ADC vs WPC vs BNL Stock Comparison

Agree Realty, W. P. Carey and Broadstone Net Lease Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$67.41 -0.1% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.34B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$64.39 -2.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.49B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 7, Agree Realty 3, Broadstone Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADCWPCBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.34B $14.49B $3.28B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x 22.3x 22.5x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 20.1x 23.3x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +9.0% +7.7% ADC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 36.3% 30.6% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 5.5% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x — WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% -3.6% -8.0% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -3.4%/yr -8.1%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 18.2% 20.1% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 70/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

ADCWPCBNL

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

AxisADCWPCBNL
Valuation 8 #134 of 145 34 #96 of 145 72 #41 of 145
Growth 85 #22 of 142 35 #93 of 142 64 #52 of 142
Profitability 62 #53 of 136 71 #40 of 136 64 #49 of 136
Financial Health 80 #29 of 139 56 #62 of 139 84 #23 of 139
Shareholder Returns 28 #95 of 131 26 #97 of 131 65 #47 of 131
Overall 52 44 70
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADCWPCBNLSPY
1 month -0.1%-2.6%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months -16.2%-15.5%-23.0% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-11.1%-13.7% +7.0%
Year to date -6.4%+0.0%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year -9.9%-3.6%-8.0% +13.0%
3 years +24.1%+23.8%+25.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.5%+7.4%+7.7% +23.1%
5 years -5.2%-16.0%-34.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%-3.4%-8.1% +11.0%
10 years +36.9%+7.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.2%+0.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADCWPCBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%18.2%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.9%19.4%21.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.070.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.20-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-41.5%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-16.1%-24.5% -1.8%
52-week high $81.92$76.72$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $64.51$62.57$17.22 $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.

MultipleADCWPCBNL
P/E now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 27.4x 22.4xmedian 27.4x 22.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.2x 15.0xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 23.2x -16.9xmedian 23.2x 10.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.11median 2.11 -3.46median 2.11 -4.31median 2.11

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 monthsADCWPCBNL
Revenue $810.28M $1.79B $476.17M
Operating income $395.87M – –
Net income $241.79M $657.94M $148.74M
Free cash flow -$957.20M -$867.31M $317.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $2.87 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $80.56M $163.54M $11.10M
Total debt $3.72B $8.85B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 124.60M 227.22M 200.26M
Enterprise value $8.21B $13.69B $3.13B

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
MetricADCWPCBNL
P/E 35.9x 22.4x 22.5x
P/FCF -9.2x -16.9x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 12.0x 11.7x
P/S 10.8x 8.2x 6.9x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 31.3x 23.3x –
EV/Revenue 15.3x 13.0x 10.4x
EV/FCF -13.0x -26.9x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 19.1x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.11 -3.46 -4.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADCWPCBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 9.0% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 2.4% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.5% 95.9% 45.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -4.4% -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 88.5% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -6.5% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% -2.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 4.0% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% -2,936% 289.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -237.0% 104.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADCWPCBNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 78.0% 86.9% –
Operating margin 48.9% – –
Pretax margin 29.9% 38.7% –
Net margin 28.8% 36.3% 30.6%
FCF margin -118.1% -48.4% 66.6%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 68.2% 59.4%
Return on equity 3.6% 7.7% 4.9%
Return on assets 2.2% 3.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADCWPCBNL
Debt / assets 33.9% 47.5% 28.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x –
Debt / FCF -3.9x -10.2x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 36.6% 53.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 63.4% 46.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage 2.6x 3.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADCWPCBNL
Dividend yield 4.7% 5.8% 6.7%
Net buyback yield -13.2% -4.0% –
Shareholder yield -8.5% 1.8% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 157.0% 123.5% 147.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -39.7% -93.7% 69.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.2% 4.8% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -2.8% 3.7%

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.

ConsensusADCWPCBNL
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.78FY2026 $3.20FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% 0.0% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $781.53MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $469.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +16.0% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADCWPCBNL
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.3% 98.0%
Institutions holding 497 897 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +4.2% +30.3%
Institutions buying 245 453 218
Institutions selling 159 295 98
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.54 2.22

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.

ADCWPCBNL
ADC 1.00 0.75 0.64
WPC 0.75 1.00 0.68
BNL 0.64 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADC, WPC and BNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agree Realty (ADC) $8.34B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.49B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADC, WPC and BNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agree Realty (ADC) 35.7x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.3x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Agree Realty (ADC) 37.9x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.1x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agree Realty (ADC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 36.3%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Agree Realty (ADC) 3.7%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: Agree Realty (ADC) -9.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.6%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.0%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Agree Realty (ADC) -1.1%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.4%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest dividend yield: Agree Realty (ADC) 0.05%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (Agree Realty (ADC) 17.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADC, WPC and BNL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads on 7. 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.