Quarterly and Full-Year AFFO/FFO Growth
Q4 core FFO and AFFO were $0.87 per share, each up 6.1% year-over-year. Full-year core FFO was $3.41 and AFFO was $3.44, each up 2.7% versus 2024. Q4 AFFO came in slightly ahead of expectations driven by lower net real estate expenses, lower G&A and higher interest income.
Record Acquisition Activity
Completed over $900 million of acquisitions in 2025 — the highest annual volume in company history. In Q4 specifically, invested just over $180 million across 55 properties at an initial cash cap rate of 7.4% with a weighted average lease term of over 18 years. 2026 guidance midpoint embeds $600 million of acquisitions funded primarily by retained free cash flow and dispositions.
Strong Portfolio Operating Metrics and Leasing
Portfolio of 3,692 single-tenant properties with occupancy at 98.3% (up 80 basis points quarter-over-quarter), in line with long-term average (~98%). Renewal/recapture performance strong (55 of 64 renewed ahead of average; recapture rates >100%; new-tenant leasing at 109% on some deals). Annualized base rent ended the quarter at $928 million, roughly +8% year-over-year.
Robust Balance Sheet and Liquidity
BBB+ rated balance sheet with no encumbered assets, $1.2 billion of available liquidity, 10.8-year weighted average debt maturity (duration) and stable leverage at 5.6x. Executed liability moves in 2025 including payoff of a $400M note and closing a $300M delayed-draw term loan; pro forma floating-rate debt represents ~1% of total debt after full drawdown assumptions.
Dividend Growth and Payout Discipline
Announced a $0.60 quarterly dividend (Jan 15) representing a 3.4% year-over-year increase, an annualized yield of 5.5% and a prudent ~69% AFFO payout ratio. This marks the 36th consecutive annual dividend increase.
Positive 2026 Outlook with Embedded Self-Funding
Set 2026 AFFO guidance of $3.52–$3.58 and core FFO $3.47–$3.53. Midpoint of AFFO range implies ~3.2% year-over-year growth (acceleration from 2.7% in 2025). Guidance embeds ~ $210M expected free cash flow and ~$130M of planned dispositions to help fund ~$600M of acquisitions while remaining leverage neutral.
Normalization of Certain Expense Items
Q4 free cash flow after dividend was about $51M. Net real estate expenses and G&A trended favorably in Q4 driving some of the AFFO upside. Lease termination fees normalized in Q4 (~$230k) after more elevated levels earlier in 2025.
Disciplined Capital and Portfolio Management
Management emphasized selective, relationship-driven sourcing (limited competition on targeted sale-leasebacks), opportunistic disposition of nonperforming assets, and use of proceeds/retained cash to remain leverage neutral. Dispositions in Q4 generated ~$82M and full-year dispositions totaled ~$190M.