Sun Communities Reports 2026 First Quarter Results

Sun Communities Reports 2026 First Quarter Results Net Loss per Diluted Share of $0.07 for the Quarter

Core FFO per Share of $1.40 for the Quarter

North America Same Property NOI Grew by 6.3% for the Quarter Driven by Strength Across Both MH and RV

North America Same Property Adjusted Blended Occupancy for MH and RV of 98.7%

Raising Full-Year 2026 Core FFO per Share Guidance by $0.04, an Approximately 60 Basis Points Increase, to $6.87 to $7.07

Increasing North American Same Property NOI Growth Guidance by Approximately 25 Basis Points, to 4.2% - 5.2%

Southfield, MI, April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the "Company" or "SUI"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing ("MH") and recreational vehicle ("RV") communities (collectively, the "properties"), today reported its first quarter results for 2026.

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

"I'm pleased with the Company’s strong first quarter results, continuing our momentum as we execute on our strategy," said Charles Young, Chief Executive Officer. "We drove better than expected results across our North America portfolio, where same property MH and RV NOI increased 6.3%, reflecting the strength of our portfolio and the sustained demand for our communities. Our strategy is anchored in three core pillars: disciplined capital allocation, optimization of our platform, and targeted investment in our communities, infrastructure, and digital capabilities. As we look ahead, I am confident that our strategy combined with successful execution of our capital priorities will deliver sustainable growth and create lasting value for all stakeholders, while providing exceptional communities and experiences for our residents and guests."

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

North America Portfolio Occupancy

Same Property Results

For the properties owned and operated by the Company since at least January 1, 2025, the following table reflects the percentage changes for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025:

North America Same Property adjusted blended occupancy for MH and RV remained unchanged at 98.7% at March 31, 2026, from 98.7% at March 31, 2025.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of two properties for total cash consideration of $27.6 million.

Refer to page 12 for additional details related to the Company's acquisition and disposition activity.

BALANCE SHEET, CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY, AND OTHER ITEMS

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $4.3 billion in debt outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 3.4% and a weighted average maturity of 6.8 years. At March 31, 2026, the Company's Net Debt to trailing twelve-month Recurring EBITDA ratio was 3.7 times.

Stock Repurchase Program

During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 0.5 million shares of the Company's common stock at an average price of $126.45 per share for a total of $60.1 million.

2026 GUIDANCE

The Company is updating full-year and establishing second quarter 2026 guidance for diluted EPS and Core FFO per Share and certain other items as follows:

(a) The diluted share counts for both the quarter ending June 30, 2026 and the year ending December 31, 2026 are estimated to be 127.4 million and 127.5 million, respectively, which assumes full conversion of all equity participating units, including common and preferred OP units, into the Company's common stock.

(b) The Company's guidance translates forecasted results from operations in the UK using the relevant exchange rate provided. Exchange rates are as follows: U.S. dollar ("USD") to British pound sterling ("GBP") is 1.30; USD to Canadian dollar ("CAD") is 0.72; and USD to Australian dollar ("AUD") is 0.64. The impact of fluctuations in Canadian and Australian foreign currency rates on guidance are not material.

Supplemental Guidance Tables:

For the second quarter ending June 30, 2026, the Company's guidance range assumes North America Same Property NOI growth of 3.2% - 4.9% and UK Same Property NOI growth of (1.3)% - 1.7% on a constant currency basis.

