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Lineage, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net loss widened on revenue of $1,361 million: The GAAP net loss was $(32) million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, against $(0.03) a year earlier, on revenue of $1,361 million, up 0.8%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA fell 1.8%: Adjusted EBITDA was $320 million, down from $326 million a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.5%, against 24.1% a year earlier. Source
  • Global warehousing NOI flat at $367 million: Global warehousing revenue rose 3.6% to $1,005 million, and segment NOI was flat at $367 million. Segment margin fell 130bps to 36.5%. Source
  • Integrated solutions revenue and NOI fell: Global integrated solutions revenue fell 6.3% to $356 million, and segment NOI fell 10.3% to $61 million. Segment margin was 17.1%, down 80bps. Source
  • Warehouse services revenue up 7.7%: Warehouse services revenue rose 7.7% to $491 million, while warehouse storage revenue was flat at $514 million. Source
  • Fire at Big Bear facility acknowledged: Management said Lineage acted quickly to support the surrounding community after the fire at its Big Bear facility. Source

“We delivered a solid second quarter, with adjusted EBITDA and AFFO per share both ahead of expectations,”

Greg Lehmkuhl, president and chief executive officer of Lineage

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull-year 2026$1.26 to $1.29 billion
AFFO per share Sourcefull-year 2026$2.80 to $3.05Raised from $2.75 to $3.00
Quarterly dividend Sourcequarter declared; annualized rate$0.5325 per share; $2.13 annualizedKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 AFFO per share guidance raised at both ends, to $2.80 to $3.05 from $2.75 to $3.00. Source
  • Guidance kept: Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA range narrowed to $1.26 to $1.29 billion from $1.25 to $1.30 billion, with the midpoint unchanged. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net loss widened on revenue of $1,361 million: The GAAP net loss was $(32) million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, against $(0.03) a year earlier, on revenue of $1,361 million, up 0.8%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA fell 1.8%: Adjusted EBITDA was $320 million, down from $326 million a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.5%, against 24.1% a year earlier. Source
  • Interest expense rose to $87 million: Interest expense, net was $87 million for the quarter, against $67 million a year earlier, and is deducted before net income. Source

Segments and portfolio mix

  • Global warehousing NOI flat at $367 million: Global warehousing revenue rose 3.6% to $1,005 million, and segment NOI was flat at $367 million. Segment margin fell 130bps to 36.5%. Source
  • Integrated solutions revenue and NOI fell: Global integrated solutions revenue fell 6.3% to $356 million, and segment NOI fell 10.3% to $61 million. Segment margin was 17.1%, down 80bps. Source
  • Total segment NOI of $428 million: Total segment NOI was $428 million, against $435 million a year earlier, with the warehousing segment flat and integrated solutions lower. Source

“Importantly, we achieved a 90bps year-over-year increase in same warehouse physical occupancy, a positive signal that inventory levels have further normalized and that the industry is stabilizing.”

Greg Lehmkuhl, president and chief executive officer of Lineage

Warehouse services and throughput

  • Warehouse services revenue up 7.7%: Warehouse services revenue rose 7.7% to $491 million, while warehouse storage revenue was flat at $514 million. Source
  • Throughput pallets rose 5.9%: Throughput pallets in the global warehousing segment reached 13,910 thousand for the quarter, up 5.9%. Source
  • Non-same warehouse revenue up 45.6%: Revenue at the 56 non-same warehouses rose 45.6% to $99 million, against 58 sites a year earlier, with throughput pallets up 159.7%. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Warehouse cost of operations up 5.8%: Global warehousing cost of operations rose 5.8% to $638 million, with labor up 6.3% to $391 million and power up 7.8% to $55 million. Source
  • Storage revenue per occupied pallet eased: Storage revenue per economic occupied pallet was $63.06, down 1.7% from $64.12 a year earlier, across the global warehousing segment. Source
  • General and administrative expense lower: General and administrative expense was $138 million, against $143 million a year earlier. Acquisition, transaction, and other expense was nil, against $37 million. Source

“I want to thank the Los Angeles first responders and Lineage team members for their extraordinary response.”

Greg Lehmkuhl, president and chief executive officer of Lineage

Demand and occupancy

  • Non-same warehouse occupancy up 420bps: Economic occupancy at non-same warehouses was 65.9%, up 420bps, on average occupied economic pallets of 653 thousand, up 21.6%. Source
  • Non-same storage revenue per pallet lower: Storage revenue per economic occupied pallet at non-same warehouses was $69.14, down 16.8%, and warehouse services revenue per throughput pallet fell 11.8%. Source
  • Physical pallet positions added at non-same sites: Average physical pallet positions at non-same warehouses rose 13.9% to 991 thousand, with physical occupancy at 55.8%, down 160bps. Source

Capital investment

  • Greenfield and expansion spending up: Greenfield and expansion expenditures were $78 million, against $53 million a year earlier. Total external growth capital investments were $110 million, against $535 million. Source
  • Energy and IT initiative spending lower: Energy and economic return initiatives were $14 million, down from $25 million. IT transformation and growth initiatives were $14 million, against $18 million. Source
  • Recurring maintenance capex lower: Recurring maintenance capital expenditures were $33 million, against $42 million, and $64 million for the six months, against $74 million. Source

Cash, debt and distributions

  • Operating cash flow up for six months: Net cash provided by operating activities was $441 million for the six months, against $397 million a year earlier. Source
  • Distributions and property spending steady: Dividends and other distributions were $269 million for the six months, against $268 million a year earlier. Purchases of property, plant, and equipment were $310 million. Source
  • Revolver borrowings and repayments: Revolving credit facility borrowings were $1,063 million for the six months, against $1,442 million a year earlier, with repayments of $736 million. Source

Big Bear facility fire

  • Fire at Big Bear facility acknowledged: Management said Lineage acted quickly to support the surrounding community after the fire at its Big Bear facility. Source
  • Business interruption insurance proceeds: Proceeds from business interruption insurance were $18 million for the six months, against no such proceeds in the same period of 2025. Source
  • Gain on property destruction recorded: The gain on property destruction was $11 million for the quarter, against $13 million a year earlier, and $14 million for the six months. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
AFFO per diluted share Source$0.76
FFO Source$70 million
Same warehouse physical occupancy Source75.8%
Same warehouse economic occupancy Source81.5%
Same warehouse NOI Source$337 million
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired Source$4 million
Proceeds from sale of assets (six months) Source$21 million

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: A fire at the Big Bear facility is noted as an operating event. The release does not quantify its effect on results. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said adjusted EBITDA and AFFO per share were both ahead of the expectations it held for the quarter. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it remains committed to a full recovery at the Big Bear facility. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.