---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032150"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRE"
cik: "0001590717"
company_name: "CareTrust REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:43:41.234190+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CareTrust REIT Q1 Normalized FFO $0.48 (+14% YoY); 2026 guidance raised; $1.1B investments YTD at 8.9% yield

## Summary
- Q1 net income $80.2M ($0.36 diluted EPS); Normalized FFO $107.4M ($0.48/share, +14% YoY).
- Closed $245.1M investments in Q1 at 8.8% yield; since quarter end, closed additional $864.1M at 8.9% yield.
- 2026 guidance raised: Normalized FFO $2.00–$2.04 per share (midpoint +14.8% vs 2025); Normalized FAD $1.98–$2.02.
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.39/share (+16.4% YoY); payout ratio ~81% of Normalized FAD.
- Net Debt to Annualized Normalized Run Rate EBITDA 0.6x; Moody's upgraded to investment grade.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032150
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRE
- cik: 0001590717
- company_name: CareTrust REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590717/000162828026032150/0001628280-26-032150-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590717/000162828026032150/ctre-20260507.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032150.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7928e208fd18f3ac7270570f55b37f489f6f056e
  claim: CareTrust REIT, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income Net income of $80.2 million, EPS net income per diluted weighted average share of $0.36. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) today reported operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as well as other recent events. For the quarter, CareTrust reported: • Net income of $80.2 million and net income per diluted weighted average share of $0.36, an increase of $0.01, or 3%, over the prior year quarter; • Normalized FFO of $107.4 million and Normalized FFO per
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590717/000162828026032150/0001628280-26-032150-index.htm

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