GNL vs GTY vs WPC Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, Getty Realty and W. P. Carey Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$7.22 -13.5% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
10.53%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 wins
GTY Getty Realty Corp /Md/
$28.09 -1.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$240.43M
Div. yield
6.85%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
7 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$64.90 -1.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.93B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
5.76%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Getty Realty leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Getty Realty 7, W. P. Carey 3, Global Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLGTYWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.52B $1.89B $14.93B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.6x 17.8x 23.0x GTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.1x 20.3x GTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.9% +12.3% +9.0% GTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 40.9% 35.6% GTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 5.4% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.4x 5.5x GTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.53% 6.85% 5.76% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% +1.1% -2.1% GTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -2.6%/yr -3.0%/yr GTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 21.5% 18.4% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 48/100 43/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLGTYWPC

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

AxisGNLGTYWPC
Valuation 87 #20 of 145 26 #107 of 145 33 #97 of 145
Growth 79 #31 of 143 66 #49 of 143 30 #100 of 143
Profitability 41 #81 of 136 73 #38 of 136 74 #36 of 136
Financial Health 30 #97 of 138 59 #57 of 138 55 #63 of 138
Shareholder Returns 76 #32 of 131 17 #109 of 131 22 #103 of 131
Overall 63 48 43
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GTY 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

PeriodGNLGTYWPCSPY
1 month -13.5%-1.4%-1.7% +0.7%
3 months -18.0%-18.0%-12.4% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-15.2%-11.0% +7.1%
Year to date -16.0%+2.6%+0.8% +12.8%
1 year -4.5%+1.1%-2.1% +11.9%
3 years -6.8%+6.9%+25.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.3%+2.2%+7.9% +22.8%
5 years -54.9%-12.5%-14.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-2.6%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years -67.1%+25.4%+10.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -10.5%+2.3%+1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNLGTYWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%21.5%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%22.1%19.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.17-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.05-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-29.7%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-23.3%-15.4% -1.2%
52-week high $9.96$36.60$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $6.99$26.91$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.

MultipleGNLGTYWPC
P/E now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 25.7x 17.8xmedian 25.7x 23.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.1x 7.8xmedian 4.1x 8.2xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 14.3x 13.9xmedian 14.3x 15.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 23.5x -4.3xmedian 23.5x -15.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.82median 1.86 3.47median 1.86 -2.92median 1.86

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 monthsGNLGTYWPC
Revenue $459.73M $240.43M $1.83B
Operating income $182.23M $152.77M –
Net income -$13.53M $101.86M $657.85M
Free cash flow $201.18M -$441.81M -$948.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $1.57 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $153.64M $8.83M $143.39M
Total debt $2.40B $1.20B $8.78B
Shares (diluted) 211.34M 62.57M 231.70M
Enterprise value $898.74M $1.86B $14.25B

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
MetricGNLGTYWPC
P/E -26.6x 17.8x 23.0x
P/FCF 7.6x -4.3x -15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 13.5x 12.0x
P/S 3.3x 7.8x 8.2x
P/B 1.0x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 13.9x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 20.1x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 12.8x 12.9x
EV/FCF 18.7x -7.0x -24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 22.0x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.82 3.47 -2.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLGTYWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.9% 12.3% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 9.9% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.1% 28.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 14.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 95.3% 36.8% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 12.8% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% 25.0% 70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 5.1% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% 7.2% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 11.9% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -359.6% -11,395%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.8% -38.2% -194.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLGTYWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.8% 92.2% 85.8%
Operating margin 39.6% 63.5% –
Pretax margin 1.3% 42.7% 38.0%
Net margin -12.5% 40.9% 35.6%
FCF margin 43.8% -183.8% -51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 58.0% 68.0%
Return on equity -0.9% 8.6% 7.5%
Return on assets -0.3% 4.2% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -16.1x 1.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLGTYWPC
Debt / assets 59.0% 46.5% 47.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.4x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 11.9x -2.7x -9.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 50.3% 53.0%
Equity / assets 37.1% 49.7% 47.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x 3.1x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLGTYWPC
Dividend yield 10.5% 6.9% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 6.2% -11.5% -5.0%
Shareholder yield 16.7% -4.6% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,231% – 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.8% – -87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -29.0% – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – -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.

ConsensusGNLGTYWPC
Forward P/E – 19.1xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $1.47FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $252.18MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +11.2% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLGTYWPC
Held by institutions 78.0% 90.7% 78.4%
Institutions holding 342 322 898
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +7.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 152 186 453
Institutions selling 120 84 296
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.21 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.

GNLGTYWPC
GNL 1.00 0.43 0.46
GTY 0.43 1.00 0.67
WPC 0.46 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, GTY and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.52B, Getty Realty (GTY) $1.89B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, GTY and WPC?

Getty Realty (GTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.6x, Getty Realty (GTY) 17.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Getty Realty (GTY) is cheapest (Getty Realty (GTY) 19.1x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Getty Realty (GTY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, Getty Realty (GTY) +12.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Getty Realty (GTY) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, Getty Realty (GTY) 40.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Getty Realty (GTY) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -4.5%, Getty Realty (GTY) +1.1%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -2.1%. Over five years, Getty Realty (GTY) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -14.7%/yr, Getty Realty (GTY) -2.6%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Net Lease (GNL) has the highest dividend yield: Global Net Lease (GNL) 10.53%, Getty Realty (GTY) 6.85%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.76%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.8%, Getty Realty (GTY) 21.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, GTY 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, Getty Realty (GTY) leads on 7. 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.