Wereldhave Belgium Naamloze vennootschap Overview
Wereldhave Belgium is a Brussels-listed RREC focused on dominant, mid-sized shopping centres and retail parks in Belgium and, since February 2025, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is controlled about 70% by Dutch retail landlord Wereldhave N.V. and runs that group's "LifeCentral" strategy. The strategy converts conventional malls into "Full Service Centers" that blend daily shopping, food and beverage, leisure, services and mobility.
At 30 June 2026 the portfolio was valued at €1.24bn across 13 retail assets and 5 office buildings. Retail accounted for 91.6% of value. EPRA occupancy was 96.7%, with retail at 97.9%.
After a long period without acquisitions (2019–2024), 2025 marked a step-change. WHB bought Knauf Shopping Pommerloch for €103.4M and Shopping Ville2 for €120.3M, funded through debt and an €82.1M equity raise. Net rental income rose 16.5% to €75.5M.
The company combines high occupancy, an 8%+ dividend yield and conservative leverage (EPRA LTV 34.0%). These sit against a structurally discounted share price (≈0.70× NAV), thin free float and governance dependence on its parent.
Company's own description (paraphrased from FY2025 and H1 2026 reports)
WHB describes its investment focus as shopping centres and retail parks that dominate their catchment area. It prefers assets with extension or renovation potential so they can be developed into Full Service Centers. It pursues a proactive approach to maintain and strengthen the market position of the retail portfolio.
Retail represents about 92% of portfolio value. The remainder is two modernised office parks ("The Sage") in Vilvoorde and Antwerp-Berchem. WHB also manages Knauf Shopping Schmiede (Luxembourg), which is owned by its parent Wereldhave N.V., on behalf of that parent.
Business model and revenue model
| Revenue component | Nature | FY2025 (EUR Mn) | FY2024 (EUR Mn) | Source |
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| Rental income | Contractual leases, mostly CPI-indexed (Belgian health index) | 75.8 | 64.8 | FY2025 PR |
| Rental-related expenses | Bad-debt provisions and write-offs | -0.3 | 0.0 | FY2025 PR |
| Net rental income | Revenue proxy | 75.5 | 64.8 | FY2025 PR |
| Recovery of service charges and taxes | Pass-through to tenants | 15.2 | 10.5 | FY2025 PR |
| Service charges and taxes borne | Pass-through cost | -17.7 | -12.8 | FY2025 PR |
| Other revenue for letting | Specialty leasing (pop-ups, kiosks, events), "The Point" service hub, promo contributions, solar and EV income | 6.1 | 5.6 | FY2025 PR |
| Property result | — | 79.1 | 68.2 | FY2025 PR |
Revenue mix:
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About 92% "subscription-like" recurring lease income (multi-year commercial leases).
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About 8% services and ancillary income (specialty leasing, service-hub income, energy).
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No product sales.
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No licensing, except an intra-group management relationship. WHB manages Knauf Schmiede for Wereldhave N.V.; fee terms were not separately disclosed.
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WHB pays intra-group IT/ICT and other fees to Wereldhave N.V.: €1.0M excl. VAT in H1 2026, up from €0.8M in H1 2025.
Value chain position. WHB is an owner-operator. It acquires assets, (re)develops and repositions them, leases space, runs centre management and marketing in-house, and holds assets long-term. It does not develop for third parties. Under the RREC regime, WHB must distribute at least 80% of its adjusted statutory result, subject to legal limits, and is exempt from corporate income tax on qualifying property income.
Customer types.
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National and international retail chains, e.g. the Bestseller group (ONLY, Vero Moda, Jack & Jones), H&M, C&A, New Yorker, Douglas, JD Sports, Kruidvat, Fnac, MediaMarkt.
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Food retailers: Delhaize, Albert Heijn XL, Carrefour (historic).
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F&B concepts: Le Pain Quotidien, Exki, Prego, Huggy's Bar.
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Service tenants.
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Office occupiers: Ford Belgium & Luxembourg, Rhenus Logistics, Odoo, Siemens Healthineers, Gevers.
End-markets. Belgian and Luxembourg consumer retail real estate (shopping centres and out-of-town retail parks) and Flemish periphery office markets (Vilvoorde, Antwerp-Berchem).
Independent characterisation
WHB is a concentrated, high-yield, regionally dominant mall landlord. It generates more than 70% of rental income from six regional centres: Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions, Ring Kortrijk, Ville2 and Pommerloch.
Its economic engine is indexation-driven rent growth on near-full occupancy. Leasing has repeatedly been signed above ERV: +3% vs market in 2025 and +10% in H1 2026. Ancillary income is growing on top. Financing is conservative by Belgian RREC standards.
Two features distinguish it from Belgian retail peers such as Retail Estates and Ascencio:
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Asset format: enclosed regional centres rather than retail parks and standalone big-boxes.
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Parent dependence: a controlling foreign parent that provides the CEO, IT, a commercial-paper back-up line and strategic direction.
The 2025 acquisitions signal a shift from defensive harvesting to external growth. The September 2026 De Mael sale shows WHB is now actively rotating capital out of non-core retail parks into "dominant mid-sized shopping centers."
Strategy
Stated strategy (themes from the FY2025 and H1 2026 reports)
1. LifeCentral and Full Service Centers. Transform dominant mid-sized shopping centres into convenience-led community hubs combining shopping, F&B, leisure, services, mobility and, where relevant, work.
