AMT vs CTRE vs WELL Stock Comparison

American Tower, CareTrust REIT and Welltower Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.95 -1.2% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins
WELL Welltower Inc.
$240.65 +4.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$161.42B
P/E
106.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMTCTREWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.61B $8.45B $161.42B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 23.8x 106.6x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 22.8x 79.7x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +53.0% +39.2% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 62.2% — CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 8.4% — AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 0.8x — CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.6% +5.1% +35.2% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +11.9%/yr +24.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 25.1% 22.7% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 43/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

AMTCTREWELL

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

AxisAMTCTREWELL
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 19 #118 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 89 #2 of 10 97 #6 of 142 100 #1 of 142
Profitability 78 #3 of 10 85 #21 of 136 69 #43 of 136
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 99 #3 of 139 –
Shareholder Returns – 52 #64 of 131 2 #128 of 131
Overall 59 70 43
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CTRE 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

PeriodAMTCTREWELLSPY
1 month +11.4%-1.2%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months +13.1%-14.0%-3.1% +3.5%
6 months +7.5%-4.7%+14.6% +7.0%
Year to date +7.3%+2.2%+29.7% +12.2%
1 year -1.6%+5.1%+35.2% +13.0%
3 years +9.6%+72.8%+195.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.1%+20.0%+43.6% +23.1%
5 years -34.0%+75.2%+192.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.0%+11.9%+24.0% +11.0%
10 years +62.9%+161.7%+245.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%+10.1%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMTCTREWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%25.1%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%26.2%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.02-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.201.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-30.1%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-14.8%-4.6% -1.8%
52-week high $194.12$43.39$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$33.99$176.96 $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.

MultipleAMTCTREWELL
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 24.3x 24.3xmedian 27.4x 106.6xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 6.4x 15.3xmedian 4.2x 12.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 15.8x 17.2xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 18.4x -24.7xmedian 23.2x -10.7xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.72 0.38median 2.11 —median 2.11

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 monthsAMTCTREWELL
Revenue $10.94B $571.43M $13.79B
Gross profit $10.78B – –
Operating income $4.90B – –
Net income $3.52B $355.43M $1.75B
Free cash flow $3.96B -$353.37M –
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $1.52 –
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $47.59M $2.27B
Total debt $37.19B $496.81M –
Shares (diluted) 466.27M 234.24M 737.96M
Enterprise value $78.81B $7.27B $161.42B

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
MetricAMTCTREWELL
P/E 25.8x 24.3x 106.6x
P/FCF 22.2x -24.7x -10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 19.5x –
P/S 8.0x 15.3x 12.6x
P/B 8.6x 1.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -23.6x 1.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 17.2x –
EV/EBIT 25.1x 22.1x –
EV/Revenue 11.3x 16.0x 12.6x
EV/FCF 31.1x -26.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 20.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTCTREWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 53.0% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 40.9% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 164.5% 61.6% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.7% 119.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.5% 33.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 64.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 42.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 46.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 68.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -107.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTCTREWELL
Gross margin 98.5% – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 93.2% –
Operating margin 44.8% – –
Pretax margin 36.0% 63.6% –
Net margin 31.1% 62.2% –
FCF margin 36.2% -61.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 52.8% 78.2% –
Return on equity 34.5% 8.2% 3.6%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.4% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed 9.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTCTREWELL
Debt / assets 58.8% 8.4% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 9.4x -1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 24.1% 32.4%
Equity / assets 16.2% 75.9% 67.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 8.2x –
Current ratio 0.4x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.20 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTCTREWELL
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -13.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% -9.6% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 85.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -86.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 44.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –

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.

ConsensusAMTCTREWELL
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 79.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +8.6% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.6% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTCTREWELL
Held by institutions 94.4% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 1,743 514 1,584
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +8.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 860 282 879
Institutions selling 657 162 473
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.74 1.86

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.

AMTCTREWELL
AMT 1.00 0.14 0.22
CTRE 0.14 1.00 0.69
WELL 0.22 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, CTRE and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $85.61B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.45B, Welltower (WELL) $161.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, CTRE and WELL?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 25.2x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x, Welltower (WELL) 106.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 27.9x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.8x, Welltower (WELL) 79.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Tower (AMT) +6.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) -1.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +5.1%, Welltower (WELL) +35.2%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -8.0%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.9%/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 Tower (AMT) 0.00%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. American Tower (AMT) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (American Tower (AMT) 28.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%, Welltower (WELL) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, CTRE 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, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 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.