CTRE vs PACS vs SBRA Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, Pacs and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$37.16 +1.7% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.16B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$615.35M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins
PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$50.28 +17.5% 1M +291.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 6, Pacs 4, Sabra Health Care REIT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTREPACSSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.16B $7.91B $5.36B CTRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 28.5x 74.9x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 22.6x 51.0x PACS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.6% +11.0% +23.4% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 59.2% 4.9% 7.8% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.2% 20.7% 4.4% PACS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x 2.9x PACS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% +291.6% +14.8% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr — +7.0%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 81.8% 24.9% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 59/100 49/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

CTREPACSSBRA

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

AxisCTREPACSSBRA
Valuation 18 #120 of 146 65 #34 of 95 34 #97 of 146
Growth 93 #11 of 145 69 #28 of 88 51 #71 of 145
Profitability 75 #36 of 141 66 #30 of 87 51 #69 of 141
Financial Health 97 #5 of 146 37 #63 of 100 83 #26 of 146
Shareholder Returns 61 #54 of 136 – 27 #100 of 136
Overall 69 59 49
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PACS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTREPACSSBRASPY
1 month +1.7%+17.5%+9.3% -5.9%
3 months -9.7%+7.6%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -5.9%+49.5%+1.5% +0.2%
Year to date +2.8%+31.0%+10.3% +7.5%
1 year +3.2%+291.6%+14.8% +8.2%
3 years +70.5%—+49.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%—+14.4% +19.0%
5 years +76.1%—+39.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.0%—+7.0% +9.4%
10 years +177.5%—+1.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCTREPACSSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%81.8%24.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%49.5%22.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.49-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.133.560.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-82.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%0.0%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $43.39$50.28$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $35.45$10.58$17.67 $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.

MultipleCTREPACSSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 26.5x 28.7xmedian 24.8x 74.7xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.4x 16.4xmedian 15.9x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 21.7x 967.3xmedian 20.9x -16.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 6.5xmedian 3.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.78 —median 0.88 1.89median 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 monthsCTREPACSSBRA
Revenue $615.35M $5.71B $919.09M
Gross profit – $1.36B –
Operating income – $423.77M –
Net income $364.15M $277.59M $71.46M
Free cash flow -$921.23M $8.25M -$325.53M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $1.69 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $479.88M $115.28M $36.24M
Total debt $1.18B $272.33M $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 241.09M 163.91M 259.82M
Enterprise value $8.22B $7.19B $4.90B

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
MetricCTREPACSSBRA
P/E 24.6x 28.7x 74.7x
P/FCF -10.4x 967.3x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 13.8x 13.7x
P/S 15.5x 1.4x 6.0x
P/B 1.8x 6.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 6.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 16.4x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 24.0x 19.2x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 1.4x 7.3x
EV/FCF -11.1x 986.4x -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 14.0x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 – 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTREPACSSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.6% 11.0% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.3% 64.8% -59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 105.7% – 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 65.0% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.6% – 39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.8% 22.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.9% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% -96.8% -1,239%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -143.7% – -59.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTREPACSSBRA
Gross margin – 23.8% –
EBITDA margin 89.7% 8.7% 45.3%
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin 60.4% 7.0% 7.1%
Net margin 59.2% 4.9% 7.8%
FCF margin -149.7% 0.1% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 81.4% 10.2% 43.6%
Return on equity 7.4% 23.8% 2.5%
Return on assets 5.3% 4.8% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 7.2% 20.7% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTREPACSSBRA
Debt / assets 15.2% 4.6% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -1.3x 33.0x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 79.4% 47.7%
Equity / assets 69.3% 20.6% 52.3%
Interest coverage 7.7x 16.2x 1.6x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTREPACSSBRA
Dividend yield 4.1% – 5.7%
Net buyback yield -14.0% – -3.7%
Shareholder yield -9.9% – 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 90.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -35.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 44.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCTREPACSSBRA
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 22.6xFY2026 51.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $2.22FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +26.6% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.91MFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +1.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTREPACSSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 516 241 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% +5.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 283 155 229
Institutions selling 163 54 147
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.87 1.56

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.

CTREPACSSBRA
CTRE 1.00 0.23 0.75
PACS 0.23 1.00 0.15
SBRA 0.75 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, PACS and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $9.16B, Pacs (PACS) $7.91B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, PACS and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2x, Pacs (PACS) 28.5x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pacs (PACS) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.9x, Pacs (PACS) 22.6x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x). 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) +43.6%, Pacs (PACS) +11.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 59.2%, Pacs (PACS) 4.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Pacs (PACS) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 7.2%, Pacs (PACS) 20.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +3.2%, Pacs (PACS) +291.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +12.0%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/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%, Pacs (PACS) 0.00%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Pacs (PACS) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2%, Pacs (PACS) 81.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRE, PACS and SBRA?

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.