Real Estate
W. P. Carey Inc.(WPC)
Live Price
Offline$71.22
-1.40% today
1Y Change
+14.60%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026
- Market Cap
- $16.13B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.9%
- EPS Growth
- +1.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.1%
Coverage: 241 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $16.13B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $71.22 and up 14.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 8, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.9%, EPS growth of +1.0%, a dividend yield of 5.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.9%, EPS +1.0%, free cash flow -35.7% with operating margin 43.3% and ROIC 21.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.1%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 30.9 and price/sales 8.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WPC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+8.9% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+43.3% vs +59.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
30.9 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +8.9% and EPS at +1.0%, with operating margin around 43.3%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 11, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | +0.9% | +2.1% | +0.5% |
2026 Feb 10, 2026 | +87.6% | -0.4% | -1.7% | -1.5% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | +1.6% | +0.3% | -0.3% | +1.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WPC Max Drawdown
-9.71%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
W. P. Carey Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion and a diversified portfolio of operationally-critical commercial real estate that includes 1,215 net lease properties covering approximately 142 million square feet as of September 30, 2020. For nearly five decades, the company has invested in high-quality single-tenant industrial, warehouse, office, retail and self-storage properties subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators. Its portfolio is located primarily in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe and is well-diversified by tenant, property type, geographic location and tenant industry.
- Leadership
- Jason E. Fox
- IPO Date
- Jan 21, 1998
- Employees
- 203
- Street Address
- One Manhattan West
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10001
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212-492-8920
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 30.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.7
- Price/Sales
- 8.1
- Price/Book
- 1.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.9%
- EPS
- +1.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -35.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 68.2%
- Operating Margin
- 43.3%
- Net Margin
- 26.0%
- ROE
- 6.3%
- ROIC
- 21.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.06
- Current Ratio
- 0.68
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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