MPT vs VTR vs NHI Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Ventas and National Health Investors Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$86.73 +3.2% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.86B
P/E
170.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.35%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPTVTRNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.30B $45.86B $3.31B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.3x 170.1x 19.9x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.3x 152.2x 18.9x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +22.1% +23.9% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.6% 3.9% 38.5% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 3.1% — VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.9x 4.2x NHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 16.59% 2.35% 5.40% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.0% +17.5% -8.1% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.6%/yr +9.6%/yr +4.7%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 23.0% 24.1% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 45/100 56/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

MPTVTRNHI

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

AxisMPTVTRNHI
Valuation 68 #47 of 145 6 #136 of 145 40 #88 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 144 85 #22 of 144 64 #53 of 144
Profitability 30 #99 of 140 51 #69 of 140 81 #27 of 140
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 64 #53 of 146 72 #41 of 146
Shareholder Returns 33 #89 of 132 17 #110 of 132 24 #100 of 132
Overall 38 45 56
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTVTRNHISPY
1 month -33.6%+3.2%+4.2% -2.3%
3 months -52.5%-4.5%-9.8% -0.7%
6 months -56.3%-1.2%-9.5% +4.8%
Year to date -56.6%+12.1%-10.3% +10.3%
1 year -58.0%+17.5%-8.1% +10.3%
3 years -60.2%+96.8%+33.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year -26.4%+25.3%+10.0% +20.1%
5 years -89.7%+58.1%+26.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -36.6%+9.6%+4.7% +10.1%
10 years -82.2%+37.1%-4.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -15.9%+3.2%-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPTVTRNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%23.0%24.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%24.7%26.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.59-0.26-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.430.76-0.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-43.4%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.0%-13.7%-24.8% -3.5%
52-week high $6.02$100.52$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.17$74.13$63.97 $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.

MultipleMPTVTRNHI
P/E now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 26.3x 170.1xmedian 26.3x 19.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x 7.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.4x 23.5xmedian 14.4x 15.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 23.9x -16.9xmedian 23.9x -26.6xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.98 0.68median 1.98 1.91median 1.98

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 monthsMPTVTRNHI
Revenue $1.00B $6.78B $432.12M
Net income -$124.81M $271.54M $166.80M
Free cash flow $17.36M -$2.71B -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $0.51 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $425.00M $202.01M $30.39M
Total debt $9.66B $12.44B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 518.94M 48.50M
Enterprise value -$574.17M $45.03B $3.16B

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
MetricMPTVTRNHI
P/E -10.3x 170.1x 19.9x
P/FCF 74.7x -16.9x -26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 24.0x 13.3x
P/S 1.3x 6.8x 7.7x
P/B 0.3x 2.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 2.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 23.5x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 68.3x 22.2x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 8.6x 10.5x
EV/FCF 606.8x -21.4x -36.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.7x 30.4x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.68 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTVTRNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 22.1% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 15.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.4% 9.8% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 190.9% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.3% -1.7% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 249.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 23.5% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.3% 20.0% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% -11.8% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -92.9% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTVTRNHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 70.7% 36.5% 67.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -12.8% 3.2% 33.7%
Net margin -12.6% 3.9% 38.5%
FCF margin 1.7% -39.9% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 28.2% 57.5%
Return on equity -2.7% 1.8% 10.7%
Return on assets -0.8% 0.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 3.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 7.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTVTRNHI
Debt / assets 65.5% 40.6% 43.0%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.9x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 556.6x -4.6x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 48.2% 46.7%
Equity / assets 30.8% 51.8% 53.3%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.3x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTVTRNHI
Dividend yield 16.6% 2.4% 5.4%
Net buyback yield – -9.3% -3.1%
Shareholder yield 16.6% -6.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -160.6% 359.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1,155% -36.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.5% 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 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.

ConsensusMPTVTRNHI
Forward P/E 54.3xFY2026 152.2xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +77.2% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +4.4% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTVTRNHI
Held by institutions 60.8% 100.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 487 952 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.1% +11.1%
Institutions buying 222 527 157
Institutions selling 170 286 91
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.84 1.73

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.

MPTVTRNHI
MPT 1.00 0.16 0.20
VTR 0.16 1.00 0.68
NHI 0.20 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, VTR and NHI?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.30B, Ventas (VTR) $45.86B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, VTR and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -10.3x, Ventas (VTR) 170.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 54.3x, Ventas (VTR) 152.2x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Health Investors (NHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) +5.5%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 2.7%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -58.0%, Ventas (VTR) +17.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) -8.1%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -36.6%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.6%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.7%/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) 16.59%, Ventas (VTR) 2.35%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.40%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 40.6%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPT, VTR and NHI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Health Investors (NHI) 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.