profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Essential Properties Realty
$27.97-0.36% today
-9.7% in 1 year
1-year low $24.891-year high $34.59
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $24.41 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Essential Properties Realty sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $287 million in 2022 to $561 million in 2025, with $253 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Essential Properties Realty handed back 61% of the cash it generated last year.
$234M
Free cash flow 2025$381M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$234M
Cash vs. debt$60M vs. $2.5B
Essential Properties Realty vs. similar companies
Essential Properties Realty grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Properties Realty | 24.4× · Fair price | ||
 GOOD Group Stapled [GMG] | 36.2× · Expensive | ||
 W. P. Carey | 32.0× · Expensive | ||
 Fibra UNO | 5.8× · Cheap | ||
 Stockland | 13.3× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Essential Properties Realty's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 230 | 287 | 360 | 450 | 561 | |
| – | – | 283 | 355 | 445 | 554 | |
| 73 | 134 | 165 | 222 | 287 | 359 | |
| 131 | 199 | 265 | 347 | 405 | 516 | |
| 42 | 96 | 134 | 191 | 203 | 253 | |
| 0.44 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.28 | |
| – | – | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 98.7% | |
| 44.4% | 58.4% | 57.6% | 61.8% | 63.8% | 64.0% | |
| 25.8% | 41.6% | 46.8% | 53.0% | 45.2% | 45.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,489 | 3,299 | 4,000 | 4,768 | 5,799 | 6,863 |
| Cash | 27 | 60 | 62 | 40 | 41 | 60 |
| Total debt | 821 | 1,174 | 1,432 | 1,680 | 2,128 | 2,522 |
| Total liabilities | 907 | 1,255 | 1,503 | 1,781 | 2,227 | 2,655 |
| 1,575 | 2,037 | 2,488 | 2,979 | 3,564 | 4,200 | |
| 96 | 117 | 136 | 154 | 177 | 198 | |
| 2.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | |
| 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 6.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 167 | 211 | 255 | 308 | 381 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | 211 | 255 | 308 | 381 | |
| Dividends paid | 86 | 112 | 142 | 168 | 200 | 234 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Valuation
- 24.4×
- 21.4×
- 1.03
- 1.4×
- 11.0×
- 16.2×
- 16.7×
- 6.2%
- 4.1%
- 4.0%
Profitability
- 98.7%
- 64.0%
- 45.1%
- 90.8%
- 48.8%
- 3.6%
- 6.3%
- 3.6%
- 5.4%
- –
Growth
- +27.9%
- +23.8%
- +23.5%
- +5.3%
- +14.5%
Financial health
- 4.9×
- 0.60
- 36.9%
- 3.1×
- 736.22
- 736.22
- 0.08
How it ranks in Real Estate
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 3%of 746
Top 20%of 752
Bottom 30%of 666
Top 12%of 762
Top 46%of 763
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $36.50
- Range
- $33.00 – $40.00
- 4 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | 0.28 | 0.32 | −12.5% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.34 | 0.33 | +3.6% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 0.33 | 0.48 | −31.2% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 0.32 | 0.47 | −31.9% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 0.29 | 0.46 | −37.0% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 0.30 | 0.31 | −3.2% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 0.27 | 0.31 | −12.9% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 0.29 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
4.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$40a year at today's yield, before tax
+5.3%2020 to 2025
Raised7 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.43 in 2018 → $1.21 in 2025
How safe it looks
92.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 61.4%
News
Essential Properties prices $450M notes, plans to repay $420M in credit borrowingsSeeking Alpha · Oct 28, 2026I'm a nutritionist from Japan: 7 'essential' anti-inflammatory foods that I swear byCNBC · Sep 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
65Pass
Benjamin Graham
50No pass
Philip Fisher
66Pass
Peter Lynch
61Pass
Joel Greenblatt
77Pass
Charlie Munger
72Pass
Terry Smith
74Pass
Questions about Essential Properties Realty
Is Essential Properties Realty a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Essential Properties Realty AI analysis
What does Essential Properties Realty do?
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate company, acquires, owns, and manages single-tenant properties in the United States. It is in REIT - Diversified, based in Princeton, NJ, United States, with 56 employees.
Does Essential Properties Realty pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.0% a year, about 92% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $234 million in dividends.
Is Essential Properties Realty stock halal?
No. Essential Properties Realty does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 41% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Essential Properties Realty stock done over the past year?
Down 9.7% over the past twelve months, to $27.97. It traded between $24.89 and $34.59 and is 19.1% below its high.
Who are Essential Properties Realty's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are GOOD Group Stapled [GMG], W. P. Carey, Fibra UNO and Stockland. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Essential Properties Realty's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.