NNN REIT, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NNN REIT, Inc. (NYSE: NNN) (the "Company" or "NNN"), a real estate investment trust, today announced financial and operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. Highlights include:

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights:

• Reported net earnings of $0.52 per diluted share
• Grew Core FFO and AFFO per diluted share by 6.0% and 5.9%, respectively, over prior-year results to $0.89 and $0.90, respectively
• Increased ABR by 7.3% over prior-year results to $959.1 million
• Increased portfolio occupancy to 99.1%, an increase of 50 and 110 basis points over the prior quarter and prior year periods, respectively, with a portfolio weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years
• Closed on $291.0 million of investments at an initial cash cap rate of 7.3%, with a weighted average lease term of 17.9 years and $436.4 million of investments at an initial cash cap rate of 7.4% in the six months ended June 30, 2026
• Sold 26 properties for $36.7 million, including $9.0 million of income producing properties at a weighted average cap rate of 5.6%
• Entered into forward sale agreements for 5,999,528 common shares under the Company's at-the-market equity program ("ATM") at a weighted average price per share of $45.91
• Issued 1,681,785 common shares, primarily under the ATM, raising net proceeds of $74.0 million
• Exercised the $200 million incremental term loan option under NNN's senior unsecured term loan facility, increasing the aggregate facility size to $500 million (the "Term Loan")
• Maintained balance sheet flexibility with a sector-leading weighted average debt maturity of 10.1 years, no encumbered assets, only 2.5% of floating rate exposure and $1.4 billion of total available liquidity
• Paid a $0.60 quarterly dividend, representing a 5.2% annualized dividend yield and a 67% AFFO payout ratio as of June 30, 2026

Additional Highlights:

• Announced a 3.3% increase in the quarterly dividend for the third quarter 2026 to $0.62 per share, marking the Company's 37^th consecutive annual dividend increase
• Increased 2026 Core FFO per share guidance to a new range of $3.50 - $3.54
• Increased 2026 AFFO per share guidance to a new range of $3.55 - $3.59
• Raised 2026 acquisition volume guidance to a new range of $700 - $800 million
• Published the Company's fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Report

Steve Horn, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "NNN delivered a strong first half of the year, driven by resilient portfolio performance, disciplined execution across the organization, and a robust real estate investment pipeline built on longstanding, proven relationships. Given this momentum, we are raising our acquisition volume outlook and 2026 AFFO guidance."

FINANCIAL RESULTS

PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS

CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY

During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, NNN exercised the incremental term loan option and drew down the remaining $200 million on the Term Loan for a total outstanding balance of $500 million. Additionally, the Company amended the pricing grids on the Term Loan and its existing senior unsecured revolving credit facility, (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). Based on NNN's current credit ratings, the applicable SOFR-based margin was lowered to 0.800% from 0.850% for all outstanding Term Loan borrowings and 0.725% from 0.775% for all Revolving Credit Facility borrowings. The Company previously entered into forward starting swaps with a total notional value of $400 million that fix the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") at 3.30%.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, NNN entered into forward sale agreements for 5,999,528 common shares under the Company's ATM at a weighted average price per share of $45.91.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, NNN issued 1,681,785 common shares, primarily in settlement of forward sale agreements under the Company's ATM, raising $74.0 million in net proceeds.

As of June 30, 2026, NNN had 5,999,528 shares of common stock subject to outstanding forward sale agreements, which upon settlement, are anticipated to raise net proceeds of approximately $272.1 million. Net proceeds include the impact of forward price adjustments through June 30, 2026.

BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY

As of June 30, 2026, Gross Debt was $5.1 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 4.2% and a weighted average debt maturity of 10.1 years. The Company ended the quarter with $1.4 billion of total available liquidity, including $1.2 billion of unused line of credit capacity, $272.1 million of outstanding forward equity, and $4.2 million of cash. Net Debt to annualized EBITDAre and fixed charge coverage was 5.7x and 4.1x, respectively, as of June 30, 2026. Including the impact of unsettled forward equity, Pro Forma Net Debt to annualized EBITDAre was 5.4x as of June 30, 2026.

DIVIDEND

As previously announced on July 15, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.62 per share payable on August 14, 2026, to shareholders of record as of July 31, 2026. The new quarterly dividend represents an annualized dividend of $2.48 per share and an annualized dividend yield of 5.3% as of June 30, 2026. The 3.3% increase in the quarterly dividend marks the 37^th consecutive annual dividend increase. NNN is one of only three publicly traded real estate investment trusts to have increased its annual dividend for 37 or more consecutive years.

2026 GUIDANCE

Guidance is based on current plans and assumptions and is subject to risks and uncertainties more fully described in this press release and the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

The Company will host a conference call on August 5, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. ET to discuss second quarter results. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at www.nnnreit.com or by using the following link. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 888-506-0062 in the United States ("U.S.") or 973-528-0011 for international callers and entering the participant code 623622 or referencing NNN REIT, Inc.

A telephonic replay of the call will be available through Wednesday, August 19, 2026, by dialing 877-481-4010 in the U.S. or 919-882-2331 internationally and entering the code 54164.

ABOUT NNN REIT, INC.

