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WPC

W. P. Carey Inc.

Real Estate · $15.0B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$64.52

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$36.83

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$14.73

buy price

Overpriced

WPC is Overpriced: at $64.52 it trades 75% above its fair value of $36.83. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $14.73, 77% below today's price. Business quality is strong: 4 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

FFO-Based (REIT). A real estate trust. Depreciation makes a property owner's profit look smaller than the cash it brings in, so we value it on funds from operations (FFO).

Business quality

4 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth14.0% a year✓
Equity per share growth5.6% a year✗
Sales growth12.5% a year✓
Free cash flow growth15.4% a year✓
Return on invested capital13.4%✓

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds WPC. In Q2 2026, 1 added. Who we track

First Eagle Investment Management

First Eagle Investment Management · as of Q2 2026

$19K

271 shares

Moves in Q2 2026

Added: First Eagle Investment Management

Insider activity

Since Jul 1, 2026: no open-market purchases and 11 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

LEWIS MARGARET G

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

CALAWAY TONIT M

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

Niehaus Christopher

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

Farrell Peter

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

FLANAGAN ROBERT J

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

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GASS RHONDA

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

GASS RHONDA

director · 2026-07-01

Award

$30K

Beier Constantin H.

director · 2026-07-01

Tax withholding

$59K

Beier Constantin H.

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth

director · 2026-07-01

Tax withholding

$59K

Talma Stheeman Mechthild Elisabeth

director · 2026-07-01

Award

2,824 shares

About W. P. Carey Inc.

W. P. Carey is recognized as a leading net lease Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), boasting an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion. As of September 30, 2020, its extensive portfolio comprises 1,215 essential net lease properties, spanning an estimated 142 million square feet of commercial real estate. For nearly five decades, the company has strategically invested in high-quality, single-tenant…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works