COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026
EPRT vs O
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EPRT scored 76.0, O scored 72.0 — EPRT leads.
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EPRT
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
73Fin
$30.71 · $6.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
1.5
EPRT leads
O
Realty Income Corporation
71.5Fin
$61.98 · $58.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthEPRT+24.8%
- Strongest balance sheetEPRT0.66
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EPRT
O
4.2%B+
Yield
5.3%A-
+24.8%A-
Rev
+9.1%B
0.66A-
D/E
0.75B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $6.7b. 12% off the 52-week high of $34.73. Revenue growing +25%, comfortably above the S&P median. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $37.06 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
Net margin 44% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
Dividend payout 96% of earnings on a 4.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. P/S 10.8x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
ORealty Income Corporation
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $58.6b. 9% off the 52-week high of $67.94. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $68.21 (implying +10% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. $58.6b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Dividend payout 236% of earnings on a 5.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 3% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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