AMT vs VTR vs WELL Stock Comparison

American Tower, Ventas and Welltower Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$188.97 +10.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.68B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
5 wins
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$86.79 +0.2% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$42.79B
P/E
162.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
WELL Welltower Inc.
$237.40 +3.3% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$170.43B
P/E
109.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
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, American Tower 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTVTRWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.68B $42.79B $170.43B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 162.8x 109.9x AMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 152.3x 78.3x AMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +21.5% +37.6% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 4.1% 12.1% AMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 3.2% -12.6% AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 5.3x -2.2x WELL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% +24.1% +34.8% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +9.5%/yr +24.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 23.0% 22.8% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 42/100 38/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

AMTVTRWELL

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

AxisAMTVTRWELL
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 2 #142 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 89 #2 of 10 84 #24 of 144 78 #33 of 144
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 52 #68 of 140 18 #115 of 140
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 57 #63 of 146 97 #6 of 146
Shareholder Returns – 15 #113 of 132 0 #132 of 132
Overall 56 42 38
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • VTR 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

PeriodAMTVTRWELLSPY
1 month +10.6%+0.2%+3.3% -1.0%
3 months +13.4%-13.7%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%+3.8%+13.7% +6.4%
Year to date +7.6%+12.2%+27.9% +11.4%
1 year -0.7%+24.1%+34.8% +13.1%
3 years +15.8%+104.8%+181.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.0%+27.0%+41.3% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+57.7%+192.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+9.5%+24.0% +10.9%
10 years +63.3%+27.0%+236.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.0%+2.4%+12.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMTVTRWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%23.0%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%23.4%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.25-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.021.051.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-43.4%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-13.7%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $194.12$100.52$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$69.78$176.06 $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.

MultipleAMTVTRWELL
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 24.1x 161.6xmedian 27.0x 108.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 6.3x 6.9xmedian 4.1x 13.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 16.7x 24.0xmedian 14.5x -33.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 18.0x -16.5xmedian 23.7x -10.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.71 4.01median 2.07 1.01median 2.07

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 monthsAMTVTRWELL
Revenue $10.94B $6.44B $12.76B
Gross profit $10.78B – $5.05B
Operating income $4.90B – -$8.03B
Net income $3.52B $272.97M $1.62B
Free cash flow $3.96B -$2.69B -$15.64B
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $0.53 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $198.96M $1.97B
Total debt $37.19B $12.69B $65.46B
Shares (diluted) 466.27M 497.72M 737.96M
Enterprise value $80.88B $41.47B $151.92B

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
MetricAMTVTRWELL
P/E 25.9x 161.6x 108.7x
P/FCF 22.2x -16.5x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 24.7x 53.7x
P/S 8.0x 6.9x 13.4x
P/B 8.6x 3.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -23.6x 3.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 24.0x -33.3x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 67.9x -22.8x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 8.8x 14.4x
EV/FCF 31.2x -21.2x -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 31.6x 57.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 4.01 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTVTRWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 21.5% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 14.7% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – 37.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% – -66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – -31.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 164.5% 36.8% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.7% 48.3% 129.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.5% 26.7% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 40.3% 107.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 18.2% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 17.1% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% -66.6% -220.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -91.1% -138.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTVTRWELL
Gross margin 98.5% – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 63.7% 36.9% -43.2%
Operating margin 44.8% – -62.9%
Pretax margin 36.0% 3.3% -17.6%
Net margin 31.1% 4.1% 12.1%
FCF margin 36.2% -41.8% -122.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.8% 28.0% 25.0%
Return on equity 34.5% 2.0% 3.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 1.0% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 3.2% -12.6%
Return on capital employed 9.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 6.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 12.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTVTRWELL
Debt / assets 58.8% 42.8% 20.5%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 5.3x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 9.4x -4.7x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 50.4% 32.1%
Equity / assets 16.2% 49.6% 67.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 1.3x –
Current ratio 0.4x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.20 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTVTRWELL
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -8.8% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% -6.5% -4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 339.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -34.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –

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.

ConsensusAMTVTRWELL
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 152.3xFY2026 78.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +118.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +77.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $7.12BFY2026 $13.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +4.7% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTVTRWELL
Held by institutions 94.4% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 1,743 949 1,584
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +5.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 860 524 879
Institutions selling 657 286 473
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.83 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.

AMTVTRWELL
AMT 1.00 0.20 0.22
VTR 0.20 1.00 0.80
WELL 0.22 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, VTR and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $87.68B, Ventas (VTR) $42.79B, Welltower (WELL) $170.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, VTR and WELL?

American Tower (AMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 25.8x, Ventas (VTR) 162.8x, Welltower (WELL) 109.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Tower (AMT) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 28.0x, Ventas (VTR) 152.3x, Welltower (WELL) 78.3x). 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 Tower (AMT) +6.6%, Ventas (VTR) +21.5%, Welltower (WELL) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, Ventas (VTR) 4.1%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.2%, Ventas (VTR) 3.2%, Welltower (WELL) -12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) -0.7%, Ventas (VTR) +24.1%, Welltower (WELL) +34.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -7.9%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.5%/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%, Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, 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%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, Welltower (WELL) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, VTR 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.