Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: COLD) (the “Company”), a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, ensuring safe, efficient food movement worldwide, today announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

"A combination of best-in-class execution and continued industry stabilization allowed us to deliver another strong quarter of operating and financial performance,” said Rob Chambers, CEO of Americold. “Ongoing gains in occupancy, throughput and pricing, along with lower SG&A from our cost savings initiatives, contributed to year-over-year growth in revenue and NOI as well as AFFO of $0.35 per share for the quarter. These results reflect how the disciplined execution and operational focus we have emphasized throughout the year are translating into stronger performance across the business.”

"Beyond our financial performance, we continued to deliver tangible progress against our five strategic priorities, further strengthening our operating and financial foundation. A significant achievement during the quarter was the closing of our joint venture with EQT. The transaction enabled us to reduce our outstanding debt by $1.15 billion, reducing net leverage ratio by a full turn and significantly strengthening our balance sheet and financial flexibility. This partnership highlights the quality and attractiveness of our mission-critical assets, while establishing a development partner to support future growth opportunities."

“While the operating environment remains challenging, our efforts are yielding visible results, and we have seen a multi-quarter improvement in key metrics across the business. Based on the consistency of our execution, we are increasing our full-year AFFO outlook to a range of $1.31 to $1.33 per share. Our team remains focused on delivering against our commitments, and we believe the progress reflected in our results demonstrates the long-term value that can be created as we continue to execute on our key strategic priorities.”

Third Quarter 2026 Highlights

• Total revenues of $691.6 million, a 4.2% increase from $663.7 million in Q3 2025 and an increase of 3.3% on a constant currency basis.
• Net income of $683.4 million, or $2.38 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $0.04 per diluted share in Q3 2025 primarily due to a one-time gain recognized during Q3 2026 related to the formation of the EQT JV.
• Global Warehouse segment same store revenues increased 5.7% on an actual basis and increased 4.9% on a constant currency basis as compared to Q3 2025.
• Global Warehouse same store services margin increased to 15.9% in Q3 2026 from 13.6% in Q3 2025.
• Global Warehouse segment same store NOI increased 6.0%, or 5.5% on a constant currency basis, as compared to Q3 2025 
• Adjusted FFO of $101.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, consistent with Q3 2025 Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $0.35.
• Core EBITDA of $159.4 million increased 7.5% in Q3 2026 from Q3 2025, with a 6.9% increase on a constant currency basis.
• Core EBITDA margin of 23.0%, increased from 22.3% in Q3 2025.

2026 Outlook

The table below includes the details of our annual guidance as of November 5, 2026 which have been updated to include the projected impacts of the joint venture which closed on August 31, 2026. The Company’s guidance is provided for informational purposes based on current plans and assumptions and is subject to change. The ranges for these metrics do not include the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, or capital markets activity beyond that which has been previously announced.

We are not able to provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data that would make a reconciliation from the most comparable GAAP measure to the non-GAAP financial measure for forward-looking Warehouse Segment Same Store Revenues and NOI, Total Company NOI, Core EBITDA, and Adjusted FFO per share without unreasonable effort. This is due to the unpredictable nature of relevant reconciling items from factors such as acquisitions, divestitures, impairments, natural disaster events, restructurings, debt issuances that have not yet occurred, or other events that are out of our control and cannot be forecasted. The impact of such adjustments could be significant.

Investor Webcast and Conference Call

The Company will hold a webcast and conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2026 results. A live webcast of the call will be available via the Investors section of Americold Realty Trust’s website at www.americold.com. To listen to the live webcast, please go to the site at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Shortly after the call, a replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days on the Company’s website.

The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-844-826-3035 or 1-412-317-5195. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671 and providing the conference ID#10212104. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call until November 19, 2026.

The Company’s supplemental package will be available prior to the conference call in the Investors section of the Company’s website at http://ir.americold.com. 

During the conference call, the Company may discuss and answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends that have occurred after quarter-end. The Company’s responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.

