Letter to Shareholders in the 2025 Annual Report
pershingsquareholdings.com · 2026-02-18 · tier T1
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Pershing Square Holdings delivered 20.9% NAV performance and 33.9% total shareholder return in 2025, driven partly by narrowing discount to NAV. Day-one investors since 2004 have achieved 16.2% compounded annual NAV returns versus 10.7% for the S&P 500 over 22 years, translating to 27.4x cumulative gains versus 9.4x for the index. Ackman argues current market valuations are justified by earnings growth rather than speculative excess: S&P 500's ~13% average annual return from 2020–2025 derived approximately 10 percentage points from earnings-per-share growth and only 3 from P/E expansion. The top ten S&P 500 companies, representing 40% of index capitalization, are expected to grow earnings per share by over 20% annually for the next two years, nearly triple the growth rate for remaining 490 companies. Pershing Square increased exposure to Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta at opportunistic prices following market dislocations. The firm initiated a $900 million stake in Howard Hughes Holdings, increasing total ownership to 47%, with plans to transform it into a diversified holding company anchored by the $2.1 billion Vantage specialty insurance acquisition. Ackman expressed constructive views on 2026 economic prospects citing infrastructure investments, tax benefits, deregulation, AI productivity gains, and potential geopolitical peace dividends.
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“In 2025, Pershing Square Holdings generated NAV performance of 20.9% and a 33.9% total shareholder return as a result of the narrowing of the discount to NAV at which PSH shares trade. In comparison, the S&P 500 generated a total return of 17.9% for the year.”
p#2 · confidence 95%
“Of the S&P 500's roughly 13% average annual return from 2020 through 2025, approximately 10 percentage points were attributable to earnings-per-share growth while only about three percentage points came from P/E multiple expansion.”
p#16 · confidence 95%
“Collectively, the ten largest companies, which account for nearly 40% of the capitalization of the overall index, are expected to grow their earnings per share by more than 20% for each of the next two years, which is nearly triple the level of growth expected for the remaining 490 companies in the index.”
p#18 · confidence 95%
“In May, Pershing Square Holdco, L.P. ("Holdco"), the management company or "GP" of the Pershing Square funds, acquired a $900 million stake in HHH increasing our total ownership to 47% of HHH (15% by Holdco and 32% by the Pershing Square funds).”
p#25 · confidence 95%
“In December, HHH took an important step forward in executing its new strategy by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Vantage Group Holdings, Ltd. ("Vantage"), a specialty insurance and reinsurance company, for $2.1 billion.”
p#28 · confidence 95%
“Day One Investors have grown their equity investment at a 16.2% compounded annual NAV return over the last 22 years compared with a 10.7% return had they invested in the S&P 500 over the same period.”
p#1 · confidence 95%
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