W. P. Carey PE ratio WPC

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 21.8×
10-year median: 26.7×
Against its 10-year history: 13th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 14.4× to 45.5×
Peer median: 28.0×

W. P. Carey's PE ratio is 21.8× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $63.90 against $2.93 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 26.7×, lower than on 87% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 14.4× in Oct 2023 to 45.5× in Oct 2025.

The median for 10 specialty REITs of a similar size is 28.0×.

PE ratio over time

median 26.7×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	21.8×	21.6×	43.2×
2025	39.3×	21.2×	45.5×
2024	21.5×	15.8×	24.2×
2023	17.8×	14.4×	33.2×
2022	30.4×	24.4×	37.4×
2021	32.7×	25.1×	32.7×
2020	26.7×	24.6×	45.4×
2019	33.0×	21.6×	35.4×
2018	23.6×	22.6×	28.8×
2017	29.3×	23.4×	30.4×
2016	22.9×	22.2×	40.3×
2015	40.4×	25.4×	42.6×
2014	28.5×	24.3×	47.5×
2013	46.5×	37.4×	61.4×
2012	37.3×	11.3×	37.3×
2011	11.0×	10.4×	19.6×

Against its peers

Companies in REIT - Specialty nearest W. P. Carey's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
WPCW. P. Carey	21.8×
WYWeyerhaeuser	29.5×
OHIOmega Healthcare Investors	16.7×
MAAMID America Apartment Communities	35.0×
NLYAnnaly Capital Management	4.6×
REGRegency Centers	25.0×
LAMRLamar Advertising	28.3×
KIMKimco Realty	27.8×
DOCHealthpeak Properties	55.0×
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts	16.6×
ELSEquity Lifestyle Properties	29.5×
Peer median	28.0×

Where W. P. Carey ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

More on W. P. Carey

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.