DOC vs CTRE vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, CareTrust REIT and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 8, Healthpeak Properties 2, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCCTRESBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.06B $8.55B $5.01B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.8x 23.8x 75.6x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.5x 22.4x 47.8x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +53.0% +17.3% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 62.2% 7.6% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 4.2% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.8x 2.5x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.38% 4.15% 6.12% DOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +6.6% +13.8% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +11.8%/yr +6.7%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 25.0% 24.5% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 48/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

DOCCTRESBRA

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

AxisDOCCTRESBRA
Valuation 54 #67 of 145 22 #113 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 35 #94 of 143 99 #3 of 143 46 #78 of 143
Profitability 56 #61 of 136 86 #20 of 136 51 #67 of 136
Financial Health 64 #51 of 138 99 #3 of 138 83 #25 of 138
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 131 53 #62 of 131 23 #101 of 131
Overall 59 72 48
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodDOCCTRESBRASPY
1 month -5.9%-2.6%-0.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.1%-12.9%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months +17.1%-8.1%-5.1% +7.1%
Year to date +17.8%+0.2%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year +7.7%+6.6%+13.8% +11.9%
3 years +18.5%+69.3%+44.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.8%+19.2%+13.1% +22.8%
5 years -46.7%+74.7%+38.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%+11.8%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years -44.5%+162.6%-14.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.7%+10.1%-1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOCCTRESBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%25.0%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%25.9%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.04-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.260.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-30.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-16.5%-12.4% -1.2%
52-week high $22.83$43.39$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$33.99$17.23 $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.

MultipleDOCCTRESBRA
P/E now vs peer median 53.8xmedian 25.7x 23.8xmedian 25.7x 75.6xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.1x 15.0xmedian 4.1x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 14.3x 16.9xmedian 14.3x 15.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.1xmedian 23.5x -24.2xmedian 23.5x -13.7xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 1.86 0.37median 1.86 2.13median 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 monthsDOCCTRESBRA
Revenue $2.95B $571.43M $859.56M
Net income $289.42M $355.43M $65.40M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$353.37M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $1.52 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $47.59M $231.58M
Total debt $6.79B $496.81M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 234.24M 252.27M
Enterprise value $11.33B $7.39B $4.39B

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
MetricDOCCTRESBRA
P/E 53.8x 23.8x 75.6x
P/FCF -20.1x -24.2x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 19.1x 13.5x
P/S 4.4x 15.0x 5.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 16.9x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 82.0x 21.7x 34.1x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 15.8x 7.0x
EV/FCF -28.0x -25.5x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 20.1x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 0.37 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCCTRESBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 53.0% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 40.9% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 61.6% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 119.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 33.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 64.4% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 42.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 46.2% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% 68.6% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -107.8% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCCTRESBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 93.2% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.1% 63.6% 7.0%
Net margin 8.2% 62.2% 7.6%
FCF margin -22.0% -61.8% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 78.2% 43.2%
Return on equity 3.0% 8.2% 2.4%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCCTRESBRA
Debt / assets 31.3% 8.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -1.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 24.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 43.7% 75.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x 8.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCCTRESBRA
Dividend yield 6.4% 4.2% 6.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -13.9% -5.0%
Shareholder yield 7.1% -9.8% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusDOCCTRESBRA
Forward P/E 39.5xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 47.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% +8.6% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +14.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCCTRESBRA
Held by institutions 95.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 760 516 463
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +8.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 341 283 228
Institutions selling 313 163 147
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.74 1.55

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.

DOCCTRESBRA
DOC 1.00 0.33 0.35
CTRE 0.33 1.00 0.72
SBRA 0.35 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, CTRE and SBRA?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.06B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.55B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, CTRE and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.8x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.5x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x). 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: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +7.7%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +6.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.8%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.8%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest dividend yield: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 6.38%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 4.15%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 6.12%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOC, CTRE 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 8. 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.