O vs NNN vs EPRT Stock Comparison

Realty Income, Nnn Reit and Essential Properties Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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O Realty Income Corp
$56.89 +2.3% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.27B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
NNN Nnn Reit, Inc.
$41.72 +0.9% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.00B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$953.25M
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 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 3, Nnn Reit 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionONNNEPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.27B $8.00B $5.88B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 20.8x 22.4x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.3x 21.0x 19.2x EPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +6.5% +20.4% EPRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.9% 40.4% 41.0% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% — 5.2% EPRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.7x 5.1x EPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% NNN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% -1.3% -16.4% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -2.0%/yr -1.9%/yr EPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.3% 17.7% 21.1% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 51/100 O

Percentile Scorecard

ONNNEPRT

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

AxisONNNEPRT
Valuation 15 #124 of 145 27 #106 of 145 17 #120 of 145
Growth 83 #25 of 144 39 #89 of 144 83 #26 of 144
Profitability 70 #43 of 140 89 #17 of 140 71 #41 of 140
Financial Health 69 #46 of 146 48 #76 of 146 78 #33 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #76 of 132 49 #68 of 132 5 #125 of 132
Overall 56 50 51
  • O ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NNN 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

PeriodONNNEPRTSPY
1 month +2.3%+0.9%-0.8% -1.0%
3 months -13.3%-15.5%-17.6% +2.9%
6 months -10.2%-4.9%-15.2% +6.4%
Year to date +0.9%+5.3%-10.1% +11.4%
1 year -5.5%-1.3%-16.4% +13.1%
3 years +14.7%+17.4%+27.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+5.5%+8.4% +21.5%
5 years -18.2%-9.6%-9.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%-2.0%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years -5.2%-11.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.5%-1.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureONNNEPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.3%17.7%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%18.1%21.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.09-0.12-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.07-0.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-28.3%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-15.8%-23.0% -2.5%
52-week high $67.56$49.56$34.59 $779.14
52-week low $53.35$39.05$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.

MultipleONNNEPRT
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 27.0x 20.6xmedian 27.0x 22.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 4.1x 8.4xmedian 4.1x 9.2xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.5x 14.8xmedian 14.5x 15.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.1xmedian 23.7x -33.4xmedian 23.7x -8.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 23.28median 2.07 457.61median 2.07 10.65median 2.07

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 monthsONNNEPRT
Revenue $6.05B $953.25M $639.22M
Operating income – $593.86M $387.32M
Net income $1.31B $384.67M $263.37M
Free cash flow -$1.98B -$239.49M -$669.26M
EPS (diluted) $1.36 $2.03 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $552.65M $4.22M $25.22M
Total debt $111.24B $19.55B $10.99B
Shares (diluted) 934.66M 189.62M 219.12M
Enterprise value $51.49B $7.83B $5.65B

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
MetricONNNEPRT
P/E 41.8x 20.6x 22.0x
P/FCF -27.1x -33.4x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 11.9x 13.6x
P/S 8.9x 8.4x 9.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 14.8x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 31.8x 21.9x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 13.6x 13.6x 13.8x
EV/FCF -41.6x -54.3x -13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 19.3x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.28 457.61 10.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricONNNEPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 6.5% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 6.1% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 2.2% 13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 20.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% -2.1% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 1.5% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.0% -3.4% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 0.0% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 4.0% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 3.8% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.4% -54.7% 6.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -4.3% -1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricONNNEPRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.4% 92.1% 89.6%
Operating margin – 62.3% 60.6%
Pretax margin 23.3% 40.4% 41.4%
Net margin 20.9% 40.4% 41.0%
FCF margin -32.8% -25.1% -104.7%
Operating cash flow margin 68.8% 70.6% 67.8%
Return on equity 3.2% 8.7% 5.8%
Return on assets 1.7% 4.0% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – 5.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.5% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricONNNEPRT
Debt / assets 38.3% 52.1% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.7x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -14.8x -20.9x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 45.1% 53.6% 40.4%
Equity / assets 54.9% 46.4% 59.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.8x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricONNNEPRT
Dividend yield 5.7% 5.8% 4.7%
Net buyback yield -3.4% -1.9% -11.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.9% -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 228.6% 117.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -151.1% -189.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% 5.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 4.8% –

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.

ConsensusONNNEPRT
Forward P/E 35.3xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $1.99FY2026 $1.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +9.5% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.87BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $653.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -4.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersONNNEPRT
Held by institutions 78.8% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,461 601 377
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +6.9% +19.1%
Institutions buying 799 350 211
Institutions selling 469 163 113
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.15 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.

ONNNEPRT
O 1.00 0.83 0.72
NNN 0.83 1.00 0.76
EPRT 0.72 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, O, NNN and EPRT?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Realty Income (O) $53.27B, Nnn Reit (NNN) $8.00B, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $5.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, O, NNN and EPRT?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Realty Income (O) 42.0x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.8x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) is cheapest (Realty Income (O) 35.3x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 21.0x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Realty Income (O) +10.9%, Nnn Reit (NNN) +6.5%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (Realty Income (O) 20.9%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.4%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%). On return on invested capital, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) leads (Realty Income (O) 3.4%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nnn Reit (NNN) returned the most: Realty Income (O) -5.5%, Nnn Reit (NNN) -1.3%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -16.4%. Over five years, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) compounded fastest (Realty Income (O) -3.9%/yr, Nnn Reit (NNN) -2.0%/yr, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest dividend yield: Realty Income (O) 0.06%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 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 (Realty Income (O) 17.3%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.7%, 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, O, NNN 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.