CTRE vs NHI vs AHR Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, National Health Investors and American Healthcare REIT Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.24 -2.6% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.47B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 6, American Healthcare REIT 3, National Health Investors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRENHIAHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.47B $3.24B $10.30B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 19.5x 85.1x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 18.4x 86.8x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.0% +23.9% +16.4% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.2% 38.5% 4.8% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — -35.5% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.2x -0.8x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.02% CTRE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -9.2% +18.8% AHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +4.5%/yr — CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 24.1% 26.6% NHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 56/100 44/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

CTRENHIAHR

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

AxisCTRENHIAHR
Valuation 22 #113 of 145 40 #87 of 145 4 #140 of 145
Growth 99 #3 of 143 63 #54 of 143 87 #20 of 143
Profitability 86 #20 of 136 82 #26 of 136 30 #95 of 136
Financial Health 99 #3 of 138 71 #41 of 138 75 #35 of 138
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 26 #97 of 131 25 #99 of 131
Overall 72 56 44
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTRENHIAHRSPY
1 month -2.6%+0.3%+1.6% +0.7%
3 months -12.9%-12.1%-5.1% +3.7%
6 months -8.1%-13.1%+4.2% +7.1%
Year to date +0.2%-12.5%+12.5% +12.8%
1 year +6.6%-9.2%+18.8% +11.9%
3 years +69.3%+34.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.2%+10.5%— +22.8%
5 years +74.7%+24.3%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.8%+4.5%— +10.9%
10 years +162.6%-10.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%-1.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTRENHIAHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%24.1%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%26.0%27.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.37-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.380.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-29.7%-14.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-26.5%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $43.39$91.02$57.74 $779.14
52-week low $33.99$63.97$44.56 $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.

MultipleCTRENHIAHR
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 25.7x 19.4xmedian 25.7x 84.3xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 4.1x 7.5xmedian 4.1x 4.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.3x 15.3xmedian 14.3x -7.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.2xmedian 23.5x -26.0xmedian 23.5x -16.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 1.86 1.86median 1.86 2.46median 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 monthsCTRENHIAHR
Revenue $571.43M $432.12M $2.50B
Gross profit – – $530.21M
Operating income – – -$1.81B
Net income $355.43M $166.80M $122.57M
Free cash flow -$353.37M -$124.29M -$613.49M
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $3.43 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $47.59M $30.39M $191.62M
Total debt $496.81M $1.27B $1.42B
Shares (diluted) 234.24M 48.50M 193.35M
Enterprise value $7.29B $3.09B $9.62B

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
MetricCTRENHIAHR
P/E 23.8x 19.4x 84.3x
P/FCF -24.2x -26.0x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 13.0x 28.5x
P/S 15.0x 7.5x 4.1x
P/B 1.9x 2.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 15.3x -7.5x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 21.8x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 10.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF -25.5x -36.0x -18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 18.0x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 1.86 2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRENHIAHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.0% 23.9% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 12.0% 15.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 41.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 16.7% 479.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 119.0% 14.7% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.0% 12.6% 407.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 10.4% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 17.0% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 13.2% 38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -165.9% -1,653%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -107.8% -43.5% -157.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRENHIAHR
Gross margin – – 21.2%
EBITDA margin 93.2% 67.8% -61.2%
Operating margin – – -72.4%
Pretax margin 63.6% 33.7% 3.9%
Net margin 62.2% 38.5% 4.8%
FCF margin -61.8% -28.8% -24.5%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 57.5% 14.5%
Return on equity 8.2% 10.7% 3.4%
Return on assets 6.4% 5.7% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – -35.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRENHIAHR
Debt / assets 8.4% 43.0% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.2x -0.8x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -10.3x -2.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 46.7% 34.4%
Equity / assets 75.9% 53.3% 65.6%
Interest coverage 8.2x 3.5x -23.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRENHIAHR
Dividend yield 4.2% 5.5% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -13.9% -3.2% -13.0%
Shareholder yield -9.8% 2.3% -11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.9% – 145.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -86.4% – -29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 44.0% – 18.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 40.8%

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.

ConsensusCTRENHIAHR
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 86.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $3.63FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -17.1% +31.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.91MFY2026 $295.49MFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% -0.4% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRENHIAHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 516 304 572
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% +11.1% +19.9%
Institutions buying 283 157 335
Institutions selling 163 91 164
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.73 2.04

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.

CTRENHIAHR
CTRE 1.00 0.70 0.71
NHI 0.70 1.00 0.65
AHR 0.71 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, NHI and AHR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.47B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.24B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, NHI and AHR?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.5x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 85.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.4x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.4x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 86.8x). 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: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Healthcare REIT (AHR) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +6.6%, National Health Investors (NHI) -9.2%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +18.8%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.8%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest dividend yield: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, National Health Investors (NHI) 0.00%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%. 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) 25.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.