GNL vs O vs BNL Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, Realty Income and Broadstone Net Lease Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$6.93 -16.1% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win
O Realty Income Corp
$57.49 +6.2% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.94B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.21B
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Realty Income leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Realty Income 6, Broadstone Net Lease 5, Global Net Lease 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLOBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $55.94B $3.45B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.1x 41.3x 23.6x BNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.7x 24.3x BNL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.9% +10.8% +8.0% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 21.8% 30.3% BNL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.6% — O
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.7x — O
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.05% 0.06% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% -1.2% -0.9% BNL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.2%/yr -3.6%/yr -7.4%/yr O
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 17.3% 20.5% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 53/100 71/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLOBNL

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

AxisGNLOBNL
Valuation 90 #16 of 146 16 #123 of 146 75 #37 of 146
Growth 79 #31 of 145 77 #34 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Profitability 44 #80 of 141 69 #45 of 141 68 #46 of 141
Financial Health 33 #98 of 146 66 #51 of 146 82 #27 of 146
Shareholder Returns 78 #31 of 136 38 #85 of 136 68 #44 of 136
Overall 65 53 71
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodGNLOBNLSPY
1 month -16.1%+6.2%-3.2% -2.0%
3 months -19.1%-8.6%-15.0% -2.2%
6 months -24.3%-9.6%-9.1% +4.2%
Year to date -19.4%+2.0%+3.5% +10.6%
1 year -9.3%-1.2%-0.9% +10.4%
3 years -20.8%+13.1%+20.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year -7.5%+4.2%+6.4% +20.2%
5 years -56.0%-16.8%-32.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year -15.2%-3.6%-7.4% +10.1%
10 years -67.0%+4.9%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -10.5%+0.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNLOBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%17.3%20.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%17.9%21.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.14-0.10-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.07-0.05 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-38.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-14.9%-21.2% -3.2%
52-week high $9.96$67.56$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $6.93$53.35$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.

MultipleGNLOBNL
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 26.1x 40.0xmedian 26.1x 23.4xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 4.1x 8.8xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.4x 15.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 21.6x -17.3xmedian 21.6x 8.1xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.75median 1.95 8.19median 1.95 -2.58median 1.95

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 monthsGNLOBNL
Revenue $459.73M $6.21B $483.87M
Operating income $182.23M – –
Net income -$13.53M $1.43B $149.81M
Free cash flow $201.18M -$3.16B $426.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $1.43 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $153.64M $368.53M $12.19M
Total debt $2.40B $30.76B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 211.34M 946.12M 201.12M
Enterprise value $873.01M $54.21B $3.37B

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
MetricGNLOBNL
P/E -25.6x 40.0x 23.4x
P/FCF 7.3x -17.3x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 13.2x 11.3x
P/S 3.2x 8.8x 7.1x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 15.9x –
EV/EBIT 20.3x 31.0x –
EV/Revenue 8.1x 13.7x 10.8x
EV/FCF 18.4x -26.9x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 20.5x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.75 8.19 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLOBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.9% 10.8% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 16.8% 2.4%
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% 47.0% 62.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 17.2% -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% 36.3% 60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 4.9% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% 10.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 13.6% 4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -189.6% 229.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 26.2% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLOBNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.8% 86.5% –
Operating margin 39.6% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 24.5% –
Net margin -12.5% 21.8% 30.3%
FCF margin 43.8% -51.0% 88.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 66.9% 63.3%
Return on equity -0.9% 3.4% 5.0%
Return on assets -0.3% 1.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -16.1x 2.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLOBNL
Debt / assets 59.0% 39.5% 29.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.7x –
Debt / FCF 11.9x -9.7x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 45.3% 50.6%
Equity / assets 37.1% 54.7% 49.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x 2.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLOBNL
Dividend yield 11.0% 5.6% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 6.4% -3.3% –
Shareholder yield 17.4% 2.3% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,231% 212.4% 148.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.8% -95.7% 52.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -29.0% 5.5% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 14.3% 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.

ConsensusGNLOBNL
Forward P/E – 35.7xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.6%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $5.88BFY2026 $469.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% -2.9% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLOBNL
Held by institutions 78.0% 78.8% 98.0%
Institutions holding 343 1,464 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +5.2% +30.3%
Institutions buying 152 801 218
Institutions selling 121 470 98
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.70 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.

GNLOBNL
GNL 1.00 0.45 0.42
O 0.45 1.00 0.63
BNL 0.42 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, O and BNL?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.50B, Realty Income (O) $55.94B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, O and BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.1x, Realty Income (O) 41.3x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) is cheapest (Realty Income (O) 35.7x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 24.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Realty Income (O) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, Realty Income (O) +10.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, Realty Income (O) 21.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Realty Income (O) leads (Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%, Realty Income (O) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.3%, Realty Income (O) -1.2%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -0.9%. Over five years, Realty Income (O) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.2%/yr, Realty Income (O) -3.6%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.4%/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) 0.05%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 22.1%, Realty Income (O) 17.3%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, O 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, Realty Income (O) 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.