AHR vs NHI vs DOC Stock Comparison

American Healthcare REIT, National Health Investors and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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National Health Investors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (National Health Investors 6, Healthpeak Properties 3, American Healthcare REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRNHIDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.87B $3.46B $13.86B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 89.8x 20.8x 36.7x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.1x 19.0x 40.8x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +23.9% +9.4% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 38.5% 12.3% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.5% — 2.9% DOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.2x 3.3x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.1% -7.9% +10.6% AHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.2%/yr -10.6%/yr NHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 24.0% 28.6% NHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 68/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

AHRNHIDOC

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

AxisAHRNHIDOC
Valuation 5 #139 of 146 37 #93 of 146 47 #78 of 146
Growth 88 #18 of 145 60 #58 of 145 69 #46 of 145
Profitability 29 #100 of 141 81 #28 of 141 54 #66 of 141
Financial Health 78 #33 of 146 72 #41 of 146 86 #22 of 146
Shareholder Returns 25 #102 of 136 26 #101 of 136 87 #18 of 136
Overall 45 55 68
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHRNHIDOCSPY
1 month +8.2%+4.7%+0.4% -2.0%
3 months +0.9%-7.7%-9.5% -2.2%
6 months +10.6%-5.8%+18.5% +4.2%
Year to date +16.7%-9.9%+21.7% +10.6%
1 year +20.1%-7.9%+10.6% +10.4%
3 years —+33.8%+13.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+10.2%+4.4% +20.2%
5 years —+29.1%-42.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year —+5.2%-10.6% +10.1%
10 years —-3.4%-31.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-0.3%-3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHRNHIDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%24.0%28.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%26.1%24.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.360.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.75-0.330.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -14.5%-29.7%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-24.4%-14.3% -3.2%
52-week high $57.74$91.02$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $45.69$63.97$15.78 $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.

MultipleAHRNHIDOC
P/E now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 26.1x 20.0xmedian 26.1x 35.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.1x 7.7xmedian 4.1x 4.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 14.4x 15.6xmedian 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 21.6x -26.8xmedian 21.6x -5.9xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 1.95 1.92median 1.95 4.67median 1.95

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 monthsAHRNHIDOC
Revenue $2.50B $432.12M $3.06B
Gross profit $530.21M – –
Operating income -$1.81B – –
Net income $122.57M $166.80M $443.23M
Free cash flow -$613.49M -$124.29M -$2.30B
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $3.43 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $191.62M $30.39M $514.31M
Total debt $1.42B $1.27B $6.14B
Shares (diluted) 193.35M 48.50M 689.51M
Enterprise value $10.19B $3.30B $10.08B

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
MetricAHRNHIDOC
P/E 87.5x 20.0x 35.8x
P/FCF -17.4x -26.8x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 29.5x 13.4x 10.6x
P/S 4.3x 7.7x 4.4x
P/B 2.9x 2.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -7.8x 15.6x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 22.3x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 10.6x 6.2x
EV/FCF -19.4x -36.8x -8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 18.4x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 1.92 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHIDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 23.9% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 12.0% 12.5%
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% 16.7% 2,652%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 14.7% 17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 407.6% 12.6% 1,076%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 10.4% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 17.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 13.2% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,653% -165.9% -787.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -157.7% -43.5% -326.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHIDOC
Gross margin 21.2% – –
EBITDA margin -61.2% 67.8% 55.2%
Operating margin -72.4% – –
Pretax margin 3.9% 33.7% 13.5%
Net margin 4.8% 38.5% 12.3%
FCF margin -24.5% -28.8% -75.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 57.5% 41.5%
Return on equity 3.4% 10.7% 4.2%
Return on assets 2.2% 5.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -35.5% – 2.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.5x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRNHIDOC
Debt / assets 25.0% 43.0% 27.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.2x 3.3x
Debt / FCF -2.3x -10.3x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 46.7% 51.9%
Equity / assets 65.6% 53.3% 48.1%
Interest coverage -23.3x 3.5x 6.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRNHIDOC
Dividend yield 1.8% 5.4% 6.2%
Net buyback yield -12.5% -3.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -10.7% 2.3% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 145.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 40.8% – –

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.

ConsensusAHRNHIDOC
Forward P/E 90.1xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 40.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $3.63FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.1% -17.1% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% -0.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRNHIDOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.7% 95.7%
Institutions holding 573 305 761
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.9% +11.1% -2.9%
Institutions buying 335 157 342
Institutions selling 165 91 313
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.73 1.09

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.

AHRNHIDOC
AHR 1.00 0.65 0.30
NHI 0.65 1.00 0.35
DOC 0.30 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHR, NHI and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.87B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.46B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHR, NHI and DOC?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 89.8x, National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 36.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 90.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.0x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Health Investors (NHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Healthcare REIT (AHR) returned the most: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +20.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) -7.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +10.6%. Over five years, National Health Investors (NHI) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%, National Health Investors (NHI) 0.00%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%. National Health Investors (NHI) and Healthpeak Properties (DOC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Health Investors (NHI) has been the steadiest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.7%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHR, NHI and DOC?

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