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How W. P. Carey Inc. stacks up
WPC · against 759 other Real Estate companies
Profitability
72/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #210 of 760 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score76 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including WPC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Real Estate companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Real Estate peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 50.8% vs peer median 26.8%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 71% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.9% vs peer median 3.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on assets: 3.5% vs peer median 2.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WPC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WPC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 739 reported | 4.9% | 3.4% | 71% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 728 reported | 50.8% | 26.8% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 741 reported | 3.5% | 2.1% | 78% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 721 reported | 7.8% | 5.2% | 65% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 763 reported | 94.4% | 53.9% | 93% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WPC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310M USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 1 | 17.42T IDR (≈$1.1B) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 12.2B BRL (≈$2.2B) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 609.8B INR (≈$7.3B) | 100 | 78 | |
| 5 | 91.4B HKD (≈$11.7B) | 99 | 79 | |
| 210 | 2.1B EUR (≈$2.3B) | 72 | 58 | |
| 210 | 1.2B SGD (≈$891M) | 72 | 52 | |
| 210 | 284M USD | 72 | 57 | |
| 210 | 19.1B AUD (≈$12.6B) | 72 | 56 | |
| 210 | 14.7B USD | 72 | 61 | |
| 218 | 11.2B SGD (≈$8.5B) | 71 | 52 | |
| 218 | 24.2B SEK (≈$2.4B) | 71 | 56 | |
| 218 | 551M EUR (≈$606M) | 71 | 67 | |
| 218 | 1.4B EUR (≈$1.5B) | 71 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score