WPC vs BNL vs GNL Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Broadstone Net Lease and Global Net Lease Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.48 -4.0% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.46B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.89%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
6 wins
GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$7.01 -18.1% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
10.84%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 6, Broadstone Net Lease 3, Global Net Lease 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPCBNLGNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.46B $3.29B $1.48B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 22.5x -25.9x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 23.2x — WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.7% -13.9% BNL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 30.6% -12.5% BNL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.89% 6.76% 10.84% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% -8.6% -9.0% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -8.6%/yr -15.6%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 20.1% 21.6% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 64/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

WPCBNLGNL

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

AxisWPCBNLGNL
Valuation 22 #114 of 145 73 #40 of 145 88 #18 of 145
Growth – 65 #50 of 141 81 #28 of 141
Profitability – 66 #46 of 134 41 #79 of 134
Financial Health – 82 #26 of 138 31 #95 of 138
Shareholder Returns 79 #28 of 131 63 #49 of 131 77 #31 of 131
Overall – 70 64
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GNL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPCBNLGNLSPY
1 month -4.0%-9.2%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%-23.3%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months -12.6%-14.3%-26.6% +8.2%
Year to date -1.4%-1.2%-18.5% +12.9%
1 year -5.0%-8.6%-9.0% +12.3%
3 years +22.0%+24.6%-8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%+7.6%-2.7% +23.3%
5 years -18.5%-36.1%-57.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%-8.6%-15.6% +10.9%
10 years +8.1%—-68.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.8%—-10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPCBNLGNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%20.1%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%21.3%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.000.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.43-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-48.9%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-24.8%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $76.72$22.82$9.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$17.17$7.01 $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.

MultipleWPCBNLGNL
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 26.3x 22.5xmedian 26.3x -25.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 4.0x 6.9xmedian 4.0x 3.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 9.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 23.3x 10.4xmedian 23.3x 7.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.03median 1.91 -4.30median 1.91 -1.77median 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 monthsWPCBNLGNL
Revenue – $476.17M $459.73M
Operating income – – $182.23M
Net income – $148.74M -$13.53M
Free cash flow – $317.30M $201.18M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.73 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $11.10M $153.64M
Total debt – $1.68B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 227.22M 200.26M 211.34M
Enterprise value $14.48B $3.28B $854.44M

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
MetricWPCBNLGNL
P/E 22.0x 22.5x -25.9x
P/FCF -17.3x 10.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 6.8x
P/S 8.4x 6.9x 3.2x
P/B 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.6x
EV/EBIT – – 20.4x
EV/Revenue – 10.4x 8.1x
EV/FCF – 15.6x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.03 -4.30 -1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCBNLGNL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.7% -13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 118.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.1% 95.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.6% 45.1% 81.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -5.2% 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.4% -12.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 289.5% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 104.4% 67.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCBNLGNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 84.8%
Operating margin – – 39.6%
Pretax margin – – 1.3%
Net margin – 30.6% -12.5%
FCF margin – 66.6% 43.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 59.4% 47.5%
Return on equity – 4.9% -0.9%
Return on assets – 2.5% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x -16.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCBNLGNL
Debt / assets – 28.6% 59.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.8x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 11.9x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 48.7% 62.9%
Equity / assets 47.0% 51.3% 37.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCBNLGNL
Dividend yield 5.9% 6.8% 10.8%
Net buyback yield – – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 6.8% 17.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 147.4% -1,231%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 69.1% 82.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% -29.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -0.1%

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.

ConsensusWPCBNLGNL
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $0.74FY2026 $-0.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +2.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $469.80MFY2026 $442.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +17.1% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCBNLGNL
Held by institutions 78.3% 98.0% 78.0%
Institutions holding 897 375 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +30.3% +7.8%
Institutions buying 453 218 151
Institutions selling 295 98 120
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.22 1.26

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.

WPCBNLGNL
WPC 1.00 0.68 0.44
BNL 0.68 1.00 0.41
GNL 0.44 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, BNL and GNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.46B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.29B, Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, BNL and GNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.0x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.5x, Global Net Lease (GNL) -25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.8x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +7.7%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest net margin (Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.6%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.0%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.6%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.0%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.0%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.6%/yr, Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Net Lease (GNL) has the highest dividend yield: W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.89%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 6.76%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 10.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.1%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, W. P. Carey (WPC) 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.