NTST vs EPRT vs ADC Stock Comparison

Netstreit, Essential Properties Realty Trust and Agree Realty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTST NETSTREIT Corp.
$17.16 -5.4% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
82.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.11M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$66.20 -1.7% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.31B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Essential Properties Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Essential Properties Realty Trust 5, Agree Realty 4, Netstreit 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTSTEPRTADCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $5.80B $8.31B ADC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 82.6x 22.1x 35.6x EPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 19.1x 36.8x EPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +20.4% +17.7% NTST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 41.0% 28.8% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 5.2% 3.7% EPRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.1x 5.8x EPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.05% NTST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% -13.3% -10.6% NTST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr -2.3%/yr -1.4%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 21.1% 17.6% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 51/100 52/100 ADC

Percentile Scorecard

NTSTEPRTADC

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

AxisNTSTEPRTADC
Valuation 10 #130 of 145 17 #121 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 96 #7 of 142 84 #23 of 142 85 #22 of 142
Profitability 40 #82 of 135 72 #39 of 135 63 #50 of 135
Financial Health 68 #44 of 136 77 #32 of 136 81 #27 of 136
Shareholder Returns 25 #99 of 131 6 #123 of 131 25 #98 of 131
Overall 48 51 52
  • NTST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EPRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTSTEPRTADCSPY
1 month -5.4%+0.3%-1.7% +0.9%
3 months -21.8%-17.2%-17.7% +5.9%
6 months -16.6%-14.9%-13.3% +8.5%
Year to date -2.7%-10.6%-8.1% +13.3%
1 year -8.7%-13.3%-10.6% +12.4%
3 years +24.4%+25.7%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.6%+7.9%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years -29.2%-11.0%-6.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.7%-2.3%-1.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+40.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+3.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNTSTEPRTADCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%21.1%17.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%21.5%18.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.28-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.63-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-37.6%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-23.3%-19.2% -0.9%
52-week high $22.25$34.59$81.92 $779.14
52-week low $16.49$24.88$64.51 $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.

MultipleNTSTEPRTADC
P/E now vs peer median 81.3xmedian 25.8x 21.9xmedian 25.8x 35.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.0x 9.1xmedian 4.0x 10.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.2x 15.3xmedian 14.2x 19.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 23.0x -8.7xmedian 23.0x -9.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.83median 1.91 10.60median 1.91 6.98median 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 monthsNTSTEPRTADC
Revenue $237.11M $639.22M $810.28M
Operating income – $387.32M $395.87M
Net income $21.86M $263.37M $241.79M
Free cash flow -$851.85M -$669.26M -$957.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $1.20 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $42.31M $25.22M $80.56M
Total debt $1.20B $2.97B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 108.17M 219.12M 124.60M
Enterprise value $1.71B $5.57B $8.18B

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
MetricNTSTEPRTADC
P/E 81.3x 21.9x 35.2x
P/FCF -2.1x -8.7x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 13.5x 15.1x
P/S 7.5x 9.1x 10.6x
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 15.3x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 34.8x 22.7x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 13.7x 15.1x
EV/FCF -3.4x -13.1x -12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 20.3x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.83 10.60 6.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTSTEPRTADC
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.1% 20.4% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 23.9% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.8% 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% 17.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11,651% 9.3% 24.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 14.0% 13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 9,216% -0.4% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 2.1% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 19.3% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 22.0% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.2% 6.9% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.4% -1.1% 5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTSTEPRTADC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 79.3% 89.6% 78.0%
Operating margin – 60.6% 48.9%
Pretax margin 9.3% 41.4% 29.9%
Net margin 9.2% 41.0% 28.8%
FCF margin -359.3% -104.7% -118.1%
Operating cash flow margin 56.4% 67.8% 70.6%
Return on equity 1.2% 5.8% 3.6%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 5.2% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 1.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTSTEPRTADC
Debt / assets 36.6% 38.6% 33.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.1x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -4.4x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 40.4% 36.6%
Equity / assets 61.2% 59.6% 63.4%
Interest coverage 1.4x 3.1x 2.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTSTEPRTADC
Dividend yield 5.2% 4.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield -40.3% -11.5% -13.5%
Shareholder yield -35.2% -6.7% -8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 382.6% – 157.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.8% – -39.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.5% – 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 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.

ConsensusNTSTEPRTADC
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 36.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $1.39FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% -8.6% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $224.71MFY2026 $654.03MFY2026 $784.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +3.6% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTSTEPRTADC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 269 377 498
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +19.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 156 211 246
Institutions selling 80 113 159
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.87 1.55

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.

NTSTEPRTADC
NTST 1.00 0.75 0.72
EPRT 0.75 1.00 0.79
ADC 0.72 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTST, EPRT and ADC?

Agree Realty (ADC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netstreit (NTST) $1.80B, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $5.80B, Agree Realty (ADC) $8.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTST, EPRT and ADC?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netstreit (NTST) 82.6x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 22.1x, Agree Realty (ADC) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is cheapest (Netstreit (NTST) 53.6x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 19.1x, Agree Realty (ADC) 36.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netstreit (NTST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netstreit (NTST) +27.1%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Netstreit (NTST) 9.2%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%, Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) leads (Netstreit (NTST) 2.7%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%, Agree Realty (ADC) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netstreit (NTST) returned the most: Netstreit (NTST) -8.7%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -13.3%, Agree Realty (ADC) -10.6%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (Netstreit (NTST) -6.7%/yr, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -2.3%/yr, Agree Realty (ADC) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Netstreit (NTST) has the highest dividend yield: Netstreit (NTST) 0.05%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%, Agree Realty (ADC) 0.05%. Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (Netstreit (NTST) 21.9%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.1%, Agree Realty (ADC) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTST, EPRT and ADC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 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.