EPR Properties Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) today announced operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

Total revenue

$

204,102

 

$

182,306

 

12.0

%

 

$

581,433

 

$

535,407

 

8.6

%

Net income available to common shareholders

 

94,137

 

 

60,554

 

55.5

%

 

 

211,841

 

 

189,928

 

11.5

%

Net income available to common shareholders per diluted common share

 

1.22

 

 

0.79

 

54.4

%

 

 

2.75

 

 

2.48

 

10.9

%

Funds From Operations as adjusted (FFOAA)(1)

 

117,391

 

 

106,377

 

10.4

%

 

 

325,814

 

 

295,438

 

10.3

%

FFOAA per diluted common share (1)

 

1.49

 

 

1.37

 

8.8

%

 

 

4.16

 

 

3.81

 

9.2

%

Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)(1)(2)

 

121,069

 

 

108,634

 

11.4

%

 

 

333,670

 

 

300,523

 

11.0

%

AFFO per diluted common share (1)(2)

 

1.54

 

 

1.39

 

10.8

%

 

 

4.26

 

 

3.88

 

9.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) A non-GAAP financial measure.

 

 

(2) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a change to the Company’s definition and calculation of AFFO. The Company has recast AFFO for all periods presented to reflect this change.

Third Quarter Company Headlines

  • Strong Funds from Operations Growth – For the third quarter of 2026, FFOAA per diluted common share and AFFO per diluted common share increased by 8.8% and 10.8%, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2025.

  • Executes on Investment Pipeline – During the third quarter of 2026, the Company’s investment spending totaled $172.4 million, bringing total investment spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 to $664.5 million.

  • Enters Into Forward Sale Agreements Under Its ATM Program – During the third quarter of 2026, the Company entered into two forward sale agreements pursuant to its ATM Program for initial gross sales proceeds of $66.6 million, or an average forward price of $60.79 per share, subject to adjustment upon settlement. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had unsettled forward sale agreements with total estimated net proceeds of $134.6 million, representing 2,285,835 common shares.

  • New $1.6 Billion Credit Agreement – As previously announced, during the third quarter of 2026, the Company entered into a new amended and restated $1.6 billion credit agreement that, among other things, extended the maturity date and generally reduced the interest rate payable on its $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and established a new $600.0 million unsecured delayed draw term loan facility due in 2032. As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s term loan facility was fully drawn, and the Company had no borrowings outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

  • Increases 2026 Guidance – The Company is increasing FFOAA per diluted common share guidance for 2026 to a range of $5.49 to $5.57 from a range of $5.41 to $5.57, representing an increase of 8.0% at the midpoint over 2025. The Company is also increasing investment spending guidance for 2026 to a range of $675.0 million to $725.0 million from a range of $600.0 million to $700.0 million.

“Our third quarter reflects continued momentum across the business, with both strong earnings growth and a robust pace of investment activity,” said Greg Silvers, Chairman and CEO of EPR Properties. “We continued to broaden our experiential portfolio while adding important new relationships, including our entry into the live venue category with industry leader Live Nation, and the addition of a Life Time fitness and wellness property. With our credit facilities and forward equity in place, we have the capacity to fund a strong pipeline of opportunities, and we are pleased to again raise our earnings and investment spending guidance.”

Investment Update

During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company’s investment spending totaled $172.4 million, bringing total investment spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 to $664.5 million. Investment spending for the quarter included $102.1 million for the acquisition of two eat & play and two fitness and wellness properties, one of which is an existing Life Time fitness property in Irvine, California. Investment spending for the quarter also included $27.2 million of mortgage financing secured by an experiential lodging property and a fitness and wellness property, as well as initial spending on a build-to-suit live performance venue in Portland, Oregon, operated by Live Nation. The remaining investment spending for the quarter related to other experiential build-to-suit development and redevelopment projects.

