Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
W.P. Carey Inc. Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock increased by 2.4% to $205.33M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.3%, from $195.05M to $205.33M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $187.16M | $194.66M | $197.04M | $203.13M | $204.60M | $205.57M | $221.96M | $226.70M | $229.47M | $229.99M | $230.37M | $190.33M | $190.48M | $191.65M | $192.69M | $195.05M | $196.05M | $198.33M | $200.61M | $205.33M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.0% | +1.2% | +3.1% | +0.7% | +0.5% | +8.0% | +2.1% | +1.2% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -17.4% | +0.1% | +0.6% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.3% | +5.6% | +12.6% | +11.6% | +12.2% | +11.9% | +3.8% | -16.0% | -17.0% | -16.7% | -16.4% | +2.5% | +2.9% | +3.5% | +4.1% | +5.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is W.P. Carey Inc.'s payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $205.33M in Q1 2026.
- How has W.P. Carey Inc.'s payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- W.P. Carey Inc.'s payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 5.3% year-over-year, from $195.05M to $205.33M.
- What is the long-term trend for W.P. Carey Inc.'s payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), W.P. Carey Inc.'s payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $764.28M to $790.03M.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.