HR vs WELL vs BKD Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Welltower and Brookdale Senior Living Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$239.00 +4.9% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$175.33B
P/E
103.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.28%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, Healthcare Realty Trust 3, Brookdale Senior Living 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRWELLBKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.49B $175.33B $2.50B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -144.8x 103.9x -18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 79.1x 348.3x WELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.8% +39.2% -4.4% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 12.1% -4.5% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.4% 2.5% BKD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x 8.9x BKD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.03% 1.28% 0.00% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% +32.0% +12.7% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +23.6%/yr +9.5%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 23.5% 39.2% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 38/100 40/100 HR

Percentile Scorecard

HRWELLBKD

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

AxisHRWELLBKD
Valuation 36 #93 of 145 0 #145 of 145 60 #38 of 94
Growth 53 #68 of 144 82 #27 of 144 36 #56 of 87
Profitability 37 #88 of 140 21 #111 of 140 53 #41 of 86
Financial Health 44 #82 of 146 85 #23 of 146 10 #89 of 99
Shareholder Returns 39 #81 of 132 1 #131 of 132 –
Overall 42 38 40
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRWELLBKDSPY
1 month +9.5%+4.9%-3.8% -2.3%
3 months -6.9%+2.6%-27.2% -0.7%
6 months -2.5%+10.1%-25.5% +4.8%
Year to date +12.7%+28.8%-3.2% +10.3%
1 year +7.8%+32.0%+12.7% +10.3%
3 years +28.2%+170.2%+152.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.6%+39.3%+36.2% +20.1%
5 years -42.5%+188.6%+57.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%+23.6%+9.5% +10.1%
10 years -37.0%+255.6%-12.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year -4.5%+13.5%-1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRWELLBKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%23.5%39.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%25.4%39.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.090.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.381.360.32 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.0%-41.6%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-5.2%-37.7% -3.5%
52-week high $21.89$252.22$16.77 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$181.96$9.11 $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.

MultipleHRWELLBKD
P/E now vs peer median -144.8xmedian 26.3x 103.9xmedian 26.3x -18.1xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.2x 12.7xmedian 4.2x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 372.7xmedian 14.4x 14.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 23.9x -9.8xmedian 23.9x 10,313xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x -86.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.35median 1.98 1.57median 1.98 2.43median 0.83

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 monthsHRWELLBKD
Revenue $1.13B $13.79B $3.05B
Gross profit – $5.41B $2.93B
Operating income – -$2.20B $106.04M
Net income -$45.27M $1.75B -$138.35M
Free cash flow $161.54M -$17.96B $242.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $2.21 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents $17.50M $2.27B $370.39M
Total debt $4.25B $15.73B $4.27B
Shares (diluted) 340.62M 754.90M 243.89M
Enterprise value $6.46B $162.40B $1.30B

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
MetricHRWELLBKD
P/E -144.8x 103.9x -18.1x
P/FCF 40.2x -9.8x 10,313x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 52.6x 11.1x
P/S 5.7x 12.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.6x 3.5x -86.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.5x -86.1x
EV/EBITDA – 372.7x 14.6x
EV/EBIT – -85.8x 60.1x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 13.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF 66.4x -10.5x 26,355x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 56.7x 28.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.35 1.57 2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRWELLBKD
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.8% 39.2% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 29.1% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.1% -3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -344.7% 101.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -65.7% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.8% 80.6% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 86.0% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.4% 57.6% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 66.2% -7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 19.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 30.9% 29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -282.6% 100.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -162.3% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRWELLBKD
Gross margin – 39.2% 96.1%
EBITDA margin – 3.7% 14.3%
Operating margin – -16.0% 3.5%
Pretax margin – -16.0% -4.4%
Net margin -4.0% 12.1% -4.5%
FCF margin 14.2% -130.2% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 24.1% 7.3%
Return on equity -1.1% 3.6% –
Return on assets -0.5% 2.4% -2.3%
Return on invested capital – -3.4% 2.5%
Return on capital employed – – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.9x 1.9x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 11.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRWELLBKD
Debt / assets 47.4% 21.3% 72.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x -147.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x 8.9x
Debt / FCF 26.3x -0.9x 17,655x
Liabilities / assets 53.9% 32.7% 100.5%
Equity / assets 46.1% 67.3% -0.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – -0.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRWELLBKD
Dividend yield 5.0% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% -5.5% –
Shareholder yield 8.5% -4.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusHRWELLBKD
Forward P/E – 79.1xFY2026 348.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +117.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.2% +433.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $2.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +16.4% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRWELLBKD
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 460 1,587 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.6% +5.6%
Institutions buying 226 880 165
Institutions selling 146 475 92
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.85 1.79

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.

HRWELLBKD
HR 1.00 0.52 0.33
WELL 0.52 1.00 0.44
BKD 0.33 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, WELL and BKD?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.49B, Welltower (WELL) $175.33B, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.50B.

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%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +7.8%, Welltower (WELL) +32.0%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +12.7%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -10.5%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.6%/yr, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 5.03%, Welltower (WELL) 1.28%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 0.00%. Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 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%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.