GNL vs NTST vs WPC Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, Netstreit and W. P. Carey Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$6.99 -17.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 wins
NTST NETSTREIT Corp.
$17.16 -5.4% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
82.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.11M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.09 -4.2% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.79B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 9, Global Net Lease 2, Netstreit 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLNTSTWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $1.80B $14.79B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.3x 82.5x 22.7x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 53.6x 19.7x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.9% +27.1% +9.0% NTST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 9.2% 35.6% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 2.7% 5.4% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 6.2x 5.5x WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.05% 0.06% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% -8.7% -4.6% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -6.7%/yr -3.5%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.6% 21.9% 18.2% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 48/100 43/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLNTSTWPC

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

AxisGNLNTSTWPC
Valuation 88 #19 of 145 10 #130 of 145 35 #95 of 145
Growth 82 #26 of 142 96 #7 of 142 31 #98 of 142
Profitability 42 #79 of 135 40 #82 of 135 73 #37 of 135
Financial Health 32 #93 of 136 68 #44 of 136 55 #62 of 136
Shareholder Returns 79 #29 of 131 25 #99 of 131 21 #104 of 131
Overall 64 48 43
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NTST 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

PeriodGNLNTSTWPCSPY
1 month -17.6%-5.4%-4.2% +0.9%
3 months -21.2%-21.8%-15.6% +5.9%
6 months -26.6%-16.6%-12.4% +8.5%
Year to date -18.7%-2.7%-2.0% +13.3%
1 year -9.3%-8.7%-4.6% +12.4%
3 years -8.3%+24.4%+21.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.8%+7.6%+6.6% +23.5%
5 years -56.4%-29.2%-16.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.3%-6.7%-3.5% +11.0%
10 years -68.2%—+7.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.8%—+0.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGNLNTSTWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.6%21.9%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%22.8%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.22-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.40-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-44.9%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-22.9%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $9.96$22.25$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $6.99$16.49$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.

MultipleGNLNTSTWPC
P/E now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 25.8x 81.3xmedian 25.8x 22.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 4.0x 7.5xmedian 4.0x 7.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.2x 15.6xmedian 14.2x 14.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 23.0x -2.1xmedian 23.0x -15.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 1.91 3.83median 1.91 -2.84median 1.91

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 monthsGNLNTSTWPC
Revenue $459.73M $237.11M $1.83B
Operating income $182.23M – –
Net income -$13.53M $21.86M $657.85M
Free cash flow $201.18M -$851.85M -$948.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $0.20 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $153.64M $42.31M $143.39M
Total debt $2.40B $1.20B $8.78B
Shares (diluted) 211.34M 108.17M 231.70M
Enterprise value $881.46M $1.71B $14.08B

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
MetricGNLNTSTWPC
P/E -25.8x 81.3x 22.4x
P/FCF 7.3x -2.1x -15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 13.2x 11.7x
P/S 3.2x 7.5x 7.9x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 15.6x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 34.8x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 12.3x 12.7x
EV/FCF 18.5x -3.4x -24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 21.9x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 3.83 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLNTSTWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.9% 27.1% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 24.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 95.3% 11,651% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 41.4% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% 9,216% 70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 21.3% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% 22.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 28.2% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -98.2% -11,395%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.8% -59.4% -194.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLNTSTWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.8% 79.3% 85.8%
Operating margin 39.6% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 9.3% 38.0%
Net margin -12.5% 9.2% 35.6%
FCF margin 43.8% -359.3% -51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 56.4% 68.0%
Return on equity -0.9% 1.2% 7.5%
Return on assets -0.3% 0.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 2.7% 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -16.1x 6.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.9% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLNTSTWPC
Debt / assets 59.0% 36.6% 47.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 6.2x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 11.9x -1.4x -9.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 38.8% 53.0%
Equity / assets 37.1% 61.2% 47.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x 1.4x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLNTSTWPC
Dividend yield 10.9% 5.2% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 6.4% -40.3% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 17.2% -35.2% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,231% 382.6% 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.8% -9.8% -87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -29.0% 20.5% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 19.8% -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.

ConsensusGNLNTSTWPC
Forward P/E – 53.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +300.0%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $224.71MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +20.8% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLNTSTWPC
Held by institutions 78.0% 100.0% 78.3%
Institutions holding 341 269 897
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +11.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 151 156 453
Institutions selling 120 80 295
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.95 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.

GNLNTSTWPC
GNL 1.00 0.33 0.44
NTST 0.33 1.00 0.68
WPC 0.44 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, NTST and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.51B, Netstreit (NTST) $1.80B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, NTST and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.3x, Netstreit (NTST) 82.5x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Netstreit (NTST) 53.6x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netstreit (NTST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, Netstreit (NTST) +27.1%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, Netstreit (NTST) 9.2%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%, Netstreit (NTST) 2.7%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.3%, Netstreit (NTST) -8.7%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.6%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.3%/yr, Netstreit (NTST) -6.7%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.5%/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) 0.11%, Netstreit (NTST) 0.05%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.6%, Netstreit (NTST) 21.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, NTST 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 9. 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.