Realty Income Corporation

REIT - Retail · Real Estate

Also trades as: 0KUE.L

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Realty Income is a real estate company that owns thousands of commercial properties and rents them out to businesses. Its tenants include well-known retailers, grocery stores, pharmacies, gyms, and convenience stores — companies like Walgreens, Dollar General, and 7-Eleven. It is one of the largest retail-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the United States.

Realty Income makes money by collecting rent from its tenants under long-term lease agreements, often lasting 10 to 20 years. Most of its leases are "net leases," meaning tenants pay property taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs on top of rent — which keeps Realty Income's expenses low. The company operates primarily in the U.S. but has expanded into Europe, and it owns over 15,000 properties across multiple countries. Its main risk is rising interest rates, which increase its borrowing costs and can make its dividend less attractive compared to bonds.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+68.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 months

$553M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Realty Income Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

-11.1%

Thin — -11.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-46.9%

Losing money on operations — -46.9%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

1.0%

Weak — 1.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+10.9%

Steady sales growth (+10.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+33.0%

Earnings growing fast (+33.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

373%

Turns 373% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

34.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (34.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

0.69x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.7x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

45.4x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 45.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+9.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (45.4 → 35.6)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

5.13%

no trend

Healthy income — 5.13% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.2%

no trend

Dividend flat

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