GNL vs O vs ADC Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, Realty Income and Agree Realty 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
$1.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 wins
O Realty Income Corp
$56.24 +1.6% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$53.36B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$66.20 -1.7% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.40B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.05%
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, Agree Realty 5, Global Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLOADCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.52B $53.36B $8.40B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.5x 42.1x 35.9x ADC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.9x 36.8x O
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.9% +10.9% +17.7% ADC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 20.9% 28.8% ADC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.4% 3.7% ADC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x 5.8x O
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.06% 0.05% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% -5.0% -10.6% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -4.1%/yr -1.4%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.6% 17.2% 17.6% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 55/100 52/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLOADC

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

AxisGNLOADC
Valuation 88 #19 of 145 15 #124 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 82 #26 of 142 83 #25 of 142 85 #22 of 142
Profitability 42 #79 of 135 70 #41 of 135 63 #50 of 135
Financial Health 32 #93 of 136 67 #45 of 136 81 #27 of 136
Shareholder Returns 79 #29 of 131 41 #78 of 131 25 #98 of 131
Overall 64 55 52
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodGNLOADCSPY
1 month -17.6%+1.6%-1.7% +0.9%
3 months -21.2%-14.2%-17.7% +5.9%
6 months -26.6%-11.1%-13.3% +8.5%
Year to date -18.7%-0.2%-8.1% +13.3%
1 year -9.3%-5.0%-10.6% +12.4%
3 years -8.3%+14.8%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.8%+4.7%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years -56.4%-18.8%-6.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.3%-4.1%-1.4% +11.0%
10 years -68.2%-0.8%+40.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.8%-0.1%+3.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGNLOADCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.6%17.2%17.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%18.0%18.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.09-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.29-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-38.3%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-16.8%-19.2% -0.9%
52-week high $9.96$67.56$81.92 $779.14
52-week low $6.99$53.35$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.

MultipleGNLOADC
P/E now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 25.8x 41.4xmedian 25.8x 35.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 4.0x 8.8xmedian 4.0x 10.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.2x 15.8xmedian 14.2x 19.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 23.0x -26.8xmedian 23.0x -9.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 1.91 23.01median 1.91 6.98median 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 monthsGNLOADC
Revenue $459.73M $6.05B $810.28M
Operating income $182.23M – $395.87M
Net income -$13.53M $1.31B $241.79M
Free cash flow $201.18M -$1.98B -$957.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $1.36 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $153.64M $552.65M $80.56M
Total debt $2.40B $29.29B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 211.34M 934.66M 124.60M
Enterprise value $894.14M $51.58B $8.27B

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
MetricGNLOADC
P/E -25.8x 41.4x 35.2x
P/FCF 7.3x -26.8x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 12.8x 15.1x
P/S 3.2x 8.8x 10.6x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 15.8x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 31.6x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 13.5x 15.1x
EV/FCF 18.5x -41.3x -12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 19.7x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 23.01 6.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLOADC
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.9% 10.9% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 18.0% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.1% – 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 17.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.3% 42.0% 24.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 14.6% 13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% 35.0% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 1.8% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% 13.8% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 14.5% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -90.4% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 36.5% 5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLOADC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.8% 85.4% 78.0%
Operating margin 39.6% – 48.9%
Pretax margin 1.3% 23.3% 29.9%
Net margin -12.5% 20.9% 28.8%
FCF margin 43.8% -32.8% -118.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 68.8% 70.6%
Return on equity -0.9% 3.2% 3.6%
Return on assets -0.3% 1.7% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.4% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -16.1x 3.2x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.6% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLOADC
Debt / assets 59.0% 38.3% 33.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.6x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 11.9x -14.8x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 45.1% 36.6%
Equity / assets 37.1% 54.9% 63.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x 2.2x 2.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLOADC
Dividend yield 10.9% 5.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 6.4% -3.5% -13.5%
Shareholder yield 17.2% 2.3% -8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,231% 228.6% 157.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.8% -151.1% -39.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -29.0% 6.3% 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 15.6% 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.

ConsensusGNLOADC
Forward P/E – 34.9xFY2026 36.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $5.88BFY2026 $784.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% -2.9% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLOADC
Held by institutions 78.0% 78.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 341 1,462 498
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +5.2% +2.2%
Institutions buying 151 800 246
Institutions selling 120 469 159
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.71 1.55

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.

GNLOADC
GNL 1.00 0.45 0.43
O 0.45 1.00 0.78
ADC 0.43 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, O and ADC?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.52B, Realty Income (O) $53.36B, Agree Realty (ADC) $8.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, O and ADC?

Agree Realty (ADC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.5x, Realty Income (O) 42.1x, Agree Realty (ADC) 35.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Realty Income (O) is cheapest (Realty Income (O) 34.9x, Agree Realty (ADC) 36.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agree Realty (ADC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, Realty Income (O) +10.9%, Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agree Realty (ADC) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, Realty Income (O) 20.9%, Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, Agree Realty (ADC) leads (Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%, Realty Income (O) 3.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.3%, Realty Income (O) -5.0%, Agree Realty (ADC) -10.6%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.3%/yr, Realty Income (O) -4.1%/yr, Agree Realty (ADC) -1.4%/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%, Realty Income (O) 0.06%, Agree Realty (ADC) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.6%, Realty Income (O) 17.2%, Agree Realty (ADC) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, O 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, 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.