O vs BNL vs WPC Stock Comparison

Realty Income, Broadstone Net Lease and W. P. Carey Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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O Realty Income Corp
$59.05 +10.7% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$55.76B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.21B
Div. yield
0.05%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$65.06 +3.7% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.02B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Realty Income leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Realty Income 5, W. P. Carey 4, Broadstone Net Lease 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOBNLWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.76B $3.35B $15.02B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 22.8x 23.1x BNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.5x 24.3x 20.5x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +8.0% +9.0% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 30.3% 35.6% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — 5.4% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x — 5.5x WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.07% 0.06% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% -1.5% -1.8% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -8.0%/yr -3.3%/yr O
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.1% 20.5% 18.4% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 71/100 42/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

OBNLWPC

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

AxisOBNLWPC
Valuation 17 #122 of 146 77 #35 of 146 35 #96 of 146
Growth 76 #35 of 145 63 #55 of 145 26 #108 of 145
Profitability 67 #47 of 141 66 #48 of 141 72 #40 of 141
Financial Health 66 #50 of 146 82 #27 of 146 55 #66 of 146
Shareholder Returns 39 #84 of 136 67 #46 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Overall 53 71 42
  • O ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BNL 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

PeriodOBNLWPCSPY
1 month +10.7%-4.2%+3.7% -5.4%
3 months -5.5%-16.3%-9.4% -4.9%
6 months -4.6%-11.8%-12.2% -0.3%
Year to date +4.8%+0.9%+1.1% +7.8%
1 year +4.8%-1.5%-1.8% +9.7%
3 years +16.5%+20.2%+19.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.2%+6.3%+6.2% +19.0%
5 years -15.1%-34.1%-15.5% +57.0%
5 years, per year -3.2%-8.0%-3.3% +9.4%
10 years +6.2%—+14.7% +252.6%
10 years, per year +0.6%—+1.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOBNLWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.1%20.5%18.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.2%21.2%19.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.02-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.07-0.10 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-47.5%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-23.2%-15.2% -5.6%
52-week high $67.56$22.82$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $53.35$16.83$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.

MultipleOBNLWPC
P/E now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 26.5x 23.1xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 4.2x 7.0xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.9xmedian 21.7x 8.0xmedian 21.7x -15.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.47median 1.78 -2.54median 1.78 -2.94median 1.78

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 monthsOBNLWPC
Revenue $6.21B $483.87M $1.83B
Net income $1.43B $149.81M $657.85M
Free cash flow -$3.16B $426.22M -$948.07M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $0.73 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $368.53M $12.19M $143.39M
Total debt $30.76B $1.79B $8.78B
Shares (diluted) 946.12M 201.12M 231.70M
Enterprise value $54.03B $3.27B $14.32B

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
MetricOBNLWPC
P/E 41.4x 23.1x 23.2x
P/FCF -17.9x 8.0x -15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 11.1x 12.1x
P/S 9.1x 7.0x 8.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x – 15.1x
EV/EBIT 31.6x – 23.5x
EV/Revenue 14.0x 10.7x 12.9x
EV/FCF -27.5x 12.2x -25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 16.9x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.47 -2.54 -2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOBNLWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 8.0% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 2.4% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 47.0% 62.9% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -8.1% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.3% 60.3% 70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -9.1% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 9.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 4.2% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -189.6% 229.6% -11,395%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% -0.9% -194.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOBNLWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.5% – 85.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.5% – 38.0%
Net margin 21.8% 30.3% 35.6%
FCF margin -51.0% 88.1% -51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 66.9% 63.3% 68.0%
Return on equity 3.4% 5.0% 7.5%
Return on assets 1.8% 2.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOBNLWPC
Debt / assets 39.5% 29.4% 47.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF -9.7x 4.2x -9.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 50.6% 53.0%
Equity / assets 54.7% 49.4% 47.0%
Interest coverage 2.2x – 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOBNLWPC
Dividend yield 5.5% 6.5% 5.7%
Net buyback yield -3.2% – -4.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.5% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 212.4% 148.6% 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -95.7% 52.2% -87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.5% 1.8% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 3.3% -3.0%

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.

ConsensusOBNLWPC
Forward P/E 36.5xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.3%FY2026 +46.0%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +2.7% +1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.87BFY2026 $469.55MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +17.3% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOBNLWPC
Held by institutions 78.8% 98.0% 78.4%
Institutions holding 1,464 375 899
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +30.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 801 218 452
Institutions selling 470 98 296
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.22 1.53

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.

OBNLWPC
O 1.00 0.62 0.76
BNL 0.62 1.00 0.69
WPC 0.76 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, O, BNL and WPC?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Realty Income (O) $55.76B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.35B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, O, BNL and WPC?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Realty Income (O) 41.1x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Realty Income (O) 36.5x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 24.3x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Realty Income (O) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Realty Income (O) +10.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Realty Income (O) 21.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Realty Income (O) 3.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: Realty Income (O) +4.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -1.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%. Over five years, Realty Income (O) compounded fastest (Realty Income (O) -3.2%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.0%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest dividend yield: Realty Income (O) 0.05%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Realty Income (O) 17.1%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, O, BNL 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, Realty Income (O) 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.