W.P. Carey/$WPC
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About W.P. Carey
W.P. Carey Inc is a real estate investment trust principally involved in the ownership of properties located in the U.S., Western Europe, and Northern Europe. W.P. Carey organizes its operations into Real Estate and Investment Management segments. The vast majority of the company's income is derived from its Real Estate division in the form of lease revenue from long-term agreements with companies. W.P. Carey's real estate portfolio is comprised of single-tenant office, industrial, warehouse, and retail facilities located around the world. majority of the company's revenue comes from properties in the USA. Its Investment Management unit generates revenue from providing real estate advisory and portfolio management services to other REITs.
- Ticker
- $WPC
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 199
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Website
- www.wpcarey.com
W.P. Carey Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$16B
23.68
$2.92
0.79
$3.70
5.43%
Price and volume
Market cap
$16B
Beta
0.79
52-week high
$77.22
52-week low
$63.08
Average daily volume
1.1M
Dividend rate
$3.70
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.164
Quick ratio
1.125
Long term debt to equity
1.034
Total debt to equity
1.034
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
124.85%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.24%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,525.075
Gross margin (TTM)
94.37%
Net profit margin (TTM)
35.76%
Operating margin (TTM)
54.77%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
5.04%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$9,150,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.40%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.78%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
23.681
Price to revenue (TTM)
8.434
Price to book
1.82
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.65
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
12.57
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.96%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.504
Dividend yield (TTM)
5.35%
Forward dividend yield
5.43%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
11.26%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
92.12%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.16%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.20%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-6.52%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.56%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-4.60%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-0.46%
Bulls say / Bears say
Management raised and narrowed 2026 AFFO guidance to $5.19-$5.27 per share, implying approximately 5.2% year-over-year growth at the midpoint, while increasing its investment-volume outlook to $1.7-$2.1 billion. (W. P. Carey)
The operating portfolio remains highly defensive, with 98.5% occupancy, a 12.2-year weighted-average lease term, 1,748 properties and 2.6% contractual same-store rent growth as of June 30, 2026. (W. P. Carey)
WPC increased its quarterly dividend to $0.94 per share, up 4.4% year over year, while maintaining $2.7 billion of total liquidity to support acquisitions and capital needs. (W. P. Carey)
Higher financing costs are pressuring cash-flow growth: Q2 AFFO per share rose only 4.7% year over year, partly because debt refinancings increased interest expense; WPC also issued $350 million of 5.2% notes in July 2026 to refinance lower-coupon debt. (W. P. Carey)
Asset-quality risk remains visible in the accounts: first-half 2026 real-estate impairment charges reached $119.4 million versus $11.2 million in the prior-year period. (W. P. Carey)
Share issuance may dilute per-share growth: WPC issued approximately 5.1 million shares through forward-sale agreements during Q2 and still had 9.9 million shares available for future settlement at June 30, 2026. (W. P. Carey)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing W.P. Carey
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $WPC weighting |
|---|---|---|
VanEck Global Real Estate€TRET | €255M | 1.13% |
VanEck Global Real Estate£TREG | £222M | 1.13% |
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield$IDWP | $1.2B | 0.91% |
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield£IWDP | £859M | 0.91% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.44% |
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