ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST RAISES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO $0.32 PER SHARE

By Bobby Samwell • Tuesday, June 02 11:03 • Permanent Link

Essential Properties Realty Trust raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.32 per share for the second quarter of 2026, up from $0.31 per share in the prior quarter. That is an increase of about 3.2% quarter over quarter.

On an annualized basis, the dividend rises to $1.28 per share, up $0.04 from the previous annualized rate of $1.24 per share.

The dividend is payable on July 14, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026, the company’s portfolio included 2,417 freestanding net lease properties, with a weighted average lease term of 14.6 years and a weighted average rent coverage ratio of 3.5x. The portfolio was 99.7% leased to tenants operating 662 different concepts across 48 states. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.85%, and are now trading at a price of $30.165. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.

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