As of September 30, 2026, the Company expects approximately $183.2 million in additional investment spending for existing experiential development and redevelopment projects, of which approximately $21.0 million is expected to be funded in the remainder of 2026. The Company also has a strong pipeline of potential new investments.

Capital Recycling

Disposition proceeds for the third quarter of 2026 totaled $74.0 million and included the sale of one private school property for net proceeds of $68.2 million, on which the Company recognized a gain of $30.5 million. Disposition proceeds totaled $85.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

ATM Activity

During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company entered into two forward sale agreements pursuant to its “at-the-market” offering program (“ATM Program”) to sell an aggregate of 1,095,951 common shares for initial gross sales proceeds of $66.6 million, or an average forward price of $60.79 per share, subject to adjustment upon settlement. The Company has the option to settle the outstanding common shares any time before the respective maturity dates of the forward sale agreements on February 28, 2028 and March 6, 2028, subject to customary closing conditions. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had unsettled forward sale agreements relating to an aggregate of 2,285,835 common shares with total estimated net proceeds of $134.6 million.

New $1.6 Billion Credit Agreement and Debt Repayment

As previously reported, on July 17, 2026, the Company entered into a Fifth Amended, Restated and Consolidated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), governing its $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility and a new $600.0 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility. The Amended Credit Agreement replaced the Company’s existing $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

The amendments to the unsecured revolving credit facility, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date from October 2, 2028 to July 17, 2030, with two six-month extension options, subject to the payment of additional fees and the satisfaction of customary conditions, (ii) generally reduced the interest rate payable on outstanding loans by five basis points, (iii) modified the asset value calculations under certain financial covenants to include the expected cash proceeds from the sale of common shares under qualified forward equity contracts and (iv) split the prior revolving facility’s $300.0 million foreign currency sublimit into a separate, stand-alone foreign currency revolving credit facility of the same size.

The Amended Credit Agreement also established a new $600.0 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility that was fully drawn by the Company as of September 30, 2026. The new term loan bears interest based on the Company’s credit ratings (SOFR plus 115 basis points at closing) and matures on January 17, 2032.

In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement includes a $1.0 billion accordion feature on the combined unsecured revolving credit and delayed draw term loan facilities that increases the maximum amount available under the combined facilities from $1.6 billion to $2.6 billion, at the Company’s election and subject to lender consent and customary conditions.

In connection with entering into the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company recorded a non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs totaling $0.6 million to “Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff” in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.

Upon maturity, on August 24, 2026, the Company repaid in full $179.6 million of Series B senior unsecured notes that were issued in a private placement transaction. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had unrestricted cash on hand of $52.4 million and full availability under its $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility.

Portfolio Update

The Company’s total assets were $6.2 billion (after accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.8 billion) and total investments (a non-GAAP financial measure) were $7.6 billion at September 30, 2026, with Experiential investments totaling $7.2 billion, or 95%, and Education investments totaling $0.4 billion, or 5%.

The Company’s Experiential portfolio (excluding property under development, undeveloped land inventory and two joint venture properties) consisted of the following property types (owned or financed) at September 30, 2026:

  • 148 theatre properties;

  • 62 eat & play properties (including seven theatres located in entertainment districts);

  • 35 attraction properties;

  • 11 ski properties;

  • five experiential lodging properties;

  • 32 fitness & wellness properties;

  • one gaming property;

  • one cultural property; and

  • one live venue.

As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s wholly-owned Experiential portfolio consisted of approximately 19.7 million square feet, was 99% leased or operated and included a total of $52.1 million in property under development and $20.2 million in undeveloped land inventory.

As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s Education portfolio consisted of 54 properties (owned or financed), and its wholly-owned Education properties consisted of approximately 1.0 million square feet and were 100% leased.

The combined wholly-owned portfolio consisted of 20.7 million square feet and was 99% leased or operated.

