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WPC

W. P. Carey Inc.

WPC

NYSE·Real Estate·REIT - Diversified·Mkt cap $15.8B

$71.32

▲ +0.72%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$61.09 - $76.97

P/E

30.48

Fwd P/E

25.55

Beta

0.78

Div Yield

5.23%

Avg Vol

1.4M

Shares Out

222.7M

Mkt Cap

$15.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 11.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Scale and diversification across 1,215 properties and 142M sq ft reducing portfolio risk
  • Long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators providing inflation-protected recurring revenue
  • Nearly 50 years of real estate expertise and established tenant relationships across U.S. and Europe
  • Geographic and tenant diversification across U.S., Northern Europe, and Western Europe markets
  • Focus on operationally-critical properties that are essential to tenant business operations
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.8).

Growth

Mild headwinds expected

E-commerce and logistics demand driving industrial and warehouse property values

Value

Attractively priced below Industrial REITs peer average

Momentum

Stable

+0.8% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

High yield

5.23% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 24, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.30 vs $0.61 consensus (+113.8% surprise). Revenue of $454.5M vs $430.6M expected (+5.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +113.8%
Rev beat +5.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+113.8%

Next: Apr 24, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-2%

+5%

+12%

+66%

+10%

+11%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$386.1M

$394.8M

$404.1M

$411.0M

$430.8M

$656.4M

$444.5M

$454.5M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

90.6%

Operating

43.9%

Profit

38.8%

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Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

33%

Hold

5

56%

Sell

1

11%

Median Price Target

$75.50

▲ +5.9% vs $71.32

Low $72.00
Median $75.50
High $79.00

Latest: BMO Capital · Jun 18, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How WPC stacks vs REIT - Diversified

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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