Global Net Lease (GNL) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Global Net Lease's Operating Margin came in at -22.30% for Q3 2026, down 10.58 percentage points from -11.72% a year earlier and down 70.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Net Lease (GNL) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Global Net Lease reported Operating Margin of 37.92%, up 26.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.41%, down 10.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -7.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 33.02% in FY2024 (+36.45 pp), -3.43% in FY2023 (-29.97 pp), 26.54% in FY2022 (-2.07 pp) and 28.61% in FY2021 (-1.50 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.24 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 90.13 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 112.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GNL's Operating Margin at 48.66% (Q2 2026), 28.31% (Q1 2026) and 94.69% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.03 Bn | 165.05 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 9.10% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.12 Bn | 117.08 Bn | - | 43.76% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 75.49 Bn | 71.55 Bn | - | 46.02% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.37 Bn | 61.09 Bn | - | 23.20% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 56.23 Bn | 54.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ventas | 46.05 Bn | 44.73 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.71 Bn | 32.62 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 44.04% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.71 Bn | 26.06 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 52.20% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.79 Bn | 24.57 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Global Net Lease | 1.52 Bn | 905.91 Mn | - | -22.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -22.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -80.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.78% |
API Access
Global Net Lease Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GNL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GNL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GNL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();