DOC vs NHI vs WELL Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, National Health Investors and Welltower Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$237.40 +3.3% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$170.43B
P/E
109.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, National Health Investors 3, Healthpeak Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCNHIWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.34B $3.26B $170.43B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.0x 19.6x 109.9x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 18.5x 78.3x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +23.9% +37.6% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 38.5% 12.1% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% — -12.6% DOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.2x -2.2x WELL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.8% -11.0% +34.8% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr +3.6%/yr +24.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 24.0% 22.8% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 38/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNHIWELL

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

AxisDOCNHIWELL
Valuation 54 #68 of 145 40 #87 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 37 #91 of 144 63 #54 of 144 78 #33 of 144
Profitability 53 #67 of 140 83 #25 of 140 18 #115 of 140
Financial Health 66 #51 of 146 73 #40 of 146 97 #6 of 146
Shareholder Returns 87 #18 of 132 24 #101 of 132 0 #132 of 132
Overall 59 57 38
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI 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

PeriodDOCNHIWELLSPY
1 month -6.1%-0.3%+3.3% -1.0%
3 months -13.6%-16.7%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months +17.1%-12.9%+13.7% +6.4%
Year to date +19.7%-12.2%+27.9% +11.4%
1 year +3.8%-11.0%+34.8% +13.1%
3 years +13.4%+32.4%+181.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.3%+9.8%+41.3% +21.5%
5 years -44.6%+19.4%+192.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.1%+3.6%+24.0% +10.9%
10 years -46.3%-14.0%+236.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.0%-1.5%+12.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOCNHIWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%24.0%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%26.0%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.36-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.461.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-29.7%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-26.3%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $22.83$91.02$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$63.97$176.06 $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.

MultipleDOCNHIWELL
P/E now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 27.0x 19.5xmedian 27.0x 108.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.1x 7.5xmedian 4.1x 13.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.5x 15.3xmedian 14.5x -33.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 23.7x -26.1xmedian 23.7x -10.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.91median 2.07 1.87median 2.07 1.01median 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 monthsDOCNHIWELL
Revenue $2.95B $432.12M $12.76B
Gross profit – – $5.05B
Operating income – – -$8.03B
Net income $289.42M $166.80M $1.62B
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$124.29M -$15.64B
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $3.43 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $30.39M $1.97B
Total debt $27.10B $1.27B $65.46B
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 48.50M 737.96M
Enterprise value $9.99B $3.11B $151.92B

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
MetricDOCNHIWELL
P/E 54.7x 19.5x 108.7x
P/FCF -20.4x -26.1x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 13.0x 53.7x
P/S 4.5x 7.5x 13.4x
P/B 1.4x 2.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 15.3x -33.3x
EV/EBIT 83.0x 21.9x -22.8x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 10.4x 14.4x
EV/FCF -28.3x -36.1x -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 18.0x 57.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.91 1.87 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNHIWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 23.9% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 12.0% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -31.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 16.7% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 14.7% 129.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 12.6% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 10.4% 107.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 17.0% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 13.2% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% -165.9% -220.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -43.5% -138.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNHIWELL
Gross margin – – 39.5%
EBITDA margin 46.3% 67.8% -43.2%
Operating margin – – -62.9%
Pretax margin 15.1% 33.7% -17.6%
Net margin 8.2% 38.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -22.0% -28.8% -122.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 57.5% 25.0%
Return on equity 3.0% 10.7% 3.5%
Return on assets 1.3% 5.7% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 1.4% – -12.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.5% 12.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNHIWELL
Debt / assets 31.3% 43.0% 20.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.2x -2.2x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -10.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 46.7% 32.1%
Equity / assets 43.7% 53.3% 67.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x 3.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNHIWELL
Dividend yield 6.3% 5.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -3.2% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 2.3% -4.2%
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.

ConsensusDOCNHIWELL
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 78.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $3.63FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +118.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% -16.8% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026 $13.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% -0.4% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNHIWELL
Held by institutions 95.7% 78.7% 98.3%
Institutions holding 759 303 1,584
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +11.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 341 157 879
Institutions selling 312 90 473
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.74 1.86

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.

DOCNHIWELL
DOC 1.00 0.34 0.37
NHI 0.34 1.00 0.66
WELL 0.37 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, NHI and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.34B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B, Welltower (WELL) $170.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, NHI and WELL?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 55.0x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x, Welltower (WELL) 109.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x, Welltower (WELL) 78.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Welltower (WELL) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Welltower (WELL) -12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.8%, National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%, Welltower (WELL) +34.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.1%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Welltower (WELL) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOC, NHI 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, Welltower (WELL) 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.