2. Focus on dominant mid-sized shopping centers in Belgium and Luxembourg. This was reiterated in the De Mael disposal release. It implies continued pruning of retail parks and non-core assets.
3. Disciplined external growth. Acquisitions must meet strict criteria: location, value-creation and FSC potential, and yield above the internal hurdle. The 2025 deals were priced at 7.2% NIY (Pommerloch) and 8% NIY (Ville2).
4. Operational excellence and integration. Management cites the speed of on-boarding acquired centres as a core skill: very high process implementation at Ville2 within six months.
5. Financial discipline.
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Balanced funding: Pommerloch was debt-funded, Ville2 mainly equity-funded.
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Maintain LTV headroom for further acquisitions.
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Diversify funding sources (banks, commercial paper, EUPP).
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Hedge ratio above 75%.
6. Sustainability ("A Better Tomorrow" / "Road to Paris"). Carbon neutrality by 2045, EV charging, solar, data-driven energy management.
Initiatives in the last 24 months
| Initiative | Date | Target / status |
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| Knauf Shopping Pommerloch acquisition | Feb 2025 | €103.4M; accretive by ~€0.38 annualised core EPS (pre-restatement) |
| Management of Knauf Schmiede for parent | Feb 2025 | FSC transformation underway |
| 350 EV charging points programme | Jun 2025 (2025–2027) | 245 live at H1 2026 |
| Solar PV programme across retail portfolio | 2024–2026 | Ring Kortrijk phase 1 done |
| Renewal of Green Finance Framework | 3 Nov 2025 | Completed |
| Ville2 acquisition plus €82.1M capital increase | Nov–Dec 2025 | Completed; integration done H1 2026 |
| First European private placement (Royal London, €30M, 10-year) | Dec 2025 | Completed; matures Dec 2035 |
| Ville2 supermarket unit purchase | Mar 2026 | €5.8M; re-letting in discussion |
| Service Hub (lockers, laundry) plus IKEA partnership | H1 2026 | Rollout planned |
| Visitor surveys across all centres | H1 2026 | Feed 2027 marketing plans |
| Energy data warehouse and EMS | 2025–2026 | >95% tenant data coverage; ~1% energy saving |
| De Mael disposal (capital rotation) | Sep 2026 | €49.2M; closing Q2 2027 |
| Customer-journey projects (Pommerloch parking, wayfinding; Nivelles verandas; Kortrijk terraces) | 2025–2026 | Partly complete |
Guidance and medium-term targets
| Item | Guidance |
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| FY2026 net result from core activities per share | €5.20–5.30 (set 5 Feb 2026; confirmed 16 Apr and 17 Jul 2026; De Mael sale stated to have no impact on 2026 outlook) |
| Core EPS growth 2024–2026 | +10–13% cumulative vs restated FY2024 (€4.69), implying €5.16–5.30 |
| Dividend | No explicit DPS guidance. Payout was 87–93% historically. The FY2025 DPS (€4.15) was framed as "at least equal" to FY2024 after the rights adjustment. |
| Leverage | No formal LTV target disclosed. Management emphasises preserving acquisition capacity. |
Products & Services
WHB's "products" are its properties and the services layered on them. Figures are from the H1 2026 report portfolio tables at 30 June 2026. Contract rents are annualised.
Retail segment: asset by asset
| Asset | Location | Year built / last renovated | % of portfolio value | GLA (m²) | Parking | Contract rent (EUR) | ERV (EUR) | EPRA occupancy | Notes |
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| Shopping Belle-Île | Liège | 2,020 | 16.5 | 30,880 | 1,641 | 13,235,487 | 12,851,221 | 98.7% | Largest asset; 30th anniversary 2025 (+3% footfall); F&B additions Le Pain Quotidien and Huggy's Bar (H1 2026). Historically benefits from an FSMA derogation from the RREC 20% single-asset concentration limit. |
| Shopping Nivelles | Nivelles | 2,012 | 14.2 | 28,414 | 1,500 | 11,292,107 | 10,087,997 | 99.9% | 50th anniversary 2025. New entrance, verandas, Delhaize entrance (Delhaize accounts for over 23% of footfall). Origin site of "The Point". |
| Shopping Les Bastions | Tournai | 2,018 | 12.6 | 31,438 | 1,450 | 10,295,004 | 9,971,090 | 99.5% | Full Service Center; ONLY (789 m²) signed H1 2026; renewals with JD Sports, Delcambe, Kruidvat, New Yorker |
| Retail Park Les Bastions | Tournai | 2,016 | 1.5 | 10,348 | 360 | 1,285,552 | 1,182,643 | 96% | BREEAM New Construction (2017) |
| 7 Fontaines | Tournai | 2,019 | 0.6 | 3,485 | 0 | 539,212 | 485,440 | 100% | — |
