Stocks · Real Estate · REIT - Specialty
Gladstone Land Corporation LAND
$9.68 +1.26% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $412.4M
Strong growth
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count rose 18.6% in a year.
- Net debt is 9.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $88.5M, up 21.6% from a year earlier, accelerating from 7.7% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth91Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 21%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 7%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 16%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 7%
Quality31Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 4%
- Gross marginBottom 8%
- Operating marginBottom 49%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 27%
- Interest coverBottom 39%
Value24Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 13%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 46%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 41%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 42%
Momentum61Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 41%
- 6-month returnBottom 39%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 28%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 37%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Revisions31Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 5%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 37%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 26%
Stability42Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 49%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 34%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 27%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.7% | 21.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 40.5% | -9.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 24.0% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 15.3% | 28.0% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 21.6% | 7.7% | ↑ | Top 21% |
| Gross margin | -9.7% | 40.5% | ↓ | Bottom 8% |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 27.1% | ↓ | Bottom 49% |
| Net margin | -7.3% | 10.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 28.0% | 15.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 66.4% | — | Top 4% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.3% | — | Bottom 16% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 9.29×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 5.36%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.24%
- Shareholder yield
- 10.61%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +18.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +6.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 1 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $13.33
- Target vs current price
- +37.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 11
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 55%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | -19.6% | +1.0% | +1.4% | +18.5% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | -7.9% | -3.0% | -3.4% | -6.3% | -15.7% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | -128.7% | +1.8% | +7.5% | -6.6% | -16.5% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -260.0% | +1.4% | +9.7% | +1.2% | +18.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -74.7% | +0.3% | -1.4% | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| May 12, 2025 | +484.6% | +0.3% | +1.9% | +4.1% | -5.3% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | -50.0% | -1.5% | -2.3% | -7.5% | -18.5% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -56.1% | +0.5% | -9.2% | -12.9% | -19.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | -$0.32 | -$0.26 | -19.6% | $12.7M |
| May 11, 2026 | -$0.24 | -$0.22 | -7.9% | $16.6M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | -$0.05 | $0.17 | -128.7% | $41.5M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -$0.11 | -$0.03 | -260.0% | $17.8M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -$0.38 | -$0.22 | -74.7% | $12.3M |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.25 | -$0.07 | +484.6% | $16.8M |
| Feb 19, 2025 | -$0.15 | -$0.10 | -50.0% | $21.1M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -$0.16 | -$0.10 | -56.1% | $22.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / EBITDA | 17.4× | — | — | Bottom 41% |
| EV / Sales | 9.97× | — | — | Bottom 42% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.02% | — | — | Top 46% |
| Earnings yield | -7.44% | — | — | Bottom 13% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 33
- Days above the 200-day average
- 1
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +7.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +0.1%
- RSI (14)
- 62.1
- Relative volume
- 0.87×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 23.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 21th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.39
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.20
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -22.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -47.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2022 | Aug 3, 2026 | -80.7% | 1075 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Feb 23, 2022 | -17.9% | 34 days | 12 days (Mar 11, 2022) |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Sep 22, 2021 | -13.9% | 74 days | 32 days (Nov 5, 2021) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -11.1% | 18 days | 34 days (Dec 16, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $412.4M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.72
- Revenue (TTM)
- $88.5M
- Dividend yield
- 5.79%
- 52-week range
- $7.92 – $13.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $75.3M | $89.2M | $90.4M | $85.2M | $88.3M |
| Gross profit | $72.8M | $86.4M | $86.2M | $79.9M | -$5.0M |
| Operating income | $31.7M | $34.8M | $33.5M | $31.4M | $24.0M |
| Net income | $3.5M | $4.7M | $14.6M | $13.3M | $13.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.29 | -$0.43 | -$0.28 | -$0.29 | -$0.29 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.6M | $21.1M | $16.8M | $12.3M | $17.8M | $41.5M | $16.6M | $12.7M |
| Net income | $6,000 | $540,000 | $15.1M | -$7.9M | $2.1M | $4.2M | -$4.3M | -$8.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.16 | -$0.15 | $0.25 | -$0.38 | -$0.11 | -$0.05 | -$0.24 | -$0.32 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $32.4M | $43.8M | $40.1M | $29.5M | $7.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$6.1M | -$20.1M | -$12.8M | -$5.2M | -$7.2M |
| Free cash flow | $26.3M | $23.7M | $27.3M | $24.4M | -$168,000 |
| Dividends paid | -$16.5M | -$18.9M | -$19.8M | -$20.1M | -$20.5M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$7.7M | $0 | $0 | -$102,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $22.6M
- Total assets
- $1.19B
- Total liabilities
- $519.1M
- Total debt
- $492.1M
- Net debt
- $469.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $673.1M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.05 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $0.05 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $0.05 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $0.05 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.05 | May 29, 2026 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $0.05 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.05 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.05 | Feb 27, 2026 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,147,719
- Days to cover
- 4.68
- Change vs previous report
- +24.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.