NOI divided by loan amount — lender risk metric independent of cap rate.

  • NOI divided by loan amount — lender risk metric independent of cap rate.
  • Class A core minimum: 8–9% debt yield.

Debt yield

Finance · US

Short definition

NOI divided by loan amount — lender risk metric independent of cap rate.

Full definition

Class A core minimum: 8–9% debt yield. Stricter than DSCR in low-rate environments (a hot cap-rate doesn't help if NOI is thin).

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Debt yield is part of the finance vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across US markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the US definition alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.