| Shopping 1 | Genk | 2,014 | 6.0 | 22,181 | 1,250 | 4,693,243 | 5,108,363 | 91.4% | Lowest-occupancy retail asset; re-letting with New Yorker, Vero Moda, Skechers; kids' zone and Eat & Meet food court; BLSC Marketing Award |
| Ring Kortrijk | Kortrijk | 2,022 | 11.4 | 33,080 | 2,000 | 9,217,688 | 9,290,149 | 98.5% | Solar phase 1 (2025); terraces and playground (H1 2026); Prego F&B |
| Genk Stadsplein | Genk | 2,023 | 2.8 | 15,594 | 44 | 2,286,654 | 2,684,640 | 92.7% | Douglas (first in portfolio, 2024); H&M and LolaLiza renewed |
| De Mael Retail Park | Bruges (Sint-Kruis) | 2,024 | 3.7 | 20,036 | 650 | 2,113,291 | 2,825,410 | 100%* | Albert Heijn XL (3,300 m², opened 19 Nov 2025); MediaMarkt relocation; Dreamland. Sale agreed 17 Sep 2026 for €49.2M. *The report shows 100% occupancy alongside €926k vacancy value, likely due to redevelopment carve-outs; not reconciled. |
| Turnhout Retail Park | Turnhout | 1,979 | 2.8 | 19,804 | 765 | 2,750,688 | 2,242,050 | 98.7% | Ex-Redevco (2018) |
| Knauf Shopping Pommerloch | Pommerloch (LU) | 2,020 | 8.6 | 33,385 | 1,420 | 8,509,122 | 8,368,668 | 98.9% | Acquired Feb 2025; 70 tenants (Delhaize, New Yorker, C&A, H&M, Sportsdirect) plus a 3,100 m² business centre |
| Shopping Ville2 | Charleroi | 2,022 | 10.4 | 27,304 | 2,000 | 11,073,270 | 10,262,625 | 95.9% | Acquired Dec 2025; ~122 tenants; ~4M visitors/year; adjacent to Pathé IMAX; Douglas opened H1 2026 |
| Ville2 Plus (supermarket unit) | Charleroi | 1,990 | 0.5 | 2,712 | 0 | 0 | 420,360 | 0.0% | Acquired Mar 2026 (€5.8M); vacant, re-letting discussions ongoing |
| Retail total | — | — | 91.6 | 278,662 | 13,080 | 77,291,317 | 75,780,655 | 97.9% | — |
Office segment
| Asset | Location | Built / renovated | % of value | GLA (m²) | Contract rent (EUR) | ERV (EUR) | Occupancy |
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| The Sage Vilvoorde 28 | Vilvoorde | 2,022 | 1.1 | 13,010 | 1,333,238 | 1,842,410 | 77.9% |
| The Sage Vilvoorde 30 | Vilvoorde (HQ) | 2,023 | 0.6 | 5,838 | 644,352 | 852,765 | 72.3% |
| The Sage Antwerp I | Berchem | 2,021 | 1.8 | 11,450 | 1,757,825 | 1,830,200 | 93.9% |
| The Sage Antwerp II | Berchem | 2,021 | 2.5 | 16,829 | 2,383,688 | 2,627,343 | 82.7% |
| The Sage Antwerp III | Berchem | 2,021 | 1.9 | 11,563 | 1,994,743 | 1,861,215 | 99.0% |
| Office total | — | — | 7.8 | 58,690 | 8,113,846 | 9,013,933 | 86.5% |
Portfolio total: 337,352 m² GLA; 14,363 parking spaces; contract rent €85.4M; ERV €84.8M; EPRA occupancy 96.7%.
Managed (not owned) asset
Knauf Shopping Schmiede (Huldange, LU). About 41,000 m² GLA. Owned by Wereldhave N.V. since 13 Feb 2025 and managed by WHB. A transformation into a Full Service Center is underway, including upper-floor reconfiguration for larger retailers and enhanced F&B (H1 2026 report). Management fee terms were not publicly disclosed.
Services and platform offerings
| Offering | Description | Launch | Pricing / economics |
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| Full Service Center concept | Repositioning malls into mixed shopping, F&B, leisure, services and mobility hubs (LifeCentral) | Group strategy (Wereldhave) | Embedded in rents and capex |
| "The Point" | In-house information and service hub (parcel pickup, services) | 2016 (Nivelles), rolled out to all centres; Nivelles relocated to 160+ m² unit in 2024 | Contributes to "other revenue for letting"; >5% of visitors use it daily (FY2024 PR) |
| Service Hub on parkings | 24/7 parcel lockers and washing machines; partnership with IKEA for all retail sites | Announced H1 2026 | — |
| Specialty leasing | Pop-ups, kiosks, events (car shows, Eco-Days, Christmas markets) | Ongoing | Material contributor; drives year-end occupancy spikes |
| EV charging | 350-point three-year programme (2025–2027); 245 operational at H1 2026 | 2,025 | >€350k revenue 2025; H1 2026 revenue already equal to FY2025 |
| Solar PV | ~8,500 panels; first phase at Ring Kortrijk 2025 | Ongoing | >€500k revenue 2025 (injection, certificates, self-consumption) |
| Gift card | Mall gift card marketed to employers | Ongoing (news 1 Jul 2026) | — |
| Energy management | PowerPulse collaboration; Engie framework; EMS data warehouse | 2025–2026 | ~1% energy reduction without capex |
Financial Narrative
Sources: FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025 results releases (audited figures, consolidated IFRS); FY2022 results release headline figures; Q1 2023 release for 2022 portfolio value.
Margins (% of net rental income)
NRI CAGR (derived):
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FY2022→FY2025: 8.6% p.a. (€58.9M → €75.5M)
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FY2023→FY2025: 9.8% p.a.
