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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)

Essential Properties raises 2026 AFFO guidance as Q2 AFFO per share rises 9% to $0.50

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Essential Properties Realty Trust reported second quarter 2026 results on July 22, 2026, with diluted net income per share of $0.34, up from $0.32 a year earlier, and AFFO per share of $0.50, up from $0.46. The company raised its 2026 AFFO per share guidance to $2.01 to $2.05 and its 2026 investment volume guidance to $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion, which signals higher expected cash earnings and portfolio growth for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 diluted net income per share was $0.34 versus $0.32 in Q2 2025; diluted AFFO per share was $0.50 versus $0.46.
  • Total revenues were $161.9 million for the quarter versus $137.1 million a year earlier.
  • 2026 AFFO per share guidance is $2.01 to $2.05; 2026 investment volume guidance is $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion.
  • The company closed $332.4 million of investments in the quarter at a 7.8% weighted average cash cap rate and declared a $0.32 per share dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0001728951-26-000049

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:58 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 22, 2026.

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