LINE earnings analysis
What we found in LINE's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
Lineage delivered Q2 revenue of $1.361 billion, up 0.8% year over year and 4.9% sequentially, but recorded a GAAP loss of $0.13 per diluted share. Growth was concentrated in Global Warehousing and newly added assets, while Global Integrated Solutions contracted and Global Warehousing NOI margin fell 130 bps to 36.5%. Operating cash flow improved to $441 million for the first half, although elevated interest expense, $6.249 billion of debt, and an unresolved IT-controls material weakness temper the outlook.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue rose modestly; EPS remained negative
- Q2 revenue was $1.361 billion, up $11 million (0.8%) from $1.350 billion a year earlier and approximately $64 million (4.9%) above the implied Q1 2026 revenue of $1.297 billion. GAAP diluted EPS improved $0.05 sequentially from $(0.18) in Q1 to $(0.13), but remained below the $(0.03) reported in Q2 2025.
- Warehousing growth supported by occupancy
- Global Warehousing revenue increased 3.6% to $1.005 billion, led by $31 million of non-same-warehouse growth and $4 million of same-warehouse growth. Economic occupancy increased 90 bps to 80.0%, while warehouse-services revenue increased 7.7% to $491 million.
- New assets added meaningful growth
- Non-same-warehouse revenue grew $31 million, or 45.6%, to $99 million, including approximately $21 million from acquisitions and $17 million from greenfield and expansion projects. Non-same-warehouse NOI increased 50.0% to $30 million.
- Operating cash flow funded investment spend
- Operating cash flow increased $44 million to $441 million for the first six months of 2026. Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment were $310 million, implying $131 million of operating cash flow less PP&E spending; PP&E represented 70.3% of operating cash flow.
- Cost actions reduced G&A
- G&A declined 3.5% to $138 million in Q2 and represented 10.1% of revenue, versus $143 million and 10.6% a year ago. Management attributed the reduction to lower legal, tax and audit fees and broader cost-saving initiatives.
- Revolver capacity supports near-term liquidity
- Liquidity included $57 million of cash and cash equivalents plus $1.5 billion available under the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2026. The quarterly dividend was raised by $0.0050 per share year over year to $0.5325 per share.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Warehouse margins compressed on cost growth
- Global Warehousing NOI was flat at $367 million despite 3.6% revenue growth, as cost of operations rose 5.8% to $638 million; NOI margin fell 130 bps to 36.5%. Same-warehouse NOI declined $10 million, or 2.9%, to $337 million.
- Integrated Solutions revenue and NOI declined
- Global Integrated Solutions revenue declined $24 million, or 6.3%, to $356 million and NOI fell $7 million, or 10.3%, to $61 million. Management cited the August 2025 Spain Transportation divestiture, a $7 million preliminary legal-settlement expense, and higher fuel and third-party labor costs.
- Higher debt and rate exposure pressure earnings
- Net interest expense rose $20 million, or 29.9%, to $87 million in Q2, while total debt was $6.249 billion at June 30, including $1.721 billion of unhedged variable-rate debt. A 100-bp increase in rates would increase annualized interest expense by approximately $17 million.
- IT-control material weakness remains open
- Management’s CEO and CFO concluded disclosure controls were ineffective at June 30, 2026 because a previously identified IT general-controls material weakness remained unremediated. The weakness involves program-change-management and user-access controls and could potentially affect all financial-statement accounts and disclosures.
- No formal risk-factor update; fire costs incurred
- No material changes were reported to the risk factors in the 2025 Form 10-K. However, the quarter included $8 million of impairment loss and legal/administrative costs from a June 2026 Los Angeles warehouse fire.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $-0.13
- Gross margin
- 31.4%
- Operating margin
- 4.2%
- Segment
- Global Warehousing revenue: $1.005 billion, up $35 million (3.6%) year over year; segment NOI: $367 million, flat year over year; NOI margin: 36.5%, down 130 bps.
- Segment
- Global Integrated Solutions revenue: $356 million, down $24 million (6.3%) year over year; segment NOI: $61 million, down $7 million (10.3%); NOI margin: 17.1%, down 80 bps.
What they said about what is next.
The 10-Q does not provide quantitative revenue or EPS guidance. Management stated that $57 million of cash, $1.5 billion of revolver availability, operating cash flow, asset dispositions and financing sources are expected to be adequate for short-term requirements and commitments over the next 12 months.
The filing reads about the same as the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · May 6, 2026
- Lineage, Inc. reported a Q1 2026 revenue of $1.297 billion alongside an EPS of $(0.18), missing analyst expectations significantly. The company experienced growth in its Global Warehousing segment, but saw a 10.3%…
- 10-K · February 25, 2026
- Lineage positions itself as the world’s largest temperature‑controlled warehouse REIT with a technology‑enabled, networked platform focused on automated, mission‑critical facilities. For the year ended December 31, 2025…
- 10-Q · April 30, 2025
- Lineage reported Q1 net revenues of $1,292 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.01, with gross margin roughly stable at 32.2% and operating margin of 4.3%. Operating income declined to $56 million from $101 million a year…
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