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Cromwell Property Group's fiscal 2026 funds from operations rose 5% to AUD 4.2 cents per security. Distributions were flat at AUD 3 cps, a 71% payout. Management expects a 3% increase in distributions next year, to AUD 3.1 cps.

Cromwell Property Group is in a much simpler shape compared with precovid days. Between fiscal 2022 and 2025, Cromwell divested AUD 1.6 billion of assets, including the European funds management business, offshore property holdings, and noncore Australian assets. The remaining businesses are a portfolio of A-grade metropolitan offices, primarily in Sydney and Brisbane, and a small funds management platform. As of June 30, 2026, the group had third-party assets under management of AUD 2.4 billion across Australia and New Zealand.

Cromwell Property Group is in a much simpler shape compared with precovid days. Between fiscal 2022 and 2025, Cromwell divested AUD 1.6 billion of assets, including the European funds management business, offshore property holdings, and noncore Australian assets. The remaining businesses are a portfolio of A-grade metropolitan offices, primarily in Sydney and Brisbane, and a small funds management platform. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the group had third-party assets under management of AUD 2.8 billion across Australia and New Zealand.

Cromwell is setting up an investment venture with PAG, an alternative investment firm. The venture will acquire 100 Creek Street in Brisbane for AUD 159 million, with PAG owning a 95% interest and Cromwell co-investing 5%. The price is 6% above its September 2025 independent valuation.

Our prior note on Cromwell's first half on Feb. 27 erroneously displayed a dated Uncertainty Rating. We issue this analyst note to correct the rating to Low. Cromwell's first-half operating profits rose 2% year on year to AUD 2.1 cents per security, with distributions per security of AUD 1.5 cents.

Cromwell Property Group is in a much simpler shape compared with precovid days. Between fiscal 2022 and 2025, Cromwell divested AUD 1.6 billion of assets, including the European funds management business, offshore property holdings, and noncore Australian assets. The remaining businesses are a portfolio of A-grade metropolitan offices, primarily in Sydney and Brisbane, and a small funds management platform. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the group had third-party assets under management of AUD 2.8 billion across Australia and New Zealand.

Cromwell's first-half operating profits rose 2% year on year to AUD 2.1 cents per security, with distributions per security of AUD 1.5 cents. Full-year distribution guidance of AUD 3.0 cps was reaffirmed, flat over fiscal 2025, on the lower end of the 70%-80% target payout of operating earnings.

Cromwell Property Group is in a much simpler shape compared with pre-covid days. Between fiscal 2022 and 2025, Cromwell divested AUD 1.6 billion of assets, including the European funds management business, offshore property holdings, and noncore Australian assets. The remaining businesses are a portfolio of A-grade metropolitan offices, primarily in Sydney and Brisbane, and a small funds management platform. As of June 30, 2025, the group had third-party assets under management of over AUD 2 billion across Australia and New Zealand.

We initiate coverage of Cromwell Property Group, a metropolitan office property trust. The group also operates a small funds management platform, which generates management and performance fees.

As foreshadowed in our research report published on July 8, 2024, we cease coverage on Cromwell Property Group. We provide analyst research and ratings on more than 1,600 companies globally and periodically adjust our coverage according to client demand, investor interest, and staffing.

We will discontinue analyst coverage of Cromwell Property Group on or about July 29, 2024. Accordingly, we place Cromwell under review. We provide analyst research and ratings on over 1,600 companies globally and periodically adjust our coverage according to investor interest and staffing.

Cromwell Property Group is an Australian property company that currently generates most of its income from rent on properties it owns, and a lesser amount from property funds management. The latter includes property management services, investment management, and property acquisitions and development, in collaboration with customers. The group tends to own co-investment stakes in funds or properties that it manages for clients, particularly in its wholesale business. This provides a degree of alignment with clients, as well as providing another indirect source of rental income.

Cromwell has contracted to sell its European funds management platform and its coinvestments in associated assets, including the Cromwell European REIT and the Italy Urban Logistics fund. This is unexpected, as we assumed the group’s desire for a capital-light business model would involve increasing funds management, including in Europe.

Cromwell Property Group is an Australian property company that currently generates most of its income from rent on properties it owns, and a lesser amount from property funds management. The latter includes property management services, investment management, and property acquisitions and development, in collaboration with customers. The group tends to own co-investment stakes in funds or properties that it manages for clients, particularly in its wholesale business. This provides a degree of alignment with clients, as well as providing another indirect source of rental income.

