O vs WPC vs BNL Stock Comparison

Realty Income, W. P. Carey and Broadstone Net Lease Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.90 -4.0% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.54B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.06%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Realty Income leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Realty Income 5, W. P. Carey 5, Broadstone Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOWPCBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.27B $14.54B $3.29B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 22.3x 22.6x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.3x 19.9x 23.5x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +9.0% +7.7% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.9% 36.3% 30.6% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 5.5% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.6x — O
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% -5.9% -7.3% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -3.4%/yr -7.9%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.3% 18.2% 20.1% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 70/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

OWPCBNL

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

AxisOWPCBNL
Valuation 15 #124 of 145 35 #94 of 145 73 #40 of 145
Growth 83 #25 of 144 35 #94 of 144 64 #53 of 144
Profitability 70 #43 of 140 72 #40 of 140 65 #50 of 140
Financial Health 69 #46 of 146 56 #65 of 146 84 #24 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #76 of 132 25 #99 of 132 63 #50 of 132
Overall 56 45 70
  • O ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOWPCBNLSPY
1 month +2.3%-4.0%-8.2% -1.0%
3 months -13.3%-16.7%-22.4% +2.9%
6 months -10.2%-12.6%-13.3% +6.4%
Year to date +0.9%-0.7%-0.1% +11.4%
1 year -5.5%-5.9%-7.3% +13.1%
3 years +14.7%+22.1%+23.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+6.9%+7.2% +21.5%
5 years -18.2%-15.8%-33.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%-3.4%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years -5.2%+4.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.5%+0.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOWPCBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.3%18.2%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%19.5%21.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.09-0.080.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.32-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-41.5%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-16.7%-23.9% -2.5%
52-week high $67.56$76.72$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $53.35$62.57$17.22 $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.

MultipleOWPCBNL
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 27.0x 22.2xmedian 27.0x 22.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 4.1x 8.1xmedian 4.1x 7.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.5x 14.9xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.1xmedian 23.7x -16.8xmedian 23.7x 10.5xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 23.28median 2.07 -3.43median 2.07 -4.34median 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 monthsOWPCBNL
Revenue $6.05B $1.79B $476.17M
Net income $1.31B $657.94M $148.74M
Free cash flow -$1.98B -$867.31M $317.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.36 $2.87 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $552.65M $163.54M $11.10M
Total debt $111.24B $8.85B $6.18B
Shares (diluted) 934.66M 227.22M 200.26M
Enterprise value $51.49B $13.74B $3.15B

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
MetricOWPCBNL
P/E 41.8x 22.2x 22.7x
P/FCF -27.1x -16.8x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 11.9x 11.8x
P/S 8.9x 8.1x 7.0x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 14.9x –
EV/EBIT 31.8x 23.2x –
EV/Revenue 13.6x 13.0x 10.5x
EV/FCF -41.6x -26.8x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 19.0x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.28 -3.43 -4.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOWPCBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 9.0% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 2.4% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 95.9% 45.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -4.4% -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.0% 88.5% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -6.5% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -2.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 4.0% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.4% -2,936% 289.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -237.0% 104.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOWPCBNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.4% 86.9% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 23.3% 38.7% –
Net margin 20.9% 36.3% 30.6%
FCF margin -32.8% -48.4% 66.6%
Operating cash flow margin 68.8% 68.2% 59.4%
Return on equity 3.2% 7.7% 4.9%
Return on assets 1.7% 3.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOWPCBNL
Debt / assets 38.3% 47.5% 28.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.6x –
Debt / FCF -14.8x -10.2x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.1% 53.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 54.9% 46.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x 3.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOWPCBNL
Dividend yield 5.7% 5.9% 6.7%
Net buyback yield -3.4% -4.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.8% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 228.6% 123.5% 147.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -151.1% -93.7% 69.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% 4.8% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -2.8% 3.7%

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.

ConsensusOWPCBNL
Forward P/E 35.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $3.21FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +0.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.87BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $468.95MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +16.0% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOWPCBNL
Held by institutions 78.8% 78.3% 98.0%
Institutions holding 1,461 897 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +4.2% +30.3%
Institutions buying 799 453 218
Institutions selling 469 295 98
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.54 2.22

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.

OWPCBNL
O 1.00 0.74 0.62
WPC 0.74 1.00 0.68
BNL 0.62 0.68 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, O, WPC and BNL?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: Realty Income (O) $53.27B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.54B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, O, WPC and BNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Realty Income (O) 42.0x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.3x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (Realty Income (O) 35.3x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.9x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.5x). 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) +10.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (Realty Income (O) 20.9%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 36.3%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (Realty Income (O) 3.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: Realty Income (O) -5.5%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.9%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.3%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (Realty Income (O) -3.9%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.4%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (Realty Income (O) 17.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, O, WPC and BNL?

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.