SEC registrant · CIK 0001456016

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (CIK 0001456016, EIN 26-3335705) reported revenue of $336.36 million ($336,359,000) for FY2018 (2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31) and net income of $17.62 million ($17,618,000) for FY2018 (2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31), as filed in its 10-K filed 2019-03-15 (accession 0001456016-19-000029).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends December 31).

Data as of Oct 21, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version

  • Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

IdentifierValue
CIK0001456016
EIN26-3335705
SIC industry code6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts
State or country of incorporationMD
Fiscal year endDecember 31
Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer
Entity typeoperating
Olympus entity IDorg_62xv11aw1hgdnms2a6ckhc3k85
  • The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

MetricValueFiscal periodPeriodFormFiledAccession numberXBRL concept
Revenue$336,359,000FY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029Revenues
Net income$17,618,000FY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029NetIncomeLoss
Total assets$3,012,775,000FY2018as of 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029Assets
Total liabilities$1,527,079,000FY2018as of 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029Liabilities
Stockholders' equity$1,112,083,000FY2018as of 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029StockholdersEquity
Operating cash flow$120,859,000FY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Diluted earnings per share$0.1 per shareFY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-3110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted
Shares outstanding166,601,264 sharesFY2018as of 2019-03-1110-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
  • Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2009-2018, newest first, each with its filing.

MetricFiscal periodPeriodValueFormFiledAccession number
RevenueFY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-31$336,359,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
RevenueFY20172017-01-01 to 2017-12-31$346,490,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
RevenueFY20162016-01-01 to 2016-12-31$344,274,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
RevenueFY20152015-01-01 to 2015-12-31$292,853,00010-K2018-03-090001456016-18-000003
RevenueFY20142014-01-01 to 2014-12-31$202,394,00010-K2017-03-150001456016-17-000006
RevenueFY20132013-01-01 to 2013-12-31$68,916,00010-K2016-03-100001456016-16-000089
RevenueFY20122012-01-01 to 2012-12-31$25,490,00010-K2015-03-110001456016-15-000013
RevenueFY20112011-01-01 to 2011-12-31$15,008,87010-K2014-03-110001456016-14-000022
Net incomeFY20182018-01-01 to 2018-12-31$17,618,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
Net incomeFY20172017-01-01 to 2017-12-31$140,657,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
Net incomeFY20162016-01-01 to 2016-12-31$25,285,00010-K2019-03-150001456016-19-000029
Net incomeFY20152015-01-01 to 2015-12-31-$3,750,00010-K2018-03-090001456016-18-000003
Net incomeFY20142014-01-01 to 2014-12-31-$18,654,00010-K2017-03-150001456016-17-000006
Net incomeFY20132013-01-01 to 2013-12-31-$24,664,00010-K2016-03-100001456016-16-000089
Net incomeFY20122012-01-01 to 2012-12-31-$4,195,00010-K2015-03-110001456016-15-000013
Net incomeFY20112011-01-01 to 2011-12-31-$2,535,46810-K2014-03-110001456016-14-000022
  • Revenue for FY2016 was restated: first reported as $340,373,000 (accession 0001456016-17-000006, filed 2017-03-15).
  • Revenue for FY2015 was restated: first reported as $290,095,000 (accession 0001456016-16-000089, filed 2016-03-10).
  • Revenue for FY2013 was restated: first reported as $68,915,208 (accession 0001456016-14-000022, filed 2014-03-11).
  • Revenue for FY2012 was restated: first reported as $25,490,018 (accession 0001193125-13-084105, filed 2013-02-28).
  • Revenue for FY2011 was restated: first reported as $15,010,023 (accession 0001193125-12-130295, filed 2012-03-26).
  • Net income for FY2013 was restated: first reported as -$24,664,400 (accession 0001456016-14-000022, filed 2014-03-11).
  • Net income for FY2012 was restated: first reported as -$4,194,525 (accession 0001193125-13-084105, filed 2013-02-28).

Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

FormFiledPeriod of reportAccession numberDocument
10-K2019-03-152018-12-310001456016-19-000029gcear1231201810-k.htm
10-Q2018-11-132018-09-300001456016-18-000038gcear0930201810-q.htm
10-Q2018-08-132018-06-300001456016-18-000023gcear0630201810-q.htm
10-Q2018-05-142018-03-310001628280-18-006724gcear0331201810-q.htm
10-K2018-03-092017-12-310001456016-18-000003gcear1231201710-k.htm
10-Q2017-11-142017-09-300001456016-17-000060gcear0930201710-q.htm
10-Q2017-08-142017-06-300001456016-17-000047gcear0630201710-q.htm
10-Q2017-05-112017-03-310001456016-17-000016gcear0331201710-q.htm
10-K2017-03-152016-12-310001456016-17-000006gcear1231201610-k.htm
10-Q2016-11-102016-09-300001456016-16-000121gcear0930201610-q.htm
10-Q2016-08-122016-06-300001456016-16-000109gcear0630201610-q.htm
10-Q2016-05-162016-03-310001456016-16-000098gcear0331201610-q.htm

Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

SchemeValueHow linkedSourcePublished
SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK0001456016published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001456016.json2026-10-21
Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN26-3335705published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001456016.json2026-10-21

Former names

NameFromTo
Griffin Capital Net Lease REIT, Inc.2011-07-122013-02-21
GC NET LEASE REIT, INC.2009-05-122011-06-16
GC NET LEASE REIT INC2009-02-062009-02-06

Sources

  • EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001456016.json
  • EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001456016.json
  • Published by Olympus on Oct 21, 2026.
  • Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
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