BNL vs EPRT vs WPC Stock Comparison

Broadstone Net Lease, Essential Properties Realty Trust and W. P. Carey Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$65.31 +2.0% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.02B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 4, Broadstone Net Lease 4, Essential Properties Realty Trust 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNLEPRTWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.35B $6.06B $15.02B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 23.1x 23.1x BNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 20.8x 20.5x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +20.4% +9.0% EPRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 41.0% 35.6% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% 5.4% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.1x 5.5x EPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.06% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -4.5% -1.8% BNL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -1.2%/yr -3.2%/yr EPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 21.3% 18.4% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 50/100 42/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

BNLEPRTWPC

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

AxisBNLEPRTWPC
Valuation 77 #35 of 146 17 #121 of 146 35 #96 of 146
Growth 63 #55 of 145 78 #33 of 145 26 #108 of 145
Profitability 66 #48 of 141 69 #45 of 141 72 #40 of 141
Financial Health 82 #27 of 146 78 #33 of 146 55 #66 of 146
Shareholder Returns 67 #46 of 136 8 #125 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Overall 71 50 42
  • BNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EPRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNLEPRTWPCSPY
1 month -4.8%+10.8%+2.0% -5.9%
3 months -16.2%-7.6%-9.1% -4.6%
6 months -10.7%-10.0%-11.6% +0.2%
Year to date +2.1%-4.5%+1.5% +7.5%
1 year -1.7%-4.5%-1.8% +8.2%
3 years +20.0%+23.0%+20.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.3%+7.1%+6.3% +19.0%
5 years -33.3%-6.1%-15.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.8%-1.2%-3.2% +9.4%
10 years ——+15.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+1.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBNLEPRTWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%21.3%18.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%21.6%19.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.27-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.21-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.5%-35.9%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-18.1%-14.9% -5.9%
52-week high $22.82$34.59$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $16.83$24.88$62.57 $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.

MultipleBNLEPRTWPC
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 26.5x 23.4xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.2x 9.8xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 21.7x -9.3xmedian 21.7x -15.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.54median 1.78 11.32median 1.78 -2.94median 1.78

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 monthsBNLEPRTWPC
Revenue $483.87M $639.22M $1.83B
Operating income – $387.32M –
Net income $149.81M $263.37M $657.85M
Free cash flow $426.22M -$669.26M -$948.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $1.20 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $12.19M $25.22M $143.39M
Total debt $1.79B $2.97B $8.78B
Shares (diluted) 201.12M 219.12M 231.70M
Enterprise value $3.27B $5.83B $14.32B

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
MetricBNLEPRTWPC
P/E 23.1x 23.4x 23.2x
P/FCF 8.0x -9.3x -15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 14.4x 12.1x
P/S 7.0x 9.8x 8.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.0x 15.1x
EV/EBIT – 23.7x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 14.4x 12.9x
EV/FCF 12.2x -13.7x -25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 21.2x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.54 11.32 -2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNLEPRTWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 20.4% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 23.9% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.9% 9.3% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 14.0% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.3% -0.4% 70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 2.1% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.9% 19.3% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 22.0% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 229.6% 6.9% -11,395%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -1.1% -194.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNLEPRTWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 89.6% 85.8%
Operating margin – 60.6% –
Pretax margin – 41.4% 38.0%
Net margin 30.3% 41.0% 35.6%
FCF margin 88.1% -104.7% -51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 63.3% 67.8% 68.0%
Return on equity 5.0% 5.8% 7.5%
Return on assets 2.5% 3.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNLEPRTWPC
Debt / assets 29.4% 38.6% 47.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.1x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 4.2x -4.4x -9.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 40.4% 53.0%
Equity / assets 49.4% 59.6% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNLEPRTWPC
Dividend yield 6.5% 4.4% 5.7%
Net buyback yield – -10.8% -4.9%
Shareholder yield 6.5% -6.3% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 148.6% – 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.2% – -87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – -3.0%

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.

ConsensusBNLEPRTWPC
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% -9.6% +1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $469.55MFY2026 $654.99MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +5.1% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNLEPRTWPC
Held by institutions 98.0% 100.0% 78.4%
Institutions holding 375 379 899
Change in shares held, QoQ +30.3% +19.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 218 211 452
Institutions selling 98 114 296
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.85 1.53

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.

BNLEPRTWPC
BNL 1.00 0.68 0.69
EPRT 0.68 1.00 0.74
WPC 0.69 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNL, EPRT and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.35B, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $6.06B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNL, EPRT and WPC?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.8x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 23.1x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 24.3x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 20.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) returned the most: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -1.7%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -4.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%. Over five years, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) compounded fastest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.8%/yr, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -1.2%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest dividend yield: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%. Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.5%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.