EPRT (Essential Properties Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score: -2.34 (As of Aug. 30, 2026)

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EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc EPRT
88 GF Score
Price $30.37
GF Value $34.17
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Essential Properties Realty Trust Beneish M-Score?

Essential Properties Realty Trust EPRT +0.03% 88 Beneish M-Score is -2.34 as of Aug. 30, 2026. GuruFocus rates EPRT with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of $34.17 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 740 REITs companies, Essential Properties Realty Trust ranks worse than 62.16% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

EPRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.23   Max: -0.32
Current: -2.34

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Essential Properties Realty Trust was -0.32. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -2.23.


Essential Properties Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Essential Properties Realty Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.36 -2.43 -2.20 -2.37

Essential Properties Realty Trust Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 -2.35 -2.37 -2.32 -2.34

EPRT vs MAC, KRG, PECO: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Essential Properties Realty Trust Beneish M-Score vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Essential Properties Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Essential Properties Realty Trust for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0355+0.528 * 0.9972+0.404 * 0.9769+0.892 * 1.223+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8715+4.679 * -0.018523-0.327 * 1.0505
=-2.34

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $728.9 Mil.
Revenue was 161.888 + 158.798 + 149.867 + 144.934 = $615.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 160.807 + 157.303 + 147.895 + 143.084 = $609.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $867.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,490.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $169.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $41.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,917.2 Mil.
Net Income was 74.287 + 59.792 + 68.071 + 65.62 = $267.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.676 + -11.518 + 0.365 + -0.078 = $-7.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 110.168 + 99.761 + 105.147 + 98.994 = $414.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $575.5 Mil.
Revenue was 137.062 + 129.354 + 119.709 + 117.132 = $503.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 135.565 + 127.097 + 118.397 + 115.596 = $496.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $596.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,289.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $137.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $92.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,330.6 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(728.907 / 615.487) / (575.538 / 503.257)
=1.184277 / 1.143626
=1.0355

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(496.655 / 503.257) / (609.089 / 615.487)
=0.986881 / 0.989605
=0.9972

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (867.054 + 0) / 7490.313) / (1 - (596.607 + 0) / 6289.589)
=0.884243 / 0.905144
=0.9769

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=615.487 / 503.257
=1.223

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(137.107 / (137.107 + 0)) / (169.495 / (169.495 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(41.892 / 615.487) / (39.306 / 503.257)
=0.068063 / 0.078103
=0.8715

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((2917.242 + 114.316) / 7490.313) / ((2330.598 + 92.726) / 6289.589)
=0.40473 / 0.385291
=1.0505

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(267.77 - -7.555 - 414.07) / 7490.313
=-0.018523

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.34 mean?
Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.34 as of Aug. 30, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Essential Properties Realty Trust ranks #460 out of 740 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 62.2%.
Is Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score too high?
Essential Properties Realty Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. Based on the distribution chart, Essential Properties Realty Trust ranks #460 out of 740 companies in the REITs industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essential Properties Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score compare to MAC and KRG?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Essential Properties Realty Trust ranks #460 out of 740 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Essential Properties Realty Trust in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a REITs company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the REITs industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors. Essential Properties Realty Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essential Properties Realty Trust stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $34.17, compared to a current price of $30.37 — trading 11.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.34. Essential Properties Realty Trust's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.34 as of Aug. 30, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Properties Realty Trust stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $30.37 is trading 11.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $34.17. GuruFocus considers Essential Properties Realty Trust to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for EPRT:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.34
  • GF Value™: $34.17 vs. price of $30.37 (11.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the EPRT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Essential Properties Realty Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges 2OU:Germany
Address 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 202, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust. It is an internally managed real estate company acquires, owns and manages single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to middle-market companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses. The Company generally invests in and leases freestanding, single-tenant commercial real estate facilities where a tenant services its customers and conducts activities that are essential to the generation of the tenant's sales and profits.
88GF Score

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