HR vs MPT vs WELL Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Medical Properties Trust and Welltower Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$240.65 +4.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.78B
P/E
106.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHRMPTWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.04B $1.64B $160.78B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -69.5x -13.0x 106.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 70.0x 79.7x MPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% +5.5% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.6% -12.6% — HR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 13.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.12% 0.00% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% -45.4% +35.2% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -33.4%/yr +24.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.0% 38.1% 22.7% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 36/100 43/100 WELL

Percentile Scorecard

HRMPTWELL

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

AxisHRMPTWELL
Valuation 38 #90 of 145 60 #58 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 55 #64 of 142 49 #73 of 142 100 #1 of 142
Profitability 30 #95 of 136 27 #100 of 136 69 #43 of 136
Financial Health 47 #74 of 139 12 #123 of 139 –
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 32 #89 of 131 2 #128 of 131
Overall 42 36 43
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MPT 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

PeriodHRMPTWELLSPY
1 month -0.5%-21.6%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.5%-41.7%-3.1% +3.5%
6 months -2.2%-45.4%+14.6% +7.0%
Year to date +6.0%-44.0%+29.7% +12.2%
1 year -3.7%-45.4%+35.2% +13.0%
3 years +27.2%-42.9%+195.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.3%-17.0%+43.6% +23.1%
5 years -46.0%-86.9%+192.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%-33.4%+24.0% +11.0%
10 years -44.8%-80.7%+245.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%-15.2%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRMPTWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.0%38.1%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%39.5%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.42-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-1.191.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-89.1%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-53.5%-4.6% -1.8%
52-week high $21.89$6.02$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$2.62$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.

MultipleHRMPTWELL
P/E now vs peer median -70.8xmedian 27.4x -13.3xmedian 27.4x 106.6xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x 12.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 15.4xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.8xmedian 23.2x 96.4xmedian 23.2x -10.7xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.84median 2.11 0.39median 2.11 —median 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 monthsHRMPTWELL
Revenue $1.14B $1.00B $13.79B
Net income -$87.96M -$124.81M $1.75B
Free cash flow $123.68M $17.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $-0.21 –
Cash & equivalents $18.99M $425.00M $2.27B
Total debt $4.17B $9.66B –
Shares (diluted) 342.30M 597.72M 737.96M
Enterprise value $5.93B -$231.54M $160.78B

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
MetricHRMPTWELL
P/E -70.8x -13.3x 106.6x
P/FCF 49.8x 96.4x -10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 7.7x –
P/S 5.4x 1.7x 12.6x
P/B 1.4x 0.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 15.4x –
EV/EBIT – 27.3x –
EV/Revenue 9.0x 10.9x 12.6x
EV/FCF 83.3x 628.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 50.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.84 0.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRMPTWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% 5.5% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -12.3% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 78.5% 92.4% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -34.1% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.9% 92.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 26.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -32.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% 135.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 314.6% 30.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRMPTWELL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 70.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -12.8% –
Net margin -7.6% -12.6% –
FCF margin 10.8% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 21.6% –
Return on equity -2.0% -2.7% 3.6%
Return on assets -1.0% -0.8% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 2.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRMPTWELL
Debt / assets 46.3% 65.5% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 13.1x –
Debt / FCF 33.7x 556.6x –
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 69.2% 32.4%
Equity / assets 47.4% 30.8% 67.3%
Interest coverage – 0.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRMPTWELL
Dividend yield 5.3% 12.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% – –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 12.9% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -381.2% -160.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 271.1% 1,155% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.8% -27.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -34.0% –

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.

ConsensusHRMPTWELL
Forward P/E – 70.0xFY2026 79.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.04FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -125.0% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $1.05BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% -5.5% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRMPTWELL
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.8% 98.3%
Institutions holding 458 486 1,584
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 225 222 879
Institutions selling 145 169 473
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.31 1.86

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.

HRMPTWELL
HR 1.00 0.32 0.52
MPT 0.32 1.00 0.29
WELL 0.52 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, MPT and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.04B, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.64B, Welltower (WELL) $160.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) +5.5%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -3.7%, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -45.4%, Welltower (WELL) +35.2%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.6%/yr, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -33.4%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medical Properties Trust (MPT) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.06%, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 0.12%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. Welltower (WELL) 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%, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 38.1%, Welltower (WELL) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HR, MPT 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 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.