), Westfield Burwood ($48M; visitation +9.3%), Level 1 at Westfield Bondi ($28M; visitation +8.5%). Completed Westfield Sydney expansion (luxury retailers). Announced $240M redevelopment at Westfield Bondi (Level 6) to expand lifestyle, entertainment and dining offering.
Strategic Landholdings and Development Pipeline
Portfolio sits on >670 hectares near transport hubs; launched planning proposals at 6 Westfield destinations with potential to deliver >16,000 dwellings. Strategy focused on broadening economic activity (residential, student accommodation, health, education) and redeploying underutilized land.
Record Statutory Result and Property Valuations
Statutory profit of $1.78 billion including an unrealised property revaluation uplift of $456 million. Portfolio valuations increased ~2.5% over the 12‑month period; weighted average cap rate 5.43% at Dec 2025.