HR vs ENSG vs DOC Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Ensign and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$176.92 +1.0% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.82B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 7, Healthpeak Properties 3, Healthcare Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRENSGDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.08B $9.82B $13.06B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -70.0x 25.9x 53.8x ENSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.3x 40.3x ENSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% +18.9% +5.5% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.6% 6.9% 8.2% DOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.9% 1.4% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 3.8x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% -4.9% +3.2% DOC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +20.6%/yr -11.5%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.0% 27.8% 29.1% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 61/100 58/100 ENSG

Percentile Scorecard

HRENSGDOC

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

AxisHRENSGDOC
Valuation 38 #90 of 145 65 #33 of 93 53 #69 of 145
Growth 55 #64 of 142 59 #37 of 88 36 #91 of 142
Profitability 30 #95 of 136 71 #26 of 87 51 #67 of 136
Financial Health 47 #74 of 139 73 #28 of 100 65 #49 of 139
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 40 #34 of 56 86 #19 of 131
Overall 42 61 58
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ENSG ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRENSGDOCSPY
1 month -0.5%+1.0%-4.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.5%-0.6%-14.0% +3.5%
6 months -2.2%-6.9%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +6.0%+1.6%+20.4% +12.2%
1 year -3.7%-4.9%+3.2% +13.0%
3 years +27.2%+81.8%+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.3%+22.1%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -46.0%+155.5%-45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%+20.6%-11.5% +11.0%
10 years -44.8%+886.2%-44.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%+25.7%-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRENSGDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.0%27.8%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.3%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.060.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.180.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-31.8%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-18.0%-15.2% -1.8%
52-week high $21.89$215.83$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$147.13$15.78 $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.

MultipleHRENSGDOC
P/E now vs peer median -70.8xmedian 27.4x 27.1xmedian 25.1x 55.0xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.2x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 4.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 17.4xmedian 14.5x 13.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.8xmedian 23.2x 24.6xmedian 22.4x -20.5xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 4.2xmedian 3.1x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.84median 2.11 1.82median 0.66 -1.92median 2.11

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 monthsHRENSGDOC
Revenue $1.14B $5.49B $2.95B
Gross profit – $1.14B –
Operating income – $467.39M –
Net income -$87.96M $378.95M $289.42M
Free cash flow $123.68M $419.09M -$650.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $6.37 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $18.99M $262.30M $1.63B
Total debt $4.17B $566.98M $6.79B
Shares (diluted) 342.30M 59.48M 689.89M
Enterprise value $5.97B $7.82B $9.70B

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
MetricHRENSGDOC
P/E -70.8x 27.1x 55.0x
P/FCF 49.8x 24.6x -20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 16.9x 10.8x
P/S 5.4x 1.9x 4.5x
P/B 1.4x 4.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 4.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 13.5x
EV/EBIT – 21.7x 83.3x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 1.8x 6.3x
EV/FCF 83.3x 24.2x -28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 16.6x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.84 1.82 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRENSGDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% 18.9% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 17.4% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 78.5% 17.3% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 16.4% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.9% 15.6% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 14.9% -28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 31.4% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 25.1% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% 51.4% -263.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 314.6% 26.2% -85.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRENSGDOC
Gross margin – 20.7% –
EBITDA margin – 10.6% 46.3%
Operating margin – 8.5% –
Pretax margin – 9.1% 15.1%
Net margin -7.6% 6.9% 8.2%
FCF margin 10.8% 7.6% -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 11.1% 41.7%
Return on equity -2.0% 15.7% 3.0%
Return on assets -1.0% 6.7% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 13.9% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 1.6x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRENSGDOC
Debt / assets 46.3% 2.4% 31.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 33.7x 0.3x -10.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 57.5% 56.3%
Equity / assets 47.4% 42.5% 43.7%
Interest coverage – 60.0x 1.4x
Current ratio – 1.2x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 3.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRENSGDOC
Dividend yield 5.3% 0.2% 6.2%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 0.2% 7.0%
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.

ConsensusHRENSGDOC
Forward P/E – 21.3xFY2026 40.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $8.29FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.2%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.8% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $5.76BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +16.9% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRENSGDOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 95.7%
Institutions holding 458 547 759
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.2% -2.9%
Institutions buying 225 250 341
Institutions selling 145 213 312
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.17 1.09

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.

HRENSGDOC
HR 1.00 0.24 0.56
ENSG 0.24 1.00 0.15
DOC 0.56 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, ENSG and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.08B, Ensign (ENSG) $9.82B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, ENSG and DOC?

Ensign (ENSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -70.0x, Ensign (ENSG) 25.9x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ensign (ENSG) is cheapest (Ensign (ENSG) 21.3x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ensign (ENSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, Ensign (ENSG) +18.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, Ensign (ENSG) 6.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 13.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Healthpeak Properties (DOC) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -3.7%, Ensign (ENSG) -4.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.2%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.6%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +20.6%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.06%, Ensign (ENSG) 0.00%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%. Ensign (ENSG) and Healthpeak Properties (DOC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.0%, Ensign (ENSG) 27.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ensign (ENSG) leads on 7. 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.