Third Quarter 2026 Total Company Financial Results

As of January 1, 2026, the Company's former Third-Party Managed reportable segment has been included in the Warehouse reportable segment. All prior period comparative financial information has been recast to reflect the revised segment structure. On August 31, 2026, the Company closed its previously announced joint venture with EQT's Active Core Infrastructure fund, Americold-EQT Cold Storage Partnership, LLC (the "EQT JV"). The Company retained a 30% interest and serves as the day-to-day property manager.

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2026 were $691.6 million, a 4.2% increase from $663.7 million in the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to an increase in Transportation services revenues, $13.1 million of Joint venture related management fee and reimbursed costs associated with the recent formation of the EQT JV, and favorable foreign exchange movements, partially offset by the impact of the contribution of sites in the Global Warehouse segment to the EQT JV.

For the third quarter of 2026, Global Warehouse segment revenues (excluding results of sites contributed to the EQT JV) were $569.4 million, an increase of $12.1 million, or 2.2% on an actual basis, and an increase of 1.5% on a constant currency basis. The increase was principally driven by a 2.9% increase in Warehouse services revenue on a constant currency basis.

Global Warehouse (excluding results of sites contributed to the EQT JV) segment contribution (“NOI”) was $182.5 million for the third quarter of 2026, as compared to $171.7 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $10.8 million, or 6.3% on an actual basis and an increase of 5.8% on a constant currency basis. Global Warehouse segment margin (excluding results of sites contributed to the EQT JV) was 32.1% for the third quarter of 2026, a 130 basis point increase compared to the third quarter of 2025. The increase in NOI for the Global Warehouse segment (excluding results of sites contributed to the EQT JV) was primarily driven by the increase in Warehouse services revenue noted above.

Total NOI for the third quarter of 2026 (excluding any joint venture related revenue and associated costs) was $213.7 million, an increase of 4.2% from the same quarter of the prior year. This increase was related to an increase from both the Global Warehouse and Transportation segments.

For the third quarter of 2026, the Company reported a net income of $683.4 million, or a net income of $2.38 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $11.4 million, or a net loss of $0.04 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter of the prior year. This increase was principally driven by a $714.1 million Gain on contribution of real estate assets, net of tax, associated with the formation of the EQT JV during the third quarter of 2026. The Company also benefited from overall lower Selling, general, and administrative costs, a $12.1 million net gain on the sale of real estate, offset by an increase in Interest expense and Depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted Core EBITDA was $161.8 million for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $148.5 million for the comparable quarter of the prior year.

For the third quarter of 2026, Core FFO was $66.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to $81.7 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025.

For the third quarter of 2026, Adjusted FFO was $101.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared to $100.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025.

Please see the Company’s supplemental financial information for the definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.

Balance Sheet Activity and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2026, the Company had total liquidity of approximately $950.4 million, including cash and available capacity on its revolving credit facility and outstanding letters of credit. Total net debt outstanding was approximately $3.3 billion (inclusive of approximately $219.8 million of financing leases/sale lease-backs and exclusive of unamortized deferred financing fees). Unsecured debt comprises 93.4% of the Company’s total debt as of September 30, 2026. At quarter end, net debt to pro forma Core EBITDA (based on trailing twelve months pro forma Core EBITDA) was approximately 6.2x. Including the Company's proportionate share of net debt and trailing twelve months pro forma Core EBITDA from its partially owned entities, net debt to pro forma Adjusted Core EBITDA was approximately 6.3x. The Company’s unsecured debt has a remaining weighted average term of 5.0 years, inclusive of extensions that the Company has the option to utilize, and carries a weighted average contractual interest rate of 4.0%. As of September 30, 2026, approximately 86.6% of the Company’s total debt outstanding was at a fixed rate, inclusive of hedged variable-rate for fixed-rate debt.

Dividend

On August 26, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.23 per share for the third quarter of 2026, which was paid on October 15, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026.