Dividend Information

During the third quarter of 2026, the Company’s Board of Trustees declared monthly cash dividends to common shareholders totaling $0.93 per share ($0.31 per month). On October 15, 2026, the Board declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share, payable November 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on October 30, 2026. On October 27, 2026, the Board declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share, payable December 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2026. The monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend of $3.72 per common share, a 5.1% increase over the annualized dividend at the end of the prior year.

Additionally, the Company declared its regular quarterly dividends to preferred shareholders of $0.359375 per share on both the Company’s 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares and Series G cumulative redeemable preferred shares and $0.5625 per share on its 9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares, payable October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026.

2026 Guidance

(Dollars in millions, except per share data):

 

 

Current

 

Prior

Net income available to common shareholders per diluted common share

 

$

3.41

to

$

3.49

 

$

3.03

to

$

3.19

FFOAA per diluted common share

 

$

5.49

to

$

5.57

 

$

5.41

to

$

5.57

Investment spending

 

$

675.0

to

$

725.0

 

$

600.0

to

$

700.0

Disposition proceeds

 

$86.0

 

$

50.0

to

$

100.0

The Company is increasing its 2026 earnings guidance for FFOAA per diluted common share to a range of $5.49 to $5.57 from a range of $5.41 to $5.57, representing an increase of 8.0% at the midpoint over 2025. The 2026 guidance for FFOAA per diluted common share is based on an FFO per diluted common share range of $5.50 to $5.58 adjusted for retirement and severance expense, transaction costs, provision (benefit) for credit losses, net, costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff and deferred income tax expense. FFO per diluted common share for 2026 is based on a net income available to common shareholders per diluted common share range of $3.41 to $3.49 plus estimated real estate depreciation and amortization of $2.54 and allocated share of joint venture depreciation of $0.05, less estimated gain on real estate transactions of $0.41 and the impact of Series C and Series E dilution of $0.09 (in accordance with the NAREIT definition of FFO).

Additional earnings guidance detail can be found on page 23 in the Company’s supplemental information package available in the Investor Center of the Company’s website located at https://investors.eprkc.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.

Conference Call Information

Management will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results on October 29, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call may also include discussion of Company developments and forward-looking and other material information about business and financial matters. The conference will be webcast and can be accessed via the Webcasts page in the Investor Center on the Company’s website located at https://investors.eprkc.com/events-presentations. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes prior to the start of the event (although you may register and join the webcast at any time during the call).

You may watch a replay of the webcast by visiting the Webcasts page at https://investors.eprkc.com/events-presentations.

Quarterly Supplemental

The Company’s supplemental information package for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 is available in the Investor Center on the Company’s website located at https://investors.eprkc.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.

EPR Properties

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

Rental revenue

$

175,290

 

 

$

154,838

 

 

$

499,508

 

 

$

451,548

Other income

 

14,230

 

 

 

12,135

 

 

 

36,064

 

 

 

35,989

Mortgage and other financing income

 

14,582

 

 

 

15,333

 

 

 

45,861

 

 

 

47,870

Total revenue

 

204,102

 

 

 

182,306

 

 

 

581,433

 

 

 

535,407

Property operating expense

 

15,702

 

 

 

14,478

 

 

 

46,421

 

 

 

44,310

Other expense

 

12,690

 

 

 

11,173

 

 

 

34,743

 

 

 

35,743

General and administrative expense

 

14,809

 

 

 

14,001

 

 

 

43,027

 

 

 

41,255

Retirement and severance expense

 

—

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

1,094

Transaction costs

 

187

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

1,728

Provision (benefit) for credit losses, net

 

836

 

 

 

9,117

 

 

 

(4,623

)

 

 

9,462

Depreciation and amortization

 

51,080

 

 

 

42,409

 

 

 

144,667

 

 

 

125,578

Total operating expenses

 

95,304

 

 

 

92,764

 

 

 

266,183

 

 

 

259,170

Gain on real estate transactions

 

30,457

 

 

 

8,073

 

 

 

31,666

 

 

 

34,236

Income from operations

 

139,255

 

 

