AHR vs PACS vs SBRA Stock Comparison

American Healthcare REIT, Pacs and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$46.66 +8.8% 1M +295.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.03B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pacs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pacs 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 3, American Healthcare REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRPACSSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.87B $8.03B $5.39B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 89.8x 28.9x 75.3x PACS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.1x 20.5x 49.6x PACS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +11.0% +23.4% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 4.9% 7.8% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.5% 20.7% 4.4% PACS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.3x 2.9x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.1% +295.8% +13.8% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +7.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 81.7% 24.6% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 58/100 50/100 PACS

Percentile Scorecard

AHRPACSSBRA

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

AxisAHRPACSSBRA
Valuation 5 #139 of 146 67 #32 of 95 36 #94 of 146
Growth 88 #18 of 145 63 #33 of 88 52 #70 of 145
Profitability 29 #100 of 141 66 #30 of 87 52 #68 of 141
Financial Health 78 #33 of 146 37 #63 of 100 83 #25 of 146
Shareholder Returns 25 #102 of 136 – 27 #100 of 136
Overall 45 58 50
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PACS 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

PeriodAHRPACSSBRASPY
1 month +8.2%+8.8%+6.2% -2.0%
3 months +0.9%+4.2%-1.5% -2.2%
6 months +10.6%+43.2%-0.1% +4.2%
Year to date +16.7%+21.5%+7.4% +10.6%
1 year +20.1%+295.8%+13.8% +10.4%
3 years ——+46.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year ——+13.7% +20.2%
5 years ——+41.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year ——+7.2% +10.1%
10 years ——-0.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——-0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHRPACSSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%81.7%24.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%49.5%22.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.43-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.753.620.56 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -14.5%-82.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-6.0%-9.1% -3.2%
52-week high $57.74$49.65$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $45.69$10.58$17.67 $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.

MultipleAHRPACSSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 26.1x 26.6xmedian 24.9x 72.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.1x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 14.4x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 15.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 21.6x 897.7xmedian 20.7x -16.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.3x 6.1xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 1.95 —median 0.72 1.84median 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 monthsAHRPACSSBRA
Revenue $2.50B $5.71B $919.09M
Gross profit $530.21M $1.36B –
Operating income -$1.81B $423.77M –
Net income $122.57M $277.59M $71.46M
Free cash flow -$613.49M $8.25M -$325.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $1.69 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $191.62M $115.28M $36.24M
Total debt $1.42B $272.33M $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 193.35M 163.91M 259.82M
Enterprise value $10.19B $7.31B $4.93B

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
MetricAHRPACSSBRA
P/E 87.5x 26.6x 72.7x
P/FCF -17.4x 897.7x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.5x 12.8x 13.3x
P/S 4.3x 1.3x 5.8x
P/B 2.9x 6.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 6.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.8x 15.2x 15.7x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 17.8x 36.0x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 1.3x 7.1x
EV/FCF -19.4x 916.7x -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 13.0x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 – 1.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRPACSSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 11.0% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% 23.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.0% 47.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 479.7% 64.8% -59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% – 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 407.6% 65.0% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% – 39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 22.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,653% -96.8% -1,239%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -157.7% – -59.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRPACSSBRA
Gross margin 21.2% 23.8% –
EBITDA margin -61.2% 8.7% 45.3%
Operating margin -72.4% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 3.9% 7.0% 7.1%
Net margin 4.8% 4.9% 7.8%
FCF margin -24.5% 0.1% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 10.2% 43.6%
Return on equity 3.4% 23.8% 2.5%
Return on assets 2.2% 4.8% 1.3%
Return on invested capital -35.5% 20.7% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 2.1x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRPACSSBRA
Debt / assets 25.0% 4.6% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -2.3x 33.0x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 79.4% 47.7%
Equity / assets 65.6% 20.6% 52.3%
Interest coverage -23.3x 16.2x 1.6x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRPACSSBRA
Dividend yield 1.8% – 5.9%
Net buyback yield -12.5% – -3.8%
Shareholder yield -10.7% – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusAHRPACSSBRA
Forward P/E 90.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 49.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $2.28FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.1% +25.4% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +1.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRPACSSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 573 241 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.9% +5.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 335 155 229
Institutions selling 165 54 147
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.87 1.56

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.

AHRPACSSBRA
AHR 1.00 0.19 0.64
PACS 0.19 1.00 0.14
SBRA 0.64 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHR, PACS and SBRA?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.87B, Pacs (PACS) $8.03B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHR, PACS and SBRA?

Pacs (PACS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 89.8x, Pacs (PACS) 28.9x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pacs (PACS) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 90.1x, Pacs (PACS) 20.5x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 49.6x). 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%, Pacs (PACS) +11.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Pacs (PACS) 4.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Pacs (PACS) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Pacs (PACS) 20.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +20.1%, Pacs (PACS) +295.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%. 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%, Pacs (PACS) 0.00%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Pacs (PACS) and 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) 26.7%, Pacs (PACS) 81.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHR, PACS 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, Pacs (PACS) leads on 5. 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.