NTST vs O vs EPRT Stock Comparison

Netstreit, Realty Income and Essential Properties Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTST NETSTREIT Corp.
$17.40 -4.5% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.77B
P/E
81.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.11M
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win
O Realty Income Corp
$56.83 +2.3% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.24B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Essential Properties Realty Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Essential Properties Realty Trust 6, Realty Income 5, Netstreit 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTSTOEPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.77B $52.24B $5.72B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.2x 41.2x 21.8x EPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.4x 35.3x 19.3x EPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +10.9% +20.4% NTST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 20.9% 41.0% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 3.4% 5.2% EPRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.6x 5.1x EPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.00% O
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -5.9% -13.3% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -4.3%/yr -2.4%/yr EPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 17.3% 21.1% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 55/100 51/100 O

Percentile Scorecard

NTSTOEPRT

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

AxisNTSTOEPRT
Valuation 10 #131 of 145 15 #124 of 145 15 #123 of 145
Growth 95 #8 of 141 83 #25 of 141 84 #23 of 141
Profitability 40 #81 of 134 70 #41 of 134 72 #38 of 134
Financial Health 68 #45 of 138 66 #47 of 138 77 #33 of 138
Shareholder Returns 24 #100 of 131 39 #80 of 131 7 #122 of 131
Overall 47 55 51
  • NTST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EPRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTSTOEPRTSPY
1 month -4.5%+2.3%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -20.7%-13.6%-16.3% +3.9%
6 months -15.6%-10.6%-14.4% +8.2%
Year to date -1.4%+0.8%-9.5% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%-5.9%-13.3% +12.3%
3 years +26.2%+16.0%+27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.1%+5.1%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years -31.8%-19.8%-11.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.4%-4.3%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years —-0.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTSTOEPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%17.3%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%18.2%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.10-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.34-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.5%-38.3%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-15.9%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $22.25$67.56$34.59 $779.14
52-week low $16.49$53.35$24.88 $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.

MultipleNTSTOEPRT
P/E now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 26.3x 41.8xmedian 26.3x 22.2xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.0x 8.9xmedian 4.0x 9.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x 15.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 23.3x -27.1xmedian 23.3x -8.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.88median 1.91 23.25median 1.91 10.73median 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 monthsNTSTOEPRT
Revenue $237.11M $6.05B $639.22M
Operating income – – $387.32M
Net income $21.86M $1.31B $263.37M
Free cash flow -$851.85M -$1.98B -$669.26M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $1.36 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $42.31M $552.65M $25.22M
Total debt $1.20B $29.29B $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 108.17M 934.66M 219.12M
Enterprise value $1.68B $50.46B $5.50B

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
MetricNTSTOEPRT
P/E 82.4x 41.8x 22.2x
P/FCF -2.1x -27.1x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 12.9x 13.7x
P/S 7.6x 8.9x 9.3x
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 16.0x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 35.1x 31.8x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 12.5x 13.6x 13.9x
EV/FCF -3.5x -41.6x -13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 19.8x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.88 23.25 10.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTSTOEPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.1% 10.9% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 18.0% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 20.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 11,651% 42.0% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 14.6% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9,216% 35.0% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 1.8% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.9% 13.8% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 14.5% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.2% -90.4% 6.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.4% 36.5% -1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTSTOEPRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 79.3% 85.4% 89.6%
Operating margin – – 60.6%
Pretax margin 9.3% 23.3% 41.4%
Net margin 9.2% 20.9% 41.0%
FCF margin -359.3% -32.8% -104.7%
Operating cash flow margin 56.4% 68.8% 67.8%
Return on equity 1.2% 3.2% 5.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 1.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 3.4% 5.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 3.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTSTOEPRT
Debt / assets 36.6% 38.3% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.6x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -14.8x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 45.1% 40.4%
Equity / assets 61.2% 54.9% 59.6%
Interest coverage 1.4x 2.2x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTSTOEPRT
Dividend yield 5.1% 5.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield -39.8% -3.4% -11.3%
Shareholder yield -34.7% 2.3% -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 382.6% 228.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.8% -151.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.5% 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 15.6% –

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.

ConsensusNTSTOEPRT
Forward P/E 54.4xFY2026 35.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $1.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% +1.2% -8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $224.71MFY2026 $5.88BFY2026 $654.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% -2.9% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTSTOEPRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 269 1,461 377
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +5.2% +19.1%
Institutions buying 156 799 211
Institutions selling 80 469 113
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.70 1.87

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.

NTSTOEPRT
NTST 1.00 0.69 0.75
O 0.69 1.00 0.72
EPRT 0.75 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTST, O and EPRT?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netstreit (NTST) $1.77B, Realty Income (O) $52.24B, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $5.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTST, O and EPRT?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netstreit (NTST) 81.2x, Realty Income (O) 41.2x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is cheapest (Netstreit (NTST) 54.4x, Realty Income (O) 35.3x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 19.3x). 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%, Realty Income (O) +10.9%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Netstreit (NTST) 9.2%, Realty Income (O) 20.9%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%). On return on invested capital, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) leads (Netstreit (NTST) 2.7%, Realty Income (O) 3.4%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: Netstreit (NTST) -11.0%, Realty Income (O) -5.9%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -13.3%. Over five years, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) compounded fastest (Netstreit (NTST) -7.4%/yr, Realty Income (O) -4.3%/yr, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Realty Income (O) has the highest dividend yield: Netstreit (NTST) 0.05%, Realty Income (O) 0.06%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%. Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Netstreit (NTST) 22.2%, Realty Income (O) 17.3%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.