 

97,615

 

 

 

346,916

 

 

 

310,473

Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff

 

605

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

—

Interest expense, net

 

40,310

 

 

 

33,238

 

 

 

113,348

 

 

 

99,505

Equity in (income) loss from joint ventures

 

(2,555

)

 

 

(2,934

)

 

 

1,061

 

 

 

1,394

Income before income taxes

 

100,895

 

 

 

67,311

 

 

 

231,902

 

 

 

209,574

Income tax expense

 

774

 

 

 

725

 

 

 

2,005

 

 

 

1,542

Net income

$

100,121

 

 

$

66,586

 

 

$

229,897

 

 

$

208,032

Preferred dividend requirements

 

5,984

 

 

 

6,032

 

 

 

18,056

 

 

 

18,104

Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

94,137

 

 

$

60,554

 

 

$

211,841

 

 

$

189,928

Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

1.23

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

2.77

 

 

$

2.50

Diluted

$

1.22

 

 

$

0.79

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

2.48

Shares used for computation (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

76,597

 

 

 

76,127

 

 

 

76,482

 

 

 

76,006

Diluted

 

77,239

 

 

 

76,668

 

 

 

77,033

 

 

 

76,496

 

EPR Properties

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Assets

 

 

 

Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,830,912 and $1,714,886 at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

$

4,960,604

 

$

4,494,259

Land held for development

 

20,168

 

 

20,168

Property under development

 

52,105

 

 

54,905

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

211,134

 

 

170,755

Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $12,297 and $15,929 at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

 

639,618

 

 

679,254

Investment in joint ventures

 

11,248

 

 

12,316

Cash and cash equivalents

 

52,354

 

 

90,577

Restricted cash

 

4,923

 

 

8,071

Accounts receivable

 

107,066

 

 

97,855

Other assets

 

120,158

 

 

71,602

Total assets

$

6,179,378

 

$

5,699,762

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

95,530

 

$

99,392

Operating lease liabilities

 

243,740

 

 

204,747

Dividends payable

 

29,734

 

 

28,495

Unearned rents and interest

 

122,719

 

 

108,546

Debt

 

3,350,241

 

 

2,929,411

Total liabilities

 

3,841,964

 

 

3,370,591

Total equity

$

2,337,414

 

$

2,329,171

Total liabilities and equity

$

6,179,378

 

$

5,699,762

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds From Operations (FFO), Funds From Operations As Adjusted (FFOAA) and Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. Pursuant to the definition of FFO by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, the Company calculates FFO as net income available to common shareholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and losses on real estate transactions and impairment losses on real estate, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. The Company has calculated FFO for all periods presented in accordance with this definition.

In addition to FFO, the Company presents FFOAA and AFFO. FFOAA is presented by adding to FFO retirement and severance expense, transaction costs, provision (benefit) for credit losses, net, costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff, preferred share redemption costs and impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets and subtracting sale participation income, gain on insurance recovery and deferred income tax (benefit) expense. AFFO is presented by adding to FFOAA non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred financing fees amortization and share-based compensation expense to management and Trustees, and subtracting amortization of above and below market leases, net and tenant allowances, straight-lined rental revenue (removing the impact of straight-lined ground sublease expense), the non-cash portion of mortgage and other financing income and the allocated share of joint venture non-cash items. To be consistent with the definitions used by most other triple-net REITs, the Company revised its definition of AFFO during the third quarter of 2026 to no longer deduct maintenance capital expenditures, and has recast AFFO for all prior periods presented to reflect this change. Reconciliations of AFFO and AFFO per diluted common share calculated under the previous definition to AFFO and AFFO per diluted common share calculated under the revised definition are included in the following table (unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data):

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

Previous AFFO

$

120,104

 

$

108,070

 

11.1

%

 

$

331,985

 

$

296,850

 

11.8

%

Add: Maintenance capital expenditures

 

965

 

 

564

 

 

 

 

1,685

 

 

