# W. P. Carey Inc. REIT (WPC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $70.38, market value $16.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.1×**. W. P. Carey Inc. REIT trades at 24.1× trailing earnings. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 22.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 8.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 8.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 4.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 27.2%**. 27.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.7%**. 5.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 3.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.4%** (3-yr 5.1%/yr, 5-yr 7.3%/yr). Revenue grew 8.4% over the last year, against 7.3% a year compounded over five years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.07**. Debt is 1.07 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.34%** ($3.70 per share, trailing). W. P. Carey Inc. REIT yields 5.34%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 169%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (169% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -2.4%/yr** (1-yr 3.7%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover W. P. Carey Inc. REIT; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $80.00 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 11.1%** (YTD 12.3%, 3-mo -4.3%). The shares are up 11.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.9%** (11.6% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.03** (volatility 17%). Beta of -0.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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