AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · W. P. Carey (WPC)

W. P. Carey raises 2026 AFFO guidance as second-quarter AFFO per share rises 4.7%

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

W. P. Carey reported second-quarter 2026 revenues of $461.1 million, up 7.0% from a year earlier, and AFFO of $1.34 per diluted share, up 4.7% from $1.28. The company raised and narrowed its 2026 AFFO per diluted share guidance to $5.19 to $5.27 from $5.16 to $5.26, and raised its full-year investment volume assumption to $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 revenues, including reimbursable costs, were $461.1 million, up 7.0% from $430.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • Net income attributable to W. P. Carey was $185.4 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, versus $51.2 million, or $0.23, a year earlier; the result includes a $41.6 million mark-to-market gain on Lineage shares.
  • AFFO per diluted share guidance for 2026 rose to $5.19 to $5.27 from $5.16 to $5.26; disposition volume guidance was raised to $350 million to $550 million from $250 million to $750 million.
  • The quarterly dividend was increased to $0.940 per share, and $350 million of 5.200% notes due 2036 were issued to prepay 4.250% notes due October 2026.

The filing

CompanyW. P. Carey (WPC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 28, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001025378-26-000114

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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