CTRE vs SPG vs WELL Stock Comparison

CareTrust REIT, Simon Property and Welltower Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.24 -2.6% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.55B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
4.15%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins
WELL Welltower Inc.
$233.13 +0.1% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$171.03B
P/E
101.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.32%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 5, Simon Property 4, Welltower 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRESPGWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.55B $74.01B $171.03B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 14.9x 101.3x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 31.4x 77.2x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.0% +10.9% +39.2% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.2% 70.5% 12.1% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 15.6% -3.4% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.7x 26.6x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.15% 4.13% 1.32% CTRE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% +24.2% +31.7% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +8.0%/yr +23.7%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 19.2% 23.5% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 55/100 37/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

CTRESPGWELL

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

AxisCTRESPGWELL
Valuation 22 #113 of 145 22 #114 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 99 #3 of 143 82 #26 of 143 80 #29 of 143
Profitability 86 #20 of 136 100 #1 of 136 21 #108 of 136
Financial Health 99 #3 of 138 26 #102 of 138 83 #24 of 138
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 46 #71 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 72 55 37
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTRESPGWELLSPY
1 month -2.6%+5.6%+0.1% +0.7%
3 months -12.9%-6.4%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months -8.1%+5.9%+7.3% +7.1%
Year to date +0.2%+16.5%+25.6% +12.8%
1 year +6.6%+24.2%+31.7% +11.9%
3 years +69.3%+104.8%+184.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.2%+27.0%+41.8% +22.8%
5 years +74.7%+47.2%+190.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.8%+8.0%+23.7% +10.9%
10 years +162.6%+18.0%+240.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+1.7%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTRESPGWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%19.2%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%18.0%25.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.19-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.261.271.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-48.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-8.9%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $43.39$236.69$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $33.99$173.35$176.96 $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.

MultipleCTRESPGWELL
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 25.7x 14.9xmedian 25.7x 101.3xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 4.1x 11.1xmedian 4.1x 12.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.3x 20.9xmedian 14.3x 364.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.2xmedian 23.5x 29.5xmedian 23.5x -9.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 12.2xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 1.86 0.50median 1.86 1.53median 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 monthsCTRESPGWELL
Revenue $571.43M $6.65B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income – $3.21B -$2.20B
Net income $355.43M $5.45B $1.75B
Free cash flow -$353.37M $2.51B -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $14.43 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $47.59M $542.96M $2.27B
Total debt $496.81M $28.25B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 234.24M 324.96M 754.90M
Enterprise value $7.39B $71.08B $158.09B

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
MetricCTRESPGWELL
P/E 23.8x 14.9x 101.3x
P/FCF -24.2x 29.5x -9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 17.9x 51.3x
P/S 15.0x 11.1x 12.4x
P/B 1.9x 12.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 12.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 20.9x 364.2x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 31.7x -83.8x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 15.3x 13.4x
EV/FCF -25.5x 40.6x -10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 24.6x 55.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.50 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRESPGWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.0% 10.9% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 7.5% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 130.6% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 119.0% 30.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.0% 129.8% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 29.7% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 7.1% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 2.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -3.4% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -107.8% -4.8% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRESPGWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 93.2% 73.3% 3.7%
Operating margin – 48.3% -16.0%
Pretax margin 63.6% 32.9% -16.0%
Net margin 62.2% 70.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -61.8% 37.7% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 62.3% 24.1%
Return on equity 8.2% 87.0% 3.6%
Return on assets 6.4% 13.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 15.6% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRESPGWELL
Debt / assets 8.4% 71.3% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 4.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.7x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -1.4x 11.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 84.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 75.9% 15.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage 8.2x 3.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRESPGWELL
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -13.9% 0.2% -5.6%
Shareholder yield -9.8% 4.4% -4.3%
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.

ConsensusCTRESPGWELL
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 77.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +8.4% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.91MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% -8.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRESPGWELL
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% 98.3%
Institutions holding 516 1,359 1,586
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.8% +3.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 283 680 879
Institutions selling 163 463 475
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.47 1.85

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.

CTRESPGWELL
CTRE 1.00 0.41 0.68
SPG 0.41 1.00 0.44
WELL 0.68 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRE, SPG and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.55B, Simon Property (SPG) $74.01B, Welltower (WELL) $171.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRE, SPG and WELL?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.9x, Welltower (WELL) 101.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.4x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.4x, Welltower (WELL) 77.2x). 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%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +6.6%, Simon Property (SPG) +24.2%, Welltower (WELL) +31.7%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.8%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +8.0%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest dividend yield: CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 4.15%, Simon Property (SPG) 4.13%, Welltower (WELL) 1.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRE, SPG and WELL?

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 5. 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.