The estimates and assumptions presented above represent a range of possible outcomes and may differ materially from actual results. These estimates include contributions from all acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets activity completed through April 27, 2026. These estimates exclude all other prospective acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets activity. The estimates and assumptions are forward-looking based on the Company's current assessment of economic and market conditions and are subject to the other risks outlined below under the caption Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call to discuss first quarter results will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. (ET). To participate, call toll-free at (877) 407-9039. Callers outside the U.S. or Canada can access the call at (201) 689-8470. A replay will be available following the call through May 12, 2026 and can be accessed toll-free by calling (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The Conference ID number for the call and the replay is 13759335. The conference call will be available live on the Company's website located at www.suninc.com. The replay will also be available on the website.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this document that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "forecasts," "intend," "goal," "estimate," "expect," "project," "projections," "plans," "predicts," "potential," "seeks," "anticipates," "should," "could," "may," "will," "designed to," "foreseeable future," "believe," "scheduled," "guidance," "target," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this document, some of which are beyond the Company's control. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks described under "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time, such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference into this document, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in the Company's expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Company's behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

Company Overview and Investor Information

The Company

Established in 1975, Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of March 31, 2026, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 515 developed MH, RV, and UK properties comprising approximately 179,300 developed sites in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

For more information about the Company, please visit www.suninc.com.

Portfolio Overview as of March 31, 2026

Financial and Operating Highlights

($ in millions, except Per Share amounts, Unaudited)

(a) During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company also paid a one-time special cash distribution of $4.00 per common share and unit.

(b) Refer to Definition and Notes for additional information.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in millions, except for per share amounts, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Excludes the effect of certain anti-dilutive convertible securities.

N/M = Not meaningful. N/A = Not applicable.

Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SUI Common Shareholders to Core FFO

($ in millions, except for per share data, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Assumes full conversion of all equity participating units, including common and preferred OP units, into the Company's common stock, and has no material impact on previously reported results.

(c) FFO and Core FFO include discontinued operations activity of $20.0 million or $0.15 per Share, and $49.2 million or $0.37 per Share, respectively, during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SUI Common Shareholders to NOI

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information. Excludes properties classified as discontinued operations. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company's marina properties generated total NOI of $64.3 million, which was recorded within Loss from discontinued operations, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to the section "Discontinued Operations" within the Definitions and Notes for additional information.

Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SUI Common Shareholders to Recurring EBITDA

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Represents non-recurring transaction costs that are directly attributable to the Safe Harbor Sale.

Real Property Operations - Total Portfolio

($ in millions, Unaudited)

N/A = Not applicable.

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) MH annual sites included 12,800 and 11,262 rental homes in the Company's rental program at March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company's gross investment in occupied rental homes at March 31, 2026 was $961.0 million, an increase of 18.3% from $812.1 million at March 31, 2025.

Real Property Operations - North America Same Property Portfolio (a)

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Percentages are calculated based on unrounded numbers.

(c) Total Same Property operating expenses consist of the following components for the periods shown (in millions) and exclude amounts invested into recently acquired properties to bring them up to the Company's standards:

N/A = Not applicable.

(a) Financial results from properties impacted by dispositions and catastrophic weather events have been removed from Same Property reporting.

(b) Same Property blended occupancy for MH and RV was 98.2% at March 31, 2026, up 20 basis points from 98.0% at March 31, 2025. Adjusting for recently delivered and vacant expansion sites, Same Property adjusted blended occupancy for MH and RV remained at 98.7% at March 31, 2026, from 98.7% at March 31, 2025.

(d) Occupied rental program sites in Same Property are included in total sites.

Real Property Operations - UK Same Property Portfolio ( a)

($ in millions, except for statistical information, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Same Property results for the Company's UK properties reflect constant currency for comparative purposes. British pound sterling figures in the prior comparative period have been translated at the average exchange rate of $1.3478 USD per pound sterling, during the quarter March 31, 2026. Prior to constant currency adjustments, UK Same Property NOI increased by 8.1% during the quarter March 31, 2026. Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(d) Adjusting for recently delivered and vacant expansion sites, Same Property adjusted occupancy decreased by 50 basis points year over year, to 89.5% at March 31, 2026, from 90.0% at March 31, 2025.

Home Sales Summary

($ in millions, except for average selling price, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

Operating Statistics for MH and Annual RVs

(a) Percentage calculated based on a trailing 12-month basis.

