W. P. Carey Inc.

NYSE:WPC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.6b

W. P. Carey Valuation

Is WPC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of WPC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: WPC ($74.25) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($148.64)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: WPC is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WPC?

Key metric: As WPC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WPC. This is calculated by dividing WPC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WPC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36x
EarningsUS$466.36m
Market CapUS$16.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WPC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WPC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.9x
EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust
28x10.84%US$7.0b
BNL Broadstone Net Lease
39x11.18%US$3.9b
ESBA Empire State Realty OP
30.6xn/aUS$1.7b
AAT American Assets Trust
22.1x-29.89%US$1.5b
WPC W. P. Carey
36x14.05%US$16.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WPC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36x) compared to the peer average (29.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WPC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global REITs Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WPC 36.0xIndustry Avg. 16.1xNo. of Companies34PE01224364860+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WPC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36x) compared to the Global REITs industry average (16x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WPC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WPC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36x
Fair PE Ratio36x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WPC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WPC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$74.25
US$72.18
-2.79%
5.72%US$82.00US$65.00n/a11
Feb ’27US$69.75
US$70.27
+0.75%
5.70%US$78.00US$63.00n/a11
Jan ’27US$64.36
US$69.00
+7.21%
6.85%US$78.00US$60.00n/a11
Dec ’26US$67.24
US$69.45
+3.29%
7.87%US$79.00US$60.00n/a11
Nov ’26US$66.00
US$69.36
+5.10%
8.05%US$79.00US$60.00n/a11
Oct ’26US$68.47
US$67.27
-1.75%
6.05%US$75.00US$60.00n/a11
Sep ’26US$67.10
US$66.27
-1.23%
5.65%US$75.00US$60.00n/a11
Aug ’26US$64.98
US$64.91
-0.11%
4.62%US$70.00US$60.00n/a11
Jul ’26US$62.99
US$64.27
+2.04%
4.55%US$70.00US$60.00n/a11
Jun ’26US$62.76
US$64.00
+1.98%
4.52%US$70.00US$60.00n/a11
May ’26US$61.88
US$63.73
+2.99%
4.24%US$68.00US$60.00n/a11
Apr ’26US$63.03
US$62.82
-0.34%
5.75%US$68.00US$56.00n/a11
Mar ’26US$64.21
US$60.64
-5.57%
6.49%US$68.00US$56.00n/a11
Feb ’26US$55.91
US$59.73
+6.83%
4.90%US$68.00US$56.00US$69.7511
Jan ’26US$54.48
US$60.45
+10.97%
5.66%US$70.00US$56.00US$64.3611
Dec ’25US$57.06
US$60.73
+6.43%
6.66%US$70.00US$56.00US$67.2411
Nov ’25US$55.12
US$61.36
+11.33%
6.49%US$70.00US$56.00US$66.0011
Oct ’25US$61.32
US$61.27
-0.077%
6.93%US$68.00US$54.00US$68.4711
Sep ’25US$60.02
US$60.45
+0.72%
5.83%US$68.00US$54.00US$67.1011
Aug ’25US$57.29
US$60.18
+5.05%
5.83%US$68.00US$54.00US$64.9811
Jul ’25US$54.63
US$59.91
+9.66%
6.46%US$70.00US$55.00US$62.9911
Jun ’25US$56.40
US$60.36
+7.03%
6.86%US$70.00US$55.00US$62.7611
May ’25US$54.63
US$60.60
+10.93%
8.12%US$70.00US$54.00US$61.8810
Apr ’25US$56.07
US$62.10
+10.75%
8.60%US$74.00US$54.00US$63.0310
Mar ’25US$56.36
US$62.89
+11.58%
8.56%US$74.00US$52.00US$64.219
Feb ’25US$62.71
US$64.00
+2.06%
9.50%US$74.00US$52.00US$55.9110
US$72.18
Fair Value
2.9% overvalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/26 04:39
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/26 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

W. P. Carey Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard MilliganBaird
Richard HightowerBarclays
Brendan LynchBarclays