Prologis, Inc.

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Analysis

Last 4 earnings calls · through Q3 FY2026

Prologis has spent two years telling investors the warehouse market had bottomed; these four calls show the recovery actually arriving, and data centres becoming a second business. The question has shifted from demand to who pays for the build. How much of Prologis's growth now depends on selling assets?

  • The warehouse downturn is over, and rents are rising again.

    Management stopped hedging: after three straight quarters of rising rents they call the inflection "in the rearview mirror." With 16% still to collect as old leases renew, the same buildings earn more without buying anything new. Which markets are still holding back Prologis's rent growth?

  • Data centres became a real business, not a land-bank story.

    Prologis has started over $2 billion of data centre projects this year, nearly all pre-let to hyperscale tenants and at margins far above warehouse work. The 5.8 gigawatt pipeline gets more valuable as power and permits get scarcer.

  • The build is now growing faster than the cash that pays for it.

    Development guidance has been raised twice this year, now outrunning the cash the business collects, and higher rates widened the buyer-seller gap so management cut what it plans to sell. The build now leans on borrowing staying affordable. How much of Prologis's 2027 spend is already committed?

Bullish
  • Logistics rent cycle turning
    The bull case is that warehouse demand has caught up with new supply, so market rents and occupancy are rising together after three years of flat-to-falling rents.
  • Land and power pipeline
    Prologis already owns entitled land and utility interconnects that competitors cannot easily replicate, letting it convert logistics sites into data center projects at high margins.
  • Capital recycling model
    Because it develops buildings and then sells stabilized assets to outside investors, Prologis earns development profit without carrying all of that capital permanently.
Bearish
  • Cost of capital rising
    The bear case is that higher interest rates lift the return every deal must clear, which slows transactions, widens bid-ask spreads and can lower the value of properties owned.
  • Share count growing
    Prologis keeps funding growth with new shares, including a large equity raise ahead of a European acquisition, so per-share profit grows more slowly than the business itself.
  • Data center deal timing
    The data center opportunity is real but lumpy, since leases are negotiated one hyperscale customer at a time and depend on power and entitlements arriving on schedule.
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FY2025 · USD

How Prologis turned $8.8B of revenue into $4.4B of operating income.

Revenue
Real Estate Operations Segment$8.2B▲ 8.87% YoY
Strategic Capital Segment$592.4M▼ 11.84% YoY
Total revenue$8.8B
Gross profit$5.2B59.6%
Operating income$4.4B49.6%
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