WPC · REIT · FFO, book-value and yield view
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC): Valuation Snapshot
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) is a real-estate investment trust, and a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong lens for one, so TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for it. What its filings and market data do show is below. Snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
How is a REIT like WPC valued?
This is a REIT. A free-cash-flow DCF is structurally the wrong lens for property: heavy depreciation and continuous property capex swamp reported free cash flow, which is why REITs are valued on FFO/AFFO, net asset value and dividend yield. We show those lenses instead of a DCF number we would not stand behind.
What is WPC's TickerWorth Score?
Scores higher than most companies we compare it with
Compared with Real Estate companies in US
Its strongest point: a profitable, high-quality business. Its weakest: recent price trend has been weak.
our cash-flow model doesn't fit this business, so we won't award our top grade off the remaining lenses
- Value · 70 of 100
Cheaper than 70% of Real Estate companies in US
- Price vs worth · — of 100
- Quality · 77 of 100
More profitable than 77% of Real Estate companies in US
- Financial health · 44 of 100
Financially stronger than 44% of Real Estate companies in US
- Growth · 81 of 100
Growing faster than 81% of Real Estate companies in US
- Momentum · 20 of 100
Outperformed 20% of Real Estate companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $63.85
- Market cap
- $14,
546, 107, 392 - 52-week high
- $77.22
- 52-week low
- $62.24
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NYSE
Snapshot of Oct 19, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) is a real-estate investment trust, and a free-cash-flow discounted-cash-flow (DCF) model is structurally the wrong lens for one. A REIT's reported free cash flow is swamped by property depreciation and the continuous capital spending that maintaining a portfolio requires, which is why the industry is valued on funds from operations (FFO/AFFO), net asset value and dividend yield instead. We have the data to print a DCF number for WPC; we don't publish one because it would not mean what it appears to mean. What follows is how a REIT is actually read — descriptive, not a valuation, and not investment advice.
Read the full reasoning
On the numbers we do have, WPC trades at a recent price of $63.85, a market capitalisation of about $14,546,107,392, sitting 11% of the way up its 52-week range ($62.24–$77.22), on the NYSE.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing WPC's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives P/E of 21.9× (cheaper than the peer median of 27.7×); Fwd P/E of 20.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 36.1×); P/B of 1.7× (cheaper than the peer median of 6.8×); P/S of 8.0× (cheaper than the peer median of 9.8×); EV/EBITDA of 15.4× (cheaper than the peer median of 19.3×); Dividend yield of 6.0% (cheaper than the peer median of 3.9%). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
The asset, or book-value, lens is the classic tool for asset-heavy businesses and financials. WPC shows a price-to-book (P/B) of 1.68 and book value of $38.07 per share. Price-to-book compares the market price to the accounting net-asset value per share; below 1.0 can mean a discount to net assets or that the market is pricing in trouble — descriptive either way, never a buy signal on its own.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. WPC is in a down-trend (price below both its 50- and 200-day averages), trading -17.3% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -5.2%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
To be exact about what this page is not: we are not saying the numbers for WPC are unavailable. They are, and they are above. We are saying a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong instrument for this kind of business, and publishing one anyway — because the inputs happen to exist — would be a precise answer to the wrong question. Refusing is the more useful answer, and it is the same rule we apply to every name in this category.
WPC vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | WPC | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 21.9× | 27.7× | cheaper than |
| Fwd P/E | 20.3× | 36.1× | cheaper than |
| P/B | 1.7× | 6.8× | cheaper than |
| P/S | 8.0× | 9.8× | cheaper than |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | 19.3× | cheaper than |
| Dividend yield | 6.0% | 3.9% | cheaper than |
What does W. P. Carey Inc. do?
What does it do?
W. P. It operates in the REIT - Diversified industry (Real Estate sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 199 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $1.7B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $59 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 59.3%), after a 94% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 35.8% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks stretched: carries moderate debt (1.0× equity), can just cover its short-term bills (1.2× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at WPC filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASS RHONDA | Director | Grant / award | $29,936.27 | Form 4 for GASS RHONDA (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth | Director | Shares withheld (tax) | $59,055.54 | Form 4 for Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beier Constantin H. | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Beier Constantin H. (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beier Constantin H. | Director | Shares withheld (tax) | $59,055.54 | Form 4 for Beier Constantin H. (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| GASS RHONDA | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for GASS RHONDA (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
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