CTRE vs NHI vs OHI Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, National Health Investors and Omega Healthcare Investors Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$37.96 +4.7% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.96B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
3.96%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 9, CareTrust REIT 2, National Health Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRENHIOHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.96B $3.45B $14.72B OHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 20.7x 17.1x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 19.7x 18.0x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.0% +23.9% +15.0% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.2% 38.5% 67.0% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 17.3% OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.2x 0.0x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.96% 5.19% 4.11% NHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.3% -4.8% +14.5% OHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +5.2%/yr +10.5%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 24.3% 21.2% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 55/100 75/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

CTRENHIOHI

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

AxisCTRENHIOHI
Valuation 21 #115 of 146 37 #93 of 146 64 #53 of 146
Growth 99 #2 of 145 59 #60 of 145 96 #7 of 145
Profitability 82 #26 of 141 81 #28 of 141 96 #6 of 141
Financial Health 99 #3 of 146 72 #41 of 146 97 #5 of 146
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 136 26 #101 of 136 20 #109 of 136
Overall 71 55 75
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTRENHIOHISPY
1 month +4.7%+9.7%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months -7.7%-4.9%+1.1% -0.4%
6 months -3.9%-3.5%+6.8% +4.5%
Year to date +5.0%-6.6%+11.0% +12.4%
1 year +7.3%-4.8%+14.5% +13.6%
3 years +75.1%+38.7%+56.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+11.5%+16.0% +20.8%
5 years +79.9%+28.6%+64.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.5%+5.2%+10.5% +10.4%
10 years +183.5%-1.0%+68.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.0%-0.1%+5.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCTRENHIOHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%24.3%21.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%26.1%20.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.32-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.200.68 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-29.7%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-21.6%-4.9% -1.6%
52-week high $43.39$91.02$51.74 $779.14
52-week low $35.39$63.97$42.63 $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.

MultipleCTRENHIOHI
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 26.6x 20.7xmedian 26.6x 17.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 4.3x 8.0xmedian 4.3x 11.5xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.7x 16.0xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 22.1x -27.7xmedian 22.1x 25.3xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 2.01 1.99median 2.01 0.43median 2.01

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 monthsCTRENHIOHI
Revenue $571.43M $432.12M $1.28B
Operating income – – $729.20M
Net income $355.43M $166.80M $895.17M
Free cash flow -$353.37M -$124.29M $582.44M
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $3.43 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $47.59M $30.39M $39.04M
Total debt $496.81M $1.27B $6.00M
Shares (diluted) 234.24M 48.50M 316.25M
Enterprise value $7.79B $3.30B $14.14B

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
MetricCTRENHIOHI
P/E 25.0x 20.7x 17.1x
P/FCF -25.4x -27.7x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 13.9x 16.5x
P/S 15.7x 8.0x 11.5x
P/B 2.0x 2.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.2x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 16.0x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 22.9x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 10.9x 11.5x
EV/FCF -26.6x -37.7x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 18.9x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 1.99 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRENHIOHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.0% 23.9% 15.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 12.0% 14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 33.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 16.7% 85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 119.0% 14.7% 53.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.0% 12.6% 74.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 10.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 17.0% 6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 13.2% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -165.9% 37.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -107.8% -43.5% 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRENHIOHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 93.2% 67.8% 105.3%
Operating margin – – 56.9%
Pretax margin 63.6% 33.7% 70.4%
Net margin 62.2% 38.5% 67.0%
FCF margin -61.8% -28.8% 45.4%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 57.5% 69.5%
Return on equity 8.2% 10.7% 16.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 5.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 17.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.5% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRENHIOHI
Debt / assets 8.4% 43.0% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -10.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 46.7% 43.7%
Equity / assets 75.9% 53.3% 56.3%
Interest coverage 8.2x 3.5x 4.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRENHIOHI
Dividend yield 4.0% 5.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -13.3% -3.0% -1.7%
Shareholder yield -9.3% 2.2% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusCTRENHIOHI
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $3.63FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -17.1% -24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.91MFY2026 $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% -0.4% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRENHIOHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.7% 82.7%
Institutions holding 516 305 764
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% +11.1% +6.2%
Institutions buying 283 157 391
Institutions selling 163 91 245
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.73 1.60

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.

CTRENHIOHI
CTRE 1.00 0.70 0.81
NHI 0.70 1.00 0.72
OHI 0.81 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, NHI and OHI?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.96B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.45B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, NHI and OHI?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0x, National Health Investors (NHI) 20.7x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.4x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 18.0x). 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%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 67.0%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +7.3%, National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +14.5%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +12.5%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest dividend yield: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 3.96%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.19%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 4.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads on 9. 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.