Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
WHLRAbout the company
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed on June 23, 2011. The Trust serves as the general partner of Wheeler REIT, L.P., which was formed as a Virginia limited partnership on April 5, 2012. At June 30, 2026, the Company owned 100% of the Operating Partnership.
Investment snapshot
Positive
1
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
3 / 12
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$741.85
+152544.0% vs price
Models with upside
3 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Strongest signal
WHLR undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $0.49 (median $741.85)
Key risk
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Not ranked | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | +99.9% | N/A | N/A | +99.9% | +99.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
- Valuation models100% pass✓ 3▾
WHLR undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $0.49 (median $741.85)
Greenblatt fair value$459.10✓Greenblatt+99.9% margin vs $0.49Munger fair value$813.75✓Munger+99.9% margin vs $0.49Pabrai fair value$741.85✓Pabrai+99.9% margin vs $0.49
Where It Falls Short
- Growth0% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency2/15 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth2.2%✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin 28.7% -> 43.5%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR10.3%✓SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Efficiency0% pass✓ 1✗ 10▾
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one efficiency criterion
Current Ratio✗Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)5.9%✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-4.1%✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY✗PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.16x -> 0.17x✓PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities✗Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested Capital6.7%✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=5.1%; FY2024: ROIC=6.5%; FY2025: ROIC=7.3%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 7.3%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Profitability6% pass✓ 9✗ 26▾
15 of 16 flag WHLR's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more
Positive EPS (10 years)0/16 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)2/16 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)633.9%✓Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)43.5% (latest)✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$-1.4M✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE-97.1%✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value9.7%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.7%, ROC=None✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets1.46%✓PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-1.47% -> 1.46% (delta: +2.93%)✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=3.51%, ROA=1.46%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue3.4%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-97.1%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of Safety✗PabraiP/FFO < 15Return on Equity1080.7% (3-yr avg)✓AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency2/15 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue41.4%✓Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity-97.1%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend28.7% (2023) -> 43.5% (2025)✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue flat/down, operating margin 28.7% -> 43.5%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization-143.94%; #5562/6340 (top 87.7%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity-97.12%; #4583/5226 (top 87.7%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0127; #994/5884 (top 16.9%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years0/10 years positive✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾
11 of 12 flag WHLR's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more
LT Debt vs Net Current Assets✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 2000.67, IC: 1.7x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity286.69✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%✓PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity286.69✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels286.69✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=1.7x, D/EBITDA=7.1x✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity286.69✗Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-286.6940; #4209/4210 (top 100.0%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Valuation8% pass✓ 4✗ 21▾
12 of 13 flag WHLR's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more
Price / FFO per Share✗Graham<= 15x✗Dreman< 12x✗Ackman<= 25Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value9.7%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.7%, ROC=None✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / (CFO / Shares)✗Dreman< 8xValuation Reasonableness✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/FFO or FFO YieldFFO Yield=1610.0%✓PabraiP/FFO < 15 or FFO Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / EPS✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($0.49)✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Price / Book Value per Share✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Net income / market capitalization-143.94%; #5562/6340 (top 87.7%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+1.4820; #927/6449 (top 14.4%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change-1512.4%✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+87.9296; #90/5247 (top 1.7%)✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-97.66%; #6102/6202 (top 98.4%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Verdicts8% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾
Split decision: 12 FAIL · 3 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (0/7)✗BuffettFAIL (2/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (1/10)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (2/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (1/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Cash Flow33% pass✓ 3✗ 4▾
4 of 6 flag WHLR's cash flow — Buffett, Dreman, Neff +1 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-1.4M✗BuffettPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$21.1M✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=3.51%, ROA=1.46%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)✗Dreman< 8xPositive Operating Cash Flow frequency11/15 years positive✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Depreciation distorts REIT earnings and book value, so FFO-based criteria replace P/E and free-cash-flow tests, and P/B tests are omitted.
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2025
Share retirement not available for this company.
