Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
EPRT · Price history
Price at last available close
$26.85
+$0.45 (+1.70%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) is a real estate enterprise focused on the acquisition, ownership, and management of freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties throughout the United States. The company leases these assets under long-term agreements to a diverse range of mid-sized businesses. Its tenant base spans various sectors, including dining establishments, automotive care facilities (like car washes and repair shops), medical and dental practices, convenience stores, equipment rental providers, entertainment venues, early childhood education centers, grocery outlets, and health and fitness clubs.
How they make money
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that acquires, owns, and manages a portfolio of single-tenant properties. It generates revenue primarily by leasing these properties on a long-term, net-lease basis to middle-market companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses.
Products & services
The company provides commercial real estate leasing services, focusing on freestanding, single-tenant properties occupied by tenants in industries such as restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical and dental services, convenience stores, and early childhood education.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Middle-market companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businessesSource
Customer concentration
As of December 31, 2025, the company's portfolio is diversified across numerous tenants, with no single tenant representing a material concentration of total rental revenue.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Property Management and Maintenance Service Providers — The company utilizes various third-party service providers for property management, maintenance, and administrative support services. Specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Competitors
- Net-lease REITs — The company competes with other publicly traded and private net-lease real estate investment trusts that acquire and lease single-tenant commercial properties.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
56
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
61
Fair
Financial Strength
43
Business Quality / Moat
81
Management
47
Growth Quality
73
Risk / Durability
72
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
84
Attractive
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
79/100
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Model Score 79/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently positive.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for EPRT
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can EPRT maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is EPRT's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is EPRT's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •Is EPRT's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
56
Opportunity Score
84
Market Cap
$5.81B
P/E Ratio
20.0
EPS
$1.29
52-Week High
$34.73
52-Week Low
$24.62
Beta
0.84
Intrinsic Value
$49.67
Analyst Target
$32.50
Shares Outstanding
201.6M
Total Revenue
$664.0M
Total Debt
$2.92B
Reported Dividend Yield
4.20%
Liquidation Value / Share
$22.08
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for EPRT
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on EPRT.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Diversified portfolio of service-oriented, single-tenant properties.
- +Long-term net lease structure providing stable cash flows.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the REIT - Diversified industry.
- −Tenant credit risk and potential for lease defaults.
- −Sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations and capital market conditions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
8 historical score records availablePrevious Score
55
Oct 1, 2026
Change
+0.6
points
Current Score
56
Oct 21, 2026
Category Changes
EPRT increased 0.6 points because Valuation improved by 5.9 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Valuation improved by 5.9 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
59
Projected Change
+3.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$26.85
Model Intrinsic Value
$49.67
Difference
−$22.82
-45.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
45.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $664.0M | $561.9M | $449.6M | $359.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $221.0M | $89.6M | $5.0M | $4.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $443.0M | $472.3M | $444.6M | $354.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $41.9M | $40.9M | $35.2M | $30.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $41.0M | $109.8M | $166.4M | $112.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $562.3M | $519.0M | $405.0M | $352.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $402.0M | $362.5M | $278.2M | $242.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $128.1M | $115.3M | $78.5M | $52.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $269.6M | $254.4M | $204.3M | $192.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $1.1M | $643K | $628K | $636K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $268.0M | $253.0M | $203.0M | $190.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.16 | $1.25 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 213M | 200M | 174M | 152M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 215M | 202M | 177M | 154M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$208.0M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.34
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+25.2%
Cash Change
+546.0%
Margin Change
-10.3 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels. Pressure indicators included debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 51.8%. EPS increased 6.2%. Cash increased 546.0%. Total debt increased 25.2%. Net income margin declined by 10.3 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
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Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
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