MPT vs DOC vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Healthpeak Properties and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionMPTDOCSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.66B $12.79B $4.87B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.1x 52.7x 73.5x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.2x 38.6x 46.5x DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +5.5% +17.3% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.6% 8.2% 7.6% DOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 1.4% 4.2% SBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 3.8x 2.5x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.00% 6.51% 6.29% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.2% +2.9% +7.4% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -12.2%/yr +6.2%/yr SBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 28.7% 24.5% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 59/100 47/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

MPTDOCSBRA

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

AxisMPTDOCSBRA
Valuation 63 #54 of 145 54 #68 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 36 #92 of 142 47 #76 of 142
Profitability 28 #97 of 135 55 #62 of 135 52 #65 of 135
Financial Health 12 #120 of 136 64 #50 of 136 82 #25 of 136
Shareholder Returns 27 #96 of 131 89 #16 of 131 20 #105 of 131
Overall 36 59 47
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC 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

PeriodMPTDOCSBRASPY
1 month -20.6%-7.7%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -41.8%-17.5%-13.5% +5.9%
6 months -46.0%+16.0%-6.3% +8.5%
Year to date -44.6%+15.4%+0.7% +13.3%
1 year -44.2%+2.9%+7.4% +12.4%
3 years -43.5%+13.0%+42.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -17.3%+4.2%+12.5% +23.5%
5 years -87.0%-47.8%+34.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -33.5%-12.2%+6.2% +11.0%
10 years -79.8%-45.7%-17.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.8%-5.9%-1.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMPTDOCSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%28.7%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%24.3%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.37-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.160.100.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-57.6%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-18.7%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $6.02$22.83$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $2.62$15.78$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.

MultipleMPTDOCSBRA
P/E now vs peer median -13.1xmedian 25.8x 52.7xmedian 25.8x 73.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.0x 4.3xmedian 4.0x 5.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.2x 13.1xmedian 14.2x 14.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 95.4xmedian 23.0x -19.7xmedian 23.0x -13.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 -1.84median 1.91 2.07median 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 monthsMPTDOCSBRA
Revenue $1.00B $2.95B $859.56M
Net income -$124.81M $289.42M $65.40M
Free cash flow $17.36M -$650.07M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $0.35 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $425.00M $1.63B $231.58M
Total debt $9.66B $6.79B $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 689.89M 252.27M
Enterprise value -$215.54M $11.06B $4.25B

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
MetricMPTDOCSBRA
P/E -13.1x 52.7x 73.5x
P/FCF 95.4x -19.7x -13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 10.4x 13.1x
P/S 1.7x 4.3x 5.7x
P/B 0.4x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 13.1x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 27.3x 80.8x 33.3x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 6.1x 6.8x
EV/FCF 627.5x -27.6x -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x 14.6x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 -1.84 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTDOCSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.5% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 11.7% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.4% 50.4% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -19.7% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.3% 49.2% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% -28.6% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -1.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.3% 10.1% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% -263.9% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -85.6% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTDOCSBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 70.7% 46.3% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -12.8% 15.1% 7.0%
Net margin -12.6% 8.2% 7.6%
FCF margin 1.7% -22.0% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 41.7% 43.2%
Return on equity -2.7% 3.0% 2.4%
Return on assets -0.8% 1.3% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 1.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 4.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTDOCSBRA
Debt / assets 65.5% 31.3% 22.4%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 3.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 556.6x -10.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 56.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets 30.8% 43.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTDOCSBRA
Dividend yield 13.0% 6.5% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -5.2%
Shareholder yield 13.0% 7.3% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -160.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1,155% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.0% – –

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.

ConsensusMPTDOCSBRA
Forward P/E 69.2xFY2026 38.6xFY2026 46.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +380.0%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% -52.1% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +16.5% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTDOCSBRA
Held by institutions 60.8% 95.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 486 759 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -2.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 222 341 228
Institutions selling 169 312 146
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.09 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.

MPTDOCSBRA
MPT 1.00 0.30 0.30
DOC 0.30 1.00 0.35
SBRA 0.30 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, DOC and SBRA?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.66B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $12.79B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, DOC and SBRA?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -13.1x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 52.7x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 73.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 69.2x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 38.6x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 46.5x). 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: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) +5.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 2.7%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, 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) -44.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +2.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%. Over five years, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -33.5%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.2%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.2%/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) 13.00%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 6.51%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 6.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 38.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPT, DOC 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, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 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.