For the quarter ended December 2025, Essential Properties (EPRT) reported revenue of $149.87 million, up 25.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.49, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.16% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $151.63 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.49, the EPS surprise was +0.35%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Essential Properties performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Interest on loans and direct financing lease receivables: $8.4 million versus $8.16 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.5% change.
- Revenues- Rental revenue: $140.09 million compared to the $140.68 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +24.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Other revenue: $1.38 million versus $0.18 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8017.7% change.
- Diluted net income per share: $0.34 compared to the $0.33 average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Essential Properties have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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