CTRE vs HR vs LTC Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, Healthcare Realty Trust and Ltc Properties 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
6 wins
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$43.76 +2.9% 1M +24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 6, Ltc Properties 4, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTREHRLTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.63B $6.14B $2.28B CTRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x -70.7x 16.9x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x — 18.2x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.0% -6.3% +59.8% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.2% -7.6% 38.7% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 4.4% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 5.3x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.00% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% -4.1% +24.3% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr -11.4%/yr +5.4%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 19.9% 20.7% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 43/100 46/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

CTREHRLTC

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

AxisCTREHRLTC
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 40 #88 of 145 16 #122 of 145
Growth 97 #5 of 144 54 #67 of 144 73 #40 of 144
Profitability 86 #21 of 140 34 #93 of 140 53 #66 of 140
Financial Health 99 #3 of 146 49 #75 of 146 80 #30 of 146
Shareholder Returns 52 #64 of 132 41 #79 of 132 7 #123 of 132
Overall 71 43 46
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTREHRLTCSPY
1 month -1.5%-0.3%+2.9% -1.0%
3 months -15.4%-16.3%+3.7% +2.9%
6 months -3.6%-4.2%+14.4% +6.4%
Year to date +1.2%+5.7%+27.3% +11.4%
1 year +4.8%-4.1%+24.3% +13.1%
3 years +70.3%+23.0%+39.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.4%+7.1%+11.6% +21.5%
5 years +71.6%-45.4%+30.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.4%-11.4%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years +156.6%-45.1%-13.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%-5.8%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCTREHRLTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%19.9%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%19.9%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.10-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.201.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-61.6%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-18.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $43.39$21.89$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $33.99$16.34$34.04 $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.

MultipleCTREHRLTC
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 27.0x -70.6xmedian 27.0x 16.8xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 4.1x 5.4xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 22.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.5xmedian 23.7x 49.7xmedian 23.7x -6.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.07 -3.83median 2.07 1.12median 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 monthsCTREHRLTC
Revenue $571.43M $1.14B $347.85M
Net income $355.43M -$87.96M $140.88M
Free cash flow -$353.37M $123.68M -$389.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $-0.25 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $47.59M $18.99M $40.44M
Total debt $1.99B $4.17B $3.43B
Shares (diluted) 234.24M 342.30M 52.20M
Enterprise value $7.45B $6.03B $2.19B

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
MetricCTREHRLTC
P/E 24.1x -70.6x 16.8x
P/FCF -24.5x 49.7x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 13.9x 16.7x
P/S 15.1x 5.4x 6.8x
P/B 1.9x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x – 22.2x
EV/EBIT 21.9x – 33.2x
EV/Revenue 15.9x 9.0x 8.9x
EV/FCF -25.7x 83.2x -7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 23.3x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -3.83 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTREHRLTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.0% -6.3% 59.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -4.5% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 78.5% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 119.0% 21.1% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.0% 77.9% 44.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 18.4% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% -5.8% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 2.2% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -8.9% -429.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -107.8% 314.6% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTREHRLTC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 93.2% – 40.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 63.6% – 15.4%
Net margin 62.2% -7.6% 38.7%
FCF margin -61.8% 10.8% -112.0%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 38.5% 40.7%
Return on equity 8.2% -2.0% 11.2%
Return on assets 6.4% -1.0% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -5.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTREHRLTC
Debt / assets 8.4% 46.3% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 5.3x
Debt / FCF -1.4x 33.7x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 52.6% 38.4%
Equity / assets 75.9% 47.4% 61.6%
Interest coverage 8.2x – 2.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTREHRLTC
Dividend yield 4.1% 5.4% 5.2%
Net buyback yield -13.8% 2.9% -12.1%
Shareholder yield -9.7% 8.3% -6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.9% -381.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -86.4% 271.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 44.0% -23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 41.1% -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusCTREHRLTC
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 – 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $-0.10FY2026 $2.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – -26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.70MFY2026 $1.17BFY2026 $352.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +84.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% -8.1% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTREHRLTC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 79.5%
Institutions holding 514 458 289
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% +0.8% +11.0%
Institutions buying 282 225 176
Institutions selling 162 145 68
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.55 2.59

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.

CTREHRLTC
CTRE 1.00 0.51 0.71
HR 0.51 1.00 0.51
LTC 0.71 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, HR and LTC?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.63B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.14B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, HR and LTC?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 24.3x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -70.7x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.5x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +4.8%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +24.3%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.4%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.4%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 0.00%. Ltc Properties (LTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.9%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRE, HR and LTC?

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.