CTRE vs DOC vs NHI Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, Healthpeak Properties and National Health Investors Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.61 -1.5% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 7, National Health Investors 3, Healthpeak Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTREDOCNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.63B $13.34B $3.26B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 55.0x 19.6x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 40.1x 18.5x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.0% +5.5% +23.9% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.2% 8.2% 38.5% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 1.4% — CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.8x 4.2x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% +3.8% -11.0% CTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr -11.1%/yr +3.6%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 29.1% 24.0% NHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 59/100 57/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

CTREDOCNHI

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

AxisCTREDOCNHI
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 54 #68 of 145 40 #87 of 145
Growth 97 #5 of 144 37 #91 of 144 63 #54 of 144
Profitability 86 #21 of 140 53 #67 of 140 83 #25 of 140
Financial Health 99 #3 of 146 66 #51 of 146 73 #40 of 146
Shareholder Returns 52 #64 of 132 87 #18 of 132 24 #101 of 132
Overall 71 59 57
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCTREDOCNHISPY
1 month -1.5%-6.1%-0.3% -1.0%
3 months -15.4%-13.6%-16.7% +2.9%
6 months -3.6%+17.1%-12.9% +6.4%
Year to date +1.2%+19.7%-12.2% +11.4%
1 year +4.8%+3.8%-11.0% +13.1%
3 years +70.3%+13.4%+32.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.4%+4.3%+9.8% +21.5%
5 years +71.6%-44.6%+19.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.4%-11.1%+3.6% +10.9%
10 years +156.6%-46.3%-14.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%-6.0%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCTREDOCNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%29.1%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.3%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.39-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.13-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-57.6%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-15.7%-26.3% -2.5%
52-week high $43.39$22.83$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $33.99$15.78$63.97 $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.

MultipleCTREDOCNHI
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 27.0x 54.7xmedian 27.0x 19.5xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 4.1x 4.5xmedian 4.1x 7.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 14.5x 13.5xmedian 14.5x 15.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.5xmedian 23.7x -20.4xmedian 23.7x -26.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.07 -1.91median 2.07 1.87median 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 monthsCTREDOCNHI
Revenue $571.43M $2.95B $432.12M
Net income $355.43M $289.42M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$353.37M -$650.07M -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $0.35 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $47.59M $1.63B $30.39M
Total debt $1.99B $27.10B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 234.24M 689.89M 48.50M
Enterprise value $7.45B $9.99B $3.11B

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
MetricCTREDOCNHI
P/E 24.1x 54.7x 19.5x
P/FCF -24.5x -20.4x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 10.8x 13.0x
P/S 15.1x 4.5x 7.5x
P/B 1.9x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 13.5x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 83.0x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 15.9x 6.2x 10.4x
EV/FCF -25.7x -28.3x -36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 15.0x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -1.91 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTREDOCNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.0% 5.5% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 11.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 50.4% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 119.0% -19.7% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.0% 49.2% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% -28.6% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% -1.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 10.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -263.9% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -107.8% -85.6% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTREDOCNHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 93.2% 46.3% 67.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 63.6% 15.1% 33.7%
Net margin 62.2% 8.2% 38.5%
FCF margin -61.8% -22.0% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 41.7% 57.5%
Return on equity 8.2% 3.0% 10.7%
Return on assets 6.4% 1.3% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTREDOCNHI
Debt / assets 8.4% 31.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.8x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -10.4x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 56.3% 46.7%
Equity / assets 75.9% 43.7% 53.3%
Interest coverage 8.2x 1.4x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTREDOCNHI
Dividend yield 4.1% 6.3% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -13.8% 0.8% -3.2%
Shareholder yield -9.7% 7.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusCTREDOCNHI
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 40.1xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -52.1% -16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.70MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +16.5% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTREDOCNHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 78.7%
Institutions holding 514 759 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% -2.9% +11.1%
Institutions buying 282 341 157
Institutions selling 162 312 90
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.09 1.74

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.

CTREDOCNHI
CTRE 1.00 0.33 0.70
DOC 0.33 1.00 0.34
NHI 0.70 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, DOC and NHI?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.63B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.34B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, DOC and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 24.3x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 55.0x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.5x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x). 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: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CareTrust REIT (CTRE) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +4.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.8%, National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.4%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.1%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%, National Health Investors (NHI) 0.00%. Healthpeak Properties (DOC) and National Health Investors (NHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Health Investors (NHI) has been the steadiest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRE, DOC and NHI?

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 7. 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.