W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) company profile

W. P. Carey Inc. operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust specializing in commercial properties. The enterprise centers its activities on acquiring and leasing single-tenant industrial facilities, warehouses, and retail sites using long-term net leases, with a particular focus on sale-leaseback transactions. These leases assign ongoing operating and maintenance responsibilities to the occupying clients. In addition to net-leased assets, the company manages operating properties such as self-storage facilities, hotels, and student housing, while also providing external management services to Net Lease Office Properties following the divestiture of its office real estate portfolio. Its customer base consists of commercial corporate tenants operating across diverse industries, notably food retail as well as packaged foods and meats.

The real estate firm conducts operations internationally, maintaining ownership interests across 1,682 net-leased properties and 16 operating facilities occupied by 371 tenants situated throughout 25 countries. Geographically, its holdings center predominantly in the United States and Europe. W. P. Carey maintains its corporate headquarters in New York, alongside regional offices located in Dallas, London, and Amsterdam.

Summary of the business section of W. P. Carey's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“At December 31, 2025, we had 199 employees, 145 of which were located in the United States and 54 of which were located in Europe.”