Business Model
25%Realty Income's triple-net leases, which pass property taxes, insurance, and maintenance to tenants, create a scalable, low-overhead income platform. Revenue predictability is high: near-99% occupancy sustained through COVID and the 2022 inflation cycle, and approximately 91% of retail rent from non-discretionary tenants as of FY2024. Geographic concentration (roughly 85-90% U.S. as of FY2025) and retail-heavy property mix (~79%) are the main model constraints, offset by 31 consecutive years of annual dividend increases confirming durability across cycles.
Competitive Advantages
40%Realty Income's competitive advantages are narrow in a traditional moat framework. Scale as the largest net lease REIT (approximately $82B enterprise value as of year-end 2025) provides access to larger transactions and the best credit profile in the sector, but translates into limited moat attributes: lease contracts cap pricing to fixed escalators, tenant relationships provide no structural lock-in beyond lease duration, and the business model is fully replicable without proprietary technology or patents.
Pro dimensions
Competitive Advantages · Management · Risk Assessment
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