MPT vs CTRE vs AHR Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, CareTrust REIT and American Healthcare REIT Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.72 +1.2% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.89B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.03%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 8, American Healthcare REIT 3, Medical Properties Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTCTREAHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $8.89B $10.87B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.5x 25.0x 89.8x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.5x 22.7x 90.1x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +53.0% +16.4% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 62.2% 4.8% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 8.4% -35.5% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.4x 0.8x -0.8x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.03% 0.02% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.3% +4.0% +20.1% AHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.3%/yr +12.8%/yr — CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 25.0% 26.7% CTRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 71/100 45/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

MPTCTREAHR

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

AxisMPTCTREAHR
Valuation 83 #25 of 146 21 #115 of 146 5 #139 of 146
Growth 54 #67 of 145 99 #2 of 145 88 #18 of 145
Profitability 34 #93 of 141 82 #26 of 141 29 #100 of 141
Financial Health 14 #126 of 146 99 #3 of 146 78 #33 of 146
Shareholder Returns 44 #76 of 136 55 #62 of 136 25 #102 of 136
Overall 46 71 45
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTCTREAHRSPY
1 month -38.2%+1.2%+8.2% -2.0%
3 months -56.7%-10.1%+0.9% -2.2%
6 months -59.8%-6.7%+10.6% +4.2%
Year to date -59.6%+1.5%+16.7% +10.6%
1 year -60.3%+4.0%+20.1% +10.4%
3 years -62.9%+69.4%— +73.6%
3 years, per year -28.2%+19.2%— +20.2%
5 years -90.3%+82.1%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -37.3%+12.8%— +10.1%
10 years -82.9%+178.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -16.2%+10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPTCTREAHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%25.0%26.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%25.8%27.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.58-0.03-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.470.160.75 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.6%-30.1%-14.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.4%-15.4%-4.8% -3.2%
52-week high $6.02$43.39$57.74 $779.14
52-week low $2.02$35.31$45.69 $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.

MultipleMPTCTREAHR
P/E now vs peer median -40.0xmedian 26.1x 24.2xmedian 26.1x 87.5xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.1x 15.2xmedian 4.1x 4.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 14.4x 17.1xmedian 14.4x -7.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 21.6x -24.5xmedian 21.6x -17.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 1.95 0.37median 1.95 2.56median 1.95

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 monthsMPTCTREAHR
Revenue $1.02B $571.43M $2.50B
Gross profit – – $530.21M
Operating income – – -$1.81B
Net income -$29.03M $355.43M $122.57M
Free cash flow $98.17M -$353.37M -$613.49M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $1.52 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $396.56M $47.59M $191.62M
Total debt $9.70B $496.81M $1.42B
Shares (diluted) 597.96M 234.24M 193.35M
Enterprise value -$536.16M $7.71B $10.19B

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
MetricMPTCTREAHR
P/E -40.0x 24.2x 87.5x
P/FCF 12.3x -24.5x -17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 19.4x 29.5x
P/S 1.2x 15.2x 4.3x
P/B 0.3x 1.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 17.1x -7.8x
EV/EBIT 21.0x 22.0x -6.6x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 16.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF 107.1x -25.8x -19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 20.4x 32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 0.37 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTCTREAHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 53.0% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 40.9% 15.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 41.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.0% 61.6% 479.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 119.0% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.9% 33.0% 407.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 64.4% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 42.1% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 46.2% 38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 848.1% 68.6% -1,653%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.2% -107.8% -157.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTCTREAHR
Gross margin – – 21.2%
EBITDA margin 79.9% 93.2% -61.2%
Operating margin – – -72.4%
Pretax margin -3.2% 63.6% 3.9%
Net margin -3.0% 62.2% 4.8%
FCF margin 9.6% -61.8% -24.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 78.2% 14.5%
Return on equity -0.6% 8.2% 3.4%
Return on assets -0.2% 6.4% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 8.4% -35.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.8x 1.3x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTCTREAHR
Debt / assets 65.8% 8.4% 25.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.4x 0.8x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 98.9x -1.4x -2.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.5% 24.1% 34.4%
Equity / assets 30.5% 75.9% 65.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x 8.2x -23.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTCTREAHR
Dividend yield 17.8% 4.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – -13.7% -12.5%
Shareholder yield 17.8% -9.6% -10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -710.6% 85.9% 145.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 210.2% -86.4% -29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.2% 44.0% 18.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 41.1% 40.8%

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.

ConsensusMPTCTREAHR
Forward P/E 50.5xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 90.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.2%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +8.6% +31.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +14.6% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTCTREAHR
Held by institutions 60.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 487 516 573
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +8.8% +19.9%
Institutions buying 222 283 335
Institutions selling 170 163 165
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.74 2.03

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.

MPTCTREAHR
MPT 1.00 0.20 0.19
CTRE 0.20 1.00 0.71
AHR 0.19 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, CTRE and AHR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.22B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.89B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, CTRE and AHR?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -40.5x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 89.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 50.5x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.7x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 90.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) +10.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -3.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 3.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Healthcare REIT (AHR) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -60.3%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +4.0%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +20.1%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -37.3%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Medical Properties Trust (MPT) has the highest dividend yield: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 0.17%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.03%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 41.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPT, CTRE and AHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads on 8. 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.