{"id":61260,"date":"2025-12-23T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardiinvestmentsuite.com\/?p=12214"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:24:34","slug":"net-operating-income-calculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/net-operating-income-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to calculate the\u00a0net operating income\u00a0(NOI)\u00a0in real estate: Formula &amp; examples\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;difference between&nbsp;a successful&nbsp;commercial real estate&nbsp;investment&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;costly mistake&nbsp;often&nbsp;comes down to&nbsp;thorough research.&nbsp;One of the key metrics&nbsp;CRE&nbsp;investment professionals analyze is the&nbsp;net operating income&nbsp;(NOI),&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;indicator of a property\u2019s profitability and risk profile.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s&nbsp;a&nbsp;guide&nbsp;to&nbsp;what you should know about&nbsp;net operating income&nbsp;calculation, as well as its importance in real estate investment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-nbsp-is-nbsp-net-operating-income-noi-nbsp-in-nbsp-real-nbsp-estate-nbsp-nbsp\">What&nbsp;is&nbsp;net operating income (NOI)&nbsp;in&nbsp;real&nbsp;estate?<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;net operating&nbsp;income&nbsp;(NOI)&nbsp;is&nbsp;a metric that&nbsp;shows how much&nbsp;revenue a property generates after operating expenses but before taxes and financing costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NOI&nbsp;helps investors&nbsp;assess the profitability&nbsp;and risk profile&nbsp;of an investment&nbsp;and understand how returns compare to the costs of owning and managing it.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;also&nbsp;a core measure of&nbsp;property&nbsp;valuation and&nbsp;performance in commercial real estate. This metric is&nbsp;widely&nbsp;used in&nbsp;market studies and analyses by institutes&nbsp;such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.nyc.gov\/assets\/ibo\/downloads\/pdf\/city-budget-overview\/2022\/2022-april-assessments-and-revenue-explaining-the-unusual-swings-in-property-tax-revenues-for-2022-and-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC Independent Budget Office<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/taxpolicycenter.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publication\/165853\/the-future-of-commercial-real-estate_2024-05-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Urban Institute &amp; Brookings Tax Policy Center<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition,&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;serves&nbsp;to calculate other important&nbsp;real estate&nbsp;metrics,&nbsp;including&nbsp;the debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and the capitalization rate&nbsp;(cap rate).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-nbsp-calculate-nbsp-the-net-nbsp-operating-income-nbsp-noi-nbsp\">How to&nbsp;calculate&nbsp;the net&nbsp;operating income&nbsp;(NOI)?<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Calculating&nbsp;net operating income&nbsp;is essential for evaluating any&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;real estate investment, as the NOI formula reveals a property&#8217;s actual operating performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-net-operating-income-nbsp-formula-nbsp\">Net operating income&nbsp;formula<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;for a property&nbsp;is calculated by&nbsp;subtracting&nbsp;its&nbsp;total operating expenses from its&nbsp;gross&nbsp;operating income.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#22375d\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><mark style=\"color:#1a6160\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Net Operating Income (NOI) = Gross Operating Income &#8211; Operating Expenses<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is&nbsp;what\u2019s&nbsp;included in the&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;calculation:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fl-body-bg-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><colgroup><col style=\"width:50%;\"><col style=\"width:50%;\"><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:14pt;\">NOI Components<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Gross Operating Income<\/strong><\/td><td>Rental income (minus vacancy and credit losses)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other income (parking fees, storage fees, vending machines)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"6\"><strong>Operating Expenses<\/strong><\/td><td>Property management fees&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Utilities<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Insurance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Property tax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maintenance costs&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Administrative expenses&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-noi-example-nbsp\">NOI example<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;calculate&nbsp;the&nbsp;net operating income&nbsp;(NOI)&nbsp;step by step&nbsp;for a&nbsp;50,000-square-foot&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;building:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With a $1,000,000 potential rental income and a 20% vacancy rate, we get an actual rental income of $800,000.