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Medical Properties Trust Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 April 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income turned positive: Net income attributable to common stockholders was $33 million, or $0.05 per share, against a $118 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • NFFO flat at $0.14 per share: NFFO was $82 million, or $0.14 per share, against $81 million, also $0.14 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Assets split across three segments: Total assets of about $15 billion: $8.8 billion general acute, $2.4 billion behavioral health and $1.7 billion post-acute. Source
  • New tenants fully current on rent: Tenants that took over operations in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Louisiana are fully current on cash rents. Source
  • HSA current on contractual rent: HSA is current on all contractual rent due, and monthly rent reached 75% of fully stabilized rent in March 2026. Source
  • Cash fell to $425 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $425.0 million at March 31, 2026, down from $540.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source

“As expected, rent payments at our recently transitioned hospitals are continuing to ramp in Florida, Louisiana and Texas.”

Edward K. Aldag, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Annualized cash rent SourceBy end of 2026at least $1 billionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Sold two facilities, a long-term acute care hospital in Idaho and a general acute care hospital in Texas, for about $31 million in aggregate proceeds. Source

Results and earnings

  • Net income turned positive: Net income attributable to common stockholders was $33 million, or $0.05 per share, against a $118 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • NFFO flat at $0.14 per share: NFFO was $82 million, or $0.14 per share, against $81 million, also $0.14 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • FFO per diluted share rose: Funds from operations per diluted share was $0.22, against $0.03 a year earlier. Source
  • Impairments lower than last year: Real estate and other impairment charges were $19.0 million, against $76.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Tax benefit lifted reported income: An income tax benefit of $32.8 million was recorded, against $9.4 million of expense a year earlier. Source

Portfolio and footprint

  • Assets split across three segments: Total assets of about $15 billion: $8.8 billion general acute, $2.4 billion behavioral health and $1.7 billion post-acute. Source
  • Property count down from 384: At March 31, 2026 the portfolio had 378 properties and about 38,000 licensed beds, against 384 and 39,000 at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Operators span the United States and abroad: The 51 hospital operating companies lease or mortgage facilities in the United States and eight other countries. Source

“As operations at these facilities continue to stabilize, we remain confident in collecting annualized cash rent of at least $1 billion by the end of the year”

Edward K. Aldag, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tenant rent and transitioned properties

  • New tenants fully current on rent: Tenants that took over operations in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Louisiana are fully current on cash rents. Source
  • HSA current on contractual rent: HSA is current on all contractual rent due, and monthly rent reached 75% of fully stabilized rent in March 2026. Source
  • Quorum and Honor reached full rent: The release notes that Quorum Health and Honor Health reached fully stabilized rents in the third quarter of 2025. Source

Costs and interest

  • G&A lower than last year: General and administrative expense was $32.2 million, against $41.9 million a year earlier. Source
  • Interest expense rose: Interest expense was $133.3 million, up from $115.8 million; real estate depreciation and amortization was $69.7 million, against $64.6 million. Source
  • Ground lease costs reimbursed: Property-related expense was $9.9 million, against $7.0 million; $1.9 million of ground lease and other expenses was reimbursed by tenants in both periods. Source

Cash, debt and dividend

  • Cash fell to $425 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $425.0 million at March 31, 2026, down from $540.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Debt and total assets: Debt, net was $9.66 billion, against $9.70 billion at December 31, 2025, and total assets were $14.76 billion. Source
  • Dividend of $0.09 paid: A regular quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share was paid in April 2026; the first-quarter dividend declared was $0.09, against $0.08 a year earlier. Source
  • Share count edged up: Common shares outstanding were 597.7 million at March 31, 2026, against 597.0 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Asset sales and acquisitions

  • Sale loss against prior-year gain: Loss on sale of real estate was $0.8 million, against an $8.1 million gain a year earlier. Source
  • European acquisition previously disclosed: One post-acute facility in Europe was acquired for €23 million, as previously disclosed in the release. Source
  • Equity interest earnings rose: Earnings from equity interests were $15.7 million, against $14.0 million a year earlier. Source

Rent billed and EBITDARM coverage

  • Rent billed up, straight-line down: Rent billed was $197.5 million, up from $165.2 million; straight-line rent was $34.2 million, against $40.1 million. Source
  • EBITDARM coverage stable and rising: Management described EBITDARM coverage as stable at general acute care properties and increased in the post-acute portfolio. Source

Debt maturities and financing

  • Upcoming maturities to be addressed: Management said it expects to address upcoming debt maturities in a flexible way, through its ability to do so. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 April 2026

  • NOR cash rent starts in Q2: Management expects to begin collecting cash rent from NOR in California during the 2026 second quarter. Source
  • HSA rent step scheduled for October: The contractual HSA rent step from 50% to 75% of fully stabilized rent is scheduled to commence in October. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Normalized FFO per share Source$0.14
FFO per diluted share Source$0.22
Acquisitions Sourceone post-acute facility in Europe for €23 million
Dispositions Sourcetwo facilities for approximately $31 million

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Rent at the transitioned hospitals depends on operations continuing to stabilize, according to management. Source
  • Financial: Management referred to upcoming debt maturities that it expects to address. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said rent at the recently transitioned hospitals is continuing to ramp, as expected. Source
  • Not stated: The €23 million European acquisition is described as previously disclosed in the release. 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.