AVAH vs HR vs WELL Stock Comparison

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Healthcare Realty Trust and Welltower Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$245.54 +8.8% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$177.74B
P/E
106.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVAHHRWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.88B $6.54B $177.74B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x -145.5x 106.6x AVAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x — 81.8x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% -5.8% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% -4.0% 12.1% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% — -3.4% AVAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — 26.6x AVAH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.4% +6.2% +31.8% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr -10.3%/yr +23.8%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 20.3% 23.6% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 40/100 37/100 AVAH

Percentile Scorecard

AVAHHRWELL

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

AxisAVAHHRWELL
Valuation 73 #26 of 95 35 #95 of 146 1 #145 of 146
Growth 90 #10 of 88 45 #80 of 145 79 #32 of 145
Profitability 77 #21 of 87 36 #90 of 141 19 #114 of 141
Financial Health 20 #80 of 100 43 #83 of 146 84 #24 of 146
Shareholder Returns 34 #40 of 60 38 #85 of 136 4 #131 of 136
Overall 59 40 37
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HR 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

PeriodAVAHHRWELLSPY
1 month +11.9%+11.8%+8.8% -5.9%
3 months +46.8%-5.8%+4.0% -4.6%
6 months +97.0%-4.8%+15.3% +0.2%
Year to date +67.3%+12.3%+32.3% +7.5%
1 year +48.4%+6.2%+31.8% +8.2%
3 years +823.6%+25.7%+178.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +109.9%+7.9%+40.7% +19.0%
5 years +63.5%-41.8%+190.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.3%-10.3%+23.8% +9.4%
10 years —-36.6%+276.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-4.5%+14.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAVAHHRWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%20.3%23.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%19.6%25.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.12-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.301.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-60.6%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-13.0%-2.6% -5.9%
52-week high $14.38$21.89$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $6.22$16.34$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.

MultipleAVAHHRWELL
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 24.8x -144.3xmedian 26.5x 106.7xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 5.7xmedian 4.2x 13.1xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.9x —median 14.4x 382.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 20.9x 40.1xmedian 21.7x -10.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 3.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.88 -3.34median 1.78 1.61median 1.78

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 monthsAVAHHRWELL
Revenue $2.60B $1.13B $13.79B
Gross profit $840.08M – $5.41B
Operating income $273.93M – -$2.20B
Net income $274.76M -$45.27M $1.75B
Free cash flow $158.38M $161.54M -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $-0.13 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $97.20M $17.50M $2.27B
Total debt $1.30B $4.25B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 224.86M 340.62M 754.90M
Enterprise value $2.25B $6.45B $163.76B

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
MetricAVAHHRWELL
P/E 10.8x -144.3x 106.7x
P/FCF 18.8x 40.1x -10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 14.4x 54.1x
P/S 1.1x 5.7x 13.1x
P/B 10.4x 1.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x – 382.2x
EV/EBIT 15.3x – -88.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 9.4x 14.0x
EV/FCF 26.4x 66.3x -10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 23.8x 58.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 -3.34 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVAHHRWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% -5.8% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -5.7% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.4% – -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.3% – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,381% 87.8% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 45.3% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,286% 87.4% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 43.2% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.2% -2.8% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.7% -4.6% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.7% 28.9% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.5% -1.8% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVAHHRWELL
Gross margin 32.3% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 3.7%
Operating margin 10.5% – -16.0%
Pretax margin 5.9% – -16.0%
Net margin 10.6% -4.0% 12.1%
FCF margin 6.1% 14.2% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 39.7% 24.1%
Return on equity 104.2% -1.1% 3.6%
Return on assets 13.3% -0.5% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 17.5% – -3.4%
Return on capital employed 16.6% – –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -9.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.6% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVAHHRWELL
Debt / assets 61.6% 47.4% 21.3%
Debt / equity 4.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – 26.6x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 26.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 53.9% 32.7%
Equity / assets 13.6% 46.1% 67.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x – –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.97 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVAHHRWELL
Dividend yield – 5.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 3.5% -5.3%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 8.6% -4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -735.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 206.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -19.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% –

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.

ConsensusAVAHHRWELL
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 – 81.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $-0.11FY2026 $3.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.7%FY2026 – +115.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.76BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026 $13.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% -8.1% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVAHHRWELL
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 215 460 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 151 226 879
Institutions selling 52 146 475
Buyers to sellers 2.90 1.55 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.

AVAHHRWELL
AVAH 1.00 0.18 0.24
HR 0.18 1.00 0.52
WELL 0.24 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVAH, HR and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $2.88B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.54B, Welltower (WELL) $177.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVAH, HR and WELL?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.5x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -145.5x, Welltower (WELL) 106.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 16.1x, Welltower (WELL) 81.8x). 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: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +19.5%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.6%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 17.5%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +48.4%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +6.2%, Welltower (WELL) +31.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +10.3%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -10.3%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.8%/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%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.9%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.3%, Welltower (WELL) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVAH, HR 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, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 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.