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H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

HR-UN.TO
38
REIT - Diversified · Real Estate
Price
C$10.15
-0.10 (-0.98%)
Market Cap
C$2.69B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

8.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 287.7M (2021) → 262.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian company that owns and manages a large portfolio of real estate properties. Its holdings include office buildings, industrial warehouses, and residential apartment communities. The trust earns money by collecting rent from tenants who lease space across these different property types.

H&R generates revenue almost entirely through rental income, which provides relatively steady cash flow. It operates primarily in Canada and the United States, with a market value of around $2.7 billion, making it one of the larger diversified REITs listed in Canada. The trust has been actively simplifying its portfolio in recent years, selling off office and retail assets to focus more on residential and industrial properties, which tend to attract stronger investor demand. The main risk is that rising interest rates increase borrowing costs and put pressure on property valuations, which can weigh on the trust's ability to grow distributions and maintain the value of its assets over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-16.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+122.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$585M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
65.0%
Premium pricing power — 65.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
53.3%
Excellent — 53.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.8%
Weak — 6.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-6.5%
Shrinking sales (-6.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
23.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.60
Conservative — low debt load (0.60)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.79x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.91%
Healthy income — 5.91% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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