DOC vs LTC vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, Ltc Properties and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$43.76 +2.9% 1M +24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 8, Healthpeak Properties 2, Sabra Health Care REIT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCLTCSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.34B $2.28B $4.99B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.0x 16.9x 76.2x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 18.2x 43.5x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +59.8% +17.3% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 38.7% 7.6% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 4.4% 4.2% LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.3x 2.5x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.8% +24.3% +7.4% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr +5.4%/yr +5.4%/yr LTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 20.7% 24.6% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 47/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

DOCLTCSBRA

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

AxisDOCLTCSBRA
Valuation 54 #68 of 145 16 #122 of 145 37 #92 of 145
Growth 37 #91 of 144 73 #40 of 144 47 #77 of 144
Profitability 53 #67 of 140 53 #66 of 140 50 #71 of 140
Financial Health 66 #51 of 146 80 #30 of 146 82 #27 of 146
Shareholder Returns 87 #18 of 132 7 #123 of 132 22 #103 of 132
Overall 59 46 47
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC 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

PeriodDOCLTCSBRASPY
1 month -6.1%+2.9%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months -13.6%+3.7%-12.5% +2.9%
6 months +17.1%+14.4%-2.6% +6.4%
Year to date +19.7%+27.3%+3.3% +11.4%
1 year +3.8%+24.3%+7.4% +13.1%
3 years +13.4%+39.0%+34.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.3%+11.6%+10.4% +21.5%
5 years -44.6%+30.1%+30.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.1%+5.4%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years -46.3%-13.6%-20.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.0%-1.5%-2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOCLTCSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%20.7%24.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%21.5%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.27-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.131.170.30 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-32.9%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%0.0%-12.6% -2.5%
52-week high $22.83$43.76$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$34.04$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.

MultipleDOCLTCSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 27.0x 16.8xmedian 27.0x 75.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.5x 22.2xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 23.7x -6.1xmedian 23.7x -13.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.91median 2.07 1.12median 2.07 2.12median 2.07

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 monthsDOCLTCSBRA
Revenue $2.95B $347.85M $859.56M
Net income $289.42M $140.88M $65.40M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$389.60M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $2.58 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $40.44M $231.58M
Total debt $27.10B $3.43B $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 52.20M 252.27M
Enterprise value $9.99B $2.19B $4.37B

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
MetricDOCLTCSBRA
P/E 54.7x 16.8x 75.4x
P/FCF -20.4x -6.1x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 16.7x 13.4x
P/S 4.5x 6.8x 5.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 22.2x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 83.0x 33.2x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 8.9x 7.0x
EV/FCF -28.3x -7.9x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 21.9x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.91 1.12 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCLTCSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 59.8% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 22.5% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 57.9% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 25.2% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 44.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 15.0% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 11.0% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 10.9% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% -429.9% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -113.4% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCLTCSBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 40.0% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.1% 15.4% 7.0%
Net margin 8.2% 38.7% 7.6%
FCF margin -22.0% -112.0% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 40.7% 43.2%
Return on equity 3.0% 11.2% 2.4%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.6% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 4.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.0x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCLTCSBRA
Debt / assets 31.3% 35.7% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -2.0x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 38.4% 50.1%
Equity / assets 43.7% 61.6% 49.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x 2.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCLTCSBRA
Dividend yield 6.3% 5.2% 6.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -12.1% -5.0%
Shareholder yield 7.0% -6.9% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDOCLTCSBRA
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 43.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $2.41FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 -29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% -26.6% +75.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $352.46MFY2026 $872.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +84.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +5.5% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCLTCSBRA
Held by institutions 95.7% 79.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 759 289 462
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +11.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 341 176 228
Institutions selling 312 68 146
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.59 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.

DOCLTCSBRA
DOC 1.00 0.39 0.36
LTC 0.39 1.00 0.70
SBRA 0.36 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, LTC and SBRA?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.34B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.28B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, LTC and SBRA?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 55.0x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.9x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.1x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 43.5x). 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%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.8%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +24.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%. Over five years, Ltc Properties (LTC) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.1%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +5.4%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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