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WPC Income Quality Score

W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) has an Income Quality Score of 66/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year
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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis
Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals
Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.
IQ Score
66/100
FriendHigh confidence
Asset Type
REIT
Exchange
NYSE
Trailing Yield (TTM)
6.4%
Rank in REIT Universe
60 of 162
Lookback
10-year
Data as of
June 30, 2026
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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.
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WPCW. P. Carey Inc.
66FriendHigh confidence
Snapshot
2026-06
Data as of
2026-06-30
Lookback
10-year
Asset type
REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage
62/100
Distribution Cut Score
40/100
Distribution Trend
100/100
Total Return
67/100
Max Drawdown
66/100
Volatility
65/100
Yield Consistency
92/100

What is working

  • Strong long-term total return
  • drawdown contained

What to watch

  • 1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

22Years raised
2Years cut
29Years of data
RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

  1. 19981.64Held
  2. 19991.68Raised
  3. 20001.68Held
  4. 20011.7005Raised
  5. 20021.718Raised
  6. 20031.734Raised
  7. 20041.756Raised
  8. 20051.788Raised
  9. 20061.82Raised
  10. 20072.148Raised
  11. 20081.955Lower total
  12. 20092.296Raised
  13. 20102.028Lower total
  14. 20112.185Raised
  15. 20122.442Raised
  16. 20133.5Raised
  17. 20143.685Raised
  18. 20153.8261Raised
  19. 20163.9292Raised
  20. 20175.0Raised
  21. 20184.09Cut
  22. 20194.14Raised
  23. 20204.172Raised
  24. 20214.205Raised
  25. 20224.242Raised
  26. 20235.207Raised
  27. 20243.49Cut
  28. 20253.62Raised
  29. 20261.87Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

The IQ Score is a research classification of historical income quality. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation and not a prediction of future returns.

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