# W. P. Carey (WPC) — Dividends

WPC · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/wpc/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $3.74 |
| Forward yield | 5.80% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

W. P. Carey pays a quarterly dividend of $0.95 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 30, 2026 and is payable on October 15, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $3.74 per share, a yield of about 5.86% at a share price of $63.78.

The rate was $1.06 through 2022 and $1.07 for the four payments after that. With the payment that went ex-dividend in December 2023, it moved to $0.86. Since then it has risen one cent at a time: in March and September 2024, and then with every payment since March 2025. Each step was roughly 1.1%, and the rate is now about 10% above $0.86. Payments by calendar year were $4.25 in 2022, $4.07 in 2023, $3.50 in 2024 and $3.62 in 2025. The source gives a growth streak of one year.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend at the end of December 2026 and be paid in mid-January 2027. Each of the last seven payments has been one cent higher than the one before it.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | $0.95 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.94 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | $0.93 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | $0.92 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 | $0.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 | $0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | $0.89 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 | $0.88 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 | $0.88 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | $0.87 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | $0.87 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 16, 2024 | $0.86 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 | $1.07 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 | $1.07 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 | $1.07 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 | $1.07 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | $1.06 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 | $1.06 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Apr 14, 2022 | $1.06 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 | $1.06 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does W. P. Carey (WPC) pay a dividend?

Yes. W. P. Carey pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.95 per share.

### What is WPC's dividend yield?

W. P. Carey paid $3.74 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 5.80% at the last price of $64.45. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is WPC's most recent ex-dividend date?

W. P. Carey's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 30, 2026, payable on Oct 15, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has WPC been raising its dividend?

Yes — W. P. Carey has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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