DOC vs WELL vs HR Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, Welltower and Healthcare Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$227.00 -2.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.20B
P/E
101.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOCWELLHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.01B $169.20B $6.15B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.6x 101.5x -70.8x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.6x 75.2x — DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +39.2% -6.3% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 12.1% -7.6% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% -3.4% — DOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 26.6x — DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +26.3% -2.2% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.2%/yr +23.1%/yr -11.9%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 23.4% 19.6% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 37/100 43/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

DOCWELLHR

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

AxisDOCWELLHR
Valuation 54 #68 of 145 0 #145 of 145 40 #88 of 145
Growth 36 #92 of 142 82 #27 of 142 57 #61 of 142
Profitability 55 #62 of 135 19 #109 of 135 31 #93 of 135
Financial Health 64 #50 of 136 83 #24 of 136 48 #71 of 136
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 131 2 #129 of 131 40 #79 of 131
Overall 59 37 43
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCWELLHRSPY
1 month -7.7%-2.6%-2.5% +0.9%
3 months -17.5%-5.8%-19.6% +5.9%
6 months +16.0%+7.0%-5.0% +8.5%
Year to date +15.4%+22.3%+3.4% +13.3%
1 year +2.9%+26.3%-2.2% +12.4%
3 years +13.0%+179.0%+24.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.2%+40.8%+7.5% +23.5%
5 years -47.8%+182.3%-47.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.2%+23.1%-11.9% +11.0%
10 years -45.7%+231.6%-44.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.9%+12.7%-5.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOCWELLHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%23.4%19.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%25.4%19.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.080.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.101.12-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-41.6%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-10.0%-19.9% -0.9%
52-week high $22.83$252.22$21.89 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$176.96$16.34 $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.

MultipleDOCWELLHR
P/E now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 25.8x 98.7xmedian 25.8x -69.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.0x 12.1xmedian 4.0x 5.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.2x 355.3xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.7xmedian 23.0x -9.3xmedian 23.0x 48.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.84median 1.91 1.49median 1.91 -3.74median 1.91

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 monthsDOCWELLHR
Revenue $2.95B $13.79B $1.14B
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income $289.42M $1.75B -$87.96M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$17.96B $123.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $2.21 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $2.27B $18.99M
Total debt $6.79B $15.73B $4.17B
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 754.90M 342.30M
Enterprise value $9.65B $155.22B $6.03B

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
MetricDOCWELLHR
P/E 52.7x 98.7x -69.0x
P/FCF -19.7x -9.3x 48.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 50.0x 13.6x
P/S 4.3x 12.1x 5.2x
P/B 1.4x 3.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 355.3x –
EV/EBIT 80.8x -81.8x –
EV/Revenue 6.1x 13.0x 8.9x
EV/FCF -27.6x -10.0x 82.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 54.0x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.84 1.49 -3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCWELLHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 39.2% -6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 29.1% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -344.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -65.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.4% 80.6% 78.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 86.0% 21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 57.6% 77.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 66.2% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 19.5% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 30.9% 2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% -282.6% -8.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -162.3% 314.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCWELLHR
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 3.7% –
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin 15.1% -16.0% –
Net margin 8.2% 12.1% -7.6%
FCF margin -22.0% -130.2% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 24.1% 38.5%
Return on equity 3.0% 3.6% -2.0%
Return on assets 1.3% 2.4% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 1.4% -3.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.9x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 11.4% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCWELLHR
Debt / assets 31.3% 21.3% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 26.6x –
Debt / FCF -10.4x -0.9x 33.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 32.7% 52.6%
Equity / assets 43.7% 67.3% 47.4%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCWELLHR
Dividend yield 6.5% 1.4% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -5.7% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 7.3% -4.4% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -381.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 271.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -23.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -7.7%

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.

ConsensusDOCWELLHR
Forward P/E 38.6xFY2026 75.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% +14.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +16.4% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCWELLHR
Held by institutions 95.7% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 759 1,585 458
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +5.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 341 879 225
Institutions selling 312 474 145
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.85 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.

DOCWELLHR
DOC 1.00 0.36 0.56
WELL 0.36 1.00 0.50
HR 0.56 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, WELL and HR?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.01B, Welltower (WELL) $169.20B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, WELL and HR?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.6x, Welltower (WELL) 101.5x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -70.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 38.6x, Welltower (WELL) 75.2x). 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%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%). On return on invested capital, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +2.9%, Welltower (WELL) +26.3%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -2.2%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.2%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.1%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.9%/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%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%. Healthpeak Properties (DOC) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.7%, Welltower (WELL) 23.4%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOC, WELL and HR?

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 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.