Ratios
Cash conversion cycle: not applicable to a property lessor. Rents are invoiced quarterly in advance; at 30 Jun 2026, €19.0M of Q3 2026 rent was invoiced but not yet due.
Commentary on trends, inflections and drivers
FY2021–FY2022: post-COVID recovery. Core EPS rose from €4.56 to €4.87 (+6.8%) as COVID rent relief faded, office occupancy rose (76% → 81.5%) and 89 leases were signed on average 13% above ERV. Leverage was stable at about 28–29%.
FY2023: margin squeeze despite top-line growth. NRI grew 6.4%, but core EPS fell 3.3% to €4.71. Three drivers explain this:
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Higher interest costs (average cost of debt 2.76%, net interest charges €13.4M).
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Bad-debt provisions from retailer bankruptcies (€1.9M of rental-related expenses).
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€5.6M of unrecovered office service charges.
A €4.97M negative revaluation and €5.6M negative derivatives swing cut IFRS net result to €29.2M.
FY2024: quality-of-earnings recovery and revaluation inflection. Bad-debt provisions reversed (net +€0.03M), service-charge leakage fell, and core EPS rose to €4.88 (restated €4.69). The external valuers structurally lifted ERVs, which had lagged contract rents, generating a +€32.5M revaluation. IFRS net result was €71.9M and ROE about 10%.
FY2025: step-change through external growth.
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The two acquisitions lifted NRI 16.5% and core result 17.4%.
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Like-for-like NRI growth of 4.6% reflected indexation and occupancy.
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Revaluations turned slightly negative (-€5.9M), attributed to non-income-producing capex.
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The equity raise and stock dividend diluted NAV/share by 11%, to €73.00. Issuance was at €39.50, a deep discount to NAV.
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Net debt/EBITDA rose to 6.0x on the debt-funded Pommerloch deal, but remains moderate for a REIT.
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Free cash flow (OCF less maintenance and repositioning capex) covered cash dividends easily in 2025, because 79% of 2024 dividends were taken in shares. In 2026 the full cash dividend (€47.5M) exceeded H1 FCF, lifting LTV to 34%.
H1 2026: digestion. NRI rose 18.9%, but core EPS per share fell 4% to €2.50 because the share count rose 22%. Full-year guidance of €5.20–5.30 implies a stronger H2 than H1, consistent with seasonality and full-period acquisition contribution. The H1 2025 run-rate of €2.61 included rent seasonality.
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Segment Overview
| Segment | Contents (30 Jun 2026) | Key products/services |
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Retail | 6 regional shopping centres (Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions, Ring Kortrijk, Ville2, Knauf Pommerloch); 2 urban centres (Shopping 1 Genk, Genk Stadsplein); 3 retail parks (Les Bastions RP, De Mael, Turnhout); 7 Fontaines (Tournai); Ville2 Plus (supermarket unit) | Leasing of retail units, specialty leasing and pop-ups, "The Point" service hubs, EV charging, solar energy, parking |
Offices | The Sage Vilvoorde 28 and 30; The Sage Antwerp I, II, III (Berchem) | Office leasing with amenities (flex/hospitality services) |
Development | Nivelles land positions (€7.3M) | Land bank |
Results by Segment
| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Retail rental income (EUR Mn) | 57.05 | 57.26 | 67.70 |
Offices rental income (EUR Mn) | 7.45 | 7.56 | 8.08 |
Total rental income (EUR Mn) | 64.51 | 64.81 | 75.78 |
Revenue by Segment
| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Retail NRI (EUR Mn) | 55.38 | 57.14 | 67.65 |
Offices NRI (EUR Mn) | 7.26 | 7.71 | 7.86 |
Total NRI (EUR Mn) | 62.64 | 64.84 | 75.51 |
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| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Retail property operating result (EUR Mn) | 53.69 | 52.71 | 61.53 |
Offices property operating result (EUR Mn) | 1.62 | 4.50 | 6.51 |
Retail margin (% of segment rental income) | 94.1 | 92.1 | 90.9 |
Offices margin (% of segment rental income) | 21.7 | 59.6 | 80.6 |
Retail share of rental income (%) | 88.4 | 88.3 | 89.3 |
Offices share of rental income (%) | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
Retail rental income YoY growth (%) | — | 0.4 | 18.2 |
Offices rental income YoY growth (%) | — | 1.4 | 6.9 |
Revenue by Segment — Retail fair-value change
| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Retail fair-value change (EUR Mn) | -3.30 | 32.60 | -1.02 |
Offices fair-value change (EUR Mn) | -1.67 | -0.07 | -4.93 |
Revenue by Segment — Retail incl. development
| Segment | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Retail incl. development (EUR Mn) | 850.5 | 892.1 | 1,125.6 |
Offices (EUR Mn) | 101.9 | 102.7 | 96.5 |
Segment Revenue
| Metric | Retail | Offices | Total |
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Rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn) | 39.98 | 3.97 | 43.94 |
