AHR vs LTC vs HR Stock Comparison

American Healthcare REIT, Ltc Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$42.91 -0.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 8, American Healthcare REIT 2, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRLTCHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.84B $2.20B $5.96B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.3x 16.3x -68.5x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 83.7x 18.2x — LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +59.8% -6.3% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 38.7% -7.6% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.5% 4.4% — LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 5.3x — AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.06% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +20.5% -4.2% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.8%/yr -11.9%/yr LTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 20.9% 19.9% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 46/100 43/100 LTC

Percentile Scorecard

AHRLTCHR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAHRLTCHR
Valuation 4 #140 of 145 16 #122 of 145 39 #89 of 145
Growth 87 #19 of 141 74 #38 of 141 56 #63 of 141
Profitability 29 #95 of 134 54 #62 of 134 32 #92 of 134
Financial Health 75 #36 of 138 77 #32 of 138 47 #73 of 138
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 9 #119 of 131 41 #78 of 131
Overall 43 46 43
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAHRLTCHRSPY
1 month -1.8%-0.1%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%+2.4%-18.3% +3.9%
6 months +1.5%+11.7%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +8.5%+24.8%+5.5% +12.9%
1 year +15.0%+20.5%-4.2% +12.3%
3 years —+40.0%+26.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+11.9%+8.2% +23.3%
5 years —+26.7%-46.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+4.8%-11.9% +10.9%
10 years —-11.8%-43.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.2%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHRLTCHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%20.9%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%21.7%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.280.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.98-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -14.5%-32.9%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-2.4%-18.3% -1.2%
52-week high $57.74$43.97$21.89 $779.14
52-week low $44.09$34.04$16.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAHRLTCHR
P/E now vs peer median 81.3xmedian 26.3x 16.5xmedian 26.3x -70.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.0x 6.6xmedian 4.0x 5.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 14.4x 21.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 23.3x -5.9xmedian 23.3x 49.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.38median 1.91 1.10median 1.91 -3.82median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAHRLTCHR
Revenue $2.50B $347.85M $1.14B
Gross profit $530.21M – –
Operating income -$1.81B – –
Net income $122.57M $140.88M -$87.96M
Free cash flow -$613.49M -$389.60M $123.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $2.58 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $191.62M $40.44M $18.99M
Total debt $1.42B $777.09M $4.17B
Shares (diluted) 193.35M 52.20M 342.30M
Enterprise value $9.16B $2.11B $5.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAHRLTCHR
P/E 81.3x 16.5x -70.4x
P/FCF -16.2x -5.9x 49.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 16.3x 13.9x
P/S 4.0x 6.6x 5.4x
P/B 2.7x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -7.3x 21.9x –
EV/EBIT -6.2x 32.7x –
EV/Revenue 4.5x 8.8x 9.0x
EV/FCF -18.2x -7.8x 83.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 21.5x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.38 1.10 -3.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRLTCHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 59.8% -6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 22.5% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 479.7% 57.9% 78.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 25.2% 21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 407.6% 44.0% 77.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 15.0% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 11.0% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 10.9% 2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,653% -429.9% -8.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -157.7% -113.4% 314.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRLTCHR
Gross margin 21.2% – –
EBITDA margin -61.2% 40.0% –
Operating margin -72.4% – –
Pretax margin 3.9% 15.4% –
Net margin 4.8% 38.7% -7.6%
FCF margin -24.5% -112.0% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 40.7% 38.5%
Return on equity 3.4% 11.2% -2.0%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital -35.5% 4.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.0x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 2.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRLTCHR
Debt / assets 25.0% 35.7% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF -2.3x -2.0x 33.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 38.4% 52.6%
Equity / assets 65.6% 61.6% 47.4%
Interest coverage -23.3x 2.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRLTCHR
Dividend yield 2.0% 5.3% 5.4%
Net buyback yield -13.5% -12.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield -11.5% -7.0% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 145.7% – -381.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.1% – 271.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.4% – -23.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 40.8% – -7.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAHRLTCHR
Forward P/E 83.7xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.1% -25.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $352.66MFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +5.8% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRLTCHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 571 289 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.9% +11.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 335 176 225
Institutions selling 163 68 145
Buyers to sellers 2.06 2.59 1.55

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AHRLTCHR
AHR 1.00 0.65 0.45
LTC 0.65 1.00 0.51
HR 0.45 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHR, LTC and HR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $9.84B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.20B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $5.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHR, LTC and HR?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 81.3x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.3x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -68.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 83.7x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +15.0%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +20.5%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.2%. Over five years, Ltc Properties (LTC) compounded fastest (Ltc Properties (LTC) +4.8%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 0.00%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.06%. Ltc Properties (LTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.5%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.9%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHR, LTC and HR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.