Cromwell Property Group is an Australian property company that currently generates most of its income from rent on properties it owns, and a lesser amount from property funds management. The latter includes property management services, investment management, and property acquisitions and development, in collaboration with customers. The group tends to own co-investment stakes in funds or properties that it manages for clients, particularly in its wholesale business. This provides a degree of alignment with clients, as well as providing another indirect source of rental income. Cromwell is growing its funds management business, and is exploring options to dispose of property assets, and instead act as fund manager of those assets, and build new funds management ventures. Directly held property investments account for more than half of group revenue, nearly all of this being offices. The office portfolio has significant exposure to less supply constrained areas such as fringe central business districts, or CBDs, or suburban sites in Sydney, or less built-up capital cities such as Canberra. Relative to its largest rivals, this makes Cromwell more exposed to economic and property market conditions. Increasing CBD supply and cautious businesses could particularly hurt tenant demand in suburban and fringe locations. Reassuringly, Cromwell has solid tenants in many sites, with government accounting for circa half of Australian rent, and a decade-long lease to Qantas another big chunk. A minority of earnings is from funds management activities, but this segment is likely to grow as Cromwell sells property assets and increases its focus on funds management. This segment generates a high return on equity because while it relinquishes rental income, it frees up capital for use elsewhere, while still generating management fees. A portion of revenue comes from indirect property holdings, mostly Cromwell’s stake in the Cromwell European REIT, listed in Singapore.

We increase our fair value estimate for no-moat Cromwell by 7% to AUD 0.75 per share. It reflects favorable changes to our equity-raising assumptions following the sale of the Polish retail assets.

In our view, Cromwell’s balance sheet gearing of 45% and look-through gearing of 50% must be reduced. Reassuringly, at its December half-year results, management stated look-through gearing should reduce slightly via Australian assets contracted for sale in early 2024 and drop to 41.9% if a planned disposal of Polish assets proceeds. Headline gearing falls to a manageable 34% on these asset sales.

Cromwell Property Group is an Australian property company that currently generates most of its income from rent on properties it owns, and a lesser amount from property funds management. The latter includes property management services, investment management, and property acquisitions and development, in collaboration with customers. The group tends to own co-investment stakes in funds or properties that it manages for clients, particularly in its wholesale business. This provides a degree of alignment with clients, as well as providing another indirect source of rental income. Cromwell is growing its funds management business, and is exploring options to dispose of property assets, and instead act as fund manager of those assets, and build new funds management ventures. Directly held property investments account for more than half of group revenue, nearly all of this being offices. The office portfolio has significant exposure to less supply constrained areas such as fringe central business districts, or CBDs, or suburban sites in Sydney, or less built-up capital cities such as Canberra. Relative to its largest rivals, this makes Cromwell more exposed to economic and property market conditions. Increasing CBD supply and cautious businesses could particularly hurt tenant demand in suburban and fringe locations. Reassuringly, Cromwell has solid tenants in many sites, with government accounting for circa half of Australian rent, and a decade-long lease to Qantas another big chunk. A minority of earnings is from funds management activities, but this segment is likely to grow as Cromwell sells property assets and increases its focus on funds management. This segment generates a high return on equity because while it relinquishes rental income, it frees up capital for use elsewhere, while still generating management fees. A portion of revenue comes from indirect property holdings, mostly Cromwell’s stake in the Cromwell European REIT, listed in Singapore.

The federal government’s migration review was released on Dec. 11 and it suggests high population growth remains the status quo. The review tinkers with various visa rules, but contains no major reduction in migrant numbers, suggesting high migration will persist, relative to precoronavirus levels and versus other developed countries.

Cromwell Property Group is an Australian property company that currently generates most of its income from rent on properties it owns, and a lesser amount from property funds management. The latter includes property management services, investment management, and property acquisitions and development, in collaboration with customers. The group tends to own co-investment stakes in funds or properties that it manages for clients, particularly in its wholesale business. This provides a degree of alignment with clients, as well as providing another indirect source of rental income. Cromwell is growing its funds management business, and is exploring options to dispose of property assets, and instead act as fund manager of those assets, and build new funds management ventures. Directly held property investments account for more than half of group revenue, nearly all of this being offices. The office portfolio has significant exposure to less supply constrained areas such as fringe central business districts, or CBDs, or suburban sites in Sydney, or less built-up capital cities such as Canberra, or Brisbane. Relative to its largest rivals, this makes Cromwell more exposed to economic and property market conditions. Increasing CBD supply and cautious businesses could particularly hurt tenant demand in suburban and fringe locations. Reassuringly, Cromwell has solid tenants in many sites, with government accounting for circa half of Australian rent, and a decade-long lease to Qantas a big chunk of its Australian rent. A minority of earnings is from funds management activities, but this segment is likely to grow as Cromwell sells property assets and increases its focus on funds management. This segment generates a high return on equity because while it relinquishes rental income, it frees up capital for use elsewhere, while still generating management fees. A portion of revenue comes from indirect property holdings, mostly Cromwell’s stake in the Cromwell European REIT, listed in Singapore.