3,673

 

 

Revised AFFO

$

121,069

 

$

108,634

 

11.4

%

 

$

333,670

 

$

300,523

 

11.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous AFFO per diluted common share

$

1.53

 

$

1.39

 

10.1

%

 

$

4.24

 

$

3.83

 

10.7

%

Add: Maintenance capital expenditures per diluted common share

 

0.01

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.05

 

 

Revised AFFO per diluted common share

$

1.54

 

$

1.39

 

10.8

%

 

$

4.26

 

$

3.88

 

9.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO, FFOAA and AFFO are widely used measures of the operating performance of real estate companies and are provided here as supplemental measures to GAAP net income available to common shareholders and earnings per share, and management provides FFO, FFOAA and AFFO herein because it believes this information is useful to investors in this regard. FFO, FFOAA and AFFO are non-GAAP financial measures. FFO, FFOAA and AFFO do not represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP and are not indicative that cash flows are adequate to fund all cash needs and are not to be considered alternatives to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the results of our operations or our cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP. It should also be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO, FFOAA and AFFO the same way so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful.

The following table summarizes FFO, FFOAA and AFFO, including per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and reconciles such measures to net income available to common shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP measure:

EPR Properties

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

94,137

 

 

$

60,554

 

 

$

211,841

 

 

$

189,928

 

Gain on real estate transactions

 

(30,457

)

 

 

(8,073

)

 

 

(31,666

)

 

 

(34,236

)

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

50,938

 

 

 

42,257

 

 

 

144,203

 

 

 

125,128

 

Allocated share of joint venture depreciation

 

999

 

 

 

989

 

 

 

2,991

 

 

 

3,010

 

FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

115,617

 

 

$

95,727

 

 

$

327,369

 

 

$

283,830

 

FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

115,617

 

 

$

95,727

 

 

$

327,369

 

 

$

283,830

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series C preferred shares

 

1,890

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

5,814

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series E preferred shares

 

1,938

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,814

 

 

 

5,814

 

Diluted FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

119,445

 

 

$

99,603

 

 

$

338,949

 

 

$

295,458

 

FFOAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

115,617

 

 

$

95,727

 

 

$

327,369

 

 

$

283,830

 

Retirement and severance expense

 

—

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

1,094

 

Transaction costs

 

187

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

1,728

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses, net

 

836

 

 

 

9,117

 

 

 

(4,623

)

 

 

9,462

 

Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff

 

605

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

—

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

146

 

 

 

(53

)

 

 

515

 

 

 

(676

)

FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

117,391

 

 

$

106,377

 

 

$

325,814

 

 

$

295,438

 

FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

117,391

 

 

$

106,377

 

 

$

325,814

 

 

$

295,438

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series C preferred shares

 

1,890

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

5,814

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series E preferred shares

 

1,938

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,814

 

 

 

5,814

 

Diluted FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

121,219

 

 

$

110,253

 

 

$

337,394

 

 

$

307,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFOAA available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

117,391

 

 

$

106,377

 

 

$

325,814

 

 

$

295,438

 

Non-real estate depreciation and amortization

 

142

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

450

 

Deferred financing fees amortization

 

3,100

 

 

 

2,120

 

 

 

8,471

 

 

 

6,428

 

Share-based compensation expense to management and trustees

 

4,929

 

 

 

3,907

 

 

 

13,324

 

 

 

11,686

 

Amortization of above and below market leases, net and tenant allowances

 

167

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(243

)

Straight-lined rental revenue

 

(4,658

)

 

 

(3,541

)

 

 

(13,154

)

 

 

(12,075

)

Straight-lined ground sublease expense

 

377

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

46

 

 

 

(2

)

Non-cash portion of mortgage and other financing income

 

(379

)

 

 

(296

)

 

 

(1,306

)

 

 

(1,159

)

AFFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

121,069

 

 

$

108,634

 

 

$

333,670

 

 

$

300,523

 

AFFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

121,069

 

 

$

108,634

 

 

$

333,670

 

 

$

300,523

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series C preferred shares

 

1,890

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

5,814

 

Add: Preferred dividends for Series E preferred shares

 

1,938

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

5,814

 

 

 

5,814

 

Diluted AFFO available to common shareholders of EPR Properties

$

124,897

 

 

$

112,510

 

 

$

345,250

 

 

$

312,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

1.51

 

 

$

1.26

 

 

$

4.28

 

 

$

3.73

 

Diluted

 

1.47

 

 

 

1.23

 

 

 

4.18

 

 

 

3.67

 

FFOAA per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

1.53

 

 

$

1.40

 

 

$

4.26

 

 

$

3.89

 

Diluted

 

1.49

 

 

 

1.37

 

 

 

4.16

 

 

 

3.81

 

AFFO per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

1.58

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

4.36

 

 

$

3.95

 

Diluted

 

1.54

 

 

 

1.39

 

 

 

4.26

 

 

 

3.88

 

Shares used for computation (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

76,597

 

 

 

76,127

 

 

 

76,482

 

 

 

76,006

 

Diluted

 

77,239

 

 

 

76,668

 

 

 

77,033

 

 

 

76,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted EPS

 

77,239

 

 

 

76,668

 

 

 

77,033

 

 

 

76,496

 

Effect of dilutive Series C preferred shares

 

2,332

 

 

 

2,352

 

 

 

2,322

 

 

 

2,344

 

Effect of dilutive Series E preferred shares

 

1,677

 

 

 

1,668

 

 

 

1,674

 

 

 

1,667

 

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding-diluted Series C and Series E

 

81,248

 

 

 

80,688

 

 

 

81,029

 

 

 

80,507

 

Other financial information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

$

0.930

 

 

$

0.885

 

 

$

2.760

 

 

$

2.635

 

The conversion of the 5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares and the 9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares would be dilutive to FFO, FFOAA and AFFO per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. Therefore, the additional common shares that would result from the conversion and the corresponding add-back of the preferred dividends declared on those shares are included in the calculation of diluted FFO, FFOAA and AFFO per share for those periods.

Net Debt and Proforma Net Debt

Net Debt represents debt (reported in accordance with GAAP) adjusted to exclude deferred financing costs, net and reduced for cash and cash equivalents. By excluding deferred financing costs, net, and reducing debt for cash and cash equivalents on hand, the result provides an estimate of the contractual amount of borrowed capital to be repaid, net of cash available to repay it. Proforma Net Debt is presented by subtracting the estimated net proceeds from forward sale agreements under the Company’s ATM Program from Net Debt. The Company believes both of these calculations constitute beneficial supplemental non-GAAP financial disclosures to investors in understanding our financial condition. The Company’s method of calculating Net Debt and Proforma Net Debt may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

Gross Assets

Gross Assets represents total assets (reported in accordance with GAAP) adjusted to exclude accumulated depreciation and reduced by cash and cash equivalents. By excluding accumulated depreciation and reducing cash and cash equivalents, the result provides an estimate of the investment made by the Company. The Company believes that investors commonly use versions of this calculation in a similar manner. The Company’s method of calculating Gross Assets may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio

Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio are supplemental measures derived from non-GAAP financial measures that the Company uses to evaluate capital structure and the magnitude of debt to gross assets. The Company believes that investors commonly use versions of these ratios in similar manners. The Company’s method of calculating the Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

EBITDAre

NAREIT developed EBITDAre as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of REITs, independent of a company’s capital structure, to provide a uniform basis to measure the enterprise value of a company. Pursuant to the definition of EBITDAre by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, the Company calculates EBITDAre as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding interest expense (net), income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation and amortization, gains and losses on real estate transactions, impairment losses on real estate, costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other affiliates.

