WPC vs O vs GNL Stock Comparison

W. P. Carey, Realty Income and Global Net Lease Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.09 -4.2% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.52B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
5.93%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
7 wins
O Realty Income Corp
$56.24 +1.6% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$53.21B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.05B
Div. yield
5.76%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins
GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.
$6.99 -17.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$459.73M
Div. yield
10.87%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

W. P. Carey leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (W. P. Carey 7, Realty Income 3, Global Net Lease 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPCOGNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.52B $53.21B $1.47B O
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 41.4x -25.8x WPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 34.9x — WPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +10.9% -13.9% O
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.6% 20.9% -12.5% WPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 3.4% 0.0% WPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.6x 5.8x WPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.93% 5.76% 10.87% GNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -5.0% -9.3% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -4.1%/yr -15.3%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 17.2% 21.6% O
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 55/100 64/100 GNL

Percentile Scorecard

WPCOGNL

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

AxisWPCOGNL
Valuation 35 #95 of 145 15 #124 of 145 88 #19 of 145
Growth 31 #98 of 142 83 #25 of 142 82 #26 of 142
Profitability 73 #37 of 135 70 #41 of 135 42 #79 of 135
Financial Health 55 #62 of 136 67 #45 of 136 32 #93 of 136
Shareholder Returns 21 #104 of 131 41 #78 of 131 79 #29 of 131
Overall 43 55 64
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • O 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

PeriodWPCOGNLSPY
1 month -4.2%+1.6%-17.6% +0.9%
3 months -15.6%-14.2%-21.2% +5.9%
6 months -12.4%-11.1%-26.6% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%-0.2%-18.7% +13.3%
1 year -4.6%-5.0%-9.3% +12.4%
3 years +21.3%+14.8%-8.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.6%+4.7%-2.8% +23.5%
5 years -16.5%-18.8%-56.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.5%-4.1%-15.3% +11.0%
10 years +7.4%-0.8%-68.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.7%-0.1%-10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureWPCOGNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%17.2%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%18.0%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.090.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.29-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-38.3%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-16.8%-29.8% -0.9%
52-week high $76.72$67.56$9.96 $779.14
52-week low $62.57$53.35$6.99 $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.

MultipleWPCOGNL
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 41.4xmedian 25.8x -25.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 4.0x 8.8xmedian 4.0x 3.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.2x 15.8xmedian 14.2x 9.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 23.0x -26.8xmedian 23.0x 7.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 1.91 23.01median 1.91 -1.76median 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 monthsWPCOGNL
Revenue $1.83B $6.05B $459.73M
Operating income – – $182.23M
Net income $657.85M $1.31B -$13.53M
Free cash flow -$948.07M -$1.98B $201.18M
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $1.36 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $143.39M $552.65M $153.64M
Total debt $8.78B $29.29B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 231.70M 934.66M 211.34M
Enterprise value $13.83B $53.82B $850.22M

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
MetricWPCOGNL
P/E 22.4x 41.4x -25.8x
P/FCF -15.3x -26.8x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 12.8x 6.8x
P/S 7.9x 8.8x 3.2x
P/B 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 15.8x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 31.6x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 12.7x 13.5x 8.1x
EV/FCF -24.4x -41.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 19.7x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 23.01 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPCOGNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 10.9% -13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 18.0% 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) 80.0% 42.0% 95.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 14.6% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.1% 35.0% 81.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 1.8% 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 13.8% -12.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 14.5% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11,395% -90.4% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -194.3% 36.5% 67.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPCOGNL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.8% 85.4% 84.8%
Operating margin – – 39.6%
Pretax margin 38.0% 23.3% 1.3%
Net margin 35.6% 20.9% -12.5%
FCF margin -51.9% -32.8% 43.8%
Operating cash flow margin 68.0% 68.8% 47.5%
Return on equity 7.5% 3.2% -0.9%
Return on assets 3.5% 1.7% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 3.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.2x -16.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.6% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPCOGNL
Debt / assets 47.1% 38.3% 59.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.6x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -9.3x -14.8x 11.9x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 45.1% 62.9%
Equity / assets 47.0% 54.9% 37.1%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.2x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPCOGNL
Dividend yield 5.9% 5.8% 10.9%
Net buyback yield -5.1% -3.5% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.3% 17.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 126.2% 228.6% -1,231%
Payout ratio (FCF) -87.5% -151.1% 82.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 6.3% -29.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 15.6% -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.

ConsensusWPCOGNL
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 34.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $-0.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +1.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $5.88BFY2026 $442.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -2.9% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPCOGNL
Held by institutions 78.3% 78.8% 78.0%
Institutions holding 897 1,462 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.2% +7.8%
Institutions buying 453 800 151
Institutions selling 295 469 120
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.71 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.

WPCOGNL
WPC 1.00 0.74 0.44
O 0.74 1.00 0.44
GNL 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPC, O and GNL?

Realty Income (O) is the largest by market capitalisation: W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.52B, Realty Income (O) $53.21B, Global Net Lease (GNL) $1.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPC, O and GNL?

W. P. Carey (WPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.4x, Realty Income (O) 41.4x, Global Net Lease (GNL) -25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, W. P. Carey (WPC) is cheapest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.7x, Realty Income (O) 34.9x). 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) +10.9%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

W. P. Carey (WPC) has the highest net margin (W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%, Realty Income (O) 20.9%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -12.5%). On return on invested capital, W. P. Carey (WPC) leads (W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%, Realty Income (O) 3.4%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.6%, Realty Income (O) -5.0%, Global Net Lease (GNL) -9.3%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.5%/yr, Realty Income (O) -4.1%/yr, Global Net Lease (GNL) -15.3%/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) 5.93%, Realty Income (O) 5.76%, Global Net Lease (GNL) 10.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Realty Income (O) has been the steadiest (W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%, Realty Income (O) 17.2%, 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, O 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 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.