WPC - W. P. Carey Inc.
W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion and a diversified portfolio of operationally-critical commercial real estate that includes 1,215 net lease properties covering approximately 142 million square feet as of September 30, 2020.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $73.26, ATM IV 16.7%, max pain $65.00, net GEX $2.1M.
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Diversified
- Market Cap
- $16.47B
- P/E Ratio
- 31.57
- Beta
- 0.78
- 52-Week Range
- 59.77-75.69
- Dividend Yield
- $3.66
- CEO
- Jason E. Fox
- Employees
- 203
- IPO Date
- Jan 21, 1998
- Exchange
- NYSE
What WPC Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 3.2% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($2.1M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.020) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The WPC overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked WPC overview questions
- What is WPC?
- WPC is the ticker symbol for W. P. Carey Inc., a listed security. W. P. Listed on NYSE. WPC is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the WPC options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the WPC options snapshot shows spot at $73.26, ATM IV 16.7%, IV rank 3.2%, max pain $65.00, net GEX $2.1M, expected move 4.79%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are WPC's key statistics?
- W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) carries a market capitalization of $16.47B, trailing P/E ratio of 31.57, beta of 0.78 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 59.77-75.69. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does WPC belong to?
- W. P. Carey Inc. operates in the Real Estate sector, in the REIT - Diversified industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare WPC's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the WPC data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).