Management provides EBITDAre herein because it believes this information is useful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it can help facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other REITs. The Company’s method of calculating EBITDAre may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. EBITDAre is not a measure of performance under GAAP, does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash needs, including distributions. This measure should not be considered an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the results of the Company’s operations or cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDAre

Management uses Adjusted EBITDAre in its analysis of the performance of the business and operations of the Company. Management believes Adjusted EBITDAre is useful to investors because it excludes various items that management believes are not indicative of operating performance, and because it is an informative measure to use in computing various financial ratios to evaluate the Company. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDAre as EBITDAre (defined above) for the quarter, excluding sale participation income, gain on insurance recovery, retirement and severance expense, transaction costs, provision (benefit) for credit losses, net, impairment losses on operating lease right-of-use assets and prepayment fees.

The Company’s method of calculating Adjusted EBITDAre may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Adjusted EBITDAre is not a measure of performance under GAAP, does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash needs, including distributions. This measure should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the results of the Company’s operations or cash flows or liquidity as defined by GAAP.

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio are supplemental measures derived from non-GAAP financial measures that the Company uses to evaluate our capital structure and the magnitude of our debt against our operating performance. The Company believes that investors commonly use versions of these ratios in similar manners. In addition, financial institutions use versions of these ratios in connection with debt agreements to set pricing and covenant limitations. The Company’s method of calculating the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

Reconciliations of debt, total assets and net income (all reported in accordance with GAAP) to Net Debt, Proforma Net Debt, Gross Assets, Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio, Proforma Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio and Proforma Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio (each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure), as applicable, are included in the following tables (unaudited, in thousands except ratios):

 

September 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Net Debt:

 

 

 

Debt

$

3,350,241

 

 

$

2,768,387

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

24,754

 

 

 

15,205

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

(52,354

)

 

 

(13,710

)

Net Debt

$

3,322,641

 

 

$

2,769,882

 

 

 

 

 

Proforma Net Debt:

 

 

 

Net Debt

$

3,322,641

 

 

$

2,769,882

 

Estimated net proceeds from forward sale agreements (1)

 

(134,580

)

 

 

—

 

Proforma Net Debt

$

3,188,061

 

 

$

2,769,882

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Assets:

 

 

 

Total Assets

$

6,179,378

 

 

$

5,543,897

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

1,830,912

 

 

 

1,671,309

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

(52,354

)

 

 

(13,710

)

Gross Assets

$

7,957,936

 

 

$

7,201,496

 

 

 

 

 

Debt to Total Assets Ratio

 

54

%

 

 

50

%

Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio

 

42

%

 

 

38

%

Proforma Net Debt to Gross Assets Ratio

 

40

%

 

 

38

%

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre:

 

 

 

Net income

$

100,121

 

 

$

66,586

 

Interest expense, net

 

40,310

 

 

 

33,238

 

Income tax expense

 

774

 

 

 

725

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

51,080

 

 

 

42,409

 

Gain on real estate transactions

 

(30,457

)

 

 

(8,073

)

Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff

 

605

 

 

 

—

 

Allocated share of joint venture depreciation

 

999

 

 

 

989

 

Allocated share of joint venture interest expense

 

570

 

 

 

497

 

EBITDAre

$

164,002

 

 

$

136,371

 

Retirement and severance expense

 

—

 

 

 

1,094

 

Transaction costs

 

187

 

 

 

492

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses, net

 

836

 

 

 

9,117

 

Adjusted EBITDAre (for the quarter)

$

165,025

 

 

$

147,074

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDAre (annualized) (2)

$

660,100

 

 

$

588,296

 

 

 

 

 

Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio

 

5.0

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

Proforma Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio

 

4.8

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents proforma adjustment for estimated net proceeds from forward sale agreements that have not settled as if they had been physically settled for cash as of the date presented. Settlement of these shares is subject to customary closing conditions, and actual net proceeds will be net of costs and certain adjustments calculated on the settlement date.