(b) Increase in revenue producing sites, net of new vacancies.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

($ in millions, Unaudited)

Capital Expenditures (a)

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Represents capital expenditures related to the Company's continuing operations and excludes 2025 and 2024 activity related to Safe Harbor Marinas, which is classified within discontinued operations.

(b) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

Capitalization Overview

(Shares and units in thousands, $ in millions, except for *, Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information related to the Company's securities outstanding.

(b)

(a) Includes the effect of amortizing deferred financing costs, unsecured note discounts, and fair value adjustments on the Secured borrowings on collateralized receivables.

(b) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(c)

Debt Maturities (a)

($ in millions, Unaudited)

(a) Debt maturities include the unamortized deferred financing costs, discount / premiums, and fair value adjustments associated with outstanding debt.

(b) For the Mortgage loans payable maturing between 2026 - 2030:

(d) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

Debt Analysis

(Unaudited)

(a) Refer to Definitions and Notes for additional information.

(b) Percentage includes the impact of hedge activities.

(d) As of March 31, 2026, the Company did not have any borrowings outstanding under its senior credit facility.

Definitions and Notes

(Unaudited)

Acquisition and Other Transaction Costs - In the Company's Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SUI Common Shareholders to Core FFO on page 5, "Acquisition and other transaction costs - continuing operations" represent (a) nonrecurring integration expenses associated with acquisitions during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (b) costs associated with potential acquisitions that will not close, (c) expenses incurred to bring recently acquired properties up to the Company's operating standards, including items such as tree trimming and painting costs that do not meet the Company's capitalization policy, and (d) other non-recurring transaction costs. Within this same reconciliation on page 5, "Acquisition and other transaction costs - discontinued operations" primarily represent non-recurring transaction costs that are directly attributable to the Safe Harbor Sale and nonrecurring integration expenses associated with previous marina acquisitions.

Capital Expenditures - The Company classifies its investments in properties into the following categories:

Capital improvements subsequent to acquisition often require 24 to 36 months to complete after closing. At MH, RV, and UK properties, capital improvements include upgrading clubhouses; landscaping; new street lighting systems; new mail delivery systems; pool renovations including larger decks, heaters and furniture; new maintenance facilities; lot modifications; and new signage including main signs and internal road signs.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Includes cash and cash equivalents of $14.6 million as of March 31, 2026, that was held in escrow accounts and restricted from general use. The restricted cash and cash equivalents include $9.6 million that has been designated to fund potential future MH and RV acquisitions under 1031 exchange transactions.

Discontinued Operations - In 2025, the Company entered into the Safe Harbor Sale, which represented a strategic shift in operations. Accordingly, the results of the Safe Harbor business have been reflected as discontinued operations on our Consolidated Statements of Operations through the final transaction closing date of August 29, 2025. Prior periods have been recast to reflect this presentation.

Enterprise Value - Equals total equity market capitalization, plus total indebtedness reported on the Company's balance sheet and less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

GAAP - U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Home Sales Contribution to FFO - The reconciliation of NOI from home sales to FFO from home sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 is as follows (in millions):

Interest expense - The following is a summary of the components of the Company's interest expense (in millions):

Loss of earnings - catastrophic event-related charges, net - include the following (in millions):

(1) During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company received a settlement of $80.2 million from an insurance provider to settle all claims related to property, casualty, flood, and business interruption insurance recoveries from Hurricane Ian. The Company concluded that $36.5 million of the total settlement pertained to business interruption recoveries through 2027, which the Company recorded as a contingent gain per ASC 450. To better reflect the underlying economics of the transaction, the Company has elected to defer the business interruption recovery gain and recognize income ratably through 2027 for our presentation of Core FFO.

NAREIT - The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. More information is available at www.reit.com.

Net Debt - The carrying value of debt, plus, unamortized premiums, discounts, and deferred financing costs, less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

Other income / (expense), net - In the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations on page 4, Other income / (expense), net consists of the following (in millions):

Safe Harbor Sale - The Company's sale of Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC in 2025.

