HR vs VTR vs DOC Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Ventas and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.71 -3.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.27B
P/E
164.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.44%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHRVTRDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.18B $44.27B $13.06B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -137.7x 164.2x 53.8x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 146.9x 39.5x DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.8% +22.1% +5.5% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 3.9% 8.2% DOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.1% 1.4% VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.9x 3.8x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.28% 2.44% 6.38% DOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.4% +20.0% +7.7% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr +9.4%/yr -11.8%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 23.7% 28.6% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 44/100 59/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

HRVTRDOC

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

AxisHRVTRDOC
Valuation 38 #91 of 145 6 #137 of 145 54 #67 of 145
Growth 51 #70 of 143 85 #22 of 143 35 #94 of 143
Profitability 35 #89 of 136 50 #68 of 136 56 #61 of 136
Financial Health 39 #84 of 138 62 #53 of 138 64 #51 of 138
Shareholder Returns 39 #81 of 131 15 #111 of 131 89 #16 of 131
Overall 40 44 59
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodHRVTRDOCSPY
1 month +1.3%-3.7%-5.9% +0.7%
3 months -15.6%-8.9%-14.1% +3.7%
6 months -2.8%-4.7%+17.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.2%+8.2%+17.8% +12.8%
1 year +2.4%+20.0%+7.7% +11.9%
3 years +27.6%+101.5%+18.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.5%+26.3%+5.8% +22.8%
5 years -45.0%+56.8%-46.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.3%+9.4%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -42.0%+25.3%-44.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.3%+2.3%-5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRVTRDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%23.7%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%24.6%24.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.290.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.840.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-43.4%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-16.7%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $21.89$100.52$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$69.78$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.

MultipleHRVTRDOC
P/E now vs peer median -137.7xmedian 25.7x 164.2xmedian 25.7x 53.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.1x 6.5xmedian 4.1x 4.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 22.8xmedian 14.3x 13.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x -20.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.18median 1.86 0.66median 1.86 -1.88median 1.86

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 monthsHRVTRDOC
Revenue $1.13B $6.78B $2.95B
Net income -$45.27M $271.54M $289.42M
Free cash flow $161.54M -$2.71B -$650.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $0.51 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $17.50M $202.01M $1.63B
Total debt $4.25B $12.44B $6.79B
Shares (diluted) 340.62M 518.94M 689.89M
Enterprise value $6.14B $43.43B $11.33B

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
MetricHRVTRDOC
P/E -137.7x 164.2x 53.8x
P/FCF 38.2x -16.3x -20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 23.1x 10.6x
P/S 5.4x 6.5x 4.4x
P/B 1.5x 2.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 22.8x 13.3x
EV/EBIT – 66.4x 82.0x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 8.3x 6.2x
EV/FCF 64.4x -20.9x -28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 29.5x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.18 0.66 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRVTRDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.8% 22.1% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 15.7% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 87.8% 9.8% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 190.9% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.4% -1.7% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 249.1% -28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 23.5% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 20.0% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -11.8% -263.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -92.9% -85.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRVTRDOC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 36.5% 46.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 3.2% 15.1%
Net margin -4.0% 3.9% 8.2%
FCF margin 14.2% -39.9% -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 28.2% 41.7%
Return on equity -1.1% 1.8% 3.0%
Return on assets -0.5% 0.9% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.1% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.9x 7.0x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRVTRDOC
Debt / assets 47.4% 40.6% 31.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 26.3x -4.6x -10.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.9% 48.2% 56.3%
Equity / assets 46.1% 51.8% 43.7%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRVTRDOC
Dividend yield 5.3% 2.4% 6.4%
Net buyback yield 3.7% -9.6% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 9.0% -7.2% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -735.1% 359.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 206.0% -36.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -19.3% 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 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.

ConsensusHRVTRDOC
Forward P/E – 146.9xFY2026 39.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +77.2% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +4.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRVTRDOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 459 951 760
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.1% -2.9%
Institutions buying 226 526 341
Institutions selling 145 286 313
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.84 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.

HRVTRDOC
HR 1.00 0.52 0.56
VTR 0.52 1.00 0.36
DOC 0.56 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, VTR and DOC?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.18B, Ventas (VTR) $44.27B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, VTR and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -137.7x, Ventas (VTR) 164.2x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 146.9x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.5x). 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) -5.8%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +2.4%, Ventas (VTR) +20.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +7.7%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.3%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.4%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 5.28%, Ventas (VTR) 2.44%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 6.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.9%, Ventas (VTR) 23.7%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HR, VTR 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, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 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.