 

(2) Adjusted EBITDAre for the quarter is multiplied by four to calculate an annualized amount but does not include the annualization of investments put in service, acquired or disposed of during the quarter, as well as the potential earnings on property under development, the annualization of percentage rent and participating interest and adjustments for other items. See detailed calculation and reconciliation of Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre, Net Debt/Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio and Proforma Net Debt/Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre Ratio that includes these adjustments in the Company’s Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Total Investments

Total investments is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as the sum of the carrying values of real estate investments (before accumulated depreciation), land held for development, property under development, mortgage notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net, investment in joint ventures, intangible assets, gross (before accumulated amortization and included in other assets) and notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net (included in other assets). Total investments is a useful measure for management and investors as it illustrates across which asset categories the Company’s funds have been invested. Our method of calculating total investments may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. A reconciliation of total assets (computed in accordance with GAAP) to total investments is included in the following table (unaudited, in thousands):

 

September 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Total assets

$

6,179,378

 

 

$

5,699,762

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

(211,134

)

 

 

(170,755

)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

(52,354

)

 

 

(90,577

)

Restricted cash

 

(4,923

)

 

 

(8,071

)

Accounts receivable

 

(107,066

)

 

 

(97,855

)

Add: accumulated depreciation on real estate investments

 

1,830,912

 

 

 

1,714,886

 

Add: accumulated amortization on intangible assets (1)

 

34,116

 

 

 

31,584

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1)

 

(49,319

)

 

 

(37,237

)

Total investments

$

7,619,610

 

 

$

7,041,737

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments:

 

 

 

Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation

$

4,960,604

 

 

$

4,494,259

 

Add back accumulated depreciation on real estate investments

 

1,830,912

 

 

 

1,714,886

 

Land held for development

 

20,168

 

 

 

20,168

 

Property under development

 

52,105

 

 

 

54,905

 

Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable, net

 

639,618

 

 

 

679,254

 

Investment in joint ventures

 

11,248

 

 

 

12,316

 

Intangible assets, gross (1)

 

104,816

 

 

 

63,239

 

Notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net (1)

 

139

 

 

 

2,710

 

Total investments

$

7,619,610

 

 

$

7,041,737

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Other assets include the following:

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Intangible assets, gross

$

104,816

 

 

$

63,239

 

Less: accumulated amortization on intangible assets

 

(34,116

)

 

 

(31,584

)

Notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net

 

139

 

 

 

2,710

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

49,319

 

 

 

37,237

 

Total other assets

$

120,158

 

 

$

71,602

 

About EPR Properties

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the leading diversified experiential net lease real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in select enduring experiential properties in the real estate industry. We focus on real estate venues that create value by facilitating out-of-home leisure and recreation experiences where consumers choose to spend their discretionary time and money. We have total assets of approximately $6.2 billion (after accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.8 billion) across 43 states and Canada. We adhere to rigorous underwriting and investing criteria centered on key industry, property and tenant level cash flow standards. We believe our focused approach provides a competitive advantage and the potential for stable and attractive returns. Further information is available at www.eprkc.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The financial results in this press release reflect preliminary, unaudited results, which are not final until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed. With the exception of historical information, certain statements contained or incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), such as those pertaining to our guidance, our capital resources and liquidity, our pursuit of growth opportunities, the timing of transaction closings and investment spending, our ongoing negotiations to exit from certain joint ventures or the ultimate terms of any such exit, our expected cash flows, the performance of our customers, our expected cash collections and our results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements presented herein are based on the Company’s current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, and you should not rely on them as predictions of actual events. There is no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by use of words such as “will be,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “may,” “expect,” “hope,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “forecast,” “pipeline,” “estimates,” “offers,” “plans,” “would” or other similar expressions or other comparable terms or discussions of strategy, plans or intentions contained or incorporated by reference herein. Forward-looking statements necessarily are dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Many of the factors that will determine these items are beyond our ability to control or predict. For further discussion of these factors see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and, to the extent applicable, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof or the date of any document incorporated by reference herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

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