W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC)Real Estate | REIT - Diversified | New York, United States | NYSE
65.14 USD
+0.69
(1.071%)
⇧
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 65.00 -0.14 (-0.140%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4:40 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT
W. P. Carey presents a classic defensive income play that is currently under pressure due to technical weakness, despite a fundamentally resilient business. The company boasts exceptional operational metrics, including a massive 94% gross margin and robust free cash flow generation, which supports a solid long-term buy rating. However, the price trajectory tells a different story; while the multi-year trend is technically positive, the stock has recently failed to break above its 50-day moving average, trading in a compressed range near its yearly lows. This technical stagnation, combined with a payout ratio exceeding 120%, creates a ceiling on the short-term rating, preventing it from being a high-conviction momentum play. The options market reflects this tension, with buyers hedging downside risks at lower strikes while waiting for a catalyst to push prices higher. For investors, this is a hold for steady income rather than a vehicle for rapid capital appreciation until the technicals align with the strong fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.056419 |
| AutoETS | 0.056419 |
| MSTL | 0.057631 |
| AutoTheta | 0.063590 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 9.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.969 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-09-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-09-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 101.882 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.203 |
| Market Cap | 14,839,991,296 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.31 |
| Forward P/E | 20.69 |
| Beta | 0.77 |
| Profit Margins | 35.76% |
| Website | https://www.wpcarey.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $70 and $75 strikes, suggesting a belief in a rebound toward the $70s. However, this bullish sentiment is significantly outweighed by substantial put open interest at the $60 strike, indicating a strong floor or 'insurance' strategy against further downside. The imbalance suggests traders expect volatility but view the current price as a zone where downside protection is more critical than aggressive upside speculation.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.47% | 5.58% | 5.75% | 5.78% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 0.950000 | 1.469906 |
| 2026-06-30 | 0.940000 | 1.314685 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.930000 | 1.368452 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.920000 | 1.429459 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.910000 | 1.346752 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.900000 | 1.442770 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.890000 | 1.410236 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.880000 | 1.615272 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.875000 | 1.404494 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.870000 | 1.580381 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.865000 | 1.545471 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.860000 | 1.309379 |
| 2023-09-28 | 1.048972 | 1.958669 |
| 2023-06-29 | 1.047013 | 1.582532 |
| 2023-03-30 | 1.045054 | 1.383917 |
| 2022-12-29 | 1.043095 | 1.357034 |
| 2022-09-29 | 1.039177 | 1.542823 |
| 2022-06-29 | 1.037218 | 1.261465 |
| 2022-03-30 | 1.035260 | 1.285263 |
| 2021-12-30 | 1.033301 | 1.286743 |
| 2021-09-29 | 1.030362 | 1.422582 |
| 2021-06-29 | 1.028404 | 1.393868 |
| 2021-03-30 | 1.026445 | 1.482530 |
| 2020-12-30 | 1.024486 | 1.500718 |
| 2020-09-29 | 1.022527 | 1.602948 |
| 2020-06-29 | 1.020568 | 1.558247 |
| 2020-03-30 | 1.018609 | 1.753498 |
| 2019-12-30 | 1.016650 | 1.313425 |
| 2019-09-27 | 1.014691 | 1.150599 |
| 2019-06-27 | 1.012733 | 1.269959 |
| 2019-03-28 | 1.010774 | 1.317671 |
| 2018-12-28 | 1.008815 | 1.579997 |
| 2018-09-28 | 1.003918 | 1.593843 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.999021 | 1.541019 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.994123 | 1.632882 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.989226 | 1.458273 |
| 2017-09-29 | 0.984329 | 1.491319 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.979432 | 1.494545 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.974535 | 1.612642 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.969638 | 1.708960 |
| 2016-09-29 | 0.964740 | 1.506346 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.959843 | 1.438215 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.953967 | 1.575288 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.945152 | 1.606459 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.935357 | 1.676320 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.934378 | 1.611486 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.933399 | 1.412271 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.930460 | 1.323119 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.920666 | 1.458948 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.881489 | 1.400997 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.876592 | 1.504455 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.959843 | 1.576323 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.842311 | 1.315587 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.822723 | 1.245921 |
| 2013-03-26 | 0.803134 | 1.202346 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.646425 | 1.267768 |
| 2012-09-28 | 0.636631 | 1.326531 |
| 2012-06-28 | 0.555338 | 1.255814 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.553379 | 1.212186 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.551420 | 1.299930 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.548482 | 1.501743 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.538688 | 1.386789 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.501469 | 1.413193 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.499510 | 1.646754 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.497551 | 1.776222 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.495593 | 1.816878 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.493634 | 1.698114 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.785504 | 2.940959 |
| 2009-09-28 | 0.489716 | 1.701838 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.487757 | 1.995992 |
| 2009-03-27 | 0.485798 | 2.218246 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.483839 | 2.233271 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.481881 | 1.853109 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.476983 | 1.683955 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.472086 | 1.564426 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.731636 | 2.245267 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.462292 | 1.503185 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.457395 | 1.528142 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.452498 | 1.380754 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.448580 | 1.522101 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.446621 | 1.673395 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.444662 | 1.824025 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.442703 | 1.653254 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.440744 | 1.805053 |
| 2005-09-28 | 0.438786 | 1.679162 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.436827 | 1.519592 |
| 2005-03-29 | 0.434868 | 1.509178 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.432909 | 1.263218 |
| 2004-09-28 | 0.430950 | 1.466667 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.428991 | 1.467336 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.426053 | 1.423896 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.426053 | 1.390665 |
| 2003-09-26 | 0.424094 | 1.349751 |
| 2003-06-26 | 0.424094 | 1.467797 |
