NNN vs WPC vs GNL Stock Comparison

Nnn Reit, W. P. Carey and Global Net Lease Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NNN Nnn Reit, Inc.
$41.51 +0.4% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.83B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$953.25M
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$64.90 -1.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.89B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$7.22 -13.5% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
0.11%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 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.

QuestionNNNWPCGNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.83B $14.89B $1.50B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 22.9x -26.3x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 20.3x — WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +9.0% -13.9% WPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 35.6% -12.5% NNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% 0.0% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x 5.8x WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.06% 0.11% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -2.1% -4.5% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -3.0%/yr -14.7%/yr NNN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.8% 18.4% 21.8% NNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 43/100 63/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

NNNWPCGNL

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

AxisNNNWPCGNL
Valuation 32 #99 of 145 33 #97 of 145 87 #20 of 145
Growth 37 #91 of 143 30 #100 of 143 79 #31 of 143
Profitability 90 #14 of 136 74 #36 of 136 41 #81 of 136
Financial Health 47 #73 of 138 55 #63 of 138 30 #97 of 138
Shareholder Returns 48 #69 of 131 22 #103 of 131 76 #32 of 131
Overall 51 43 63
  • NNN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNNNWPCGNLSPY
1 month +0.4%-1.7%-13.5% +0.7%
3 months -13.8%-12.4%-18.0% +3.7%
6 months -5.2%-11.0%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +4.7%+0.8%-16.0% +12.8%
1 year +1.0%-2.1%-4.5% +11.9%
3 years +17.3%+25.6%-6.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.5%+7.9%-2.3% +22.8%
5 years -8.5%-14.1%-54.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%-3.0%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years -7.6%+10.5%-67.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.8%+1.0%-10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNNNWPCGNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.8%18.4%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.3%19.4%20.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.080.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.11-0.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-41.5%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-15.4%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $49.56$76.72$9.96 $779.14
52-week low $39.05$62.57$6.99 $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.

MultipleNNNWPCGNL
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.7x 23.0xmedian 25.7x -26.6xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 4.1x 8.2xmedian 4.1x 3.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.3x 15.0xmedian 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.3xmedian 23.5x -15.8xmedian 23.5x 7.6xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 455.30median 1.86 -2.92median 1.86 -1.82median 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 monthsNNNWPCGNL
Revenue $953.25M $1.83B $459.73M
Operating income $593.86M – $182.23M
Net income $384.67M $657.85M -$13.53M
Free cash flow -$239.49M -$948.07M $201.18M
EPS (diluted) $2.03 $2.81 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $4.22M $143.39M $153.64M
Total debt $5.00B $8.78B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 189.62M 231.70M 211.34M
Enterprise value $7.66B $14.19B $879.35M

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
MetricNNNWPCGNL
P/E 20.5x 23.0x -26.6x
P/FCF -33.3x -15.8x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 12.0x 7.0x
P/S 8.4x 8.2x 3.3x
P/B 1.8x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 15.0x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 23.4x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 13.6x 12.9x 8.2x
EV/FCF -54.1x -24.9x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 19.0x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 455.30 -2.92 -1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNNWPCGNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 9.0% -13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 1.8% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.2% – 118.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.1% 80.0% 95.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -5.3% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.4% 70.1% 81.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -7.9% 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% -2.4% -12.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 3.7% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.7% -11,395% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -194.3% 67.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNNWPCGNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 92.1% 85.8% 84.8%
Operating margin 62.3% – 39.6%
Pretax margin 40.4% 38.0% 1.3%
Net margin 40.4% 35.6% -12.5%
FCF margin -25.1% -51.9% 43.8%
Operating cash flow margin 70.6% 68.0% 47.5%
Return on equity 8.7% 7.5% -0.9%
Return on assets 4.0% 3.5% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x -16.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.2% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNNWPCGNL
Debt / assets 52.1% 47.1% 59.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -20.9x -9.3x 11.9x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 53.0% 62.9%
Equity / assets 46.4% 47.0% 37.1%
Interest coverage 2.8x 3.2x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNNWPCGNL
Dividend yield 5.8% 5.8% 10.5%
Net buyback yield -1.9% -5.0% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.8% 16.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.9% 126.2% -1,231%
Payout ratio (FCF) -189.3% -87.5% 82.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.1% -29.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -3.0% -0.1%

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.

ConsensusNNNWPCGNL
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.99FY2026 $3.20FY2026 $-0.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.9%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% 0.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $442.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +16.0% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNNWPCGNL
Held by institutions 99.3% 78.4% 78.0%
Institutions holding 602 898 342
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +4.2% +7.8%
Institutions buying 350 453 152
Institutions selling 164 296 120
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.53 1.27

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.

NNNWPCGNL
NNN 1.00 0.78 0.45
WPC 0.78 1.00 0.46
GNL 0.45 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNN, WPC and GNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nnn Reit (NNN) $7.83B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.89B, Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNN, WPC and GNL?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.3x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.9x, Global Net Lease (GNL) -26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.9x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.3x). 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: Nnn Reit (NNN) +6.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest net margin (Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nnn Reit (NNN) returned the most: Nnn Reit (NNN) +1.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -2.1%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -4.5%. Over five years, Nnn Reit (NNN) compounded fastest (Nnn Reit (NNN) -1.8%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.0%/yr, Global Net Lease (GNL) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Net Lease (GNL) has the highest dividend yield: Nnn Reit (NNN) 0.06%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nnn Reit (NNN) has been the steadiest (Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.