W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026)
W. P. Carey's Dividend Yield was 4.99% in Q2 2026, down 0.69 percentage points from 5.68% a year earlier and down 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dividend Yield at W. P. Carey came in at 5.60%, down 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of -0.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 6.42% in FY2024 (-0.05 pp), 6.47% in FY2023 (+1.29 pp), 5.18% in FY2022 (+0.18 pp) and 5.01% in FY2021 (-0.99 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q3 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 2.32 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 2.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WPC's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.29% (Q1 2026), 5.60% (Q4 2025) and 5.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.64% |
W. P. Carey Inc. Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=WPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "WPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=WPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();