Aug 6, 2026, 4:17 PM ETReal Estate
American Healthcare REIT — Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Summary
Financial Performance
- Reported GAAP net income attributable to controlling interest of $30.6 million ($0.16 per diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $9.9 million ($0.06 per diluted share) in the same period of 2025.
- Reported Normalized Funds From Operations (NFFO) attributable to controlling interest of $0.54 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.42 per diluted share in the prior year period.
- Achieved total portfolio Same-Store Net Operating Income (NOI) growth of 13.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
- Achieved Same-Store NOI growth of 20.5% in Senior Housing Operating Properties (SHOP) and 16.1% in Integrated Senior Health Campuses (ISHC) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
- Reported Net Debt-to-Annualized Adjusted EBITDA improved to 2.5x as of June 30, 2026, from 3.0x as of March 31, 2026.
- Total consolidated indebtedness was $1.4 billion as of June 30, 2026.
- Total liquidity was approximately $2.6 billion as of June 30, 2026, comprised of cash and cash equivalents, undrawn credit facility capacity, and expected gross proceeds from unsettled forward sale agreements.
- Real estate investments, net, increased to $4.42 billion as of June 30, 2026, from $4.18 billion as of December 31, 2025.
- Cash and cash equivalents were $156.9 million as of June 30, 2026, compared to $114.8 million as of December 31, 2025.
Guidance and Future Outlook
- Increased full-year 2026 NFFO per diluted share guidance to a range of $2.15 to $2.19, representing a midpoint increase of over 5% versus the prior guidance.
- Increased full-year 2026 Total Portfolio Same-Store NOI growth guidance to a range of 11.0% to 13.0%, compared to the prior range of 9.0% to 12.0%.
- Increased full-year 2026 Net income per diluted share guidance to a range of $0.54 to $0.58, compared to the prior range of $0.51 to $0.57.
- Increased full-year 2026 NAREIT FFO per diluted share guidance to a range of $2.04 to $2.08, compared to the prior range of $1.93 to $1.99.
- Segment-level Same-Store NOI growth guidance for 2026: ISHC (13.0% to 16.0%), SHOP (18.0% to 21.0%), Outpatient Medical (0.0% to 1.0%), and Triple-Net Leased Properties (2.0% to 3.0%).
- The company expects to close deals in its investment pipeline by the end of 2026, though it cannot guarantee timing or closings.
- Guidance does not assume any additional transaction or capital markets activity beyond transactions disclosed as completed.
Business Segments and Product Lines
- SHOP segment achieved 20.5% Same-Store NOI growth for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- ISHC segment achieved 16.1% Same-Store NOI growth for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Outpatient Medical segment achieved 1.7% Same-Store NOI growth for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Triple-Net Leased Properties segment achieved 2.1% Same-Store NOI growth for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Acquired approximately $126.9 million in new SHOP investments during the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Completed $1.4 billion in new investments since the beginning of 2026.
- Acquired four new SHOP assets for approximately $86.4 million in Georgia and South Carolina during the quarter.
- Acquired one new SHOP asset for approximately $40.5 million in Minnesota during the quarter.
- Sold three Non-Core Properties for approximately $22.3 million during the quarter.
- Subsequent to quarter end, acquired 10 new SHOP assets for approximately $1.0 billion.
- Funded a loan for seven properties for approximately $86.2 million with purchase options subsequent to quarter end.
- Total in-process development and expansion pipeline is expected to cost approximately $197.5 million, with $72.0 million funded as of June 30, 2026.
Market and Competitive Landscape
- Management describes the company as the "industry's partner of choice" with strengthening opportunities available to them.
- The company focuses on senior housing and care, partnering with operators who deliver quality outcomes.
- The company's platform capabilities are being extended to regional operating partners to facilitate growth.
- The company operates a diversified portfolio of clinical healthcare real estate across the United States, United Kingdom, and Isle of Man.
Risks and Challenges
- The company cannot guarantee when or if deals in its investments pipeline will close.
- Forward-looking statements regarding guidance and performance involve known and unknown risks, including changing macroeconomic conditions, domestic legal and fiscal policies, and geopolitical conditions.
- Actual results could differ materially from forward-looking statements due to factors such as impairment on depreciated real estate assets, net gain or loss on sale of real estate assets, stock-based compensation, casualty loss, and non-Same-Store revenue and operating expenses.
- The company is unable to provide guidance for the most comparable GAAP financial measures of total revenues and property operating and maintenance expenses without unreasonable effort.
Management Commentary and Tone
- Jeff Hanson, Chairman and CEO, stated that results reflect a deliberate strategy to concentrate capital in senior housing and care, noting the tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit Same-Store NOI growth.
- Hanson noted that while underwriting standards have not changed, the quality and depth of opportunities have strengthened.
- Gabe Willhite, President and COO, emphasized that the quarter was driven by operating execution, including occupancy gains, dynamic revenue management, and expense discipline.
- Brian Peay, CFO, highlighted that the company funded acquisitions with forward equity and improved Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA by half a turn during the quarter.
- Management expressed conviction in the opportunity and confidence in carrying momentum through the second half of 2026.
Other Key Points
- Completed a follow-on common equity offering in May 2026, entering forward sale agreements for 16,100,000 shares for approximately $811.4 million in gross proceeds.
- Entered forward sale agreements under its ATM Program during the quarter to sell 8,786,880 shares for approximately $433.2 million.
- Subsequent to quarter end, entered additional ATM forward sale agreements to sell 4,706,002 shares for approximately $254.7 million.
- Issued 4,704,556 shares during the quarter to settle ATM forward sale agreements for approximately $228.7 million.
- Subsequent to quarter end, issued 23,334,350 shares to settle forward sale agreements from the ATM Program and May 2026 offering for approximately $1.18 billion.
- As of August 6, 2026, unsettled forward sale agreements related to 12,246,596 shares with expected gross proceeds of approximately $630.5 million.
- Amended credit facility in the quarter to increase the unsecured revolving credit facility from $600 million to $800 million, raising the total aggregate facility to $1.35 billion.
- The revolving portion of the credit facility matures on April 1, 2030, with extension options and an incremental increase option to $1.85 billion.
- Board of Directors declared a cash distribution of $0.25 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, paid on July 17, 2026.