DOC vs VTR vs NHI Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, Ventas and National Health Investors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.71 -3.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.27B
P/E
164.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.44%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ventas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ventas 5, National Health Investors 4, Healthpeak Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCVTRNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.06B $44.27B $3.23B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.8x 164.2x 19.4x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.5x 146.9x 18.4x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +22.1% +23.9% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 3.9% 38.5% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 3.1% — VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 4.2x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.38% 2.44% 5.53% DOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +20.0% -9.2% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +9.4%/yr +4.5%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 23.7% 24.1% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 44/100 56/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

DOCVTRNHI

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

AxisDOCVTRNHI
Valuation 54 #67 of 145 6 #137 of 145 40 #87 of 145
Growth 35 #94 of 143 85 #22 of 143 63 #54 of 143
Profitability 56 #61 of 136 50 #68 of 136 82 #26 of 136
Financial Health 64 #51 of 138 62 #53 of 138 71 #41 of 138
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 131 15 #111 of 131 26 #97 of 131
Overall 59 44 56
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCVTRNHISPY
1 month -5.9%-3.7%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.1%-8.9%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months +17.1%-4.7%-13.1% +7.1%
Year to date +17.8%+8.2%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +7.7%+20.0%-9.2% +11.9%
3 years +18.5%+101.5%+34.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.8%+26.3%+10.5% +22.8%
5 years -46.7%+56.8%+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%+9.4%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years -44.5%+25.3%-10.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.7%+2.3%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOCVTRNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%23.7%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%24.6%26.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.29-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.84-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-43.4%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-16.7%-26.5% -1.2%
52-week high $22.83$100.52$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$69.78$63.97 $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.

MultipleDOCVTRNHI
P/E now vs peer median 53.8xmedian 25.7x 164.2xmedian 25.7x 19.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.1x 6.5xmedian 4.1x 7.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 14.3x 22.8xmedian 14.3x 15.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.1xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x -26.0xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 1.86 0.66median 1.86 1.86median 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 monthsDOCVTRNHI
Revenue $2.95B $6.78B $432.12M
Net income $289.42M $271.54M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$2.71B -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $0.51 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $202.01M $30.39M
Total debt $6.79B $12.44B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 518.94M 48.50M
Enterprise value $11.33B $43.43B $3.08B

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
MetricDOCVTRNHI
P/E 53.8x 164.2x 19.4x
P/FCF -20.1x -16.3x -26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 23.1x 13.0x
P/S 4.4x 6.5x 7.5x
P/B 1.4x 2.8x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 22.8x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 82.0x 66.4x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 8.3x 10.4x
EV/FCF -28.0x -20.9x -36.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 29.5x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 0.66 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCVTRNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 22.1% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 15.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 9.8% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 190.9% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% -1.7% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 249.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 23.5% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 20.0% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% -11.8% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -92.9% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCVTRNHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 36.5% 67.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.1% 3.2% 33.7%
Net margin 8.2% 3.9% 38.5%
FCF margin -22.0% -39.9% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 28.2% 57.5%
Return on equity 3.0% 1.8% 10.7%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 3.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 7.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCVTRNHI
Debt / assets 31.3% 40.6% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -4.6x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 48.2% 46.7%
Equity / assets 43.7% 51.8% 53.3%
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.3x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCVTRNHI
Dividend yield 6.4% 2.4% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -9.6% -3.2%
Shareholder yield 7.1% -7.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 359.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -36.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusDOCVTRNHI
Forward P/E 39.5xFY2026 146.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% +77.2% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +4.4% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCVTRNHI
Held by institutions 95.7% 100.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 760 951 304
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +5.1% +11.1%
Institutions buying 341 526 157
Institutions selling 313 286 91
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.84 1.73

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.

DOCVTRNHI
DOC 1.00 0.36 0.34
VTR 0.36 1.00 0.67
NHI 0.34 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, VTR and NHI?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.06B, Ventas (VTR) $44.27B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, VTR and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.8x, Ventas (VTR) 164.2x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.5x, Ventas (VTR) 146.9x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Health Investors (NHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +7.7%, Ventas (VTR) +20.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) -9.2%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.8%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.4%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.5%/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%, Ventas (VTR) 2.44%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%, Ventas (VTR) 23.7%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOC, VTR and NHI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ventas (VTR) 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.