Rental income H1 2025 (EUR Mn) | 32.92 | 3.97 | 36.88 |
Property operating result H1 2026 (EUR Mn) | 35.41 | 3.36 | 38.76 |
Fair-value change H1 2026 (EUR Mn) | 8.12 | -0.12 | 8.00 |
Portfolio value 30 Jun 2026 (EUR Mn) | 1,145.5 | 97.0 | 1,242.5 |
EPRA occupancy 30 Jun 2026 (%) | 97.9 | 86.5 | 96.7 |
Income Statement and Per-Share Data
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Rental income (EUR Mn) | — | — | 64.51 | 64.81 | 75.78 |
Net rental income, revenue proxy (EUR Mn) | — | 58.9 | 62.64 | 64.84 | 75.51 |
Property result (EUR Mn) | — | — | 64.34 | 68.24 | 79.08 |
Property operating result, gross profit proxy (EUR Mn) | — | — | 55.30 | 57.21 | 68.04 |
General company costs (EUR Mn) | — | — | -7.48 | -7.15 | -8.08 |
Operating result before portfolio, EBIT proxy (EUR Mn) | — | — | 49.77 | 52.10 | 62.27 |
EBITDA proxy, EBIT plus depreciation (EUR Mn) | — | — | 50.11 | 52.50 | 62.68 |
Portfolio result (EUR Mn) | — | — | -7.03 | 31.86 | -6.62 |
Financial result incl. derivatives (EUR Mn) | — | — | -13.44 | -11.98 | -11.49 |
Pre-tax income (EUR Mn) | — | — | 29.29 | 71.99 | 44.17 |
Net result IFRS (EUR Mn) | — | — | 29.22 | 71.89 | 42.38 |
Net result from core activities (EUR Mn; FY2022 derived) | — | 43.3 | 41.82 | 43.40 | 50.93 |
Net result from non-core activities (EUR Mn) | — | — | -12.60 | 28.49 | -8.55 |
EPS basic and diluted IFRS, as reported (EUR) | — | — | 3.29 | 8.09 | 4.37 |
EPS IFRS restated per IAS 33 (EUR) | — | — | — | 7.76 | 4.37 |
Core EPS, as originally reported (EUR) | 4.56 | 4.87 | 4.71 | 4.88 | 5.25 |
Core EPS restated per IAS 33 (EUR) | — | — | — | 4.69 | 5.25 |
Gross dividend per share (EUR) | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.15 |
Net dividend per share after 30% WHT (EUR) | 2.87 | 2.94 | 2.87 | 3.01 | 2.905 |
Payout ratio, company-reported (%) | — | — | 87 | 88 | 93.2 |
Margin Analysis (%)
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Property operating ("gross") margin (%) | — | 88.3 | 88.2 | 90.1 |
Operating (EBIT) margin (%) | — | 79.5 | 80.4 | 82.5 |
EBITDA margin (%) | — | 80.0 | 81.0 | 83.0 |
Core result margin (%; FY2022 derived) | 73.5 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.4 |
Net IFRS margin (%) | — | 46.7 | 110.9 | 56.1 |
NRI YoY growth (%) | — | 6.4 | 3.5 | 16.5 |
Balance Sheet and Per-Share Data
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Investment properties at fair value (EUR Mn) | — | 949.2 | 952.36 | 994.86 | 1,222.07 |
Total assets (EUR Mn) | — | — | 1,014.87 | 1,046.97 | 1,295.67 |
Cash and equivalents (EUR Mn) | — | 10.42 | 17.69 | 9.23 | 26.02 |
Non-current financial liabilities (EUR Mn) | — | — | 237.07 | 224.42 | 334.27 |
Current financial liabilities (EUR Mn) | — | — | 44.82 | 54.39 | 67.94 |
Total financial debt (EUR Mn) | — | — | 281.89 | 278.81 | 402.21 |
Net financial debt (EUR Mn) | — | — | 264.20 | 269.58 | 376.19 |
Shareholders' equity (EUR Mn) | — | 701.94 | 693.70 | 728.82 | 834.72 |
Goodwill and intangibles (EUR Mn) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Working capital, current assets minus current liabilities (EUR Mn) | — | — | -29.90 | -44.92 | -54.14 |
IFRS NAV per share (EUR) | 77.19 | 78.99 | 78.07 | 82.02 | 73.00 |
Consolidated legal debt ratio (%) | 28.2 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 28.4 | — |
EPRA LTV (%) | — | — | — | 27.0 | 31.9 |
Shares outstanding at year end (M) | — | 8.886 | 8.886 | 8.886 | 11.434 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating cash flow (EUR Mn) | 45.46 | 49.27 | 59.91 |
Capex: investments in existing properties (EUR Mn) | 18.31 | 9.02 | 20.11 |
Acquisitions incl. subsidiaries (EUR Mn) | 3.94 | 0.44 | 206.00 |
Disposals proceeds (EUR Mn) | 7.33 | 0 | 9.03 |
Free cash flow, OCF minus capex (EUR Mn) | 27.15 | 40.25 | 39.80 |
Dividends paid in cash (EUR Mn) | 37.32 | 36.43 | 17.03 |
Cash capital increase (EUR Mn) | 0 | 0 | 80.88 |
Share buybacks (EUR Mn) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margin Analysis (%) and Financial Ratios (x)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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ROE, net IFRS on average equity (%) | — | — | 4.2 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
Core ROE, core result on average equity (%) | — | — | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
ROA, net IFRS on total assets (%) | — | — | 2.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 |
ROIC proxy, EBIT on average equity plus average net debt (%) | — | — | — | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Current ratio (x) | — | — | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
Debt to equity (x) | — | — | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.48 |
Net debt to EBITDA (x) | — | — | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
Interest coverage, EBIT on net interest (x) | — | — | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Asset turnover, NRI on total assets (%) | — | — | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
Average cost of debt (%) | — | — | 2.76 | 3.02 | 3.32 |
Hedge ratio (%) | — | — | — | 72.8 | 81.3 |
