Growth remains strong (avg 100/100), but business quality is pulling the composite down (avg 60/100).
Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal
Valuation and growth
Valuation
Growth
14.5x FFO, reasonable REIT valuation
Under 20x cash flow, well covered
Above 7% CAGR, strong REIT expansion
Above 7% FFO CAGR, strong compounder
Business Quality & Capital Allocation
Heavy dilution above 5%
62% payout of FFO, well covered
5.5x EBITDA, typical REIT range
4.4x coverage, healthy buffer
Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) quality: score, margins and returns
Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) scores 82/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a high-quality business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 60.6% operating margins and 5.4% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) a high-quality business?+
Essential Properties Realty Trust scores 82 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a high-quality business on these measures. Recent figures include a 60.6% operating margin and a 5.4% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.
What does Essential Properties Realty Trust's quality score measure?+
Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from EPRT's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Essential Properties Realty Trust scores well and where it falls behind.
What is Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+
Essential Properties Realty Trust earns about 5.4% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to EPRT's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.
How profitable is Essential Properties Realty Trust?+
Essential Properties Realty Trust runs an operating margin of about 60.6% and a net margin of about 41.0%. Revenue has grown at roughly 28.0% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 21 Oct 2026, covering the period ending 30 Sept 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 22 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.
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