NNN vs ADC vs WPC Stock Comparison

Nnn Reit, Agree Realty and W. P. Carey Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NNN Nnn Reit, Inc.
$41.73 +1.1% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.01B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$953.25M
Div. yield
5.80%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$66.99 -0.7% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.72B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
4.76%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.48 -4.0% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.46B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.89%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nnn Reit leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nnn Reit 4, Agree Realty 4, W. P. Carey 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNNNADCWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.01B $8.72B $14.46B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 35.7x 22.0x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 37.2x 19.8x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +17.7% — ADC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 28.8% — NNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.8x — NNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.80% 4.76% 5.89% WPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.1% -10.6% -5.0% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr -1.4%/yr -4.0%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.7% 17.6% 18.2% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 52/100 — ADC

Percentile Scorecard

NNNADCWPC

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

AxisNNNADCWPC
Valuation 31 #100 of 145 6 #136 of 145 22 #114 of 145
Growth 37 #89 of 141 86 #21 of 141 –
Profitability 89 #16 of 134 65 #48 of 134 –
Financial Health 50 #70 of 138 79 #30 of 138 –
Shareholder Returns 48 #69 of 131 25 #98 of 131 79 #28 of 131
Overall 51 52 –
  • NNN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADC 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

PeriodNNNADCWPCSPY
1 month +1.1%-0.7%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -15.2%-17.5%-16.1% +3.9%
6 months -5.2%-12.8%-12.6% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%-7.0%-1.4% +12.9%
1 year -1.1%-10.6%-5.0% +12.3%
3 years +18.6%+23.3%+22.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+7.2%+6.9% +23.3%
5 years -9.6%-6.7%-18.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.0%-1.4%-4.0% +10.9%
10 years -6.8%+41.3%+8.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.7%+3.5%+0.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNNNADCWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.7%17.6%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%18.8%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.12-0.25-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.61-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-33.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-18.2%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $49.56$81.92$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $39.05$64.51$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.

MultipleNNNADCWPC
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 26.3x 35.7xmedian 26.3x 22.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 4.0x 10.8xmedian 4.0x 8.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.4x 19.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.4xmedian 23.3x -9.1xmedian 23.3x -17.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 457.71median 1.91 7.07median 1.91 -3.03median 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 monthsNNNADCWPC
Revenue $953.25M $810.28M –
Operating income $593.86M $395.87M –
Net income $384.67M $241.79M –
Free cash flow -$239.49M -$957.20M –
EPS (diluted) $2.03 $1.88 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $4.22M $80.56M $143.39M
Total debt $5.00B $3.72B –
Shares (diluted) 189.62M 124.60M 227.22M
Enterprise value $7.84B $8.58B $14.48B

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
MetricNNNADCWPC
P/E 20.6x 35.7x 22.0x
P/FCF -33.4x -9.1x -17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 15.2x –
P/S 8.4x 10.8x 8.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 19.5x –
EV/EBIT 21.9x 31.2x –
EV/Revenue 13.6x 15.2x –
EV/FCF -54.3x -12.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 21.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 457.71 7.07 -3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNNADCWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 17.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 16.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.2% 22.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 17.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.1% 24.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 13.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3.4% 12.4% 73.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 5.0% -7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 18.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 13.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.7% -0.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 5.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNNADCWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 92.1% 78.0% –
Operating margin 62.3% 48.9% –
Pretax margin 40.4% 29.9% –
Net margin 40.4% 28.8% –
FCF margin -25.1% -118.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 70.6% –
Return on equity 8.7% 3.6% –
Return on assets 4.0% 2.2% –
Return on invested capital – 3.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNNADCWPC
Debt / assets 52.1% 33.9% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.8x –
Debt / FCF -20.9x -3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 36.6% 53.0%
Equity / assets 46.4% 63.4% 47.0%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNNADCWPC
Dividend yield 5.8% 4.8% 5.9%
Net buyback yield -1.9% -13.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% -8.6% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.9% 157.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -189.3% -39.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.1% 15.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 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.

ConsensusNNNADCWPC
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 37.2xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.99FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +15.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $784.46MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +22.0% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNNADCWPC
Held by institutions 99.3% 100.0% 78.3%
Institutions holding 601 497 897
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +2.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 350 245 453
Institutions selling 163 159 295
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.54 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.

NNNADCWPC
NNN 1.00 0.80 0.78
ADC 0.80 1.00 0.75
WPC 0.78 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNN, ADC and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nnn Reit (NNN) $8.01B, Agree Realty (ADC) $8.72B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNN, ADC and WPC?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.6x, Agree Realty (ADC) 35.7x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Nnn Reit (NNN) 21.0x, Agree Realty (ADC) 37.2x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.8x). 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: Nnn Reit (NNN) +6.5%, Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest net margin (Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nnn Reit (NNN) returned the most: Nnn Reit (NNN) -1.1%, Agree Realty (ADC) -10.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.0%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Nnn Reit (NNN) -2.0%/yr, Agree Realty (ADC) -1.4%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest dividend yield: Nnn Reit (NNN) 5.80%, Agree Realty (ADC) 4.76%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.7%, Agree Realty (ADC) 17.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NNN, ADC 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, Nnn Reit (NNN) leads on 4. 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.