2026 REIT Returns

As of  March 2, the publicly traded U.S. equity REITs in the Dow Jones equity all REIT index posted a 7.59 percent total return. S&P Dow Jones office and industrial real estate indexes posted one-year total returns of -24.58 percent and 13.8 percent, respectively.

Among the Office REITs, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III Inc. recorded the highest one-year total return of 60 percent, while Creative Media & Community Trust Corp. displayed the lowest total return of -86.45 percent.

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. topped all the industrial-focused REITs as the company posted the highest one-year total return of 59.41 percent. Americold Realty Trust Inc. logged the lowest total return, at -39.53 percent.

Hamdia Bukhari is senior associate in the real estate client operations department of S&P Global Market Intelligence. If you are interested in learning more about the products and services available within S&P Global Real Estate data, please visit us here.

—Posted on March 25, 2026