Empire State Realty OP reports Q3 2026 results

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2026 , Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company" or "we") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter 2026. The press release referred to certain supplemental information that is available on the Company's website.² The press release and supplemental report are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively¹, and are incorporated by reference herein.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Third Quarter 2026 Earnings

As discussed in Item 2.02 above, the Company issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter 2026 and made available on its website certain supplemental information relating thereto.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1

Press Release announcing financial results for the third quarter 2026

99.2

Supplemental report

104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures

Funds From Operations

We compute Funds From Operations ("FFO") in accordance with the "White Paper" on FFO published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which defines FFO as net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding impairment write-off of investments in depreciable real estate and investments in in-substance real estate investments, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of depreciable operating properties³, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), less distributions to non-controlling interests and gains/losses from discontinued operations and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a widely recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that we believe, when considered with financial statements determined in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, we believe FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate has generally appreciated over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand an equity REIT's operating performance. We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. However, be