HR vs SBRA vs ENSG Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Sabra Health Care REIT and Ensign Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$188.31 +8.9% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
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, Sabra Health Care REIT 3, Healthcare Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRSBRAENSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.54B $5.34B $10.64B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -145.5x 74.6x 26.7x ENSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 51.4x 22.7x ENSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.8% +23.4% +17.5% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 7.8% 7.0% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.4% 14.3% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x -0.3x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% +17.3% +2.4% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +7.2%/yr +17.8%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 24.9% 29.6% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 50/100 64/100 ENSG

Percentile Scorecard

HRSBRAENSG

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

AxisHRSBRAENSG
Valuation 35 #95 of 146 36 #94 of 146 69 #30 of 95
Growth 48 #76 of 145 52 #70 of 145 62 #34 of 88
Profitability 39 #87 of 141 52 #68 of 141 74 #23 of 87
Financial Health 44 #82 of 146 83 #25 of 146 72 #29 of 100
Shareholder Returns 40 #82 of 136 24 #103 of 136 44 #33 of 58
Overall 41 50 64
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRSBRAENSGSPY
1 month +13.8%+10.6%+8.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.7%+0.0%+5.4% -0.4%
6 months -4.0%+2.9%+7.0% +4.5%
Year to date +14.6%+11.4%+8.1% +12.4%
1 year +10.3%+17.3%+2.4% +13.6%
3 years +30.4%+52.2%+84.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +9.3%+15.0%+22.7% +20.8%
5 years -40.6%+41.3%+126.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.9%+7.2%+17.8% +10.4%
10 years -35.3%+2.9%+1,024.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year -4.3%+0.3%+27.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHRSBRAENSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%24.9%29.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%22.5%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.08-0.200.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.700.08 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.6%-38.7%-31.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-5.8%-12.8% -1.6%
52-week high $21.89$22.39$215.83 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$17.67$147.13 $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.

MultipleHRSBRAENSG
P/E now vs peer median -147.3xmedian 26.6x 75.4xmedian 26.6x 27.3xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.3x 6.0xmedian 4.3x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.7x 16.1xmedian 14.7x 17.1xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 22.1x -17.0xmedian 22.1x 21.5xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 4.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.41median 2.01 1.90median 2.01 1.72median 0.74

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 monthsHRSBRAENSG
Revenue $1.13B $919.09M $5.67B
Gross profit – – $1.20B
Operating income – – $509.16M
Net income -$45.27M $71.46M $399.32M
Free cash flow $161.54M -$325.53M $509.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $0.28 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $17.50M $36.24M $337.59M
Total debt $4.25B $1.24B $198.72M
Shares (diluted) 340.62M 259.82M 59.30M
Enterprise value $6.45B $4.88B $8.76B

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
MetricHRSBRAENSG
P/E -147.3x 75.4x 27.3x
P/FCF 40.9x -17.0x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.8x 15.8x
P/S 5.8x 6.0x 1.9x
P/B 1.6x 1.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.0x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x 17.1x
EV/EBIT – 37.1x 21.2x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 7.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 67.1x -20.7x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 16.8x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.41 1.90 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRSBRAENSG
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.8% 23.4% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 12.3% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 21.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.8% -59.2% 21.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 41.1% 17.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.4% -61.7% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 39.6% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 17.4% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 11.4% 26.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -1,239% 76.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -59.7% 29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRSBRAENSG
Gross margin – – 21.2%
EBITDA margin – 45.3% 11.1%
Operating margin – – 9.0%
Pretax margin – 7.1% 9.4%
Net margin -4.0% 7.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 14.2% -35.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 43.6% 12.3%
Return on equity -1.1% 2.5% 16.0%
Return on assets -0.5% 1.3% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 4.4% 14.3%
Return on capital employed – – 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.9x 5.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRSBRAENSG
Debt / assets 47.4% 22.8% 3.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 26.3x -3.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.9% 47.7% 57.3%
Equity / assets 46.1% 52.3% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 62.8x
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRSBRAENSG
Dividend yield 4.9% 5.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 3.5% -3.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 8.4% 2.0% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusHRSBRAENSG
Forward P/E – 51.4xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $8.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -35.9%FY2026 +26.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +90.2% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $5.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +13.0% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRSBRAENSG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 460 464 549
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.7% -1.2%
Institutions buying 226 229 250
Institutions selling 146 147 215
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.56 1.16

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.

HRSBRAENSG
HR 1.00 0.54 0.19
SBRA 0.54 1.00 0.37
ENSG 0.19 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, SBRA and ENSG?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.54B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.34B, Ensign (ENSG) $10.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, SBRA and ENSG?

Ensign (ENSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -145.5x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.6x, Ensign (ENSG) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ensign (ENSG) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.4x, Ensign (ENSG) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +10.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Ensign (ENSG) +2.4%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -9.9%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.2%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%, Ensign (ENSG) 0.00%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) and Ensign (ENSG) 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) 20.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, Ensign (ENSG) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.