Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. VICI scored 74.0, WPC scored 74.0 — tied at the top.
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VICI
VICI Properties Inc.
REIT - Diversified · Financial strength
86.8Fin
$22.91 · $25.2B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.0
VICI leads
WPC
W. P. Carey Inc.
REIT - Diversified · Financial strength
77.8Fin
$63.73 · $14.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthWPC+8.4%
Strongest balance sheetVICI0.60
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
VICI
WPC
8.0%A-
Yield
6.0%A-
+4.1%C+
Rev
+8.4%B
0.60A-
D/E
1.02B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
VICIVICI Properties Inc.
REIT - Diversified · $22.91 · beta 0.67
Why now
REIT - Diversified · market cap $25.2b. Down 28% from 52-week high of $31.69 — deep drawdown territory. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $31.58 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 67% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
Dividend payout 70% of earnings on a 8.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
WPCW. P. Carey Inc.
REIT - Diversified · $63.73 · beta 0.77
Why now
REIT - Diversified · market cap $14.5b. 17% off the 52-week high of $77.22. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $78.14 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
Net margin 36% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
Dividend payout 127% of earnings on a 6.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is VICI or WPC the better stock?
On the Bull Rankings quality-growth score they are level: VICI and WPC both score 74.0 out of 100. The score blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number, so a tie means the model sees no meaningful edge either way — the pillar breakdown on this page shows where each is actually stronger.
How are VICI and WPC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.