- Buybacks
- $42.8M
- Dividends
- $6.6M
Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.
| Metric | TTM · 2026-09-30 2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, dividends paid, re sale gains. | Q3 FY 2026 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, dividends paid. | Q2 FY 2026 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, dividends paid. | Q1 FY 2026 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Sources | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $1.1Mcurrent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $232.8Test. | $173792.1Test. | $185187.8Test. |
| Revenue | $94.8M↓7% | $23.2M↓3% | $22.5M↓14% | $24.0M↓1% | $99.4M↓5% | $104.6M↑2% | $102.3M↑34% | $76.6M↑25% | $61.3M |
| Operating Income | $39.3M↑5% | $7.9M↑44% | $10.5M↓30% | $10.2M↓16% | $43.2M↑15% | $37.5M↑28% | $29.4M↑20% | $24.6M↑26% | $19.5M |
| Net Income | -$1.6M↓103% | -$7.0M↓161% | $8.6M↑453% | -$2.4M↓168% | $8.8M↑191% | -$9.6M↓106% | -$4.7M↑62% | -$12.5M↓32% | -$9.4M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | $-113.37↓13559% | $0.24↑103% | $-14.55↑35% | $-36.01↑89% | $-317.02↓6837% | $-4.57↓108% | $-2.20↓62% | $-1.36 |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | 41.4%↑13% | 34.2%↑48% | 46.8%↓18% | 42.4%↓15% | 43.5%↑21% | 35.9%↑25% | 28.7%↓10% | 32.1%↑1% | 31.8% |
| ROE | -97.1%↑92% | — | — | — | 3747.9%↑9771% | 38.0%↑72% | 22.0%↓73% | 82.1%↑116% | -507.4% |
| Total Debt | $458.1M↓6% | $458.1M↓6% | $458.1M↓4% | $461.1M↓2% | $468.2M↓3% | $482.6M↑1% | $477.6M↑2% | $466.0M↑39% | $336.4M |
| Shareholders' Equity | $1.6M↑141% | $1.6M↑141% | $5.7M↑131% | -$4.3M↑80% | $234.0K↑101% | -$25.4M↓19% | -$21.3M↓40% | -$15.2M↓915% | $1.9M |
| Current Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / Equity | 286.69↑331% | 286.69↑331% | 80.41↑411% | -107.25↓399% | 2000.67↑10617% | -19.02↑15% | -22.43↑27% | -30.74↓117% | 180.78 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $22.1M↓9% | $7.3M↑34% | $8.0M↓10% | $4.5M↑1% | $21.1M↓19% | $26.0M↑24% | $20.9M↓32% | $30.8M↑80% | $17.0M |
| Free Cash Flow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $22.2M↑109% | $10.6M |
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WHLR vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REALTY INCOME CORPO | $56.1B | $58.82 | $5.7B | $1.1B | 2.7% | 0.63 | 16.8% | — | 2/7 | 1/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 4/10 |
| Ventas, Inc.VTR | $47.0B | $88.92 | $5.8B | $261.5M | 2.1% | 1.04 | 3.5% | — | 2/7 | 1/9 | 2/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 2/10 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCRJF | $32.4B | $168.64 | $15.9B | $2.1B | 17.1% | 0.28 | — | — | 3/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 6 | 4/11 |
| ROYAL GOLD INCRGLD | $21.7B | $256.89 | $1.0B | $466.3M | 6.5% | 0.13 | 61.9% | 3.12 | 4/9 | 2/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 4/11 |
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETFETHA | $19.4B | $44.02 | — | $2.3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KIMCO REALTY CORPKIM | $17.0B | $25.55 | $2.1B | $584.7M | 5.6% | 0.74 | 36.0% | — | 3/7 | 2/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 7 | 5/10 |
| LandBridge Co LLCLB | $5.6B | $73.15 | $199.1M | $30.1M | 8.9% | 1.65 | 59.5% | 4.87 | 2/9 | 3/9 | 2/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 3/11 |
| Digital Turbine, Inc.APPS | $927.6M | $7.61 | $565.3M | $37.7M | -19.6% | 1.88 | 6.0% | 1.16 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 2/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 0/11 |