EPRA occupancy, total portfolio (%) | 93.9 | 95.2 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 97.3 |
EPRA occupancy, retail (%) | 97.2 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 99.0 | 98.5 |
EPRA occupancy, offices (%) | 76.0 | 81.5 | 84.7 | 85.4 | 87.4 |
Cash Flow and Per-Share Data
| Metric | H1 2025 | H1 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Rental income (EUR Mn) | 36.88 | 43.94 |
Net rental income (EUR Mn) | 36.65 | 43.57 |
Property operating result (EUR Mn) | 32.99 | 38.76 |
Operating result before portfolio (EUR Mn) | 30.26 | 35.54 |
Net result IFRS (EUR Mn) | 25.37 | 34.39 |
Net result core (EUR Mn) | 24.57 | 28.59 |
Core EPS restated (EUR) | 2.61 | 2.50 |
IFRS EPS restated (EUR) | 2.70 | 3.01 |
Average number of shares (M) | 9.41 | 11.43 |
Operating cash flow (EUR Mn) | 29.26 | 39.69 |
Average cost of financing (%) | 3.22 | 3.21 |
Hedge ratio (%) | 66.2 | 76.2 |
Balance Sheet and Margin Analysis (%)
| Balance sheet item | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Investment properties (EUR Mn) | 1,222.1 | 1,242.5 |
Equity (EUR Mn) | 834.7 | 821.6 |
Drawn debt (EUR Mn) | 396.1 | 409.3 |
EPRA LTV (%) | 31.9 | 34.0 |
NAV/share (EUR) | 73.00 | 71.86 |
Undrawn committed lines (EUR Mn) | 116.0 | 70.8 |
Average remaining debt maturity (years) | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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| Region | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Belgium rental income (EUR Mn) | 64.51 | 64.81 | — |
Luxembourg rental income (EUR Mn) | 0 | 0 | — |
Total rental income (EUR Mn) | 64.51 | 64.81 | 75.78 |
Results by Region (Half-Yearly)
| Region | H1 2025 | H1 2026 | YoY growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Belgium rental income (EUR Mn) | 33.74 | 39.42 | 16.8 |
Luxembourg rental income (EUR Mn) | 3.14 | 4.52 | 43.9 |
Total (EUR Mn) | 36.88 | 43.94 | 19.1 |
Revenue by Region
| Region | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Belgium (EUR Mn) | 1,115.3 | 1,135.3 |
Luxembourg (EUR Mn) | 106.8 | 107.2 |
Segment Overview — Retail rental income H1 2026
| Segment | Belgium | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
Retail rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn) | 35.46 (derived) | 4.52 |
Offices rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn) | 3.97 | 0 |
Region Overview
| Region | Main assets | Approx. share of portfolio value |
|---|---|---|
Wallonia | Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions complex, Ville2 | ≈56% (derived from asset weights) |
Flanders | Ring Kortrijk, Genk assets, De Mael, Turnhout, all offices | ≈35% |
Luxembourg | Pommerloch | ≈8.6% |
Valuation Snapshot
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
Last close (16 Oct 2026) | €50.60 | MarketScreener |
52-week range | €43.70 – €57.80 | Google Finance |
YTD 2026 | -4.5% | MarketScreener |
1-year | -5.9% (to 18 Sep 2026) | Trivano |
3-year (end-2023 €48.30 → €50.60, price only) | +4.8% (derived) | FY2024 PR; MarketScreener |
5-year (price only) | +11.6% (to 18 Sep 2026) | Trivano |
Average daily volume | ≈1,300–1,700 shares | Google Finance; Beursonline |
Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 |
Gross dividend per share (EUR) | 4.10 | 4.20 |
Valuation Multiples
| Multiple | WHB | Basis |
|---|---|---|
Market cap (EUR Mn) | 578.6 | 11,434,138 shares |
Net financial debt (EUR Mn) | 401.0 | Drawn €409.3M less cash €8.2M (30 Jun 2026) |
Enterprise value (EUR Mn) | ≈979.6 | Derived. MarketScreener shows EV equal to market cap, which appears to be a data error. |
P / core EPS FY2026 guidance midpoint (€5.25) | 9.6x | Derived |
P / IFRS EPS FY2025 (€4.37) | 11.6x | Derived |
P / IFRS NAV (€71.86) | 0.70x | Derived (≈30% discount) |
EV / EBITDA FY2025 (€62.7M) | 15.6x | Derived |
EV / EBITDA H1 2026 annualised (€71.6M) | 13.7x | Derived |
EV / NRI FY2025 | 13.0x | Derived |
Dividend yield (FY2025 DPS €4.15) | 8.2% | Derived |
Implied portfolio yield (contract rent €85.4M / EV) | ≈8.7% | Derived; excludes costs |
Dividend History
| Fiscal year | Gross DPS (EUR) | Net DPS (EUR) | Ex-date | Payment | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.50 | 3.15 | — | — | Optional |
| 2020 | 4.00 | 2.80 | — | — | Optional |
| 2021 | 4.10 | 2.87 | 14 Apr 2022 | 9 May 2022 | Optional (19 coupons = 1 share at €54.53) |
| 2022 | 4.20 | 2.94 | 17 Apr 2023 | 19 Apr 2023 | Cash |
| 2023 | 4.10 | 2.87 | 15 Apr 2024 | 22 Apr 2024 | Cash |
| 2024 | 4.30 | 3.01 | 15 Apr 2025 | 12 May 2025 | Optional (79.2% in shares) |
| 2025 | 4.15 | 2.905 | 13 Apr 2026 | 24 Apr 2026 | Cash (€47.5M) |
Debt Maturity Profile
| Maturity bucket | Committed (EUR Mn) | Drawn (EUR Mn) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| 2028 | 60.0 | 45.6 |
| 2029 | 125.0 | 90.0 |
| 2030 | 130.0 | 122.7 |
| 2031 | 50.0 | 46.7 |
| 2035 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
CP programme (no fixed maturity; parent back-up) | 40.0 | 29.3 |
Total | 480.0 | 409.3 |
Analyst Conclusions
Management guidance
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FY2026 core EPS €5.20–5.30, confirmed 17 Jul 2026, with explicit caution on geopolitical, rate and inflation risks.
