WPC vs FCPT vs EPRT Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Four Corners Property Trust and Essential Properties Realty Trust Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$65.31 +2.0% 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

11 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 4, Essential Properties Realty Trust 4, Four Corners Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPCFCPTEPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.02B $2.56B $6.06B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 21.6x 23.1x FCPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 22.1x 20.8x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +10.2% +20.4% EPRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.6% 37.5% 41.0% EPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 5.3% 5.2% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 4.7x 5.1x FCPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% -1.3% -4.5% FCPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -4.4%/yr -1.2%/yr EPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 20.1% 21.3% WPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 50/100 50/100 EPRT

Percentile Scorecard

WPCFCPTEPRT

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

AxisWPCFCPTEPRT
Valuation 35 #96 of 146 21 #115 of 146 17 #121 of 146
Growth 26 #108 of 145 64 #53 of 145 78 #33 of 145
Profitability 72 #40 of 141 62 #54 of 141 69 #45 of 141
Financial Health 55 #66 of 146 72 #42 of 146 78 #33 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #103 of 136 30 #96 of 136 8 #125 of 136
Overall 42 50 50
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FCPT 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

PeriodWPCFCPTEPRTSPY
1 month +2.0%+11.2%+10.8% -5.9%
3 months -9.1%-5.6%-7.6% -4.6%
6 months -11.6%-7.1%-10.0% +0.2%
Year to date +1.5%+2.6%-4.5% +7.5%
1 year -1.8%-1.3%-4.5% +8.2%
3 years +20.3%+7.2%+23.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.3%+2.4%+7.1% +19.0%
5 years -15.2%-20.0%-6.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.2%-4.4%-1.2% +9.4%
10 years +15.1%+23.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +1.4%+2.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWPCFCPTEPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%20.1%21.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%19.5%21.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.09-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.06-0.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-31.3%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-10.6%-18.1% -5.9%
52-week high $76.72$26.49$34.59 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$21.03$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.

MultipleWPCFCPTEPRT
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 26.5x 21.9xmedian 26.5x 23.4xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 4.2x 8.2xmedian 4.2x 9.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.4x 17.6xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 21.7x -8.5xmedian 21.7x -9.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.78 15.47median 1.78 11.32median 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 monthsWPCFCPTEPRT
Revenue $1.83B $315.93M $639.22M
Gross profit – $270.97M –
Operating income – $130.49M $387.32M
Net income $657.85M $118.71M $263.37M
Free cash flow -$948.07M -$306.98M -$669.26M
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $1.08 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $7.20M $25.22M
Total debt $8.78B $946.38M $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 231.70M 109.84M 219.12M
Enterprise value $14.32B $2.49B $5.83B

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
MetricWPCFCPTEPRT
P/E 23.2x 21.9x 23.4x
P/FCF -15.9x -8.5x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 12.6x 14.4x
P/S 8.2x 8.2x 9.8x
P/B 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 17.6x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 27.1x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 12.9x 11.2x 14.4x
EV/FCF -25.0x -11.5x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 17.1x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 15.47 11.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCFCPTEPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 10.2% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 9.2% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.5% 13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 20.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.0% 8.7% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 8.1% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.1% 3.1% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 1.4% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 16.5% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 8.6% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11,395% -64.2% 6.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -194.3% -1.7% -1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCFCPTEPRT
Gross margin – 85.8% –
EBITDA margin 85.8% 63.5% 89.6%
Operating margin – 41.3% 60.6%
Pretax margin 38.0% 23.1% 41.4%
Net margin 35.6% 37.5% 41.0%
FCF margin -51.9% -97.2% -104.7%
Operating cash flow margin 68.0% 65.5% 67.8%
Return on equity 7.5% 7.3% 5.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 3.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 5.3% 5.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.9% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCFCPTEPRT
Debt / assets 47.1% 28.7% 38.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 4.7x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -9.3x -3.1x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.6% 40.4%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.4% 59.6%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.3x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCFCPTEPRT
Dividend yield 5.7% 6.7% 4.4%
Net buyback yield -4.9% -5.4% -10.8%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.3% -6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 126.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -87.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusWPCFCPTEPRT
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.9% +11.2% -9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $344.77MFY2026 $654.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -6.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCFCPTEPRT
Held by institutions 78.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 899 353 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.4% +19.1%
Institutions buying 452 179 211
Institutions selling 296 100 114
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.79 1.85

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.

WPCFCPTEPRT
WPC 1.00 0.67 0.74
FCPT 0.67 1.00 0.79
EPRT 0.74 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, FCPT and EPRT?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) $2.56B, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) $6.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, FCPT and EPRT?

Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 21.6x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 22.1x, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 20.8x). 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: W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) +10.2%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has the highest net margin (W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 37.5%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 41.0%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 5.3%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) returned the most: W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) -1.3%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -4.5%. Over five years, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.2%/yr, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) -4.4%/yr, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 0.00%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 0.00%. Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, W. P. Carey (WPC) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) 20.1%, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPC, FCPT 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, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads on 4. 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.