DOC vs CTRE vs LTC Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, CareTrust REIT and Ltc Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.95 -1.2% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$43.97 +2.4% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 5, CareTrust REIT 5, Healthpeak Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCCTRELTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.13B $8.45B $2.23B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.1x 23.8x 16.5x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.3x 22.8x 18.6x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +53.0% +59.8% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 62.2% 38.7% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 4.4% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.8x 5.3x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% +5.1% +24.4% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.5%/yr +11.9%/yr +5.3%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 25.1% 20.8% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 70/100 45/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

DOCCTRELTC

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

AxisDOCCTRELTC
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 19 #118 of 145 16 #122 of 145
Growth 36 #91 of 142 97 #6 of 142 73 #39 of 142
Profitability 51 #67 of 136 85 #21 of 136 52 #66 of 136
Financial Health 65 #49 of 139 99 #3 of 139 79 #30 of 139
Shareholder Returns 86 #19 of 131 52 #64 of 131 7 #122 of 131
Overall 58 70 45
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE 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

PeriodDOCCTRELTCSPY
1 month -4.6%-1.2%+2.4% -0.8%
3 months -14.0%-14.0%+4.8% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%-4.7%+14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +20.4%+2.2%+27.9% +12.2%
1 year +3.2%+5.1%+24.4% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%+72.8%+43.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+20.0%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years -45.7%+75.2%+29.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.5%+11.9%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years -44.8%+161.7%-12.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%+10.1%-1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDOCCTRELTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%25.1%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%26.2%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.38-0.02-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.201.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-30.1%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-14.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $22.83$43.39$43.97 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$33.99$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.

MultipleDOCCTRELTC
P/E now vs peer median 55.0xmedian 27.4x 24.3xmedian 27.4x 16.9xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.2x 15.3xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.2x 17.2xmedian 14.2x 22.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 23.2x -24.7xmedian 23.2x -6.1xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.92median 2.11 0.38median 2.11 1.13median 2.11

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 monthsDOCCTRELTC
Revenue $2.95B $571.43M $347.85M
Net income $289.42M $355.43M $140.88M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$353.37M -$389.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $1.52 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $47.59M $40.44M
Total debt $6.79B $496.81M $777.09M
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 234.24M 52.20M
Enterprise value $9.77B $7.27B $2.13B

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
MetricDOCCTRELTC
P/E 55.0x 24.3x 16.9x
P/FCF -20.5x -24.7x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 19.5x 16.7x
P/S 4.5x 15.3x 6.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 17.2x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 83.3x 22.1x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 16.0x 8.9x
EV/FCF -28.5x -26.0x -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 20.5x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.92 0.38 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCCTRELTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 53.0% 59.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 40.9% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 61.6% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 119.0% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 33.0% 44.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 64.4% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 42.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 46.2% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% 68.6% -429.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -107.8% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCCTRELTC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 93.2% 40.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.1% 63.6% 15.4%
Net margin 8.2% 62.2% 38.7%
FCF margin -22.0% -61.8% -112.0%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 78.2% 40.7%
Return on equity 3.0% 8.2% 11.2%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.4% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.0% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCCTRELTC
Debt / assets 31.3% 8.4% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.8x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -1.4x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 24.1% 38.4%
Equity / assets 43.7% 75.9% 61.6%
Interest coverage 1.4x 8.2x 2.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCCTRELTC
Dividend yield 6.2% 4.1% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -13.6% -12.0%
Shareholder yield 7.0% -9.6% -6.8%
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.

ConsensusDOCCTRELTC
Forward P/E 40.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% +8.6% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $352.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +14.6% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCCTRELTC
Held by institutions 95.7% 100.0% 79.5%
Institutions holding 759 514 289
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +8.8% +11.0%
Institutions buying 341 282 176
Institutions selling 312 162 68
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.74 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.

DOCCTRELTC
DOC 1.00 0.33 0.38
CTRE 0.33 1.00 0.71
LTC 0.38 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, CTRE and LTC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.13B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.45B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, CTRE and LTC?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 54.1x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.3x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.8x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.6x). 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: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, 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: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +5.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +24.4%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.5%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.9%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 0.00%. Healthpeak Properties (DOC) and Ltc Properties (LTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOC, CTRE 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, Ltc Properties (LTC) 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.