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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings for W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), a net lease real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant industrial, warehouse and retail properties in the U.S. and Europe. As a Maryland corporation and public REIT, W. P. Carey files periodic and current reports under Commission File Number 001-13779.
In its SEC filings, W. P. Carey reports detailed information about its net lease portfolio, operating properties, lease revenues, income from finance leases and loans receivable, and other lease-related income. Annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q typically include discussions of portfolio composition, occupancy, weighted-average lease term, contractual rent escalations and geographic exposure, as well as risk factors and management’s analysis of financial condition and results of operations.
Current reports on Form 8-K, examples of which are listed in the recent filings, disclose material events such as quarterly and year-to-date financial results, updates on investment and disposition activity, changes in board composition, and capital markets transactions. These include earnings releases, supplemental financial information, investor presentations and details of senior unsecured note offerings and related underwriting agreements and indentures.
Investors interested in WPC’s capital structure can review filings describing senior unsecured notes, unsecured revolving credit facilities, term loans and non-recourse mortgages, along with related covenants. Filings also reference the use of at-the-market equity programs subject to forward sale agreements as a source of equity capital. Proxy materials and other governance-related filings, when available, provide additional insight into board composition, executive compensation and corporate governance practices.
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WP Carey Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 12,074,281 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.50% of the class. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 12,074,281 shares and sole voting power over 2,081,091 shares. The filing lists Vanguard affiliates as having dispositive or voting power on behalf of managed funds and accounts.
W. P. Carey Inc. reported higher first‑quarter 2026 earnings driven by rent growth, acquisitions, and asset sales. Total revenues were $454.5 million, up from $409.9 million a year earlier, as lease revenues and income from finance leases both increased.
Net income attributable to W. P. Carey rose to $176.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared with $125.8 million, or $0.57, in 2025. Results included $54.1 million of gains on property sales and $40.0 million of real estate impairment charges.
The company invested $492.3 million in new properties and build‑to‑suit projects and sold 19 properties for $156.7 million, including its remaining 11 self‑storage assets. Operating cash flow was $283.2 million. At March 31, 2026, total assets were $18.2 billion, debt was $8.75 billion, and the portfolio was 98.1% occupied with a 12.1‑year weighted‑average lease term. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.930 per share.
WP Carey Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 19,177,397 shares of Common Stock, representing 8.74% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 19,177,397 shares and sole voting power over 26,221 shares.
The Schedule 13G is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/29/2026 and describes holdings held on behalf of Vanguard funds and managed accounts under Vanguard Portfolio Management.
W. P. Carey Inc. reported solid first-quarter 2026 growth and raised its full-year outlook. Revenues including reimbursable costs reached $454.5 million, up 10.9% from $409.9 million a year earlier, driven mainly by net investment activity and rent escalations. Net income attributable to W. P. Carey was $176.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, up 40.1% from $125.8 million, helped by higher gains on foreign debt remeasurement, lower credit loss allowances and gains on real estate sales. AFFO was $288.7 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, an 11.1% increase from $1.17.
The company raised its 2026 AFFO guidance to $5.16–$5.26 per diluted share, supported by expected full-year investment volume of $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion. Year-to-date investment volume totaled $682.0 million, with $585.3 million completed in the quarter and $178.8 million of active capital investments and commitments scheduled for completion in 2026. Dispositions generated $162.6 million of gross proceeds, including $75.2 million from selling the final 11 self-storage operating properties.
Capital structure remained diversified and flexible. The company completed an underwritten equity offering of 6.9 million shares via forward sale agreements for gross proceeds of $496.8 million, settled $247.1 million of forward equity and retained $653.5 million of forward equity capacity. It issued €500 million of 3.250% notes due 2031 and €500 million of 3.750% notes due 2035, and repaid €500 million of 2.250% notes due 2026. At March 31, 2026, net debt was $8.69 billion, net debt to enterprise value was 36.5%, liquidity was $2.84 billion and occupancy on 1,703 net-leased properties was 98.1% with a 12.1-year weighted-average lease term.
GASS RHONDA reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W. P. Carey Inc. director Rhonda Gass received an award of 396 shares of common stock valued at $69.39 per share. The shares were granted under the company’s Non-Employee Director Stock Election Plan in lieu of director fees and will be paid at the end of the deferral period she selected.
After this award, she directly holds a total of 11,428 common shares. Her holdings also include 135 dividend equivalent rights related to deferred shares under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, with each right economically equivalent to one common share and payable at the end of her chosen deferred period.
W. P. Carey Inc. reported that it completed first quarter 2026 investment volume of approximately $580 million, focused on single-tenant warehouse, industrial and retail net lease properties across Europe, Canada and the U.S.
The company highlighted an approximately $210 million sale-leaseback of 14 auto dealerships in Western Canada, net leased to Go Auto, which ranked as its 22nd largest tenant by ABR at the time of investment. It also has capital investments and commitments totaling approximately $170 million scheduled for the remainder of 2026.
On March 11, 2026, W. P. Carey amended its credit agreement, replacing a €215 million term loan with a new CAD$347 million term loan under the same terms. The CAD facility, primarily used to finance the Go Auto investment, bears a floating rate of Term CORRA + 80 basis points, for an all-in rate of approximately 3.1% as of March 30, and also improved revolver pricing by 5 basis points.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 13 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares and 0% beneficial ownership of WP Carey Inc common stock. The filing notes an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026 and states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).
The filing is signed by Ashley Grim (Head of Global Fund Administration) on 03/27/2026.
W. P. Carey Inc. presents its 2026 proxy focused on board elections, executive pay and auditor ratification, following a strong 2025. The company completed a record $2.1 billion of investments and generated $4.97 AFFO per share, a 5.7% increase, while ending the year with $2.2 billion of liquidity.
Shareholders received $3.62 per share in dividends, supporting a yield above 5%, and total shareholder return reached 25%, significantly ahead of the MSCI US REIT index. Governance features include an independent chair, eight of nine directors independent, annual say‑on‑pay, proxy access and robust ESG, cybersecurity and AI oversight.
W. P. Carey Inc. completed a €1.0 billion senior unsecured notes offering, split between €500 million of 3.250% notes due 2031 and €500 million of 3.750% notes due 2035. The company plans to use the proceeds to repay €500 million of 2.250% notes due April 2026 and for general corporate purposes, including repayment of amounts under its $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and a €215 million term loan due February 2028, and to fund potential future investments.
Separately, under a previously announced equity offering, underwriters fully exercised a 900,000-share option, bringing the total common stock sold to 6,900,000 shares at $71.38 per share to the underwriters, for total gross proceeds of $496.8 million.
W. P. Carey Inc. entered into an underwriting and forward sale structure for an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock at $71.38 per share, for gross proceeds of about $432 million, offered on a forward basis through Bank of America and JPMorgan affiliates.
The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares. Under forward sale agreements, the company expects to physically settle and issue the shares within roughly 24 months in exchange for cash based on the forward sale price, though it can elect cash or net share settlement.
The company plans to use any net proceeds from settling the forward agreements and any direct share sales to fund potential future investments, repay certain indebtedness, including its unsecured revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.