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other income (parking fees, storage&nbsp;fees&nbsp;and vending machines)&nbsp;totals&nbsp;$15,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gross&nbsp;operating income will be&nbsp;$800,000&nbsp;+ $15,000 =&nbsp;$815,000.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating expenses come down to $500,000.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The NOI = $815,000-$500,000 = $315,000.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-nbsp-is-excluded-from-nbsp-the-nbsp-noi-calculation-nbsp\">What&nbsp;is excluded from&nbsp;the&nbsp;NOI calculation?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When calculating&nbsp;NOI in real estate,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;important to understand&nbsp;why certain items are&nbsp;left out, as this keeps the&nbsp;formula&nbsp;focused on actual operating performance.&nbsp;The&nbsp;most common exclusions&nbsp;are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Income tax<\/strong> &#8211; Real estate taxes are part of this metric, but income tax on the property&#8217;s earnings isn&#8217;t reflected in the calculation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total debt service<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Since&nbsp;properties can be financed with different debt structures, principal and interest payments&nbsp;tied to a&nbsp;loan are kept out of&nbsp;the&nbsp;NOI calculation&nbsp;to allow for consistent comparisons.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Depreciation&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;amortization<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;These&nbsp;non-cash expenses&nbsp;are left&nbsp;out&nbsp;because&nbsp;this metric&nbsp;focuses on&nbsp;actual operating cash flow.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capital Expenditures&nbsp;(CapEx)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>CapEx&nbsp;is&nbsp;excluded since these costs&nbsp;can vary significantly from&nbsp;year to year&nbsp;and&nbsp;would&nbsp;distort&nbsp;operating performance.&nbsp;Routine repairs and maintenance, however, do fall within NOI.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tenant Improvements&nbsp;(TI)&nbsp;\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;TI costs&nbsp;are&nbsp;one-time expenses rather than part of a&nbsp;property\u2019s&nbsp;regular cash&nbsp;flow,&nbsp;so&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;not included&nbsp;in&nbsp;this metric.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-nbsp-is-noi-important-in-real-estate-nbsp\">Why&nbsp;is NOI important in real estate?<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Net operating income&nbsp;in real estate&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of the most widely used metrics to help&nbsp;investment managers, asset&nbsp;managers&nbsp;and&nbsp;capital markets teams&nbsp;to:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Assess investment profitability &amp; risk&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Estimating a&nbsp;property\u2019s&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;provides&nbsp;insights&nbsp;into&nbsp;its current and&nbsp;projected&nbsp;performance, potential&nbsp;risks&nbsp;and overall return on investment,&nbsp;supporting more informed strategic decisions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Calculate&nbsp;other metrics&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>NOI&nbsp;in real estate&nbsp;is&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardiinvestmentsuite.com\/blog\/how-to-calculate-dscr-debt-service-coverage-ratio-in-commercial-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calculating&nbsp;the debt service coverage ratio<\/a>&nbsp;(DSCR), which measures the ability to cover&nbsp;debt&nbsp;obligations and&nbsp;the capitalization rate&nbsp;(cap rate), which&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;returns&nbsp;relative&nbsp;to&nbsp;market value.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Make deal comparisons<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 As a standardized measure of operating performance,&nbsp;this metric&nbsp;allows investors to compare multiple opportunities and&nbsp;identify&nbsp;those that best fit their investment strategy and goals.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Secure&nbsp;financing&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Properties&nbsp;with&nbsp;strong&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;are&nbsp;more likely to&nbsp;meet lender requirements and be&nbsp;accepted&nbsp;as loan&nbsp;collateral,&nbsp;providing&nbsp;more&nbsp;flexibility&nbsp;and leverage in&nbsp;obtaining favorable financing terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-real-time-property-insights-nbsp-with-yardi-investment-suite\">Get real-time property insights&nbsp;with Yardi Investment Suite<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In real estate investment, access to up-to-date property&nbsp;data and financial metrics is the foundation of sound decision-making. