Record Investment Activity
Completed $245.4M of gross investments in Q4 (highest quarter on record) and a record $657.1M for full-year 2025; blended cash yield on investments of 7.5% (quarter and full-year); weighted average lease term on Q4 acquisitions 15.0 years and 13.9 years for the full year.
Strong Portfolio Composition and Lease Metrics
Portfolio ended quarter with 758 properties leased to 129 tenants across 28 industries and 45 states; portfolio weighted average lease term remaining 10.1 years; only 2.4% of ABR expires through 2027; portfolio weighted average unit-level coverage 3.8x; cohort blended rent coverage for near-term expirations 5.1x; 58.3% of ABR leased to investment-grade or investment-grade profile tenants.
AFFO, FFO and Forward Guidance
Q4 AFFO was $28.2M or $0.33 per diluted share (+3.1% YoY for the quarter); full-year AFFO $1.31 per diluted share (+4% YoY). Management reaffirmed 2026 AFFO per share guidance of $1.35–$1.39 (implying ~5% YoY growth at the midpoint) and expects net investment activity of $350M–$450M.
Investment-Grade Rating and Cost-of-Capital Improvement
Achieved Fitch BBB- (investment-grade) rating; term loans repriced down ~20–25 bps resulting in ~ $2M annual interest savings; management noted potential incremental savings (~10 bps) with further upgrades.
Balance Sheet Liquidity and Conservative Leverage
Pro forma leverage reported at 3.8x; adjusted net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDAre 4.0x at quarter-end (3.8x including subsequent ATM raises), comfortably below target range of 4.5x–5.5x; total liquidity ~$1.0B (including $14M cash, $500M revolver availability, $373M unsettled forward equity and $150M undrawn term loan capacity); no material debt maturities until 2028 (weighted average debt maturity ~3.9 years, weighted average interest rate ~4.24%).
Diversification Progress and Disposition Execution
Sold 76 properties in 2025 for $178.6M at a 6.9% cash yield, achieving stated diversification goals (brought tenants below 5% ABR); added 15 new tenants in Q4 and 31 for the full year; expect Walgreens to be <2% of ABR by 2026 year-end.
Shareholder Returns and Capital Markets Activity
Board increased quarterly dividend 2.3% to $0.22 per share; capital markets activity included ATM sales of 5.8M shares ($104M net proceeds) in the quarter and an additional 2.6M shares ($46M) subsequent to quarter-end to support liquidity and growth.