Essential Properties Realty Tru (EPRT) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.32
- Estimate
- $0.33
- Surprise
- -1.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $168.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.5 → 6.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Essential Properties Realty Tru (EPRT) missed the $0.33 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.32 — a modest 1.7% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.5/10) to Sell at 6.5/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Essential Props Realty Q3 FFO $0.51 Misses $0.55 Estimate, Sales $168.671M Beat $163.481M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-21
- Essential Properties Sees FY2027 FFO $2.10-$2.18 vs $2.30 Est — benzinga, 2026-10-21
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates EPRT Sell at 6.5/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -1.7% surprise compares with a +0.9% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.8 in RISK_OFF)
- High-quality business
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Real Estate): -1.2
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $24.89
- Price target
- $31.25
- Stop
- $23.88
- Upside to target
- +25.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.1:1
At 19.3× trailing and 18.5× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-22 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
EPRT at TrendMatrix's latest read
REIT quarters hinge on occupancy, rate exposure, and FFO rather than headline EPS, which mechanically distorts under depreciation.
- Industry
- REIT - Retail
- Market cap
- $5.40B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 19.3
- 52-week range
- $24.62–$34.73
- Off 52-week high
- 28.3%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 1.18×
- Score today
- 6.5/10