ENSG vs SBRA vs WELL Stock Comparison

Ensign, Sabra Health Care REIT and Welltower Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$169.50 -3.2% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.59B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, Ensign 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENSGSBRAWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.59B $4.79B $164.18B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 73.2x 98.5x ENSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 47.4x 75.0x ENSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +17.3% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 7.6% 12.1% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 4.2% -3.4% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.5x 26.6x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.1% +6.1% +24.0% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +5.5%/yr +22.3%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 24.7% 23.5% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 47/100 37/100 ENSG

Percentile Scorecard

ENSGSBRAWELL

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

AxisENSGSBRAWELL
Valuation 73 #26 of 92 35 #94 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 62 #34 of 87 46 #77 of 141 81 #27 of 141
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 50 #68 of 134 20 #107 of 134
Financial Health 72 #28 of 97 80 #28 of 138 83 #25 of 138
Shareholder Returns 42 #33 of 56 22 #103 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 65 47 37
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA 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

PeriodENSGSBRAWELLSPY
1 month -3.2%-2.0%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-12.6%-7.1% +3.9%
6 months -10.0%-5.2%+5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -2.7%+2.7%+22.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.1%+6.1%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years +74.2%+45.0%+178.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.3%+13.2%+40.7% +23.3%
5 years +122.5%+30.5%+173.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.4%+5.5%+22.3% +10.9%
10 years +887.2%-15.8%+231.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.7%-1.7%+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENSGSBRAWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%24.7%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%23.2%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.24-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.251.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-38.7%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-13.1%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $215.83$22.39$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $147.13$17.23$176.96 $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.

MultipleENSGSBRAWELL
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 24.6x 75.0xmedian 26.3x 98.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.0x 12.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.4x 354.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.6x -13.6xmedian 23.3x -9.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.66 2.11median 1.91 1.49median 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 monthsENSGSBRAWELL
Revenue $5.67B $859.56M $13.79B
Gross profit $1.20B – $5.41B
Operating income $509.16M – -$2.20B
Net income $399.32M $65.40M $1.75B
Free cash flow $509.91M -$365.86M -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $0.26 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $337.59M $231.58M $2.27B
Total debt $198.72M $4.94B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 252.27M 754.90M
Enterprise value $8.71B $4.17B $150.20B

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
MetricENSGSBRAWELL
P/E 24.6x 75.0x 98.4x
P/FCF 19.4x -13.6x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 13.4x 49.9x
P/S 1.7x 5.8x 12.0x
P/B 3.9x 1.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.9x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 15.1x 354.6x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 33.9x -81.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 7.0x 13.0x
EV/FCF 19.0x -16.3x -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 16.1x 53.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 2.11 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENSGSBRAWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 17.3% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 11.0% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.7% – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% – -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.6% -64.1% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 36.3% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% -65.7% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 35.5% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 9.7% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 5.7% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -372.1% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -68.7% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENSGSBRAWELL
Gross margin 21.2% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 46.0% 3.7%
Operating margin 9.0% – -16.0%
Pretax margin 9.4% 7.0% -16.0%
Net margin 7.0% 7.6% 12.1%
FCF margin 9.0% -42.6% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 43.2% 24.1%
Return on equity 16.0% 2.4% 3.6%
Return on assets 6.8% 1.2% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 4.2% -3.4%
Return on capital employed 10.4% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENSGSBRAWELL
Debt / assets 3.3% 22.4% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.5x 26.6x
Debt / FCF 0.4x -3.4x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 50.1% 32.7%
Equity / assets 42.7% 49.9% 67.3%
Interest coverage 62.8x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 3.47 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENSGSBRAWELL
Dividend yield 0.2% 6.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -5.1% -5.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.1% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusENSGSBRAWELL
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 47.4xFY2026 75.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.29FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +90.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.76BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% +13.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENSGSBRAWELL
Held by institutions 89.8% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 547 462 1,585
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 250 228 879
Institutions selling 213 146 474
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.56 1.85

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.

ENSGSBRAWELL
ENSG 1.00 0.40 0.44
SBRA 0.40 1.00 0.63
WELL 0.44 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENSG, SBRA and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ensign (ENSG) $10.59B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.79B, Welltower (WELL) $164.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENSG, SBRA and WELL?

Ensign (ENSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ensign (ENSG) 26.5x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 73.2x, Welltower (WELL) 98.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ensign (ENSG) is cheapest (Ensign (ENSG) 20.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.4x, Welltower (WELL) 75.0x). 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: Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Ensign (ENSG) -9.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.1%, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Ensign (ENSG) +17.4%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.5%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Ensign (ENSG) 28.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.7%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENSG, SBRA 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.