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The De Mael sale has no impact on 2026.
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The 2024–2026 core EPS CAGR target is 10–13% cumulative.
Consensus: single-analyst coverage; target €56.50; Hold. MarketScreener-implied yields of 8.3% (2026E) and 9.2% (2027E) suggest the analyst expects DPS of about €4.20 for 2026 and €4.65 for 2027 at the current price. These are derived and low-confidence.
Bull case
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Cheap, growing cash flows. At 9.6x guided core EPS and an 8.2% yield, the market prices WHB as ex-growth. Yet core EPS rose 12% in 2025, and the acquisitions contribute a full year in 2026.
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Accretive capital rotation. Selling a retail park at 5.6% NIY (above book) after buying malls at 7.2–8% NIY demonstrates value creation. Recycling De Mael proceeds (€49.2M) into another 7–8% mall could add roughly €0.10–0.15 core EPS. This is an analyst estimate.
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Operational momentum. Retail occupancy is about 98%, leasing is at +10% vs ERV and footfall outperforms the market. These support positive ERV revisions, which drove +€8.0M revaluations in H1 2026, and NAV recovery from €71.86.
Bear case
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Per-share dilution and NAV erosion. NAV/share is down 12% since Dec 2024, and H1 2026 core EPS fell 4% despite +19% NRI. Further equity raised at a 30–45% NAV discount would destroy value.
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Leverage and cash-dividend strain. LTV rose from 27% to 34% in 18 months. Net debt/EBITDA reached 6.0x. The full cash dividend absorbed more than H1 operating cash flow. Undrawn headroom fell to €70.8M.
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Concentration and format risk. About 43% of value sits in three enclosed malls. A large fashion-tenant failure or a 25bp yield expansion (-€45M, ≈ -€4/share) would hit both earnings and NAV. Minority shareholders also lack influence, with only 30% free float.
Catalysts and monitorables (next 12 months)
| Timing | Catalyst |
|---|---|
| 29/30 Oct 2026 | Q3 2026 update: guidance confirmation, LTV, Ville2 supermarket re-letting |
| Q4 2026 | Re-deployment of De Mael proceeds; possible new acquisition (Belgium / Luxembourg) |
| Late 2026 / 2027 | Wereldhave N.V. CFO appointment → WHB board seat filled |
| Feb 2027 | FY2026 results; 2027 guidance; DPS proposal and possible scrip dividend |
| Q2 2027 | De Mael transfer and LTV reduction |
| 2,027 | €45M debt maturities (ING €15M Jan 2027; Belfius €30M fixed Apr 2027) refinanced; swaps rolling |
| Ongoing | Office occupancy (Vilvoorde), Genk vacancy, Pommerloch footfall, EV/solar revenue ramp |
Analyst verdict
Wereldhave Belgium has moved decisively from a defensive, under-levered landlord to an acquisitive regional-mall platform. The 2025 transactions were sensibly priced at 7.2% and 8% NIY and funded with a deliberate debt/equity balance. They were integrated cleanly and lifted net rental income from €64.8M to €75.5M. Operationally, the portfolio is in excellent shape: about 98% retail occupancy, leases signed well above ERV, and footfall consistently beating the Belgian shopping-centre index. The September 2026 sale of De Mael at a 5.6% yield and above book value is the most important recent signal. It shows management can harvest value from lower-yielding assets and recycle it into higher-yielding malls, which the market has not credited.
The valuation reflects scepticism. At about 0.70× NAV, 9.6x core earnings and an 8%+ yield, investors are discounting concentration risk, fashion-retail fragility, the office drag, and above all governance and liquidity. With 70% held by Wereldhave N.V., a 30% free float and a CEO shared with the parent, the shares behave more like a high-yield bond proxy than an equity growth story. The November 2025 equity issue at €39.50 crystallised NAV dilution, and per-share core earnings declined in H1 2026 despite strong rental growth.
On balance, the risk/reward is moderately positive for income-oriented investors who accept limited liquidity. Delivery of the €5.20–5.30 guidance, sustained DPS of about €4.15–4.30, and debt reduction from the De Mael proceeds should support a total return of roughly 8–12% p.a. without any re-rating. Upside requires a visible path to NAV-accretive growth, either through further asset rotation or, speculatively, a parent-led restructuring. Downside triggers are a yield shock or a major tenant failure in one of the top three centres.
