WPC vs O vs BNL Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Realty Income and Broadstone Net Lease Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$65.06 +3.7% 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
O Realty Income Corp
$59.05 +10.7% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$55.76B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.21B
Div. yield
0.05%
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 4, Broadstone Net Lease 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPCOBNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.02B $55.76B $3.35B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 41.1x 22.8x BNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 36.5x 24.3x WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +10.8% +8.0% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.6% 21.8% 30.3% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 3.6% — WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.7x — WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.05% 0.07% BNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% +4.8% -1.5% O
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -3.2%/yr -8.0%/yr O
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 17.1% 20.5% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 53/100 71/100 BNL

Percentile Scorecard

WPCOBNL

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

AxisWPCOBNL
Valuation 35 #96 of 146 17 #122 of 146 77 #35 of 146
Growth 26 #108 of 145 76 #35 of 145 63 #55 of 145
Profitability 72 #40 of 141 67 #47 of 141 66 #48 of 141
Financial Health 55 #66 of 146 66 #50 of 146 82 #27 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #103 of 136 39 #84 of 136 67 #46 of 136
Overall 42 53 71
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodWPCOBNLSPY
1 month +3.7%+10.7%-4.2% -5.4%
3 months -9.4%-5.5%-16.3% -4.9%
6 months -12.2%-4.6%-11.8% -0.3%
Year to date +1.1%+4.8%+0.9% +7.8%
1 year -1.8%+4.8%-1.5% +9.7%
3 years +19.7%+16.5%+20.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.2%+5.2%+6.3% +19.0%
5 years -15.5%-15.1%-34.1% +57.0%
5 years, per year -3.3%-3.2%-8.0% +9.4%
10 years +14.7%+6.2%— +252.6%
10 years, per year +1.4%+0.6%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWPCOBNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%17.1%20.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%17.2%21.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.100.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.28-0.07 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-38.3%-47.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-12.6%-23.2% -5.6%
52-week high $76.72$67.56$22.82 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$53.35$16.83 $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.

MultipleWPCOBNL
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 26.5x 41.4xmedian 26.5x 23.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 4.2x 9.1xmedian 4.2x 7.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 21.7x -17.9xmedian 21.7x 8.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.78 8.47median 1.78 -2.54median 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 monthsWPCOBNL
Revenue $1.83B $6.21B $483.87M
Net income $657.85M $1.43B $149.81M
Free cash flow -$948.07M -$3.16B $426.22M
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $1.43 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $368.53M $12.19M
Total debt $8.78B $30.76B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 231.70M 946.12M 201.12M
Enterprise value $14.32B $54.03B $3.27B

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
MetricWPCOBNL
P/E 23.2x 41.4x 23.1x
P/FCF -15.9x -17.9x 8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 13.6x 11.1x
P/S 8.2x 9.1x 7.0x
P/B 1.7x 1.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 16.2x –
EV/EBIT 23.5x 31.6x –
EV/Revenue 12.9x 14.0x 10.7x
EV/FCF -25.0x -27.5x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 20.9x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 8.47 -2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCOBNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 10.8% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 16.8% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 80.0% 47.0% 62.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 17.2% -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.1% 36.3% 60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 4.9% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 10.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 13.6% 4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11,395% -189.6% 229.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -194.3% 26.2% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCOBNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.8% 86.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 38.0% 24.5% –
Net margin 35.6% 21.8% 30.3%
FCF margin -51.9% -51.0% 88.1%
Operating cash flow margin 68.0% 66.9% 63.3%
Return on equity 7.5% 3.4% 5.0%
Return on assets 3.5% 1.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCOBNL
Debt / assets 47.1% 39.5% 29.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.7x –
Debt / FCF -9.3x -9.7x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 45.3% 50.6%
Equity / assets 47.0% 54.7% 49.4%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCOBNL
Dividend yield 5.7% 5.5% 6.5%
Net buyback yield -4.9% -3.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.3% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 126.2% 212.4% 148.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -87.5% -95.7% 52.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 5.5% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 14.3% 3.3%

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.

ConsensusWPCOBNL
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +39.3%FY2026 +46.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.9% 0.0% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $5.87BFY2026 $469.55MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -2.2% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCOBNL
Held by institutions 78.4% 78.8% 98.0%
Institutions holding 899 1,464 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.2% +30.3%
Institutions buying 452 801 218
Institutions selling 296 470 98
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.70 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.

WPCOBNL
WPC 1.00 0.76 0.69
O 0.76 1.00 0.62
BNL 0.69 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, O and BNL?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $15.02B, Realty Income (O) $55.76B, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) $3.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, O and BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 23.1x, Realty Income (O) 41.1x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 20.5x, Realty Income (O) 36.5x, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 24.3x). 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: W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%, Realty Income (O) +10.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Realty Income (O) 21.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%, Realty Income (O) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Realty Income (O) returned the most: W. P. Carey (WPC) -1.8%, Realty Income (O) +4.8%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -1.5%. Over five years, Realty Income (O) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.3%/yr, Realty Income (O) -3.2%/yr, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has the highest dividend yield: W. P. Carey (WPC) 0.06%, Realty Income (O) 0.05%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.4%, Realty Income (O) 17.1%, Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPC, O 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.