ADC vs GNL vs NTST Stock Comparison

Agree Realty, Global Net Lease and Netstreit Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADC Agree Realty Corp
$67.61 -0.1% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.39B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
8 wins
GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$7.22 -13.5% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
NTST NETSTREIT Corp.
$17.56 -2.0% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
83.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.11M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Agree Realty leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Agree Realty 8, Global Net Lease 3, Netstreit 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADCGNLNTSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.39B $1.50B $1.81B ADC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.9x -26.3x 83.3x ADC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.6x — 54.9x ADC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% -13.9% +27.1% NTST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% -12.5% 9.2% ADC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 0.0% 2.7% ADC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.8x 6.2x ADC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.11% 0.05% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -4.5% -6.4% GNL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr -14.7%/yr -6.2%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.7% 21.8% 22.0% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 63/100 48/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

ADCGNLNTST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADCGNLNTST
Valuation 8 #134 of 145 87 #20 of 145 10 #130 of 145
Growth 84 #24 of 143 79 #31 of 143 95 #8 of 143
Profitability 63 #51 of 136 41 #81 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Financial Health 80 #29 of 138 30 #97 of 138 68 #45 of 138
Shareholder Returns 27 #96 of 131 76 #32 of 131 25 #98 of 131
Overall 52 63 48
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NTST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADCGNLNTSTSPY
1 month -0.1%-13.5%-2.0% +0.7%
3 months -13.8%-18.0%-18.7% +3.7%
6 months -12.3%-24.5%-14.6% +7.1%
Year to date -6.1%-16.0%-0.5% +12.8%
1 year -7.5%-4.5%-6.4% +11.9%
3 years +23.3%-6.8%+23.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.2%-2.3%+7.3% +22.8%
5 years -4.9%-54.9%-27.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.0%-14.7%-6.2% +10.9%
10 years +43.4%-67.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.7%-10.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADCGNLNTSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.7%21.8%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.8%20.2%22.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.09-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.21-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-59.7%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-27.5%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $81.92$9.96$22.25 $779.14
52-week low $64.51$6.99$16.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADCGNLNTST
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 25.7x -26.6xmedian 25.7x 83.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.1x 3.3xmedian 4.1x 7.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x 15.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 23.5x 7.6xmedian 23.5x -2.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.13median 1.86 -1.82median 1.86 3.91median 1.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADCGNLNTST
Revenue $810.28M $459.73M $237.11M
Operating income $395.87M $182.23M –
Net income $241.79M -$13.53M $21.86M
Free cash flow -$957.20M $201.18M -$851.85M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $-0.27 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $80.56M $153.64M $42.31M
Total debt $3.72B $2.40B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 124.60M 211.34M 108.17M
Enterprise value $8.25B $880.40M $1.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADCGNLNTST
P/E 36.0x -26.6x 83.2x
P/FCF -9.2x 7.6x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 7.0x 13.6x
P/S 10.9x 3.3x 7.6x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 9.7x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 20.7x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 8.2x 12.5x
EV/FCF -13.0x 18.7x -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 17.3x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.13 -1.82 3.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADCGNLNTST
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% -13.9% 27.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 6.9% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 118.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 27.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.5% 95.3% 11,651%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 18.5% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 81.7% 9,216%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 14.6% 21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% -12.0% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 10.9% 28.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% -0.1% -98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 67.8% -59.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADCGNLNTST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 78.0% 84.8% 79.3%
Operating margin 48.9% 39.6% –
Pretax margin 29.9% 1.3% 9.3%
Net margin 28.8% -12.5% 9.2%
FCF margin -118.1% 43.8% -359.3%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 47.5% 56.4%
Return on equity 3.6% -0.9% 1.2%
Return on assets 2.2% -0.3% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 0.0% 2.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -16.1x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADCGNLNTST
Debt / assets 33.9% 59.0% 36.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.8x 6.2x
Debt / FCF -3.9x 11.9x -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 36.6% 62.9% 38.8%
Equity / assets 63.4% 37.1% 61.2%
Interest coverage 2.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADCGNLNTST
Dividend yield 4.7% 10.5% 5.0%
Net buyback yield -13.2% 6.2% -39.4%
Shareholder yield -8.5% 16.7% -34.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 157.0% -1,231% 382.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -39.7% 82.8% -9.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.2% -29.0% 20.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -0.1% 19.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADCGNLNTST
Forward P/E 37.6xFY2026 – 54.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $-0.09FY2026 $0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 – +300.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.0% – +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $784.46MFY2026 $442.78MFY2026 $224.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +13.7% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADCGNLNTST
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 499 342 269
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +7.8% +11.3%
Institutions buying 247 152 156
Institutions selling 159 120 80
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.27 1.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADCGNLNTST
ADC 1.00 0.44 0.73
GNL 0.44 1.00 0.34
NTST 0.73 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADC, GNL and NTST?

Agree Realty (ADC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agree Realty (ADC) $8.39B, Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.50B, Netstreit (NTST) $1.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADC, GNL and NTST?

Agree Realty (ADC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agree Realty (ADC) 35.9x, Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.3x, Netstreit (NTST) 83.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agree Realty (ADC) is cheapest (Agree Realty (ADC) 37.6x, Netstreit (NTST) 54.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netstreit (NTST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, Netstreit (NTST) +27.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agree Realty (ADC) has the highest net margin (Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, Netstreit (NTST) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Agree Realty (ADC) leads (Agree Realty (ADC) 3.7%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%, Netstreit (NTST) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Net Lease (GNL) returned the most: Agree Realty (ADC) -7.5%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -4.5%, Netstreit (NTST) -6.4%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Agree Realty (ADC) -1.0%/yr, Global Net Lease (GNL) -14.7%/yr, Netstreit (NTST) -6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Net Lease (GNL) has the highest dividend yield: Agree Realty (ADC) 0.05%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.11%, Netstreit (NTST) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (Agree Realty (ADC) 17.7%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.8%, Netstreit (NTST) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADC, GNL and NTST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agree Realty (ADC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.