GNL vs WPC vs NNN Stock Comparison

Global Net Lease, W. P. Carey and Nnn Reit Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$6.86 -14.5% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$451.59M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$65.06 +3.7% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.02B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
NNN Nnn Reit, Inc.
$41.18 +3.4% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$972.77M
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 5, Nnn Reit 5, Global Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNLWPCNNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $15.02B $7.91B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.4x 23.1x 19.9x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.5x 20.8x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.5% +9.0% +7.3% WPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.8% 35.6% 40.9% NNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.4% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.5x 5.5x WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.06% 0.06% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.6% -1.8% +3.9% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr -3.3%/yr -2.5%/yr NNN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 18.4% 17.6% NNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 42/100 55/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

GNLWPCNNN

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

AxisGNLWPCNNN
Valuation 81 #28 of 146 35 #96 of 146 39 #89 of 146
Growth 88 #18 of 145 26 #108 of 145 38 #90 of 145
Profitability 38 #88 of 141 72 #40 of 141 90 #15 of 141
Financial Health 28 #105 of 146 55 #66 of 146 50 #74 of 146
Shareholder Returns 81 #27 of 136 24 #103 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Overall 63 42 55
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NNN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGNLWPCNNNSPY
1 month -14.5%+3.7%+3.4% -5.4%
3 months -25.6%-9.4%-12.1% -4.9%
6 months -25.7%-12.2%-7.2% -0.3%
Year to date -20.2%+1.1%+3.9% +7.8%
1 year -13.6%-1.8%+3.9% +9.7%
3 years -18.5%+19.7%+7.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -6.6%+6.2%+2.4% +19.0%
5 years -57.4%-15.5%-12.0% +57.0%
5 years, per year -15.7%-3.3%-2.5% +9.4%
10 years -67.4%+14.7%-5.4% +252.6%
10 years, per year -10.6%+1.4%-0.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGNLWPCNNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%18.4%17.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%19.3%17.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.16-0.06-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.100.22 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-41.5%-28.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-15.2%-16.9% -5.6%
52-week high $9.96$76.72$49.56 $779.14
52-week low $6.86$62.57$39.05 $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.

MultipleGNLWPCNNN
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x 20.0xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x 8.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x 14.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 21.7x -15.9xmedian 21.7x -43.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.64median 1.78 -2.94median 1.78 -26.93median 1.78

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 monthsGNLWPCNNN
Revenue $451.59M $1.83B $972.77M
Operating income $171.24M – $611.54M
Net income -$10.29M $657.85M $397.75M
Free cash flow $183.57M -$948.07M -$184.14M
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $2.81 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $150.73M $143.39M $2.73M
Total debt $2.76B $8.78B $4.99B
Shares (diluted) 221.13M 231.70M 191.34M
Enterprise value $904.80M $14.32B $7.89B

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
MetricGNLWPCNNN
P/E -29.5x 23.2x 20.0x
P/FCF 8.7x -15.9x -43.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 12.1x 11.9x
P/S 3.5x 8.2x 8.3x
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 15.1x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 23.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 12.9x 13.4x
EV/FCF 22.9x -25.0x -70.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 19.0x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.64 -2.94 -26.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNLWPCNNN
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.5% 9.0% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 1.8% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 203.0% – 4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.1% – 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 96.3% 80.0% 1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% -5.3% 1.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.5% 70.1% -0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.7% -7.9% -0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% -2.4% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 3.7% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.6% -11,395% 39.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 161.5% -194.3% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNLWPCNNN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 83.4% 85.8% 92.8%
Operating margin 37.9% – 62.9%
Pretax margin 1.0% 38.0% 40.9%
Net margin -11.8% 35.6% 40.9%
FCF margin 40.7% -51.9% -18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 46.6% 68.0% 69.4%
Return on equity -0.7% 7.5% 8.8%
Return on assets -0.2% 3.5% 4.1%
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) -20.5x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 2.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNLWPCNNN
Debt / assets 61.3% 47.1% 51.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.5x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 15.1x -9.3x -27.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 53.0% 53.2%
Equity / assets 34.9% 47.0% 46.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x 3.2x 2.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNLWPCNNN
Dividend yield 10.7% 5.7% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 9.1% -4.9% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 19.8% 0.8% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1,600% 126.2% 115.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 89.7% -87.5% -249.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -22.9% 6.1% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -3.0% 4.7%

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.

ConsensusGNLWPCNNN
Forward P/E – 20.5xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $1.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.9%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.9% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $442.78MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +16.0% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNLWPCNNN
Held by institutions 78.0% 78.4% 99.3%
Institutions holding 343 899 604
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.2% +6.9%
Institutions buying 152 452 350
Institutions selling 121 296 165
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.53 2.12

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.

GNLWPCNNN
GNL 1.00 0.48 0.46
WPC 0.48 1.00 0.79
NNN 0.46 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNL, WPC and NNN?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.51B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B, Nnn Reit (NNN) $7.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNL, WPC and NNN?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Net Lease (GNL) -28.4x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.8x). 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) -12.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Nnn Reit (NNN) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest net margin (Global Net Lease (GNL) -11.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.9%). 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 Nnn Reit (NNN) returned the most: Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%, Nnn Reit (NNN) +3.9%. Over five years, Nnn Reit (NNN) compounded fastest (Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.7%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.3%/yr, Nnn Reit (NNN) -2.5%/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%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nnn Reit (NNN) has been the steadiest (Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNL, WPC and NNN?

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 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.