GTY vs O vs WPC Stock Comparison

Getty Realty, Realty Income and W. P. Carey Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GTY Getty Realty Corp /Md/
$27.97 -3.3% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$240.43M
Div. yield
–
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
7 wins
O Realty Income Corp
$56.89 +2.3% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.27B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.90 -4.0% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.54B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Getty Realty leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Getty Realty 7, Realty Income 4, W. P. Carey 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTYOWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $53.27B $14.54B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 42.0x 22.3x GTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 35.3x 19.9x GTY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +10.9% +9.0% GTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.9% 20.9% 36.3% GTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 5.5% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 5.6x 5.6x GTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% O
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% -5.5% -5.9% GTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -3.9%/yr -3.4%/yr GTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 17.3% 18.2% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 56/100 45/100 O

Percentile Scorecard

GTYOWPC

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

AxisGTYOWPC
Valuation 26 #108 of 145 15 #124 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 68 #47 of 144 83 #25 of 144 35 #94 of 144
Profitability 73 #39 of 140 70 #43 of 140 72 #40 of 140
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 69 #46 of 146 56 #65 of 146
Shareholder Returns 16 #111 of 132 43 #76 of 132 25 #99 of 132
Overall 49 56 45
  • GTY ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodGTYOWPCSPY
1 month -3.3%+2.3%-4.0% -1.0%
3 months -19.6%-13.3%-16.7% +2.9%
6 months -16.4%-10.2%-12.6% +6.4%
Year to date +2.2%+0.9%-0.7% +11.4%
1 year -0.9%-5.5%-5.9% +13.1%
3 years +5.3%+14.7%+22.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.8%+4.7%+6.9% +21.5%
5 years -12.3%-18.2%-15.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-3.9%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years +24.6%-5.2%+4.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%-0.5%+0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGTYOWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%17.3%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%18.2%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.09-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.32-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-38.3%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-15.8%-16.7% -2.5%
52-week high $36.60$67.56$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $26.91$53.35$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.

MultipleGTYOWPC
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 27.0x 41.8xmedian 27.0x 22.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 4.1x 8.9xmedian 4.1x 8.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.5x 16.0xmedian 14.5x 14.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 23.7x -27.1xmedian 23.7x -16.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.46median 2.07 23.28median 2.07 -3.43median 2.07

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 monthsGTYOWPC
Revenue $240.43M $6.05B $1.79B
Operating income $152.77M – –
Net income $101.86M $1.31B $657.94M
Free cash flow -$441.81M -$1.98B -$867.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.57 $1.36 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $8.83M $552.65M $163.54M
Total debt $4.26B $111.24B $8.85B
Shares (diluted) 62.57M 934.66M 227.22M
Enterprise value $1.73B $51.49B $13.74B

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
MetricGTYOWPC
P/E 17.7x 41.8x 22.2x
P/FCF -4.2x -27.1x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 12.9x 11.9x
P/S 7.8x 8.9x 8.1x
P/B 1.5x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 16.0x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 31.8x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 12.8x 13.6x 13.0x
EV/FCF -6.9x -41.6x -26.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 19.8x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.46 23.28 -3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTYOWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 10.9% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 18.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 42.0% 95.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 14.6% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.0% 35.0% 88.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 1.8% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 13.8% -2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 14.5% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -359.6% -90.4% -2,936%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 36.5% -237.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTYOWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 92.2% 85.4% 86.9%
Operating margin 63.5% – –
Pretax margin 42.7% 23.3% 38.7%
Net margin 40.9% 20.9% 36.3%
FCF margin -183.8% -32.8% -48.4%
Operating cash flow margin 58.0% 68.8% 68.2%
Return on equity 8.6% 3.2% 7.7%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.7% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTYOWPC
Debt / assets 46.5% 38.3% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 5.6x 5.6x
Debt / FCF -2.7x -14.8x -10.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 45.1% 53.4%
Equity / assets 49.7% 54.9% 46.6%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.2x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTYOWPC
Dividend yield 6.9% 5.7% 5.9%
Net buyback yield -11.5% -3.4% -4.1%
Shareholder yield -4.7% 2.3% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 228.6% 123.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -151.1% -93.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% -2.8%

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.

ConsensusGTYOWPC
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 35.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $3.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +0.6% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $250.81MFY2026 $5.87BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% -3.2% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTYOWPC
Held by institutions 90.7% 78.8% 78.3%
Institutions holding 322 1,461 897
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +5.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 186 799 453
Institutions selling 84 469 295
Buyers to sellers 2.21 1.70 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.

GTYOWPC
GTY 1.00 0.64 0.66
O 0.64 1.00 0.74
WPC 0.66 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTY, O and WPC?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Realty (GTY) $1.75B, Realty Income (O) $53.27B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTY, O and WPC?

Getty Realty (GTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Realty (GTY) 17.8x, Realty Income (O) 42.0x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Getty Realty (GTY) is cheapest (Getty Realty (GTY) 19.0x, Realty Income (O) 35.3x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Getty Realty (GTY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Getty Realty (GTY) +12.3%, Realty Income (O) +10.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Getty Realty (GTY) has the highest net margin (Getty Realty (GTY) 40.9%, Realty Income (O) 20.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 36.3%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Realty Income (O) 3.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Getty Realty (GTY) returned the most: Getty Realty (GTY) -0.9%, Realty Income (O) -5.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.9%. Over five years, Getty Realty (GTY) compounded fastest (Getty Realty (GTY) -2.6%/yr, Realty Income (O) -3.9%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Realty Income (O) has the highest dividend yield: Getty Realty (GTY) 0.00%, Realty Income (O) 0.06%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%. Getty Realty (GTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Getty Realty (GTY) 21.5%, Realty Income (O) 17.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTY, O 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, Getty Realty (GTY) leads on 7. 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.