Is EPRT a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

EPRT is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the EPRT distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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EPRT Income Quality Score

Name: EPRT Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) has an Income Quality Score of 82/100, classified as a Friend with medium confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 Snapshot · Delayed

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score Delayed

82/100

FriendMedium confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

5.2%

Rank in REIT Universe

18 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

82FriendMedium confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

Total Return

100/100

Max Drawdown

28/100

Volatility

22/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout
No material annual distribution decline across 7 full years of data

What to watch

drawdown severe

Distribution Safety

7Years raised

0Years cut

9Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

Medium confidence (5–9 years of history)

20180.434Held
20190.88Raised
20200.93Raised
20211.0Raised
20221.075Raised
20231.12Raised
20241.16Raised
20251.205Raised
20260.63Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.