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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Sun Communities, Inc · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices.
Interest Rate Risk
Our principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. We mitigate this risk by maintaining prudent amounts of leverage, minimizing capital costs, and interest expense while continuously evaluating all available debt and equity resources and following established risk management policies and procedures, which include the periodic use of derivatives. Our primary strategy in entering into derivative contracts is to minimize the variability that interest rate changes could have on our future cash flows. From time to time, we employ derivative instruments that effectively convert a portion of our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. As of June 30, 2026, all of our outstanding debt obligations bore interest at fixed rates, which minimizes the impact of interest rate variability on our results of operations and cash flows in the near term. Additionally, we have exposure to long-term interest rates, which could affect the cost of refinancing existing debt or incurring additional debt in the future.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the risk that fluctuations in currencies against the U.S. dollar will negatively impact our results of operations. We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk as a result of remeasurement and translation of the assets and liabilities of our properties in the UK and Canada, and our joint venture in Australia, into U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can therefore create volatility in our results of operations and may adversely affect our financial condition.
At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our shareholder's equity / (deficit) included $(142.8) million and $1.0 billion from our investments and operations in the UK, Canada, and Australia which collectively represented 2.3% and 14.4% of total shareholder's equity, respectively. Based on our sensitivity analysis, a 10.0% strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the pound sterling, Canadian dollar, and Australian dollar would have caused a reduction of $(14.3) million and $101.6 million to our total shareholder's equity / (deficit) at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Capital Market Risk
We are exposed to risks related to the equity capital markets, and our related ability to raise capital through the issuance of our common stock or other equity instruments. We are also exposed to risks related to the debt capital markets, and our related ability to finance our business through borrowings under other financing arrangements. As a REIT, we are required to distribute a significant portion of our taxable income annually, which constrains our ability to accumulate operating cash flow and therefore requires us to utilize debt or equity capital to finance our business. We seek to mitigate these risks by monitoring the debt and equity capital markets to inform our decisions on the amount, timing and terms of capital we raise.