EPRT vs WPC vs ADC Stock Comparison

Essential Properties Realty Trust, W. P. Carey and Agree Realty 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
6 wins
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$70.51 +7.2% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.70B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.04%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 6, Essential Properties Realty Trust 3, Agree Realty 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPRTWPCADCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.06B $15.02B $8.70B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 23.1x 37.2x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 20.5x 39.0x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +9.0% +17.7% EPRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 35.6% 28.8% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 5.4% 3.7% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 5.5x 5.8x EPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.04% WPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% -1.8% -2.7% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr -3.2%/yr -0.1%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 18.4% 17.9% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 42/100 51/100 ADC

Percentile Scorecard

EPRTWPCADC

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

AxisEPRTWPCADC
Valuation 17 #121 of 146 35 #96 of 146 8 #135 of 146
Growth 78 #33 of 145 26 #108 of 145 80 #30 of 145
Profitability 69 #45 of 141 72 #40 of 141 59 #59 of 141
Financial Health 78 #33 of 146 55 #66 of 146 81 #29 of 146
Shareholder Returns 8 #125 of 136 24 #103 of 136 29 #97 of 136
Overall 50 42 51
  • EPRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPRTWPCADCSPY
1 month +10.8%+2.0%+7.2% -5.9%
3 months -7.6%-9.1%-7.6% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%-11.6%-7.6% +0.2%
Year to date -4.5%+1.5%-2.1% +7.5%
1 year -4.5%-1.8%-2.7% +8.2%
3 years +23.0%+20.3%+20.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +7.1%+6.3%+6.4% +19.0%
5 years -6.1%-15.2%-0.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.2%-3.2%-0.1% +9.4%
10 years —+15.1%+53.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+1.4%+4.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEPRTWPCADCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%18.4%17.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%19.3%18.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.06-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.10-0.15 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-41.5%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-14.9%-13.9% -5.9%
52-week high $34.59$76.72$81.92 $779.14
52-week low $24.88$62.57$64.51 $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.

MultipleEPRTWPCADC
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x 37.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x 11.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x 20.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 21.7x -15.9xmedian 21.7x -9.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.32median 1.78 -2.94median 1.78 7.44median 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 monthsEPRTWPCADC
Revenue $639.22M $1.83B $810.28M
Operating income $387.32M – $395.87M
Net income $263.37M $657.85M $241.79M
Free cash flow -$669.26M -$948.07M -$957.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $2.81 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $25.22M $143.39M $80.56M
Total debt $2.97B $8.78B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 219.12M 231.70M 124.60M
Enterprise value $5.83B $14.32B $8.57B

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
MetricEPRTWPCADC
P/E 23.4x 23.2x 37.5x
P/FCF -9.3x -15.9x -9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 12.1x 16.0x
P/S 9.8x 8.2x 11.3x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 15.1x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 23.7x 23.5x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 14.4x 12.9x 15.8x
EV/FCF -13.7x -25.0x -13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 19.0x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.32 -2.94 7.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPRTWPCADC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 9.0% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 1.8% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.8% – 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 17.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 80.0% 24.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -5.3% 13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 70.1% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -7.9% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -2.4% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 3.7% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% -11,395% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -194.3% 5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPRTWPCADC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 89.6% 85.8% 78.0%
Operating margin 60.6% – 48.9%
Pretax margin 41.4% 38.0% 29.9%
Net margin 41.0% 35.6% 28.8%
FCF margin -104.7% -51.9% -118.1%
Operating cash flow margin 67.8% 68.0% 70.6%
Return on equity 5.8% 7.5% 3.6%
Return on assets 3.5% 3.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 5.4% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.2% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPRTWPCADC
Debt / assets 38.6% 47.1% 33.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 5.5x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -4.4x -9.3x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 53.0% 36.6%
Equity / assets 59.6% 47.0% 63.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x 3.2x 2.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPRTWPCADC
Dividend yield 4.4% 5.7% 4.5%
Net buyback yield -10.8% -4.9% -12.7%
Shareholder yield -6.3% 0.8% -8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 126.2% 157.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -87.5% -39.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 12.5%

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.

ConsensusEPRTWPCADC
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.6% +1.9% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $654.99MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $783.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +16.0% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPRTWPCADC
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 379 899 500
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.1% +4.2% +2.2%
Institutions buying 211 452 248
Institutions selling 114 296 159
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.53 1.56

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.

EPRTWPCADC
EPRT 1.00 0.74 0.79
WPC 0.74 1.00 0.76
ADC 0.79 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPRT, WPC and ADC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $6.06B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B, Agree Realty (ADC) $8.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPRT, WPC and ADC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 23.1x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x, Agree Realty (ADC) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 20.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x, Agree Realty (ADC) 39.0x). 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%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -4.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%, Agree Realty (ADC) -2.7%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -1.2%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.2%/yr, Agree Realty (ADC) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest dividend yield: Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Agree Realty (ADC) 0.04%. Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.