CareTrust REIT Q2 EPS rises 9% and company raises its 2026 guidance
CareTrust REIT reported second quarter 2026 net income of $89.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, up $0.03 or 9% from a year earlier, and Normalized FFO of $119.7 million, or $0.51 per share, up 19%. The company also issued updated 2026 guidance, projecting Normalized FFO of $2.03 to $2.06 per share, which it says represents a 16.2% increase at the midpoint over 2025.
Key points
- Q2 2026 net income attributable to CareTrust was $89.0 million ($0.38 per diluted share), versus $68.5 million in Q2 2025.
- Normalized FFO was $119.7 million ($0.51 per diluted share), up 19% from $0.43 a year earlier.
- 2026 guidance: Normalized FFO of $2.03 to $2.06 per share and Normalized FAD of $2.01 to $2.04 per share, based on 233 million weighted average diluted shares.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share was declared; the company reported a Net Debt to Annualized Normalized Run Rate EBITDA ratio of 1.01x as of quarter end.
The filing
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