Global Net Lease (GNL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Global Net Lease (GNL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.24% for Q3 2026, up 5.51 percentage points from -5.75% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Net Lease (GNL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Net Lease's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -3.99%, down 2.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -4.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Global Net Lease's Return on Assets [ROA] was -1.75% in FY2024 (+1.77 pp), -3.51% in FY2023 (-3.81 pp), 0.30% in FY2022 (+0.02 pp) and 0.28% in FY2021 (unchanged).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 5.51 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 3.43 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -0.33% (Q2 2026), -0.97% (Q1 2026) and -4.95% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.03 Bn | 165.05 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 2.43% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.12 Bn | 117.08 Bn | - | 4.42% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 75.49 Bn | 71.55 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.37 Bn | 61.09 Bn | - | 7.82% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 56.23 Bn | 54.51 Bn | - | 1.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 46.05 Bn | 44.73 Bn | - | 0.90% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.71 Bn | 32.62 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 3.71% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.71 Bn | 26.06 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 4.95% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.79 Bn | 24.57 Bn | - | 4.41% |
| 10 | Global Net Lease | 1.52 Bn | 905.91 Mn | - | -0.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.27% |
Global Net Lease Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GNL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GNL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();