MPT vs VTR vs WELL Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Ventas and Welltower Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.30 -3.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$39.46B
P/E
150.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
1 win
WELL Welltower Inc.
$226.51 -2.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$164.18B
P/E
98.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 7, Medical Properties Trust 3, Ventas 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTVTRWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.64B $39.46B $164.18B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.1x 150.6x 98.5x WELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 67.8x 146.1x 75.0x MPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +22.1% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.6% — 12.1% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% — -3.4% MPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x — 26.6x MPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.12% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.2% +16.4% +24.0% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr +8.5%/yr +22.3%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 23.5% 23.5% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 46/100 37/100 VTR

Percentile Scorecard

MPTVTRWELL

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

AxisMPTVTRWELL
Valuation 63 #55 of 145 27 #106 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 49 #73 of 141 96 #7 of 141 81 #27 of 141
Profitability 29 #96 of 134 56 #59 of 134 20 #107 of 134
Financial Health 12 #122 of 138 – 83 #25 of 138
Shareholder Returns 31 #91 of 131 5 #124 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 36 46 37
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTVTRWELLSPY
1 month -24.1%-3.8%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months -43.9%-15.1%-7.1% +3.9%
6 months -47.6%-4.9%+5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -45.8%+7.7%+22.0% +12.9%
1 year -47.2%+16.4%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years -44.7%+100.0%+178.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.9%+26.0%+40.7% +23.3%
5 years -87.5%+50.0%+173.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -34.1%+8.5%+22.3% +10.9%
10 years -80.7%+25.5%+231.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.2%+2.3%+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPTVTRWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%23.5%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%24.4%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.28-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.240.701.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-43.4%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-17.1%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $6.02$100.52$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $2.62$69.78$176.96 $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.

MultipleMPTVTRWELL
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 26.3x 155.5xmedian 26.3x 98.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.0x 6.3xmedian 4.0x 12.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 354.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.3xmedian 23.3x -16.6xmedian 23.3x -9.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 0.61median 1.91 1.49median 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 monthsMPTVTRWELL
Revenue $1.00B $6.78B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income – – -$2.20B
Net income -$124.81M $271.54M $1.75B
Free cash flow $17.36M – -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $0.53 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $425.00M $202.01M $2.27B
Total debt $9.66B – $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 497.72M 754.90M
Enterprise value -$228.55M $39.46B $150.20B

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
MetricMPTVTRWELL
P/E -12.9x 155.5x 98.4x
P/FCF 93.3x -16.6x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 49.9x
P/S 1.6x 6.3x 12.0x
P/B 0.4x 2.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x – 354.6x
EV/EBIT 27.2x – -81.6x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 6.3x 13.0x
EV/FCF 625.4x – -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.2x – 53.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.61 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTVTRWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 22.1% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 15.7% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.4% 9.8% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 190.9% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.3% 2.5% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 254.0% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.3% – 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% – -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% – -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTVTRWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 70.7% – 3.7%
Operating margin – – -16.0%
Pretax margin -12.8% – -16.0%
Net margin -12.6% – 12.1%
FCF margin 1.7% – -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% – 24.1%
Return on equity -2.7% 1.8% 3.6%
Return on assets -0.8% 0.9% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 2.7% – -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTVTRWELL
Debt / assets 65.5% – 21.3%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x – 26.6x
Debt / FCF 556.6x – -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 46.6% 32.7%
Equity / assets 30.8% 51.6% 67.3%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTVTRWELL
Dividend yield 13.3% 2.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – -5.8%
Shareholder yield 13.3% 2.4% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusMPTVTRWELL
Forward P/E 67.8xFY2026 146.1xFY2026 75.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +77.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +4.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTVTRWELL
Held by institutions 60.8% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 486 949 1,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 222 524 879
Institutions selling 169 286 474
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.83 1.85

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.

MPTVTRWELL
MPT 1.00 0.28 0.29
VTR 0.28 1.00 0.81
WELL 0.29 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, VTR and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.64B, Ventas (VTR) $39.46B, Welltower (WELL) $164.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, VTR and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -13.1x, Ventas (VTR) 150.6x, Welltower (WELL) 98.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 67.8x, Ventas (VTR) 146.1x, Welltower (WELL) 75.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) +5.5%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 2.7%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -47.2%, Ventas (VTR) +16.4%, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -34.1%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +8.5%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 0.12%, Ventas (VTR) 0.00%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. Ventas (VTR) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 38.1%, Ventas (VTR) 23.5%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.