WPC vs NNN vs ADC Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Nnn Reit and Agree Realty 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
3 wins
NNN Nnn Reit, Inc.
$41.73 +1.1% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.01B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$953.25M
Div. yield
5.80%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins
ADC Agree Realty Corp
$66.99 -0.7% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.72B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$810.28M
Div. yield
4.76%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionWPCNNNADCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.46B $8.01B $8.72B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 20.6x 35.7x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 21.0x 37.2x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +17.7% ADC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.4% 28.8% NNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x 5.8x NNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.89% 5.80% 4.76% WPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% -1.1% -10.6% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -2.0%/yr -1.4%/yr ADC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 17.7% 17.6% ADC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 52/100 ADC

Percentile Scorecard

WPCNNNADC

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

AxisWPCNNNADC
Valuation 22 #114 of 145 31 #100 of 145 6 #136 of 145
Growth – 37 #89 of 141 86 #21 of 141
Profitability – 89 #16 of 134 65 #48 of 134
Financial Health – 50 #70 of 138 79 #30 of 138
Shareholder Returns 79 #28 of 131 48 #69 of 131 25 #98 of 131
Overall – 51 52
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NNN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPCNNNADCSPY
1 month -4.0%+1.1%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%-15.2%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months -12.6%-5.2%-12.8% +8.2%
Year to date -1.4%+5.3%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year -5.0%-1.1%-10.6% +12.3%
3 years +22.0%+18.6%+23.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%+5.9%+7.2% +23.3%
5 years -18.5%-9.6%-6.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%-2.0%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +8.1%-6.8%+41.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.8%-0.7%+3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPCNNNADCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%17.7%17.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%18.2%18.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.12-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.06-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-28.3%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-15.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $76.72$49.56$81.92 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$39.05$64.51 $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.

MultipleWPCNNNADC
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 26.3x 20.6xmedian 26.3x 35.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 4.0x 8.4xmedian 4.0x 10.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.8xmedian 14.4x 19.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 23.3x -33.4xmedian 23.3x -9.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.03median 1.91 457.71median 1.91 7.07median 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 monthsWPCNNNADC
Revenue – $953.25M $810.28M
Operating income – $593.86M $395.87M
Net income – $384.67M $241.79M
Free cash flow – -$239.49M -$957.20M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $2.03 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $4.22M $80.56M
Total debt – $5.00B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 227.22M 189.62M 124.60M
Enterprise value $14.48B $7.84B $8.58B

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
MetricWPCNNNADC
P/E 22.0x 20.6x 35.7x
P/FCF -17.3x -33.4x -9.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 15.2x
P/S 8.4x 8.4x 10.8x
P/B 1.6x 1.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x 19.5x
EV/EBIT – 21.9x 31.2x
EV/Revenue – 13.6x 15.2x
EV/FCF – -54.3x -12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.3x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.03 457.71 7.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCNNNADC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 2.2% 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 17.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.1% 24.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.6% -3.4% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 0.0% 5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -54.7% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% 5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCNNNADC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 92.1% 78.0%
Operating margin – 62.3% 48.9%
Pretax margin – 40.4% 29.9%
Net margin – 40.4% 28.8%
FCF margin – -25.1% -118.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 70.6% 70.6%
Return on equity – 8.7% 3.6%
Return on assets – 4.0% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – – 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCNNNADC
Debt / assets – 52.1% 33.9%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – -20.9x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 53.6% 36.6%
Equity / assets 47.0% 46.4% 63.4%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 2.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCNNNADC
Dividend yield 5.9% 5.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – -1.9% -13.3%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.9% -8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 117.9% 157.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -189.3% -39.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.1% 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 12.5%

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.

ConsensusWPCNNNADC
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 37.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $1.99FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +10.6% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $784.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -4.0% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCNNNADC
Held by institutions 78.3% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 897 601 497
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +6.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 453 350 245
Institutions selling 295 163 159
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.15 1.54

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.

WPCNNNADC
WPC 1.00 0.78 0.75
NNN 0.78 1.00 0.80
ADC 0.75 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, NNN and ADC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.46B, Nnn Reit (NNN) $8.01B, Agree Realty (ADC) $8.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, NNN and ADC?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.0x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.6x, Agree Realty (ADC) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.8x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 21.0x, Agree Realty (ADC) 37.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agree Realty (ADC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nnn Reit (NNN) +6.5%, Agree Realty (ADC) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest net margin (Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.4%, Agree Realty (ADC) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nnn Reit (NNN) returned the most: W. P. Carey (WPC) -5.0%, Nnn Reit (NNN) -1.1%, Agree Realty (ADC) -10.6%. Over five years, Agree Realty (ADC) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.0%/yr, Nnn Reit (NNN) -2.0%/yr, Agree Realty (ADC) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest dividend yield: W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.89%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 5.80%, Agree Realty (ADC) 4.76%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agree Realty (ADC) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.7%, Agree Realty (ADC) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPC, NNN and ADC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nnn Reit (NNN) 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.