HR vs WELL vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Welltower and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$245.54 +8.8% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$180.13B
P/E
106.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.25%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sabra Health Care REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sabra Health Care REIT 6, Welltower 5, Healthcare Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRWELLSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $180.13B $5.47B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -144.3x 106.7x 74.7x SBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 81.8x 51.0x SBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.8% +39.2% +23.4% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 12.1% 7.8% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.4% 4.4% SBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x 2.9x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.04% 1.25% 5.74% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% +31.8% +14.8% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr +23.8%/yr +7.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 23.6% 24.9% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 37/100 49/100 SBRA

Percentile Scorecard

HRWELLSBRA

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

AxisHRWELLSBRA
Valuation 35 #95 of 146 1 #145 of 146 34 #97 of 146
Growth 45 #80 of 145 79 #32 of 145 51 #71 of 145
Profitability 36 #90 of 141 19 #114 of 141 51 #69 of 141
Financial Health 43 #83 of 146 84 #24 of 146 83 #26 of 146
Shareholder Returns 38 #85 of 136 4 #131 of 136 27 #100 of 136
Overall 40 37 49
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRWELLSBRASPY
1 month +11.8%+8.8%+9.3% -5.9%
3 months -5.8%+4.0%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -4.8%+15.3%+1.5% +0.2%
Year to date +12.3%+32.3%+10.3% +7.5%
1 year +6.2%+31.8%+14.8% +8.2%
3 years +25.7%+178.6%+49.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +7.9%+40.7%+14.4% +19.0%
5 years -41.8%+190.2%+39.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.3%+23.8%+7.0% +9.4%
10 years -36.6%+276.9%+1.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.5%+14.2%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHRWELLSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%23.6%24.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.6%25.4%22.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.02-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.301.340.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.6%-41.6%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-2.6%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $21.89$252.22$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$181.96$17.67 $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.

MultipleHRWELLSBRA
P/E now vs peer median -144.3xmedian 26.5x 106.7xmedian 26.5x 74.7xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.2x 13.1xmedian 4.2x 6.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 382.2xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 21.7x -10.0xmedian 21.7x -16.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.34median 1.78 1.61median 1.78 1.89median 1.78

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 monthsHRWELLSBRA
Revenue $1.13B $13.79B $919.09M
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income -$45.27M $1.75B $71.46M
Free cash flow $161.54M -$17.96B -$325.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $2.21 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $17.50M $2.27B $36.24M
Total debt $4.25B $15.73B $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 340.62M 754.90M 259.82M
Enterprise value $6.44B $167.20B $5.02B

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
MetricHRWELLSBRA
P/E -144.3x 106.7x 74.7x
P/FCF 40.1x -10.0x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 54.1x 13.7x
P/S 5.7x 13.1x 6.0x
P/B 1.6x 3.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 382.2x 16.0x
EV/EBIT – -88.0x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 14.0x 7.3x
EV/FCF 66.3x -10.8x -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 58.1x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.34 1.61 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRWELLSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.8% 39.2% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 29.1% 12.3%
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) 87.8% 80.6% -59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 86.0% 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.4% 57.6% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 66.2% 39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 19.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 30.9% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -282.6% -1,239%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -162.3% -59.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRWELLSBRA
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin – 3.7% 45.3%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin – -16.0% 7.1%
Net margin -4.0% 12.1% 7.8%
FCF margin 14.2% -130.2% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 24.1% 43.6%
Return on equity -1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
Return on assets -0.5% 2.4% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – -3.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.9x 1.9x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 11.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRWELLSBRA
Debt / assets 47.4% 21.3% 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 26.3x -0.9x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.9% 32.7% 47.7%
Equity / assets 46.1% 67.3% 52.3%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRWELLSBRA
Dividend yield 5.0% 1.3% 5.7%
Net buyback yield 3.5% -5.3% -3.7%
Shareholder yield 8.6% -4.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -735.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 206.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -19.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – –

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.

ConsensusHRWELLSBRA
Forward P/E – 81.8xFY2026 51.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $3.00FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +115.8%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.3% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $13.61BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +17.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRWELLSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 460 1,587 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 226 879 229
Institutions selling 146 475 147
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.85 1.56

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.

HRWELLSBRA
HR 1.00 0.52 0.55
WELL 0.52 1.00 0.64
SBRA 0.55 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, WELL and SBRA?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.47B, Welltower (WELL) $180.13B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, WELL and SBRA?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -144.3x, Welltower (WELL) 106.7x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is cheapest (Welltower (WELL) 81.8x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x). 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: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +6.2%, Welltower (WELL) +31.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -10.3%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.8%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 5.04%, Welltower (WELL) 1.25%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.74%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.3%, Welltower (WELL) 23.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 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.