W.P. Carey Inc.

WPC Real Estate Reit Diversified

W.P. Carey Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.7 billion, up 8.43% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.58%
EPS
−4.47%
Free cash flow
−55.9%
Total debt
+1.14%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

65.41 0.78 +1.21%
Market cap
$14.9B
P/E
22.2×
Fwd P/E
21.2×
Dividend yield
5.79%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Return on equity

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W.P. Carey Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.68%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.63%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.43% (fiscal 2019) to 8.11% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Reit Diversified industry median of 2.79% and above the Real Estate sector median of 2.64%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 5.63% 0.25
FY2024 5.38% (2.62)
FY2023 8.00% 0.78
FY2022 7.22% 1.55
FY2021 5.67% (0.92)
FY2020 6.59% 2.16
FY2019 4.43% (3.61)
FY2018 8.04% (0.07)
FY2017 8.11% 0.45
FY2016 7.66% 3.04

Against its own ten years

Low 4.43% High 8.11%
Ten-year median 6.59%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VICI VICI Properties Inc. compare 8.16%
WPC W.P. Carey Inc. 7.68%
CTO CTO Realty Growth, Inc. compare 5.97%
BNL Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. compare 4.87%
SAFE Safehold Inc. compare 4.61%
AAT American Assets Trust, Inc. compare 1.97%
ESRT Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. compare 0.17%
GNL Global Net Lease, Inc. compare −3.43%
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties compare −12.7%
Reit Diversified industry median 2.79%
Real Estate sector median 2.64%
Market median 1.07%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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