ADC vs WPC vs GTY Stock Comparison

Agree Realty, W. P. Carey and Getty Realty Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$67.41 -0.1% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.33B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$64.39 -2.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.45B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
GTY Getty Realty Corp /Md/
$28.06 -2.1% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$240.43M
Div. yield
–
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Getty Realty leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Getty Realty 5, Agree Realty 4, W. P. Carey 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADCWPCGTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.33B $14.45B $1.75B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x 22.2x 17.8x GTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 20.1x 19.1x GTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +9.0% +12.3% ADC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 36.3% 40.9% GTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 5.5% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x 5.4x GTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.00% WPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% -3.6% +0.6% GTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -3.4%/yr -2.6%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 18.2% 21.4% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 49/100 ADC

Percentile Scorecard

ADCWPCGTY

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

AxisADCWPCGTY
Valuation 8 #134 of 145 34 #96 of 145 24 #110 of 145
Growth 85 #22 of 142 35 #93 of 142 68 #46 of 142
Profitability 62 #53 of 136 71 #40 of 136 72 #39 of 136
Financial Health 80 #29 of 139 56 #62 of 139 62 #53 of 139
Shareholder Returns 28 #95 of 131 26 #97 of 131 17 #109 of 131
Overall 52 44 49
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GTY ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADCWPCGTYSPY
1 month -0.1%-2.6%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.2%-15.5%-20.0% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-11.1%-15.7% +7.0%
Year to date -6.4%+0.0%+2.5% +12.2%
1 year -9.9%-3.6%+0.6% +13.0%
3 years +24.1%+23.8%+6.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.5%+7.4%+2.2% +23.1%
5 years -5.2%-16.0%-12.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%-3.4%-2.6% +11.0%
10 years +36.9%+7.2%+24.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.2%+0.7%+2.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADCWPCGTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%18.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.9%19.4%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.07-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.200.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-41.5%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-16.1%-23.3% -1.8%
52-week high $81.92$76.72$36.60 $779.14
52-week low $64.51$62.57$26.91 $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.

MultipleADCWPCGTY
P/E now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 27.4x 22.4xmedian 27.4x 17.8xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x 7.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.2x 15.0xmedian 14.2x 13.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 23.2x -16.9xmedian 23.2x -4.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.11median 2.11 -3.46median 2.11 3.47median 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 monthsADCWPCGTY
Revenue $810.28M $1.79B $240.43M
Operating income $395.87M – $152.77M
Net income $241.79M $657.94M $101.86M
Free cash flow -$957.20M -$867.31M -$441.81M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $2.87 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $80.56M $163.54M $8.83M
Total debt $3.72B $8.85B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 124.60M 227.22M 62.57M
Enterprise value $8.20B $13.64B $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
MetricADCWPCGTY
P/E 35.9x 22.4x 17.8x
P/FCF -9.2x -16.9x -4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 12.0x 13.5x
P/S 10.8x 8.2x 7.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 15.0x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 23.3x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 13.0x 12.8x
EV/FCF -13.0x -26.9x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 19.1x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.11 -3.46 3.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADCWPCGTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 9.0% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 2.4% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% – 28.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – 14.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.5% 95.9% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -4.4% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.4% 88.5% 25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -6.5% 5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% -2.6% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 4.0% 11.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% -2,936% -359.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -237.0% -38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADCWPCGTY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 78.0% 86.9% 92.2%
Operating margin 48.9% – 63.5%
Pretax margin 29.9% 38.7% 42.7%
Net margin 28.8% 36.3% 40.9%
FCF margin -118.1% -48.4% -183.8%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 68.2% 58.0%
Return on equity 3.6% 7.7% 8.6%
Return on assets 2.2% 3.6% 4.2%
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 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.3% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADCWPCGTY
Debt / assets 33.9% 47.5% 46.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x 5.4x
Debt / FCF -3.9x -10.2x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 36.6% 53.4% 50.3%
Equity / assets 63.4% 46.6% 49.7%
Interest coverage 2.6x 3.2x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADCWPCGTY
Dividend yield 4.7% 5.8% 6.9%
Net buyback yield -13.2% -4.0% -11.5%
Shareholder yield -8.5% 1.8% -4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 157.0% 123.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -39.7% -93.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.2% 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -2.8% –

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.

ConsensusADCWPCGTY
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.78FY2026 $3.20FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% 0.0% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $781.53MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $251.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +16.0% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADCWPCGTY
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.3% 90.7%
Institutions holding 497 897 322
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +4.2% +7.3%
Institutions buying 245 453 186
Institutions selling 159 295 84
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.54 2.21

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.

ADCWPCGTY
ADC 1.00 0.75 0.69
WPC 0.75 1.00 0.66
GTY 0.69 0.66 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADC, WPC and GTY?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agree Realty (ADC) $8.33B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.45B, Getty Realty (GTY) $1.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADC, WPC and GTY?

Getty Realty (GTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agree Realty (ADC) 35.7x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.2x, Getty Realty (GTY) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Getty Realty (GTY) is cheapest (Agree Realty (ADC) 37.9x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.1x, Getty Realty (GTY) 19.1x). 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%, Getty Realty (GTY) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Getty Realty (GTY) has the highest net margin (Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 36.3%, Getty Realty (GTY) 40.9%). 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 Getty Realty (GTY) returned the most: Agree Realty (ADC) -9.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.6%, Getty Realty (GTY) +0.6%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Agree Realty (ADC) -1.1%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.4%/yr, Getty Realty (GTY) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest dividend yield: Agree Realty (ADC) 0.05%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Getty Realty (GTY) 0.00%. Getty Realty (GTY) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Getty Realty (GTY) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Getty Realty (GTY) leads on 5. 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.