EPRT vs FCPT vs BNL Stock Comparison

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Four Corners Property Trust and Broadstone Net Lease Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Essential Properties Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Essential Properties Realty Trust 5, Four Corners Property Trust 4, Broadstone Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPRTFCPTBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.12B $2.59B $3.37B EPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 21.8x 23.0x FCPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 21.9x 24.4x EPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +10.2% +8.0% EPRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 37.5% 30.3% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 5.3% — FCPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 4.7x — FCPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% -0.6% +0.2% BNL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -4.3%/yr -7.5%/yr EPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 20.1% 20.5% FCPT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 49/100 72/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

EPRTFCPTBNL

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

AxisEPRTFCPTBNL
Valuation 17 #121 of 146 19 #119 of 146 77 #34 of 146
Growth 79 #32 of 145 62 #56 of 145 63 #55 of 145
Profitability 70 #43 of 141 64 #51 of 141 68 #46 of 141
Financial Health 79 #31 of 146 71 #43 of 146 82 #27 of 146
Shareholder Returns 7 #126 of 136 29 #97 of 136 68 #44 of 136
Overall 50 49 72
  • EPRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FCPT 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

PeriodEPRTFCPTBNLSPY
1 month +9.5%+11.5%-2.2% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%-6.2%-15.0% -0.4%
6 months -10.5%-6.8%-9.4% +4.5%
Year to date -5.2%+2.7%+3.7% +12.4%
1 year -4.9%-0.6%+0.2% +13.6%
3 years +20.4%+6.1%+20.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.4%+2.0%+6.5% +20.8%
5 years -6.8%-19.9%-32.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.4%-4.3%-7.5% +10.4%
10 years —+23.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+2.1%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEPRTFCPTBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%20.1%20.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%19.5%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.10-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.030.01 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.8%-31.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-10.6%-21.0% -1.6%
52-week high $34.59$26.49$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $24.88$21.03$16.83 $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.

MultipleEPRTFCPTBNL
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 26.6x 21.9xmedian 26.6x 23.5xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 4.3x 8.2xmedian 4.3x 7.1xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 14.7x 17.6xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 22.1x -8.5xmedian 22.1x 8.1xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.24median 2.01 15.48median 2.01 -2.58median 2.01

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 monthsEPRTFCPTBNL
Revenue $639.22M $315.93M $483.87M
Gross profit – $270.97M –
Operating income $387.32M $130.49M –
Net income $263.37M $118.71M $149.81M
Free cash flow -$669.26M -$306.98M $426.22M
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $1.08 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $25.22M $7.20M $12.19M
Total debt $2.97B $946.38M $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 219.12M 109.84M 201.12M
Enterprise value $5.90B $2.51B $3.30B

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
MetricEPRTFCPTBNL
P/E 23.2x 21.9x 23.5x
P/FCF -9.3x -8.5x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 12.6x 11.3x
P/S 9.7x 8.2x 7.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 23.6x 27.1x –
EV/Revenue 14.3x 11.2x 10.8x
EV/FCF -13.6x -11.5x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 17.1x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.24 15.48 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPRTFCPTBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 10.2% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 9.2% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.8% 11.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 12.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 8.7% 62.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 8.1% -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 3.1% 60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 16.5% 9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 8.6% 4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% -64.2% 229.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -1.7% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPRTFCPTBNL
Gross margin – 85.8% –
EBITDA margin 89.6% 63.5% –
Operating margin 60.6% 41.3% –
Pretax margin 41.4% 23.1% –
Net margin 41.0% 37.5% 30.3%
FCF margin -104.7% -97.2% 88.1%
Operating cash flow margin 67.8% 65.5% 63.3%
Return on equity 5.8% 7.3% 5.0%
Return on assets 3.5% 3.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.9% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPRTFCPTBNL
Debt / assets 38.6% 28.7% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF -4.4x -3.1x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 50.6% 50.6%
Equity / assets 59.6% 49.4% 49.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPRTFCPTBNL
Dividend yield 4.5% 6.7% 6.4%
Net buyback yield -10.8% -5.4% –
Shareholder yield -6.4% 1.3% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 148.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 52.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%

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.

ConsensusEPRTFCPTBNL
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $1.08FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.6% +10.2% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $654.03MFY2026 $341.68MFY2026 $469.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% -6.7% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPRTFCPTBNL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 98.0%
Institutions holding 379 353 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.1% +0.4% +30.3%
Institutions buying 211 179 218
Institutions selling 114 100 98
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.79 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.

EPRTFCPTBNL
EPRT 1.00 0.80 0.69
FCPT 0.80 1.00 0.68
BNL 0.69 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPRT, FCPT and BNL?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $6.12B, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) $2.59B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPRT, FCPT and BNL?

Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 23.3x, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 21.8x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is cheapest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 20.2x, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 21.9x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 24.4x). 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: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) +10.2%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 37.5%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) leads (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) returned the most: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -4.9%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) -0.6%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +0.2%. Over five years, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) compounded fastest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -1.4%/yr, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) -4.3%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 0.00%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%. Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) and Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has been the steadiest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.3%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 20.1%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPRT, FCPT 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, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 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.