GNL vs WPC vs BNL Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, W. P. Carey and Broadstone Net Lease 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
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$64.90 -1.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.77B
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, Broadstone Net Lease 2, Global Net Lease 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLWPCBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.48B $14.77B $3.25B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.8x 22.7x 22.2x BNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.3x 23.5x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.9% +9.0% +8.0% WPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 35.6% 30.3% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.4% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.5x — WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.06% 0.07% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% -2.1% -2.9% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -3.0%/yr -8.1%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 18.4% 20.2% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 43/100 70/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLWPCBNL

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

AxisGNLWPCBNL
Valuation 87 #20 of 145 33 #97 of 145 76 #36 of 145
Growth 79 #31 of 143 30 #100 of 143 64 #52 of 143
Profitability 41 #81 of 136 74 #36 of 136 67 #46 of 136
Financial Health 30 #97 of 138 55 #63 of 138 79 #30 of 138
Shareholder Returns 76 #32 of 131 22 #103 of 131 66 #45 of 131
Overall 63 43 70
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC 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

PeriodGNLWPCBNLSPY
1 month -13.5%-1.7%-7.7% +0.7%
3 months -18.0%-12.4%-19.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-11.0%-12.1% +7.1%
Year to date -16.0%+0.8%+0.2% +12.8%
1 year -4.5%-2.1%-2.9% +11.9%
3 years -6.8%+25.6%+24.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.3%+7.9%+7.6% +22.8%
5 years -54.9%-14.1%-34.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-3.0%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years -67.1%+10.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -10.5%+1.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNLWPCBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%18.4%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%19.4%21.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.08-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.11-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-41.5%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-15.4%-23.7% -1.2%
52-week high $9.96$76.72$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $6.99$62.57$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.

MultipleGNLWPCBNL
P/E now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 25.7x 23.0xmedian 25.7x 22.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.1x 8.2xmedian 4.1x 6.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 14.3x 15.0xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 23.5x -15.8xmedian 23.5x 7.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.82median 1.86 -2.92median 1.86 -2.49median 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 monthsGNLWPCBNL
Revenue $459.73M $1.83B $483.87M
Operating income $182.23M – –
Net income -$13.53M $657.85M $149.81M
Free cash flow $201.18M -$948.07M $426.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $2.81 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $153.64M $143.39M $12.19M
Total debt $2.40B $8.78B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 211.34M 231.70M 201.12M
Enterprise value $850.82M $14.07B $3.18B

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
MetricGNLWPCBNL
P/E -26.6x 23.0x 22.7x
P/FCF 7.6x -15.8x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 12.0x 10.9x
P/S 3.3x 8.2x 6.9x
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.7x 23.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.2x 12.9x 10.6x
EV/FCF 18.7x -24.9x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 19.0x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.82 -2.92 -2.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLWPCBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.9% 9.0% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 1.8% 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% 80.0% 62.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% -5.3% -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% 70.1% 60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -7.9% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% -2.4% 9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 3.7% 4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -11,395% 229.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.8% -194.3% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLWPCBNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.8% 85.8% –
Operating margin 39.6% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 38.0% –
Net margin -12.5% 35.6% 30.3%
FCF margin 43.8% -51.9% 88.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 68.0% 63.3%
Return on equity -0.9% 7.5% 5.0%
Return on assets -0.3% 3.5% 2.5%
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 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLWPCBNL
Debt / assets 59.0% 47.1% 29.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.5x –
Debt / FCF 11.9x -9.3x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 53.0% 50.6%
Equity / assets 37.1% 47.0% 49.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x 3.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLWPCBNL
Dividend yield 10.5% 5.8% 6.7%
Net buyback yield 6.2% -5.0% –
Shareholder yield 16.7% 0.8% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,231% 126.2% 148.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.8% -87.5% 52.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -29.0% 6.1% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -3.0% 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.

ConsensusGNLWPCBNL
Forward P/E – 20.3xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $3.20FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.7%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – 0.0% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $469.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +16.0% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLWPCBNL
Held by institutions 78.0% 78.4% 98.0%
Institutions holding 342 898 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.2% +30.3%
Institutions buying 152 453 218
Institutions selling 120 296 98
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.53 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.

GNLWPCBNL
GNL 1.00 0.46 0.42
WPC 0.46 1.00 0.70
BNL 0.42 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, WPC and BNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.48B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.77B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, WPC and BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -25.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.7x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.3x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

W. P. Carey (WPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%). 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 W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -4.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -2.1%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -2.9%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -14.7%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.0%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.1%/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%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, WPC 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, 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.