W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC)Real Estate | REIT - Diversified | New York, United States | NYSE
70.51 USD
+0.13
(0.185%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 70.51 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is defined by a stark divergence between the company's deteriorating capital structure and aggressive speculative positioning. While the payout ratio has breached 126%, signaling that the current dividend is being funded by borrowing rather than organic earnings, the market appears to be pricing in a continuation of this trend or a successful refinancing strategy. The options chain tells a story of high conviction in upside potential, with traders stacking calls at the $75 and $80 strikes, effectively betting against the fundamental warning signs of debt accumulation. However, the long-term investment case remains compromised by the multi-year price underperformance and the inability to generate sufficient earnings growth to cover the dividend without leverage. The stock trades at a premium to book value despite a history of struggling to maintain its price trajectory, making it a risky hold for income investors but a compelling momentum play for those willing to ignore the balance sheet risks. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.025020 |
| AutoETS | 0.025451 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.025452 |
| AutoTheta | 0.029361 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 59% |
| H-stat | 1.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.098 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.73 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 101.882 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.203 |
| Market Cap | 16,062,689,280 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.06 |
| Forward P/E | 22.40 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| Profit Margins | 35.76% |
| Website | https://www.wpcarey.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (91% of total call OI) compared to negligible put volume. The strike distribution shows heavy positioning at the $80 level for both calls and puts, suggesting a consensus target range, while significant new buying flow is occurring at the $75 call strike. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to puts, indicating a fear of upside expansion or a strong belief in a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.31% | 5.46% | 5.91% | 5.77% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.06201899 |
| Address1 | One Manhattan West |
| Address2 | 395 9th Avenue, 58th Floor |
| All Time High | 91.69442 |
| All Time Low | 15.303624 |
| Ask | 70.51 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 884,040 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,436,012 |
| Average Volume | 1,436,012 |
| Average Volume10Days | 884,040 |
| Beta | 0.782 |
| Bid | 70.3 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| 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 | 70.51 |
| Current Ratio | 1.164 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 70.85 |
| Day Low | 70.26 |
| Debt To Equity | 101.882 |
| Display Name | W. P. Carey |
| Dividend Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.76 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.34 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.565 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.619 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,268,800 |
| 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 | 16.239 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 13.604 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,764,452,864 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.28815 |
| Eps Forward | 3.14846 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.93 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | (212) 492-8922 |
| Fifty Day Average | 72.534 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.0239944 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.02790408 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.201899 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 77.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.709999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08689457 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 63.08 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.4300003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11778694 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 63.08 - 77.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 885,393,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.78 |
| Float Shares | 225,224,323 |
| Forward Eps | 3.14846 |
| Forward P E | 22.395077 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,096,111,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 199 |
| Fullday Change | 0.130005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.184719 |
| Fullday Price | 70.51 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.94371 |
| Gross Profits | 1,717,949,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00984 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.81301004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 227,807,251 |
| 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 | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.94 |
| 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 | 16,062,689,280 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| 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 | 16,033,074,325 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 70.59 |
| 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 | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 70.51 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 70.38 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.443668 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8521632 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.823656 |
| Profit Margins | 0.35761002 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.125 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.42857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.130005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.184719 |
| Regular Market Day High | 70.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 70.26 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 70.26 - 70.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 70.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 70.38 |
| Regular Market Price | 70.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 953,878 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03402 |
| Return On Equity | 0.077800006 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.184 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.203 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 227,807,251 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.038 |
| Shares Short | 8,646,321 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,654,313 |
| Short Name | W. P. Carey Inc. REIT |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0513 |
| Short Ratio | 6.65 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | WPC |
| Target High Price | 88.0 |
| Target Low Price | 75.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 80.0 |
| 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 | 0.052571755 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.93 |
| Trailing P E | 24.064846 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 70.87075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.3607483 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0050902283 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 953,878 |
| Website | https://www.wpcarey.com |
| Zip | 10,001 |