AHR vs NHI vs WELL Stock Comparison

American Healthcare REIT, National Health Investors and Welltower Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$247.96 +10.6% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$177.90B
P/E
106.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, National Health Investors 4, American Healthcare REIT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRNHIWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.79B $3.46B $177.90B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 89.2x 20.8x 106.7x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 92.4x 19.7x 82.1x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +23.9% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 38.5% 12.1% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.5% — -3.4% WELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.2x 26.6x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% -4.8% +34.5% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.2%/yr +24.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 24.3% 23.6% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 37/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

AHRNHIWELL

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

AxisAHRNHIWELL
Valuation 5 #139 of 146 37 #93 of 146 1 #145 of 146
Growth 88 #19 of 145 59 #60 of 145 79 #31 of 145
Profitability 29 #100 of 141 81 #28 of 141 19 #114 of 141
Financial Health 77 #34 of 146 72 #41 of 146 84 #24 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #104 of 136 26 #101 of 136 3 #132 of 136
Overall 45 55 37
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHRNHIWELLSPY
1 month +11.6%+9.7%+10.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%-4.9%+4.5% -0.4%
6 months +12.7%-3.5%+14.5% +4.5%
Year to date +19.8%-6.6%+33.6% +12.4%
1 year +22.6%-4.8%+34.5% +13.6%
3 years —+38.7%+180.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+11.5%+41.0% +20.8%
5 years —+28.6%+193.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+5.2%+24.0% +10.4%
10 years —-1.0%+280.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-0.1%+14.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAHRNHIWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%24.3%23.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%26.1%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-0.32-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.201.46 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -14.5%-29.7%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-21.6%-1.7% -1.6%
52-week high $57.74$91.02$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $45.69$63.97$181.96 $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.

MultipleAHRNHIWELL
P/E now vs peer median 89.7xmedian 26.6x 20.7xmedian 26.6x 107.8xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.3x 8.0xmedian 4.3x 13.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 14.7x 16.0xmedian 14.7x 385.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.9xmedian 22.1x -27.7xmedian 22.1x -10.1xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.62median 2.01 1.99median 2.01 1.63median 2.01

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 monthsAHRNHIWELL
Revenue $2.50B $432.12M $13.79B
Gross profit $530.21M – $5.41B
Operating income -$1.81B – -$2.20B
Net income $122.57M $166.80M $1.75B
Free cash flow -$613.49M -$124.29M -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $3.43 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $191.62M $30.39M $2.27B
Total debt $1.42B $1.27B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 193.35M 48.50M 754.90M
Enterprise value $10.11B $3.30B $163.92B

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
MetricAHRNHIWELL
P/E 89.7x 20.7x 107.8x
P/FCF -17.9x -27.7x -10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 30.3x 13.9x 54.6x
P/S 4.4x 8.0x 13.2x
P/B 2.9x 2.2x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.2x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA -8.0x 16.0x 385.7x
EV/EBIT -6.7x 22.9x -88.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 10.9x 14.2x
EV/FCF -19.9x -37.7x -10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.7x 18.9x 58.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.62 1.99 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHIWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 23.9% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 12.0% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.0% – -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 479.7% 16.7% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 14.7% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 407.6% 12.6% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 10.4% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 17.0% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 13.2% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,653% -165.9% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -157.7% -43.5% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRNHIWELL
Gross margin 21.2% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin -61.2% 67.8% 3.7%
Operating margin -72.4% – -16.0%
Pretax margin 3.9% 33.7% -16.0%
Net margin 4.8% 38.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -24.5% -28.8% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 57.5% 24.1%
Return on equity 3.4% 10.7% 3.6%
Return on assets 2.2% 5.7% 2.4%
Return on invested capital -35.5% – -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRNHIWELL
Debt / assets 25.0% 43.0% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.2x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -2.3x -10.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 46.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 65.6% 53.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage -23.3x 3.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRNHIWELL
Dividend yield 1.8% 5.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -12.2% -3.0% -5.3%
Shareholder yield -10.4% 2.2% -4.0%
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.

ConsensusAHRNHIWELL
Forward P/E 92.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 82.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $3.63FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.1% -17.1% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% -0.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRNHIWELL
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.7% 98.3%
Institutions holding 573 305 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.9% +11.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 335 157 880
Institutions selling 165 91 475
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.73 1.85

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.

AHRNHIWELL
AHR 1.00 0.66 0.76
NHI 0.66 1.00 0.66
WELL 0.76 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHR, NHI and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.79B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.46B, Welltower (WELL) $177.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHR, NHI and WELL?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 89.2x, National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x, Welltower (WELL) 106.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 92.4x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x, Welltower (WELL) 82.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

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%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Welltower (WELL) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +22.6%, National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%, Welltower (WELL) +34.5%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/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%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. National Health Investors (NHI) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.8%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%, Welltower (WELL) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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