EPR Properties key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, EPR Properties had return on equity of 11.8%, an operating margin of 57.7% and debt equal to 125.8% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.6% | 52.4% | 47.3% | 43.4% | 45.2% | 57.7% | 59.0% |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 40.6% | 39.2% | 38.2% | 52.5% | 46.7% | 46.2% | 45.6% | 50.7% | 41.7% | 31.0% | −31.8% | 18.5% | 26.8% | 24.5% | 20.9% | 38.3% | 38.8% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.3% | 17.4% | 48.6% | 42.2% | 32.2% | 42.9% | 23.4% | 17.5% | 0.1% | 46.4% | −9.4% | 6.4% | 47.1% | 6.0% | 25.2% | 18.5% | 37.5% | −28.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 11.5% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 6.9% | −4.7% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.2% | −2.0% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| Asset turnover | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Debt to equity | 77.5% | 74.3% | 78.5% | 93.8% | 87.4% | 84.6% | 95.6% | 113.7% | 103.5% | 104.2% | 103.2% | 140.4% | 107.1% | 110.8% | 114.7% | 123.1% | 125.8% | 143.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3x | 1.9x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.4x | 3.1x | 3.1x |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | −9.3% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | −2.0% | — | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 52.7% | 46.3% | 18.1% | 23.0% | 36.0% | 22.1% | 42.7% | 44.4% | 76.7% | 29.3% | 76.8% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 61.2% | 38.2% | 37.8% | 21.1% | 90.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 171.2% | 42.9% | 123.9% | 110.4% | 61.4% | 91.9% | 50.7% | 38.3% | 0.3% | 111.2% | −30.2% | — | 253.9% | 22.2% | 102.7% | 88.5% | 97.9% | −73.2% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | >999% | 127.4% | 137.0% | 133.9% | 109.8% | 115.6% | 119.8% | 118.1% | 118.5% | 128.2% | 181.6% | — | 119.2% | 150.7% | 157.3% | 191.6% | 105.7% | 101.4% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 934.8% | 301.0% | 112.7% | 123.6% | 181.9% | 127.5% | 244.6% | 313.1% | >999% | 117.7% | — | 677.2% | 48.0% | 688.6% | 155.3% | 225.4% | 111.7% | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.5% | 58.1% | 62.5% | 53.5% | 56.8% | 55.5% | 54.6% | 68.2% |
| Net margin | −4.7% | 37.6% | 42.5% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 34.5% | 34.3% | 49.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −72.6% | 48.4% | 46.3% | 72.5% | −16.4% | 42.4% | −167.7% | 31.6% |
| Debt to equity | 123.1% | 120.3% | 119.8% | 118.9% | 125.8% | 126.6% | 142.6% | 143.3% |
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard EPR Properties's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 3 / 20
Net income has been a median 3.4% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 20 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 50.8%; its worst year was 42.5%.
- Cash conversion 17 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 10 years, at a median 25.0% of revenue.
- Discipline 15 / 20
The diluted share count rose 2.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.3% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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