MPT vs CTRE vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, CareTrust REIT and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.13 -3.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.31B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 9, Sabra Health Care REIT 2, Medical Properties Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTCTRESBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $8.31B $4.84B CTRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.1x 23.4x 74.0x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 67.8x 22.3x 47.4x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +53.0% +17.3% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.6% 62.2% 7.6% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 8.4% 4.2% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 0.8x 2.5x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.12% 0.04% 0.00% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.2% +1.1% +6.1% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr +10.9%/yr +5.5%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 25.2% 24.7% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 71/100 47/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

MPTCTRESBRA

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

AxisMPTCTRESBRA
Valuation 63 #55 of 145 21 #115 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 49 #73 of 141 98 #4 of 141 46 #77 of 141
Profitability 29 #96 of 134 85 #21 of 134 50 #68 of 134
Financial Health 12 #122 of 138 99 #3 of 138 80 #28 of 138
Shareholder Returns 31 #91 of 131 52 #63 of 131 22 #103 of 131
Overall 36 71 47
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTCTRESBRASPY
1 month -24.1%-3.4%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -43.9%-15.4%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -47.6%-9.0%-5.2% +8.2%
Year to date -45.8%-0.1%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -47.2%+1.1%+6.1% +12.3%
3 years -44.7%+69.0%+45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.9%+19.1%+13.2% +23.3%
5 years -87.5%+68.0%+30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -34.1%+10.9%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years -80.7%+160.5%-15.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.2%+10.0%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPTCTRESBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%25.2%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%26.3%23.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.03-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.240.040.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-30.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-16.7%-13.1% -1.2%
52-week high $6.02$43.39$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $2.62$33.99$17.23 $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.

MultipleMPTCTRESBRA
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 26.3x 23.8xmedian 26.3x 75.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.0x 14.9xmedian 4.0x 5.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.4x 16.9xmedian 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.3xmedian 23.3x -24.1xmedian 23.3x -13.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 0.37median 1.91 2.11median 1.91

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 monthsMPTCTRESBRA
Revenue $1.00B $571.43M $859.56M
Net income -$124.81M $355.43M $65.40M
Free cash flow $17.36M -$353.37M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $1.52 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $425.00M $47.59M $231.58M
Total debt $9.66B $496.81M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 234.24M 252.27M
Enterprise value -$219.58M $7.13B $4.22B

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
MetricMPTCTRESBRA
P/E -12.9x 23.8x 75.0x
P/FCF 93.3x -24.1x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 19.1x 13.4x
P/S 1.6x 14.9x 5.8x
P/B 0.4x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 16.9x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 27.2x 21.7x 33.9x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 15.7x 7.0x
EV/FCF 625.4x -25.4x -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.2x 20.1x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.37 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTCTRESBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 53.0% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 40.9% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.4% 61.6% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 119.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.3% 33.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 64.4% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 42.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.3% 46.2% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% 68.6% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -107.8% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTCTRESBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 70.7% 93.2% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -12.8% 63.6% 7.0%
Net margin -12.6% 62.2% 7.6%
FCF margin 1.7% -61.8% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 78.2% 43.2%
Return on equity -2.7% 8.2% 2.4%
Return on assets -0.8% 6.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 8.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTCTRESBRA
Debt / assets 65.5% 8.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 556.6x -1.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 24.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 30.8% 75.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 0.8x 8.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTCTRESBRA
Dividend yield 13.3% 4.2% 6.2%
Net buyback yield – -14.0% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 13.3% -9.8% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -160.6% 85.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1,155% -86.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.5% 44.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 41.1% –

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.

ConsensusMPTCTRESBRA
Forward P/E 67.8xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +8.6% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +14.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTCTRESBRA
Held by institutions 60.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 486 514 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +8.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 222 282 228
Institutions selling 169 162 146
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.74 1.56

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.

MPTCTRESBRA
MPT 1.00 0.27 0.31
CTRE 0.27 1.00 0.72
SBRA 0.31 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, CTRE and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.65B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.31B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, CTRE and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -13.1x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 67.8x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.3x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.4x). 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) +5.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 2.7%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -47.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +1.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.1%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -34.1%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +10.9%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.5%/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) 0.12%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 38.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.