AHR vs NHC vs SBRA Stock Comparison

American Healthcare REIT, National Healthcare and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$211.62 -5.6% 1M +75.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

National Healthcare leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (National Healthcare 6, American Healthcare REIT 3, Sabra Health Care REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRNHCSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.30B $3.24B $4.98B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 85.1x 23.1x 76.0x NHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.8x — 47.8x SBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +6.9% +17.3% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 9.0% 7.6% NHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.5% 10.0% 4.2% NHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — 2.5x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% AHR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.8% +75.1% +13.8% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.8%/yr +6.7%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 34.7% 24.5% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 79/100 48/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

AHRNHCSBRA

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

AxisAHRNHCSBRA
Valuation 4 #140 of 145 77 #22 of 92 35 #94 of 145
Growth 87 #20 of 143 79 #19 of 87 46 #78 of 143
Profitability 30 #95 of 136 84 #15 of 86 51 #67 of 136
Financial Health 75 #35 of 138 88 #13 of 97 83 #25 of 138
Shareholder Returns 25 #99 of 131 69 #18 of 55 23 #101 of 131
Overall 44 79 48
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHRNHCSBRASPY
1 month +1.6%-5.6%-0.9% +0.7%
3 months -5.1%-7.5%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.2%+22.1%-5.1% +7.1%
Year to date +12.5%+54.4%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year +18.8%+75.1%+13.8% +11.9%
3 years —+213.7%+44.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+46.4%+13.1% +22.8%
5 years —+202.6%+38.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+24.8%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years —+227.0%-14.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.6%-1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHRNHCSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%34.7%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%32.3%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.13-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.702.170.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -14.5%-34.4%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-14.4%-12.4% -1.2%
52-week high $57.74$247.31$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $44.56$119.44$17.23 $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.

MultipleAHRNHCSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 84.3xmedian 25.7x 23.6xmedian 26.0x 75.6xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 4.1x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 14.3x 16.3xmedian 15.4x 15.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 23.5x 22.6xmedian 21.5x -13.7xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.46median 1.86 0.38median 0.87 2.13median 1.86

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 monthsAHRNHCSBRA
Revenue $2.50B $1.56B $859.56M
Gross profit $530.21M – –
Operating income -$1.81B $144.68M –
Net income $122.57M $142.84M $65.40M
Free cash flow -$613.49M $146.53M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $8.84 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $191.62M $39.21M $231.58M
Total debt $1.42B – $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 193.35M 15.86M 252.27M
Enterprise value $9.62B $2.21B $4.36B

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
MetricAHRNHCSBRA
P/E 84.3x 23.6x 75.6x
P/FCF -16.8x 22.6x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 17.6x 13.5x
P/S 4.1x 2.1x 5.8x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.5x 16.3x 15.2x
EV/EBIT -6.4x 21.5x 34.1x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.0x 7.0x
EV/FCF -18.8x 21.2x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 16.4x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.46 0.38 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHCSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 6.9% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 12.8% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.0% 24.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 57.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 479.7% 35.9% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 68.9% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 407.6% 31.6% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 61.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 26.7% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 44.1% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,653% 23.2% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -157.7% 58.0% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHCSBRA
Gross margin 21.2% – –
EBITDA margin -61.2% 12.2% 46.0%
Operating margin -72.4% 9.3% –
Pretax margin 3.9% 11.9% 7.0%
Net margin 4.8% 9.0% 7.6%
FCF margin -24.5% 9.4% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 12.1% 43.2%
Return on equity 3.4% 12.8% 2.4%
Return on assets 2.2% 9.3% 1.2%
Return on invested capital -35.5% 10.0% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRNHCSBRA
Debt / assets 25.0% – 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF -2.3x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 26.6% 50.1%
Equity / assets 65.6% 73.4% 49.9%
Interest coverage -23.3x 56.6x 1.5x
Current ratio – 1.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.9x –
Altman Z-score – 7.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRNHCSBRA
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.2% 6.1%
Net buyback yield -13.0% 0.1% -5.0%
Shareholder yield -11.1% 1.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 145.7% 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.1% 27.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.4% 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusAHRNHCSBRA
Forward P/E 86.8xFY2026 – 47.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 – $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 – -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.1% – +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 – $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 – +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% – +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRNHCSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 572 250 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.9% -0.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 335 136 228
Institutions selling 164 72 147
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.89 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.

AHRNHCSBRA
AHR 1.00 0.21 0.64
NHC 0.21 1.00 0.22
SBRA 0.64 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHR, NHC and SBRA?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.30B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.24B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHR, NHC and SBRA?

National Healthcare (NHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 85.1x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 86.8x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest net margin (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, National Healthcare (NHC) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +18.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) +75.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (National Healthcare (NHC) +24.8%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) has the highest dividend yield: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.6%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHR, NHC and SBRA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Healthcare (NHC) leads on 6. 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.