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Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) Stock Analysis

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) is a REIT - Retail stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

EPRT

$24.89

−$0.87 (−3.38%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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EPRT Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$25.74
Previous Close
$25.76
Day's Range
24.71–25.64
52-Week Range
24.62–34.73
Volume
3.01M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.84
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.40B
P/E Ratio
19.29
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
18.51
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
8.77
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.29
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$561.22M+24.82%
Net Income (FY)
$253.01M+24.63%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
43.51%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
216.27M
1-Year Return
−18.83%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.28+4.97%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 30, 2026
Earnings Date
October 21, 2026
Avg Volume
2.08M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, EPRT closed at $24.89, −18.83% over 1 year.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) has a market capitalization of $5.40B.

In fiscal 2025, EPRT reported revenue of $561.22M.

EPRT Stock Return by Calendar Year

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) return since Jun 2018: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $8,117
−18.83%
5 years
$10,000 $10,371
+3.71%
Since Jun 2018
$10,000 $26,138
+161.38%

If you had invested $10,000 in Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) at the close on June 21, 2018, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $26,138 at the close on October 21, 2026: +161.38% in total, +12.22% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−14.33%
2025−1.40%
2024+27.32%
2023+14.20%
2022−14.60%
2021+41.19%
2020−9.72%
2019+86.75%
2018 (partial year)+4.69%

As of October 21, 2026.

EPRT Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$561.22M$253.01M45.1%
2024$449.61M$203.00M45.2%
2023$359.60M$190.71M53.0%
2022$286.51M$134.13M46.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$561.22M$553.64M$359.07M$253.01M45.1%
2024$449.61M$444.61M$287.06M$203.00M45.2%
2023$359.60M$354.93M$222.13M$190.71M53.0%
2022$286.51M$283.05M$164.94M$134.13M46.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

EPRT Dividend History

$1.21+3.9% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.632—
2025$1.214+3.9%
2024$1.164+3.6%
2023$1.124+4.2%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.632—
2025$1.214+3.9%
2024$1.164+3.6%
2023$1.124+4.2%
2022$1.084+7.5%
2021$1.004+7.5%
2020$0.934+5.7%
2019$0.884+102.8%
2018$0.432—

Most recent payment: $0.32 per share, ex-dividend June 30, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

EPRT Valuation vs REIT - Retail Median

Median of 26 stocks
MetricEPRTREIT - Retail medianvs median
P/E19.2925.5324% below
P/S ratio8.776.9726% above
Profit margin43.51%28.76%14.7 pts above

Medians across 26 REIT - Retail stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) is capitalised at $5.40B on the latest close. The company sits in the Real Estate sector, in the REIT - Retail industry. The company reports 56 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $24.62 to $34.73. The most recent close on file for EPRT is $24.89, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.87 (−3.38%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 1.1% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $561.22M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $449.61M, that is a change of +24.82%. Net income for the same year was $253.01M. That is +24.63% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 43.51%. That is 14.7 percentage points above the REIT - Retail median of 28.76%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.29.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $286.51M in 2022 to $561.22M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

EPRT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 19.29. That is 24.43% below the REIT - Retail median of 25.53. The forward P/E on file is 18.51. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 8.77 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 25.85% above the REIT - Retail median of 6.97. The medians here are taken across 26 REIT - Retail companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −18.83%. Measured over 5 years, that is +0.73% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.84. Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 38.63%.

Growth & Income

EPRT pays a dividend yielding 4.97%. That is 0.2 percentage points above the REIT - Retail median yield of 4.79%. The indicated annual rate is $1.28 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 9 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.63 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.21 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −14.33%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +86.75% and 2022 returned −14.60%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) operates in the REIT - Retail industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. EPRT $5.40B 19.3
Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG $78.03B 14.5
Realty Income Corporation O $52.37B 40.1
Kimco Realty Corporation (HC) KIM $15.24B 26.7

The REIT - Retail industry average P/E ratio is 25.5x. Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed REIT that acquires, owns and manages primarily single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses. As of September 30, 2025, the Company's portfolio consisted of 2,266 freestanding net lease properties with a weighted average lease term of 14.4 years and a weighted average rent coverage ratio of 3.6x. In addition, as of September 30, 2025, the Company's portfolio was 99.8% leased to tenants operating 645 different concepts across 48 states. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

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