NEWMARK GROUP, INC.NMRK
NEWMARK GROUP, INC. Leases Disclosure
Leases
Newmark has operating leases for real estate and equipment. These leases have remaining lease terms ranging from to sixteen years, some of which include options to extend the leases in - to ten-year increments. Renewal periods are included in the lease term only when renewal is reasonably certain, which is a high threshold and requires management to apply judgment to determine the appropriate lease term. Certain leases also include periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if Newmark is reasonably certain not to exercise the termination option. The Company measures its lease payments by including fixed rental payments and, where relevant, variable rental payments tied to an index, such as the Consumer Price Index. Payments for leases in place before the date of adoption of ASC 842, Leases were determined based on previous leases guidance. The Company recognizes lease expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease expense not included in the lease payment measurement is recognized as incurred. All leases were classified as operating leases as of December 31, 2025.
Pursuant to the accounting policy election, leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recognized on the balance sheet. The short-term lease expense over the period reasonably reflects the Company’s short-term lease commitments.
ASC 842, Leases requires the Company to make certain assumptions and judgments in applying the guidance, including determining whether an arrangement includes a lease, determining the term of a lease when the contract has renewal or cancellation provisions, and determining the discount rate.
The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease or includes a lease at the contract inception by evaluating whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If the Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from, and can direct the use of, the identified asset for a period of time, the Company accounts for the identified asset as a lease. The Company has elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases other than real estate leases. The primary non-lease component that is combined with a lease component represents operating expenses such as utilities, maintenance or management fees.
As the rate implicit in the lease is not usually available, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date of the new ASC 842, Leases standard in determining the present value of lease payments for existing leases. The Company has elected to use a portfolio approach for the incremental borrowing rate, applying corporate bond rates to the leases. The Company calculated the appropriate rates with reference to the lease term and lease currency. The Company uses information available at the lease commencement date to determine the discount rate for any new leases.
Total lease liability as of December 31, 2025 was $538.6 million, of which $304.1 million of lease liability was within our flexible workspace business. In addition, Newmark had contracted future customer revenues and sub-lease income primarily related to its flexible workspace business as of December 31, 2025 amounting to approximately $157.2 million.
Total lease liability as of December 31, 2024 was $598.3 million, of which $376.2 million of lease liability was within our flexible workspace business. In addition, Newmark had contracted future customer revenues and sub-lease income primarily related to its flexible workspace business as of December 31, 2024 amounting to approximately $158.2 million.
Operating lease costs were $132.6 million, $141.2 million and $132.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and are included in “Operating, administrative and other” expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Operating cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 included payments of $133.0 million, $141.4 million and $122.3 million for operating lease liabilities, respectively. As of both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Newmark did not have any leases that have not yet commenced but that create significant rights and obligations. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, Newmark had short-term lease expense of $1.6 million, $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, Newmark had sublease income of $3.6 million, $3.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no lease impairment charges. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded lease impairment charges of $7.6 million. The Company evaluated its operating lease Right-of-use assets and determined that certain lease assets were abandoned during the year ended December 31, 2025. As a result of the abandonment of certain lease assets, the Company released accrued liabilities which resulted in a net credit of $13.3 million to “Operating, administrative and other” expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The weighted-average discount rate as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 5.27% and 5.02%, respectively, and the remaining weighted-average lease term was 6.1 years and 5.7 years, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Newmark had operating lease Right-of-use assets of $447.8 million and $500.5 million, respectively, and operating lease Right-of-use liabilities of $101.4 million and $108.4 million, respectively, recorded in “,” and $437.2 million and $489.8 million, respectively, recorded in “Right-of-use liabilities,” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Rent expense, including the operating lease costs above, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, was $184.6 million, $170.7 million and $162.5 million, respectively. Rent expense is included in “Operating, administrative and other” on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Newmark is obligated for minimum rental payments under various non-cancelable operating leases, principally for office space, expiring at various dates through 2041. Certain of these leases contain escalation clauses that require payment of additional rent to the extent of increases in certain operating or other costs.
Minimum lease payments under these arrangements, net of payments to be received under a sublease, were as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | $ | 125,088 | |||
| 2027 | 113,222 | ||||
| 2028 | 101,054 | ||||
| 2029 | 78,449 | ||||
| 2030 | 64,894 | ||||
| Thereafter | 166,529 | ||||
| Total lease payments | $ | 649,236 | |||
| Less: Interest | 121,897 | ||||
| Present value of lease liability | $ | 527,339 | |||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
About Leases Disclosures
Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.
Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.