HR vs AHR vs VTR Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, American Healthcare REIT and Ventas Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$81.13 -6.8% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$42.90B
P/E
159.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.51%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ventas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ventas 5, American Healthcare REIT 5, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRAHRVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.01B $10.02B $42.90B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -69.0x 82.0x 159.1x AHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 84.4x 142.3x AHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% +16.4% +22.1% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.6% 4.8% 3.9% AHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -35.5% 3.1% VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 4.9x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.48% 1.94% 2.51% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% +16.8% +15.8% AHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr — +8.7%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.6% 26.5% 23.5% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 44/100 44/100 VTR

Percentile Scorecard

HRAHRVTR

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

AxisHRAHRVTR
Valuation 40 #88 of 145 4 #140 of 145 6 #136 of 145
Growth 57 #61 of 142 88 #18 of 142 87 #20 of 142
Profitability 31 #93 of 135 29 #96 of 135 51 #67 of 135
Financial Health 48 #71 of 136 75 #35 of 136 63 #51 of 136
Shareholder Returns 40 #79 of 131 23 #101 of 131 15 #111 of 131
Overall 43 44 44
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRAHRVTRSPY
1 month -2.5%-0.8%-6.8% +0.9%
3 months -19.6%-10.5%-17.0% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+2.5%-7.1% +8.5%
Year to date +3.4%+9.4%+4.8% +13.3%
1 year -2.2%+16.8%+15.8% +12.4%
3 years +24.1%—+94.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.5%—+24.9% +23.5%
5 years -47.0%—+52.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.9%—+8.7% +11.0%
10 years -44.0%—+21.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.6%—+2.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHRAHRVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.6%26.5%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%27.6%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.03-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.630.67 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-14.5%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-10.8%-19.3% -0.9%
52-week high $21.89$57.74$100.52 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$44.09$69.78 $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.

MultipleHRAHRVTR
P/E now vs peer median -69.0xmedian 25.8x 82.0xmedian 25.8x 159.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 4.0x 4.0xmedian 4.0x 6.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x -7.3xmedian 14.2x 22.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.6xmedian 23.0x -16.3xmedian 23.0x -15.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.74median 1.91 2.40median 1.91 0.64median 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 monthsHRAHRVTR
Revenue $1.14B $2.50B $6.78B
Gross profit – $530.21M –
Operating income – -$1.81B –
Net income -$87.96M $122.57M $271.54M
Free cash flow $123.68M -$613.49M -$2.71B
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $0.63 $0.51
Cash & equivalents $18.99M $191.62M $202.01M
Total debt $4.17B $1.42B $12.44B
Shares (diluted) 342.30M 193.35M 518.94M
Enterprise value $5.95B $9.39B $42.07B

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
MetricHRAHRVTR
P/E -69.0x 82.0x 159.1x
P/FCF 48.6x -16.3x -15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 27.7x 22.4x
P/S 5.2x 4.0x 6.3x
P/B 1.4x 2.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – -7.3x 22.3x
EV/EBIT – -6.2x 64.8x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 4.5x 8.1x
EV/FCF 82.1x -18.3x -20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 31.1x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.74 2.40 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRAHRVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% 16.4% 22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 15.4% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 78.5% 479.7% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 47.6% 190.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.9% 407.6% -1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 34.2% 249.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 42.1% 23.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 38.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% -1,653% -11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 314.6% -157.7% -92.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRAHRVTR
Gross margin – 21.2% –
EBITDA margin – -61.2% 36.5%
Operating margin – -72.4% –
Pretax margin – 3.9% 3.2%
Net margin -7.6% 4.8% 3.9%
FCF margin 10.8% -24.5% -39.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 14.5% 28.2%
Return on equity -2.0% 3.4% 1.8%
Return on assets -1.0% 2.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – -35.5% 3.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 3.0x 7.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRAHRVTR
Debt / assets 46.3% 25.0% 40.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 33.7x -2.3x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 34.4% 48.2%
Equity / assets 47.4% 65.6% 51.8%
Interest coverage – -23.3x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRAHRVTR
Dividend yield 5.5% 1.9% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -13.4% -9.9%
Shareholder yield 8.5% -11.4% -7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -381.2% 145.7% 359.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 271.1% -29.1% -36.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.8% 18.4% 18.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 40.8% 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.

ConsensusHRAHRVTR
Forward P/E – 84.4xFY2026 142.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.61FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +45.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.1% +77.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +27.1% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRAHRVTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 458 571 950
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +19.9% +5.1%
Institutions buying 225 335 525
Institutions selling 145 163 286
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.06 1.84

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.

HRAHRVTR
HR 1.00 0.45 0.49
AHR 0.45 1.00 0.69
VTR 0.49 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, AHR and VTR?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.01B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.02B, Ventas (VTR) $42.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, AHR and VTR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -69.0x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 82.0x, Ventas (VTR) 159.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is cheapest (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 84.4x, Ventas (VTR) 142.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ventas (VTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Healthcare REIT (AHR) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -2.2%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.8%, Ventas (VTR) +15.8%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.9%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 5.48%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 1.94%, Ventas (VTR) 2.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.6%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.5%, Ventas (VTR) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HR, AHR and VTR?

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.