W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) stock
WPCNYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 13/3013% below fair value
$64.94+0.10 (+0.15%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $14.94BP/E 22.4Yield 5.51%
W. P. Carey statistics
83 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 9, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.92
- 1.75
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.02
- 12.68
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 8.10
- 4.42
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.08%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 1.01%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 228M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.06%
- 17.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 77.8%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 9M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -5.95%
- 0.38%
- Short % of Float
- 3.98%
- 3.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.94%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 4.98
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $77.22
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $62.19
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $64.51
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $65.53
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $70.69
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.20
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.54%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 2.17%
- 0.30%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -9.33%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.9%
- 1.31%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 0.90%
- 2.84%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -4.35%
- 1.82%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 21.7%
- -0.49%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -16.4%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 12.9%
- -19.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 2.14
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 50.0
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.0%
- 17.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.43
- 0.70
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 38.0%
- 13.4%
- EBITDA Margin
- 85.3%
- 50.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 7.69%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.55%
- 1.63%
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.96%
- 4.64%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 78.3%
- 1.54%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 75.8%
- 1.20%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.09%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.26%
- 7.63%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.10
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $9.19M
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- $3.27M
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 199
- 67
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 8.30%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $694.78M
- $14.01M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $143.39M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.62
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $8.76B
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $38.09
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $7.78B
- -$170.61K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.36%
- 2.19%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.51%
- 5.49%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.51%
- 5.47%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.58
- $1.36
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 3.17%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 127.5%
- 122.7%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $313.26M
- $65.39M
- Income Tax
- $36.93M
- $237.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 5.32%
- 1.56%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $49.85
- $19.78
- Graham Upside
- -23.2%
- -34.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.01
- 10.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WPC | S&P 500 | Difference | WPC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.0% | -2.7% | +3.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.8% | -1.7% | −5.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +5.1% | +11.9% | −6.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +1.9% | +12.0% | −10.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +42.6% | +78.2% | −35.6 pts | +12.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +13.9% | +73.2% | −59.4 pts | +2.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +107.3% | +309.6% | −202.4 pts | +7.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
9M WPC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.0% from the previous report, or 3.98% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9,058,439 | -6.0% | 1,818,083 | 5.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 9,631,696 | +8.0% | 1,630,409 | 5.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8,918,616 | +9.6% | 1,922,578 | 4.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 8,138,370 | -3.7% | 1,321,179 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,448,367 | -2.3% | 1,022,170 | 8.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,646,321 | +5.7% | 1,179,318 | 7.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,182,708 | -5.4% | 1,408,773 | 5.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,654,313 | -9.9% | 1,592,992 | 5.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9,604,979 | -4.7% | 1,992,939 | 4.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,073,997 | -3.5% | 1,478,713 | 6.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 10,441,008 | +5.3% | 1,478,177 | 7.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,917,996 | +6.1% | 1,172,681 | 8.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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