BNL vs O vs WPC Stock Comparison

Broadstone Net Lease, Realty Income and W. P. Carey Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
O Realty Income Corp
$56.89 +2.3% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.27B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.90 -4.0% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.54B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Realty Income leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Realty Income 5, W. P. Carey 5, Broadstone Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNLOWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.29B $53.27B $14.54B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 42.0x 22.3x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 35.3x 19.9x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +10.9% +9.0% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.6% 20.9% 36.3% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 5.5% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.6x 5.6x O
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.06% 0.06% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -5.5% -5.9% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -3.9%/yr -3.4%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 17.3% 18.2% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 56/100 45/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

BNLOWPC

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

AxisBNLOWPC
Valuation 73 #40 of 145 15 #124 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 64 #53 of 144 83 #25 of 144 35 #94 of 144
Profitability 65 #50 of 140 70 #43 of 140 72 #40 of 140
Financial Health 84 #24 of 146 69 #46 of 146 56 #65 of 146
Shareholder Returns 63 #50 of 132 43 #76 of 132 25 #99 of 132
Overall 70 56 45
  • BNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodBNLOWPCSPY
1 month -8.2%+2.3%-4.0% -1.0%
3 months -22.4%-13.3%-16.7% +2.9%
6 months -13.3%-10.2%-12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -0.1%+0.9%-0.7% +11.4%
1 year -7.3%-5.5%-5.9% +13.1%
3 years +23.1%+14.7%+22.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%+4.7%+6.9% +21.5%
5 years -33.8%-18.2%-15.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%-3.9%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years —-5.2%+4.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.5%+0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBNLOWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%17.3%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.4%18.2%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.09-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.32-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-38.3%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-15.8%-16.7% -2.5%
52-week high $22.82$67.56$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $17.22$53.35$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.

MultipleBNLOWPC
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 27.0x 41.8xmedian 27.0x 22.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.1x 8.9xmedian 4.1x 8.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 16.0xmedian 14.5x 14.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 23.7x -27.1xmedian 23.7x -16.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.34median 2.07 23.28median 2.07 -3.43median 2.07

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 monthsBNLOWPC
Revenue $476.17M $6.05B $1.79B
Net income $148.74M $1.31B $657.94M
Free cash flow $317.30M -$1.98B -$867.31M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $1.36 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $11.10M $552.65M $163.54M
Total debt $6.18B $111.24B $8.85B
Shares (diluted) 200.26M 934.66M 227.22M
Enterprise value $3.15B $51.49B $13.74B

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
MetricBNLOWPC
P/E 22.7x 41.8x 22.2x
P/FCF 10.5x -27.1x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 12.9x 11.9x
P/S 7.0x 8.9x 8.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.0x 14.9x
EV/EBIT – 31.8x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 13.6x 13.0x
EV/FCF 15.8x -41.6x -26.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 19.8x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.34 23.28 -3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNLOWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 10.9% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 18.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.1% 42.0% 95.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 14.6% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% 35.0% 88.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 1.8% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% 13.8% -2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 14.5% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 289.5% -90.4% -2,936%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 104.4% 36.5% -237.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNLOWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 85.4% 86.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 23.3% 38.7%
Net margin 30.6% 20.9% 36.3%
FCF margin 66.6% -32.8% -48.4%
Operating cash flow margin 59.4% 68.8% 68.2%
Return on equity 4.9% 3.2% 7.7%
Return on assets 2.5% 1.7% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNLOWPC
Debt / assets 28.6% 38.3% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.6x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -14.8x -10.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 45.1% 53.4%
Equity / assets 51.3% 54.9% 46.6%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNLOWPC
Dividend yield 6.7% 5.7% 5.9%
Net buyback yield – -3.4% -4.1%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 2.3% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 147.4% 228.6% 123.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.1% -151.1% -93.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% 6.3% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 15.6% -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.

ConsensusBNLOWPC
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 35.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $3.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +0.6% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $468.95MFY2026 $5.87BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% -3.2% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNLOWPC
Held by institutions 98.0% 78.8% 78.3%
Institutions holding 375 1,461 897
Change in shares held, QoQ +30.3% +5.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 218 799 453
Institutions selling 98 469 295
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.70 1.54

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.

BNLOWPC
BNL 1.00 0.62 0.68
O 0.62 1.00 0.74
WPC 0.68 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNL, O and WPC?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.29B, Realty Income (O) $53.27B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNL, O and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.6x, Realty Income (O) 42.0x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.5x, Realty Income (O) 35.3x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Realty Income (O) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +7.7%, Realty Income (O) +10.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.6%, Realty Income (O) 20.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 36.3%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Realty Income (O) 3.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.3%, Realty Income (O) -5.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.9%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.9%/yr, Realty Income (O) -3.9%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.4%/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%, Realty Income (O) 0.06%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.1%, Realty Income (O) 17.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNL, O 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, Realty Income (O) 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.