Is BNL a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BNL is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

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A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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BNL Income Quality Score

Name: BNL Income Quality Score
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Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL) has an Income Quality Score of 81/100, classified as a Friend with medium confidence, based on a 5-year income and total-return history.

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 5-year

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Long-term focused5-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

81/100

FriendMedium confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

7.0%

Rank in REIT Universe

20 of 162

Lookback

5-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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BNLBroadstone Net Lease, Inc.

81FriendMedium confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 5-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

70/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

Total Return

72/100

Max Drawdown

83/100

Volatility

73/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout
drawdown contained
No material annual distribution decline across 5 full years of data

Distribution Safety

4Years raised

0Years cut

7Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

Medium confidence (5–9 years of history)

20200.385Held
20211.025Raised
20221.08Raised
20231.12Raised
20241.155Raised
20251.16Held
20260.585Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.