# Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. (EPRT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $29.64, market value $6.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.0×** (5-yr avg 23.3×, 3-yr avg 22.3×). Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. trades at 23.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 23.3×. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 21.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.87**. A PEG of 1.87 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 10.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 10.4×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.2×**. Enterprise value is 16.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 62.8%**. 62.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 45.1%**. 45.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.0%**. 6.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 24.8%** (3-yr 25.1%/yr, 5-yr 27.9%/yr). Revenue grew 24.8% over the last year, against 27.9% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 11.3%** (3-yr 8.9%/yr, 5-yr 23.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 11.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.60**. Debt is 0.60 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.5×**. It would take 4.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.56**. A Z-score of 2.56 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.32%** ($1.24 per share, trailing). Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. yields 4.32%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 92%**. 92% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.3%/yr** (1-yr 3.9%). The dividend has grown 5.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $37.06 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 0.5%** (YTD 2.0%, 3-mo -1.0%). The shares are up 0.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.7%** (2.4% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.16** (volatility 19%). Beta of -0.16 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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