Strong Rent Growth
Annualized base rent increased 13.1% year-over-year, driven by in-place portfolio performance and lease activity.
AFFO and Earnings Improvement
AFFO per share for Q1 was $0.63, a 6.8% increase versus Q1 2025; FFO per share was $0.69 and net income per share was $0.43.
Increased Full-Year Guidance
Full-year 2026 AFFO per share guidance was raised to $2.50–$2.52 from $2.48–$2.50 (increase of ~0.8%–1.6%).
High Portfolio Occupancy and Durability
Portfolio occupancy (ex-redevelopment) was 99.7%; weighted average lease term (WALT) for the portfolio was 10.1 years and trailing 12-month tenant rent coverage remained strong at 2.5x.
Active and Accretive Investment Activity
Q1 investments totaled $30.3 million across 29 properties at an initial cash yield of 8%; year-to-date investments were $34.4 million at an 8% initial cash yield; $125 million of investments under contract and a larger pipeline under LOI.
Robust Liquidity and Capital Position
Total liquidity exceeded $625 million; $450 million revolver undrawn; $170+ million unsettled forward equity; raised $130 million equity in overnight offering; $250 million unsecured notes issued in Q1.
Stable Balance Sheet Metrics
Net debt to EBITDA was 5.1x (4.2x including unsettled forward equity), within target leverage of 4.5x–5.5x; fixed charge coverage was 4.0x; no debt maturities until June 2028.
Operating Cost Discipline
G&A ratio (ex stock comp and nonrecurring retirement costs) improved to 9.2%, a 130-basis-point improvement year over year; management expects G&A growth <2% in 2026 and ratio to fall below 9%.