DOC vs WELL vs LTC Stock Comparison

Healthpeak Properties, Welltower and Ltc Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$226.51 -2.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$164.18B
P/E
98.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
3 wins
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$42.91 -0.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOCWELLLTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.75B $164.18B $2.21B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.5x 98.5x 16.4x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.6x 75.0x 18.2x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +39.2% +59.8% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 12.1% 38.7% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% -3.4% 4.4% LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 26.6x 5.3x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +24.0% +20.5% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.0%/yr +22.3%/yr +4.8%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 23.5% 20.9% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 37/100 46/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

DOCWELLLTC

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

AxisDOCWELLLTC
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 0 #145 of 145 16 #122 of 145
Growth 35 #92 of 141 81 #27 of 141 74 #38 of 141
Profitability 53 #63 of 134 20 #107 of 134 54 #62 of 134
Financial Health 64 #51 of 138 83 #25 of 138 77 #32 of 138
Shareholder Returns 87 #18 of 131 2 #129 of 131 9 #119 of 131
Overall 58 37 46
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCWELLLTCSPY
1 month -6.3%-2.1%-0.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.6%-7.1%+2.4% +3.9%
6 months +18.6%+5.7%+11.7% +8.2%
Year to date +18.3%+22.0%+24.8% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%+24.0%+20.5% +12.3%
3 years +15.9%+178.4%+40.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.0%+40.7%+11.9% +23.3%
5 years -47.3%+173.8%+26.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.0%+22.3%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years -44.2%+231.2%-11.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.7%+12.7%-1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOCWELLLTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%23.5%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%25.4%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.09-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.020.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-41.6%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-10.2%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $22.83$252.22$43.97 $779.14
52-week low $15.78$176.96$34.04 $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.

MultipleDOCWELLLTC
P/E now vs peer median 54.1xmedian 26.3x 98.4xmedian 26.3x 16.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.0x 12.0xmedian 4.0x 6.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 14.4x 354.6xmedian 14.4x 21.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 23.3x -9.3xmedian 23.3x -5.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.89median 1.91 1.49median 1.91 1.10median 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 monthsDOCWELLLTC
Revenue $2.95B $13.79B $347.85M
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income $289.42M $1.75B $140.88M
Free cash flow -$650.07M -$17.96B -$389.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $2.21 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $2.27B $40.44M
Total debt $6.79B $15.73B $777.09M
Shares (diluted) 689.89M 754.90M 52.20M
Enterprise value $9.40B $150.20B $2.11B

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
MetricDOCWELLLTC
P/E 54.1x 98.4x 16.5x
P/FCF -20.2x -9.3x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 49.9x 16.3x
P/S 4.4x 12.0x 6.6x
P/B 1.4x 3.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 354.6x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 82.3x -81.6x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 13.0x 8.8x
EV/FCF -28.1x -10.0x -7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 53.9x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.89 1.49 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCWELLLTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 39.2% 59.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 29.1% 22.5%
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% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 86.0% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 57.6% 44.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 66.2% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 19.5% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 30.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -263.9% -282.6% -429.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.6% -162.3% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCWELLLTC
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin 46.3% 3.7% 40.0%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin 15.1% -16.0% 15.4%
Net margin 8.2% 12.1% 38.7%
FCF margin -22.0% -130.2% -112.0%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 24.1% 40.7%
Return on equity 3.0% 3.6% 11.2%
Return on assets 1.3% 2.4% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 1.4% -3.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 11.4% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCWELLLTC
Debt / assets 31.3% 21.3% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 26.6x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -10.4x -0.9x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 32.7% 38.4%
Equity / assets 43.7% 67.3% 61.6%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 2.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCWELLLTC
Dividend yield 6.3% 1.4% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -5.8% -12.3%
Shareholder yield 7.1% -4.4% -7.0%
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.

ConsensusDOCWELLLTC
Forward P/E 39.6xFY2026 75.0xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +380.0%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -52.1% +14.2% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $352.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +16.4% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCWELLLTC
Held by institutions 95.7% 98.3% 79.5%
Institutions holding 759 1,585 289
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +5.6% +11.0%
Institutions buying 341 879 176
Institutions selling 312 474 68
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.85 2.59

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.

DOCWELLLTC
DOC 1.00 0.36 0.38
WELL 0.36 1.00 0.66
LTC 0.38 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOC, WELL and LTC?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $12.75B, Welltower (WELL) $164.18B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOC, WELL and LTC?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 52.5x, Welltower (WELL) 98.5x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.6x, Welltower (WELL) 75.0x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x). 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%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -0.2%, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +20.5%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.0%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +22.3%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +4.8%/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%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.