AVAH vs CTRE vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, CareTrust REIT and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.24 -2.6% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVAHCTRESBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.83B $8.50B $5.00B CTRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 23.9x 76.4x AVAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 22.4x 47.8x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.8% +53.0% +17.3% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 62.2% 7.6% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 8.4% 4.2% AVAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 0.8x 2.5x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% +6.6% +13.8% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +11.8%/yr +6.7%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 25.0% 24.5% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 72/100 48/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

AVAHCTRESBRA

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

AxisAVAHCTRESBRA
Valuation 73 #26 of 92 22 #113 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 84 #15 of 87 99 #3 of 143 46 #78 of 143
Profitability 93 #7 of 86 86 #20 of 136 51 #67 of 136
Financial Health 23 #75 of 97 99 #3 of 138 83 #25 of 138
Shareholder Returns – 53 #62 of 131 23 #101 of 131
Overall 68 72 48
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodAVAHCTRESBRASPY
1 month +3.8%-2.6%-0.9% +0.7%
3 months +36.8%-12.9%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months +102.8%-8.1%-5.1% +7.1%
Year to date +62.3%+0.2%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year +34.5%+6.6%+13.8% +11.9%
3 years +854.0%+69.3%+44.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +112.2%+19.2%+13.1% +22.8%
5 years +71.8%+74.7%+38.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.4%+11.8%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years —+162.6%-14.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.1%-1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVAHCTRESBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%25.0%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%25.9%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.04-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.260.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-30.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-16.5%-12.4% -1.2%
52-week high $14.38$43.39$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $6.22$33.99$17.23 $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.

MultipleAVAHCTRESBRA
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 26.0x 23.8xmedian 25.7x 75.6xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 15.0xmedian 4.1x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.4x 16.9xmedian 14.3x 15.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x -24.2xmedian 23.5x -13.7xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.87 0.37median 1.86 2.13median 1.86

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 monthsAVAHCTRESBRA
Revenue $2.54B $571.43M $859.56M
Gross profit $845.45M – –
Operating income $284.64M – –
Net income $260.11M $355.43M $65.40M
Free cash flow – -$353.37M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $1.16 $1.52 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $97.20M $47.59M $231.58M
Total debt $1.30B $496.81M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 224.86M 234.24M 252.27M
Enterprise value $2.30B $7.32B $4.38B

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
MetricAVAHCTRESBRA
P/E 11.1x 23.8x 75.6x
P/FCF – -24.2x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.1x 13.5x
P/S 1.1x 15.0x 5.8x
P/B 10.1x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 16.9x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 21.7x 34.1x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 15.8x 7.0x
EV/FCF – -25.5x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.1x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.37 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVAHCTRESBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.8% 53.0% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 40.9% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 58.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,302% 61.6% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 119.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,212% 33.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 64.4% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.2% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.6% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -107.8% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVAHCTRESBRA
Gross margin 33.2% – –
EBITDA margin 11.8% 93.2% 46.0%
Operating margin 11.2% – –
Pretax margin 6.0% 63.6% 7.0%
Net margin 10.2% 62.2% 7.6%
FCF margin – -61.8% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 78.2% 43.2%
Return on equity 108.0% 8.2% 2.4%
Return on assets 12.6% 6.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 8.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed 17.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVAHCTRESBRA
Debt / assets 61.6% 8.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – -1.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 24.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 13.6% 75.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 2.2x 8.2x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.93 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVAHCTRESBRA
Dividend yield – 4.2% 6.1%
Net buyback yield – -13.9% -5.0%
Shareholder yield – -9.8% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusAVAHCTRESBRA
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 47.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.7%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +8.6% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.76BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +14.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVAHCTRESBRA
Held by institutions 92.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 215 516 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +8.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 151 283 228
Institutions selling 52 163 147
Buyers to sellers 2.90 1.74 1.55

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.

AVAHCTRESBRA
AVAH 1.00 0.14 0.12
CTRE 0.14 1.00 0.72
SBRA 0.12 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVAH, CTRE and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $2.83B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.50B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVAH, CTRE and SBRA?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.9x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.9x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 15.6x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x). 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: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +16.8%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 18.4%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +34.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +6.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +11.4%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.8%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 0.00%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 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 (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.8%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVAH, CTRE 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, 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.