Acquisition Activity and Yield
Closed 15 transactions comprising 41 properties for $145 million with an initial cash yield of 7.5% and a weighted average lease term of 19 years, emphasizing long-duration, predictable cash flows from sale-leasebacks.
Liquidity and Balance Sheet Strength
Ended the quarter with $1.2 billion of available liquidity, just $80 million drawn on the credit facility, no encumbered assets, and only 1.6% of debt floating; Baa1 rating and pro forma net debt/EBITDA of 5.6x.
Extended Debt Duration
Industry-leading weighted average debt maturity of approximately 10.5 years (management described as nearly 11 years), well matched to lease duration of ~10.1 years, reducing short-term refinancing risk.
Raised 2026 AFFO and Core FFO Guidance
Raised 2026 AFFO per share guidance to $3.53–$3.59 and core FFO to $3.48–$3.54; midpoint AFFO growth accelerates to ~3.5% year-over-year (up from 2.7% last year) with a $0.01 midpoint raise.
High Portfolio Occupancy and Renewal Performance
Occupancy improved sequentially by 30 basis points to 98.6%, above the long-term average; renewed 36 of 43 lease expirations (~85% renewal rate) and rental rates on renewals were ~2% higher than prior levels.
Successful Leasing to New Tenants
Leased seven properties to new tenants at rents approximately 10% above previous levels, demonstrating sustained demand and effective asset management (noted tenants included QSRs, convenience stores and one car wash).
Strong Operating Margins and Expense Management
NOI margin of 95.9% (benefit of triple-net structure); G&A was 5.9% of revenue (cash G&A margin 4.2%); bad debt materially below assumptions in the quarter (15 bps vs 75 bps assumption).
Base Rent and Cash Flow
Annualized base rent grew 7% year-over-year to $935 million; free cash flow after dividend was ~$52 million in the quarter with expected annual free cash flow ~ $212 million.
Capital Markets Actions at Attractive Terms
Drew the full $300 million delayed draw term loan and swapped to a fixed all-in rate of 4.1%; sold ~1.7 million common shares on a forward ATM with expected future proceeds of $74 million as of March 31.
Dividend and Payout Discipline
Declared $0.60 quarterly dividend (+3.4% YoY), representing a 5.7% annualized yield and a conservative 69% AFFO payout ratio; dividend increased 36 consecutive years.