Wp Carey Inc
WPCAbove valueExpectations · demandingHeld by 3 superinvestors.
SEC 10-K · fundamentals
Business quality
as of 2025-12-31- Revenue growth
- +8.4%
- Net margin
- 27.2%
- ROE
- 5.7%
- FCF margin
- —
Valuation · value band
Above fair value
Zero-growth floor
$32
Central IV
$28
Optimistic top
$34
Wp Carey Inc (WPC): A conservative value band $32–$34 / sh (zero-growth floor to growth-capped optimistic top); central read about $28. Today’s price sits above that band (price $75 as of 2026-07-20).
The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.
Revenue growth 3% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 0 yr · discount 10.6% · Zero-growth downside $32
Price as of 2026-07-20 · yahoo · DGS10 4.5% @ 2026-07-17.
Method & numbers
Operating income is not reported separately (e.g. banks, insurers, and some diversified issuers), so earnings power is shown via the owner-earnings lens only; the unlevered NOPAT lens does not apply.
A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.
Owner-earnings DCF $18.95 – $33.97 · Greenwald zero-growth $32.25 · zero-growth base $32.25 · reproduction $32.25
Moat Below asset base · terminal value 47% of present value · owner-earnings yield 3% vs 10Y 4.5%.
Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)
Operating income is not reported separately (e.g. banks, insurers, and some diversified issuers), so earnings power is shown via the owner-earnings lens only; the unlevered NOPAT lens does not apply.
Normalized NOPAT from operating margin — not applicable when operating income is not reported separately. Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge (+ cash − total debt) — not applied (lens not assessable).
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
Buffett owner-earnings value$19.02 – $23.20 / sh
Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9.1–11.1% band (9–11% base + 0.1pp leverage premium). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Net income is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized owner earnings anchored to the latest year — no peak-earnings capitalization (audit #2). Maintenance capex or D&A unavailable → degraded to normalized net income (= average net income over the years shown). One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% base band plus a 0.1pp leverage premium (cost of equity rises with leverage — MM Proposition II). Net debt is about 3.2 years of owner earnings, adding 0.1pp of cost-of-equity risk premium.
Reproduction value = tangible net assets $7.13B = $32.25 / sh. Tangible net assets = shareholders' equity − goodwill − intangibles, ÷ diluted shares (no R&D history to capitalize).
Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.
Growth value gated to zero — no moat or ROIIC ≤ WACC, so no growth value is credited.
Window FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 6% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.
Baseline 9%–11%, net debt ≈ 3.2 years of owner earnings → +0.1pp cost-of-equity premium → effective 9.1%–11.1%.
Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 3% · OE FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.14%–12.09% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, each +0.09pp for leverage premium, as of 2026-07-17). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp.
What the price is betting
Today's price pencils in about 22.2% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 7.2% a year.
The market wants it well ahead of its own track record.
SEC 13F · holders
Superinvestors Holding This Security
3 holders · $2.6M combined · this quarter +0 opened / -0 exited
- Value$1.2MWeight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▼
- Value$939,003Weight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▼
- Value$502,360Weight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▼
SEC 13F · notes
Written summary
Written summary
Wp Carey Inc (WPC) is held by 3 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $2.6M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Jeremy Grantham, where it makes up 0.0% of the portfolio.
Other notable holders by value include Jim Cullen (0.0% of its book) and Ray Dalio (0.0% of its book).
Over the latest quarter, 0 of the tracked filers opened a new position in WPC, 0 added to existing ones, 3 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.
Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.
SEC 13F · co-ownership
Also held by these investors
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WPC's price is not below its conservative value band. See current strike-zone stocks
Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-03-31 · filed 2026-05-15
Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.
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