| 2003-03-27 | 0.423115 | 1.752537 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.421156 | 1.733872 |
| 2002-09-26 | 0.421156 | 1.660233 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.419197 | 1.856834 |
| 2002-03-26 | 0.419197 | 1.820502 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.418217 | 1.828692 |
| 2001-09-26 | 0.417238 | 2.078049 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.416259 | 2.058114 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.414300 | 2.238097 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.414300 | 2.445089 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.414300 | 2.417145 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.414300 | 2.506668 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.414300 | 2.452176 |
| 1999-12-13 | 0.409403 | 2.582242 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.409403 | 2.562455 |
| 1999-06-25 | 0.409403 | 2.440879 |
| 1999-03-29 | 0.409403 | 2.346669 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.403526 | 2.112821 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.403526 | 2.086076 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.403526 | 2.009756 |
| 1998-03-27 | 0.403526 | 1.997576 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.05857438 |
| Address1 | One Manhattan West |
| Address2 | 395 9th Avenue, 58th Floor |
| All Time High | 91.69442 |
| All Time Low | 15.303624 |
| Ask | 66.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,602,040 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,421,987 |
| Average Volume | 1,421,987 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,602,040 |
| Beta | 0.772 |
| Bid | 64.85 |
| Bid Size | 600 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 38.069 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 65.14 |
| Current Ratio | 1.164 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 65.17 |
| Day Low | 64.295 |
| Debt To Equity | 101.882 |
| Display Name | W. P. Carey |
| Dividend Date | 1,792,022,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.9 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.565 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.619 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,131,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,131,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,131,200 |
| Ebitda | 1,525,008,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.83773005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.334 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 12.845 |
| Enterprise Value | 23,383,883,776 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.28815 |
| Eps Forward | 3.14846 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.92 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,790,726,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | (212) 492-8922 |
| Fifty Day Average | 68.165 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.0250015 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.044377636 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.857438 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 77.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.080002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15643618 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 62.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.8999977 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.046593793 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 62.24 - 77.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 885,393,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.69 |
| Float Shares | 225,224,323 |
| Forward Eps | 3.14846 |
| Forward P E | 20.68948 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,096,111,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 199 |
| Fullday Change | 0.55000305 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.8533795 |
| Fullday Price | 65.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.94371 |
| Gross Profits | 1,717,949,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00984 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.81197 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 227,816,879 |
| Industry | REIT - Diversified |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Diversified |
| Industry Key | reit-diversified |
| Ir Website | http://ir.wpcarey.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=4054624 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,790,726,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.95 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,698,883,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,021:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | W. P. Carey Inc. ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate. It includes 1,748 net lease properties covering approximately 188 million square feet as of June 30, 2026. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations. W. P. Carey Inc. was incorporated in 1973 in Maryland, USA. |
| Long Name | W. P. Carey Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,839,991,296 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_24043 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 651,006,016 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 15,147,544,284 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 14 |
| Open | 64.72 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,221,492,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.59301996 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.2671 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.47 |
| Phone | (212) 492-1100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.13999939 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.21492077 |
| Post Market Price | 65.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,183,206 |
| Previous Close | 64.45 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.810532 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7111034 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.151996 |
| Profit Margins | 0.35761002 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.125 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.2 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.690002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.0706 |
| Regular Market Day High | 65.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 64.295 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 64.295 - 65.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 64.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 64.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 65.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,300,478 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03402 |
| Return On Equity | 0.077800006 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.184 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.203 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 227,816,879 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.039100002 |
| Shares Short | 8,918,616 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,448,367 |
| Short Name | W. P. Carey Inc. REIT |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.053000003 |
| Short Ratio | 5.38 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | WPC |
| Target High Price | 88.0 |
| Target Low Price | 67.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 77.92857 |
| Target Median Price | 80.0 |
| Total Cash | 167,252,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.734 |
| Total Debt | 8,852,117,504 |
| Total Revenue | 1,820,412,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.7 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.057408847 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.92 |
| Trailing P E | 22.308218 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 70.9707 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.8307037 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08215649 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,300,478 |
| Website | https://www.wpcarey.com |
| Zip | 10,001 |