Industrial Investment Maintained Momentum in 2026
The first quarter of the year delivered a stronger sales volume than in 2025, while second-quarter activity points to further pricing gains.
Year-to-date as of May, investors closed 1,859 transactions involving 230.4 million square feet of industrial space, amounting to $31.5 billion, according to the latest Yardi Matrix data. The average sale price reached $139.27 per square foot—a 4.7 percent increase compared to the $139.27 per square foot recorded in the same period last year.
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So far during the second quarter of the year, investors closed 542 industrial sales. These involved 73.6 million square feet and totaled $10.6 billion. While the deal volume is 49 percent lower than the previous quarter’s total dollar volume, additional transactions could narrow the gap before quarter-end.
The industrial average sale price reached $143.38 per square foot through 2026’s second quarter. It marks a 16.6 percent jump from the $123.05 per square foot value recorded at the end of last year’s second quarter.
First-quarter investment activity outpaces prior year
In the first quarter of 2026, investors closed 1,317 industrial deals totaling $20.9 billion. That represented a 17.4 percent year-over-year increase from the $17.8 billion generated across 1,243 transactions during the first quarter of 2025.
A total of 156.8 million square feet changed hands in the first quarter of 2026, up 6.3 percent from the 146.8 million square feet traded during the same period a year earlier. The average sale price reached $137.54 per square foot, a 14.6 percent year-over-year increase from $120.02 per square foot in the first quarter of 2025.
—Posted on June 24, 2026
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