Same Property - The Company defines Same Properties as those the Company has owned and operated continuously since at least January 1, 2025. Same properties exclude ground-up development properties, acquired properties, properties classified as discontinued operations, properties impacted by catastrophic weather events, and properties sold after December 31, 2024. The Same Property data may change from time-to-time depending on acquisitions, dispositions, management discretion, significant transactions, or unique situations.

Secured borrowings on collateralized receivables - This is a transferred asset transaction which has been classified as collateralized receivables and the cash received from this transaction has been classified as secured borrowings. The interest income and interest expense accrue in equal amounts. The Company has elected to record the collateralized receivables and secured borrowings at fair value under ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures." As a result, the balance of collateralized receivables and related secured borrowings are net of fair value adjustments.

Securities - The Company had the following securities outstanding as of March 31, 2026:

(a) Exchange rates are subject to adjustment upon stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar events. The exchange rates of certain series of OP units are approximated to four decimal places.

(b) Calculation may yield minor differences due to fractional shares paid in cash to the shareholder at conversion.

Share - In addition to reporting net income on a diluted basis ("EPS"), the Company reports FFO and Core FFO on a per common share and convertible securities basis (per "Share"). For the periods presented below, the Company's diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for EPS and FFO are as follows:

UK Same Property Portfolio - Constant Currency Reconciliation

N/M = Not meaningful.

Utility Revenues - In its Consolidated Statements of Operations and its total portfolio presentation of real property operating results, the Company includes the following utility reimbursement revenues in real property revenues (excluding transient) (in millions):

For its presentation of Same Property results on page 9 and page 10, the Company nets the following utility revenues (which include utility reimbursement revenues from residents) against related utility expenses in Same Property operating expenses (in millions):

Non-GAAP Supplemental Measures

Investors and analysts following the real estate industry use non-GAAP supplemental performance measures, including net operating income ("NOI"), earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") and funds from operations ("FFO") to assess REITs. The Company believes that NOI, EBITDA, and FFO are appropriate measures given their wide use by and relevance to investors and analysts. Additionally, NOI, EBITDA, and FFO are commonly used in various ratios, pricing multiples, yields and returns and valuation calculations used to measure financial position, performance, and value.

NOI provides a measure of rental operations and does not factor in depreciation, amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses.

EBITDA provides a further measure to evaluate the Company's ability to incur and service debt; EBITDA also provides further measures to evaluate the Company's ability to fund dividends and other cash needs. FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of GAAP depreciation and amortization of real estate assets.

The Company believes that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to NOI. NOI should not be considered to be an alternative to GAAP net income (loss) as an indication of the Company's financial performance or GAAP net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of the Company's liquidity; nor is it indicative of funds available for the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. Because of the inclusion of items such as interest, depreciation, and amortization, the use of GAAP net income (loss) as a performance measure is limited as these items may not accurately reflect the actual change in market value of a property, in the case of depreciation and in the case of interest, may not necessarily be linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset, as it is often incurred at a parent company level and not at a property level.

The Company believes that FFO and Core FFO provide enhanced comparability for investor evaluations of period-over-period results. The Company believes that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to FFO. The principal limitation of FFO is that it does not replace GAAP net income (loss) as a financial performance measure or GAAP cash flow from operating activities as a measure of the Company's liquidity. Because FFO excludes significant economic components of GAAP net income (loss) including depreciation and amortization, FFO should be used as a supplement to GAAP net income (loss) and not as an alternative to it. Furthermore, FFO is not intended as a measure of a REIT's ability to meet debt principal repayments and other cash requirements, nor as a measure of working capital. FFO is calculated in accordance with the Company's interpretation of standards established by Nareit, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that interpret the Nareit definition differently. Certain financial information has been revised to reflect reclassifications in prior periods to conform to current period presentation.

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