What does real estate — observatory expenses mean?

Tracks the specific operating costs associated with maintaining and running tourist-focused observation deck attractions within the real estate portfolio. This metric helps isolate the profitability and cost structure of specialized entertainment assets from traditional office leasing.

Empire State Realty Trust ESRT Real Estate — Observatory expenses

Other segment segments

Observatory

$7.87M-3.1%

Similar metrics at other companies

LTCReal Estate Operating Expenses

$36.89M—

LADRReal Estate — Real estate operating expenses

$11.26M+28.4%

ACR

ACRReal Estate Expenses

$9.71M-27.2%

MTNReal estate expense

$1.48M-11.3%

LADRReal Estate — Operating Expenses

$20.05M+24.6%

ADAMExpenses related to real estate

$17.17M-25.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$190.3M+5.7%

Operating income$29.5M+14.2%

Net income$3.0M-81.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.01-80.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$106.1M-55.3%

Total debt$2.5B+8.3%

Total equity$1.1B+3.1%

Total assets$4.4B+7.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$68.9M-17.1%

CapEx$18.2M-56.8%

Free cash flow$50.7M+23.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$889.74M-38.6%

Enterprise value$3.31B-6.6%

P/E14.8×-2.1×

P/S1.1×-0.7×

Profitability

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Operating margin17.9%-2.1pp

Net margin7.7%-3.5pp

FCF margin10.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-2.7pp

Debt / equity2.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Empire State Realty Trust in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept esrt:ObservatoryExpense.

The official record: Empire State Realty Trust’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Empire State Realty Trust's real estate — observatory expenses?: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) reported real estate — observatory expenses of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does real estate — observatory expenses mean?: Tracks the specific operating costs associated with maintaining and running tourist-focused observation deck attractions within the real estate portfolio. This metric helps isolate the profitability and cost structure of specialized entertainment assets from traditional office leasing.