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/suite\/investment-suite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yardi Investment Suite<\/a>, you get to access real-time property insights, including current and projected net operating income (NOI), cap rate trends and loan metrics, such as loan-to-value (LTV) and debt service coverage ratio (DSCR),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purpose-built for real estate acquisitions and dispositions, Yardi Investment Suite&#8217;s acquisition management solution centralizes deal information and streamlines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardiinvestmentsuite.com\/blog\/commercial-real-estate-underwriting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">underwriting&nbsp;workflows.<\/a> This helps acquisition and capital market teams act quickly on high-value opportunities and make more informed, risk-aware investment decisions. As the only real estate pipeline management solution connected to Yardi, it also enables a seamless workflow from investment strategy through property operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-nbsp\">Conclusion&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Calculating and using&nbsp;NOI&nbsp;in real&nbsp;estate&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential for evaluating a property\u2019s true performance and investment potential.&nbsp;With a clear picture of operating income, real estate professionals can&nbsp;better assess profitability and risk, benchmark&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;and strengthen their position when securing financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cmw-Y25 cmw-faq cmw-faq-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cmw-Y25 cmw-faq-block\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block cmw-Y25 cmw-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730376853596\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">How\u00a0do you\u00a0calculate\u00a0net\u00a0operating income\u00a0(NOI)\u00a0for a property?\u00a0<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Net Operating Income\u00a0(NOI)\u00a0is calculated by\u00a0subtracting\u00a0a property\u2019s total operating expenses\u00a0from its gross operating income. Gross operating income\u00a0includes\u00a0a property\u2019s\u00a0rental\u00a0revenue\u00a0and\u00a0ancillary\u00a0income, while operating expenses cover\u00a0recurring costs such as\u00a0maintenance, property taxes, insurance and more.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730377123800\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What expenses are included in operating expenses for\u00a0NOI calculation?\u00a0<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Operating expenses for\u00a0NOI calculation\u00a0include property management fees, utilities\u00a0(when the owner is responsible), insurance, property\u00a0taxes,\u00a0maintenance,\u00a0repairs\u00a0and administrative\u00a0costs.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730442642018\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What\u00a0expenses are\u00a0excluded from\u00a0calculating\u00a0the net operating income\u00a0(NOI)?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">NOI\u00a0in real estate\u00a0excludes\u00a0debt service, income tax, depreciation,\u00a0amortization,\u00a0capital\u00a0expenditures\u00a0and tenant improvements.\u00a0These\u00a0items\u00a0are either\u00a0non-cash\u00a0expenses, financing-related\u00a0costs\u00a0or irregular expenses\u00a0that\u00a0would\u00a0distort\u00a0NOI\u00a0if included.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730442643482\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why\u00a0is\u00a0net operating income\u00a0(NOI)\u00a0a critical\u00a0metric\u00a0for real estate investors and lenders?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The\u00a0NOI\u00a0\u00a0provides\u00a0a clear view of a property\u2019s operating performance,\u00a0profitability\u00a0and\u00a0risk\u00a0profile.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0also\u00a0used\u00a0to calculate other\u00a0key\u00a0metrics, such as\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardiinvestmentsuite.com\/blog\/how-to-calculate-dscr-debt-service-coverage-ratio-in-commercial-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debt service coverage ratio (DSCR<\/a>)\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0capitalization rate.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730442645621\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the difference between\u00a0net operating income\u00a0and gross operating income?\u00a0<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Gross operating income\u00a0measures a\u00a0property\u2019s\u00a0total income before expenses.\u00a0It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0account for operating costs and therefore\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0reflect the property\u2019s profitability.\u00a0<br>Net operating income\u00a0is calculated by\u00a0subtracting\u00a0a\u00a0property\u2019s operating expenses from its gross operating income,\u00a0providing a\u00a0more\u00a0accurate\u00a0picture\u00a0of a\u00a0property&#8217;s\u00a0financial performance and cash\u00a0flow potential.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1730442646519\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are the limitations of using NOI as the sole metric for evaluating a real estate investment?\u00a0<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">While\u00a0NOI\u00a0in real estate\u00a0offers insight into a property\u2019s profitability, it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0provide\u00a0a complete view of\u00a0its overall investment performance. 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