W.P. Carey Inc. Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization decreased by 0.6% to $1.48B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.7%, from $1.47B to $1.48B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 3.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.37B | $1.42B | $1.45B | $1.49B | $1.52B | $1.50B | $1.59B | $1.56B | $1.63B | $1.66B | $1.44B | $1.42B | $1.42B | $1.43B | $1.42B | $1.47B | $1.52B | $1.48B | $1.49B | $1.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.1% | +2.1% | +3.3% | +1.6% | -1.3% | +6.0% | -1.7% | +4.2% | +1.8% | -13.4% | -1.3% | +0.1% | +0.7% | -0.5% | +3.8% | +3.2% | -2.9% | +1.1% | -0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.5% | +5.8% | +9.7% | +4.5% | +7.2% | +10.6% | -9.6% | -9.2% | -12.8% | -13.8% | -1.0% | +4.1% | +7.3% | +3.5% | +5.1% | +0.7% |