Stance: Accumulate on weakness below €48; fair value range €54–58 (≈0.75–0.80× NAV). This is an analyst view, not investment advice.
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Executive Leadership Team
| Name | Title | Tenure | Prior / concurrent roles | Compensation |
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Matthijs Storm | CEO and Managing Director; Effective Leader; executive director | Director/MD since 1 Aug 2019 (Simply Wall St); sole CEO since departure of N. Beaussillon (31 Mar 2023) | CEO and Management Board member of Wereldhave N.V. | WHB-level total ≈ €100k for FY2024 per Simply Wall St (secondary; most pay borne by Wereldhave N.V., where total FY2024 pay ≈ €1.81M). |
Nicolas Rosiers | Deputy CEO; Effective Leader | Appointed 19 Jul 2023 | — | — |
Board of Directors
| Name | Role | Independence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Brigitte Boone | Chair of the Board | — | Co-signed H1 2026 report as Chairwoman |
Suzy Denys | Director | Independent | — |
Luc Weverbergh | Director | Independent | — |
Frederika Kruythoff | Director | — | — |
Steven Boel | Director | Non-executive | — |
Matthijs Storm | CEO / Managing Director | Executive | — |
Board & Management Changes
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
25 Nov 2020 | CEO Kasper Deforche resigns |
17 Dec 2020 | Nicolas Beaussillon appointed CEO; Ine Beeterens COO |
3 Jun 2021 | CFO Cédric Biquet resigns |
4 Nov 2021 | Ingrid Theuninck appointed CFO |
7 Mar 2023 | Beaussillon to step down (effective 31 Mar 2023) |
19 Jul 2023 | Nicolas Rosiers appointed Deputy CEO and Effective Leader |
8 Apr 2026 | Conditional board appointment of Marcel Eggenkamp; later lapsed |
Major Shareholders
| Holder | Stake (30 Jun 2026) |
|---|---|
Wereldhave N.V. | 36.11% |
Wereldhave International N.V. (Wereldhave group) | 33.50% |
Free float (public) | 30.39% |
Competitive Landscape
Key Competitors
| Competitor | Listing | Focus | Overlap with WHB |
|---|---|---|---|
Retail Estates | Euronext Brussels (RET) | Out-of-town retail parks and clusters, Belgium and Netherlands (plus France) | Retail parks (Turnhout, De Mael, Les Bastions RP); tenant competition |
Ascencio | Euronext Brussels (ASCE) | Peripheral retail parks and food stores, Belgium (mostly Wallonia), France, Spain | Wallonia catchments (Charleroi, Liège, Tournai) |
Vastned (merged Vastned/Vastned Belgium) | Euronext Brussels / Amsterdam | High-street retail, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain | Retail tenants and leasing market |
Nextensa | Euronext Brussels (NEXTA) | Mixed (Luxembourg retail, Belgian offices, development) | Sold Knauf centres to Wereldhave group in 2025; Luxembourg retail and offices |
Wereldhave N.V. | Euronext Amsterdam (WHA) | Benelux Full Service Centers | Parent and sister; Belgian segment is WHB itself |
Klépierre | Euronext Paris | Pan-European malls; Belgian exposure via L'esplanade (Louvain-la-Neuve), Wijnegem | Large-mall competitor |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | Euronext Paris / Amsterdam | Flagship malls; Belgian development history (Mall of Europe project) | Flagship retail |
Equilis / Fidagh | Private | Belgian retail developers / owners (Docks Bruxsel etc.) | Sold Ville2 supermarket to WHB |
Redevco | Private | Retail real estate investor (Ikea family-linked) | Sold retail parks to WHB in 2018 |
Ceusters / Ghelamco and private family offices | Private | Mixed retail and office | Acquisition competition |
Office peers: Cofinimmo (offices), Befimmo (now private), Inclusio / Xior (n/a), Nextensa | Euronext Brussels | Flemish and Brussels office markets | The Sage office parks |
Peer Comparison FY2026
| Metric | WHB (FY Dec 2025) | Retail Estates (FY Mar 2026) | Ascencio (FY Sep 2025) | Wereldhave N.V. (H1 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net rental income / rental income (EUR Mn) | 75.5 (NRI) | 145.8 (NRI) | 53.9 (rental income) | Not compared (group) |
Revenue growth YoY (%) | 16.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — |
Portfolio fair value (EUR Mn) | 1,222 | ≈2070 (31 Mar 2025 base) | 746.5 | Group; Belgium segment €1,038M (H1 2026) |
EPRA occupancy (%) | 97.3 | 97.8 | ≈96.5–97.0 | — |
LTV / debt ratio (%) | 31.9 EPRA LTV (34.0 at H1 2026) | — | 40.7 EPRA LTV (44.8 at Jun 2026) | — |
Earnings per share (EUR) | 5.25 core | ≈6.08 FY26/27 EPRA EPS estimate (KBC) | 5.56 EPRA EPS | 0.83 EPRA EPS (H1) |
R&D intensity (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Analyst stance | Hold, TP €56.50 (1 analyst, MarketScreener) | Buy, TP €82 (KBC Securities) | — | Outperform, TP €21.60 (5 analysts) |



