WPC vs NNN vs GNL Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Nnn Reit 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
2 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
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nnn Reit leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nnn Reit 7, W. P. Carey 2, Global Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPCNNNGNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.46B $8.01B $1.48B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 20.6x -25.9x NNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 21.0x — WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% -13.9% NNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.4% -12.5% NNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x 5.8x NNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.89% 5.80% 10.84% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% -1.1% -9.0% NNN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -2.0%/yr -15.6%/yr NNN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 17.7% 21.6% NNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 64/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

WPCNNNGNL

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

AxisWPCNNNGNL
Valuation 22 #114 of 145 31 #100 of 145 88 #18 of 145
Growth – 37 #89 of 141 81 #28 of 141
Profitability – 89 #16 of 134 41 #79 of 134
Financial Health – 50 #70 of 138 31 #95 of 138
Shareholder Returns 79 #28 of 131 48 #69 of 131 77 #31 of 131
Overall – 51 64
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NNN 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

PeriodWPCNNNGNLSPY
1 month -4.0%+1.1%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%-15.2%-20.5% +3.9%
6 months -12.6%-5.2%-26.6% +8.2%
Year to date -1.4%+5.3%-18.5% +12.9%
1 year -5.0%-1.1%-9.0% +12.3%
3 years +22.0%+18.6%-8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%+5.9%-2.7% +23.3%
5 years -18.5%-9.6%-57.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%-2.0%-15.6% +10.9%
10 years +8.1%-6.8%-68.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.8%-0.7%-10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPCNNNGNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%17.7%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%18.2%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.120.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.06-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-28.3%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-15.8%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $76.72$49.56$9.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$39.05$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.

MultipleWPCNNNGNL
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 26.3x 20.6xmedian 26.3x -25.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 4.0x 8.4xmedian 4.0x 3.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.8xmedian 14.4x 9.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 23.3x -33.4xmedian 23.3x 7.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.03median 1.91 457.71median 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 monthsWPCNNNGNL
Revenue – $953.25M $459.73M
Operating income – $593.86M $182.23M
Net income – $384.67M -$13.53M
Free cash flow – -$239.49M $201.18M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $2.03 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $4.22M $153.64M
Total debt – $5.00B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 227.22M 189.62M 211.34M
Enterprise value $14.48B $7.84B $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
MetricWPCNNNGNL
P/E 22.0x 20.6x -25.9x
P/FCF -17.3x -33.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 6.8x
P/S 8.4x 8.4x 3.2x
P/B 1.6x 1.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x 9.6x
EV/EBIT – 21.9x 20.4x
EV/Revenue – 13.6x 8.1x
EV/FCF – -54.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.3x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.03 457.71 -1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCNNNGNL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% -13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 2.2% 118.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.1% 95.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.6% -3.4% 81.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 0.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.0% -12.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -54.7% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% 67.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCNNNGNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 92.1% 84.8%
Operating margin – 62.3% 39.6%
Pretax margin – 40.4% 1.3%
Net margin – 40.4% -12.5%
FCF margin – -25.1% 43.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 70.6% 47.5%
Return on equity – 8.7% -0.9%
Return on assets – 4.0% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x -16.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCNNNGNL
Debt / assets – 52.1% 59.0%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – -20.9x 11.9x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 53.6% 62.9%
Equity / assets 47.0% 46.4% 37.1%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCNNNGNL
Dividend yield 5.9% 5.8% 10.8%
Net buyback yield – -1.9% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.9% 17.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 117.9% -1,231%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -189.3% 82.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.1% -29.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -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.

ConsensusWPCNNNGNL
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $1.99FY2026 $-0.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $442.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -4.0% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCNNNGNL
Held by institutions 78.3% 99.3% 78.0%
Institutions holding 897 601 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +6.9% +7.8%
Institutions buying 453 350 151
Institutions selling 295 163 120
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.15 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.

WPCNNNGNL
WPC 1.00 0.78 0.44
NNN 0.78 1.00 0.45
GNL 0.44 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, NNN and GNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.46B, Nnn Reit (NNN) $8.01B, Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, NNN and GNL?

Nnn Reit (NNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.0x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 20.6x, Global Net Lease (GNL) -25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.8x, Nnn Reit (NNN) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nnn Reit (NNN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nnn Reit (NNN) +6.5%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nnn Reit (NNN) has the highest net margin (Nnn Reit (NNN) 40.4%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%).

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%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.0%. Over five years, Nnn Reit (NNN) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.0%/yr, Nnn Reit (NNN) -2.0%/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%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 5.80%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 10.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nnn Reit (NNN) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Nnn Reit (NNN) 17.7%, 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, NNN 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, Nnn Reit (NNN) leads on 7. 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.