NNN is a REIT that invests in high-quality properties subject generally to long-term, net leases with minimal ongoing capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2026, the Company owned 3,774 properties across 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, encompassing approximately 40.4 million square feet of gross leasable area, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years. For more information on the Company, visit www.nnnreit.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. These statements generally are characterized by the use of terms such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "may," "estimated" or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the Company's actual future results to differ materially from expected results. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, including inflation, local real estate conditions, changes in interest rates, increases in operating costs, the preferences and financial condition of the Company's tenants, the availability of capital, risks related to the Company's status as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), and the potential impacts of an epidemic or pandemic on the Company's business operations, financial results and financial position on the global economy. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the Company's (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and (ii) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Copies of each filing may be obtained from the Company or the Commission. Such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as reflections of the Company's current operating plans and estimates. Actual operating results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made.

DEFINITIONS

Annualized Base Rent ("ABR") is a non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") metric which represents the monthly cash base rent for all leases in place as of the end of the period multiplied by 12. Accordingly, this methodology produces an annualized amount as of a point in time but does not take into consideration future (i) scheduled rent increases, (ii) leasing activity, or (iii) lease expirations.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate ("EBITDAre") as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") is a metric established by Nareit and commonly used by real estate companies. The measure is a result of net earnings (computed in accordance with GAAP), plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, excluding any gains (or including any losses) on disposition of real estate, any impairment charges, net of recoveries and after adjustments for income and losses attributable to noncontrolling interests. Management considers the non-GAAP measure of EBITDAre to be an appropriate measure of the Company's performance and should be considered in addition to, net earnings or loss, as a measure of the Company's operating performance.

Funds From Operations ("FFO") is a relative non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by the Nareit and is used by the Company as follows: net earnings (computed in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization of assets unique to the real estate industry, excluding gains (or including losses), any applicable taxes on the disposition of certain assets and any impairment charges on a depreciable real estate asset, net of recoveries.

FFO is generally considered by industry analysts to be the most appropriate measure of performance of real estate companies. FFO does not necessarily represent cash provided by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net earnings as an indication of the Company's performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. Management considers FFO an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure.

Core Funds From Operations ("Core FFO") is a non-GAAP measure of operating performance that adjusts FFO to eliminate the impact of certain GAAP income and expense amounts that the Company believes are infrequent and unusual in nature and/or not related to its core real estate operations. Exclusion of these items from similar FFO-type metrics is common within the REIT industry, and management believes that presentation of Core FFO provides investors with a potential metric to assist in their evaluation of the Company's operating performance across multiple periods and in comparison to the operating performance of its peers because it removes the effect of unusual items that are not expected to impact the Company's operating performance on an ongoing basis. Core FFO is used by management in evaluating the performance of the Company's core business operations and is a factor in determining management compensation. Items included in calculating FFO that may be excluded in calculating Core FFO may include items such as transaction related gains, income or expense, impairments on land, retirement and severance costs or other non-core amounts as they occur.

Adjusted Funds From Operations ("AFFO") is a non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance used by many companies in the REIT industry. AFFO adjusts FFO for certain non-cash items that reduce or increase net earnings in accordance with GAAP. AFFO should not be considered an alternative to net earnings, as an indication of the Company's performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. Management considers AFFO a useful supplemental measure of the Company's performance.

Total Cash is comprised of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash held in escrow per GAAP as reported on the balance sheet summary.

Gross Assets represents total assets (reported in accordance with GAAP) adjusted to exclude accumulated amortization and depreciation and amortization of direct financing leases. The result provides an estimate of the investments made by the Company.

Total Debt is defined by the Company as total debt per GAAP as reported on the balance sheet summary including the line of credit payable, and term loan payable and notes payable, each net of unamortized discount and unamortized debt costs, as applicable.

Gross Debt is defined by the Company as Total Debt adjusted to exclude unamortized debt discounts and premiums and unamortized debt costs.

Net Debt is defined by the Company as Gross Debt less Total Cash.

Pro Forma Net Debt is defined by the Company as Net Debt less anticipated net proceeds from unsettled forward equity.

Management considers the non-GAAP measures of Gross Debt, Net Debt and Pro Forma Net Debt each to be a key supplemental measure of the Company's overall liquidity, capital structure and leverage.

The Company's computation of FFO, Core FFO, AFFO, EBITDAre, Total Cash, Gross Assets, Gross Debt and Net Debt may differ from the methodology for calculating these non-GAAP financial measures used by other REITs, and therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Reconciliations of net earnings, Total Debt and total assets (all computed in accordance with GAAP) to FFO, Core FFO, AFFO, EBITDAre, Gross Assets, Gross Debt and Net Debt (each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure), as applicable, are included in the financial information accompanying this release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Facility, Term Loan and Notes Covenants

The following is a summary of key financial covenants for the Company's unsecured credit facility, term loan and notes, as defined and calculated per the terms of the agreements and indentures governing such debt, which are included in the Company's filings with the Commission. These calculations, which are not based on U.S. GAAP measurements, are presented to investors to show that as of June 30, 2026, the Company believes it is in compliance with the covenants.

SOURCE NNN REIT, Inc.