MPT vs WELL vs DOC Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Welltower and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$227.00 -2.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$166.53B
P/E
98.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.35%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, Healthpeak Properties 4, Medical Properties Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTWELLDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.66B $166.53B $12.79B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.1x 98.7x 52.7x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.2x 75.2x 38.6x DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +39.2% +5.5% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.6% 12.1% 8.2% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% -3.4% 1.4% MPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 26.6x 3.8x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.00% 1.35% 6.51% MPT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.2% +26.3% +2.9% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr +23.1%/yr -12.2%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 23.4% 28.7% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 37/100 59/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

MPTWELLDOC

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

AxisMPTWELLDOC
Valuation 63 #54 of 145 0 #145 of 145 54 #68 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 82 #27 of 142 36 #92 of 142
Profitability 28 #97 of 135 19 #109 of 135 55 #62 of 135
Financial Health 12 #120 of 136 83 #24 of 136 64 #50 of 136
Shareholder Returns 27 #96 of 131 2 #129 of 131 89 #16 of 131
Overall 36 37 59
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTWELLDOCSPY
1 month -20.6%-2.6%-7.7% +0.9%
3 months -41.8%-5.8%-17.5% +5.9%
6 months -46.0%+7.0%+16.0% +8.5%
Year to date -44.6%+22.3%+15.4% +13.3%
1 year -44.2%+26.3%+2.9% +12.4%
3 years -43.5%+179.0%+13.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -17.3%+40.8%+4.2% +23.5%
5 years -87.0%+182.3%-47.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -33.5%+23.1%-12.2% +11.0%
10 years -79.8%+231.6%-45.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.8%+12.7%-5.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMPTWELLDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%23.4%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%25.4%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.080.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.161.120.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-41.6%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-10.0%-18.7% -0.9%
52-week high $6.02$252.22$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $2.62$176.96$15.78 $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.

MultipleMPTWELLDOC
P/E now vs peer median -13.1xmedian 25.8x 98.7xmedian 25.8x 52.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.0x 12.1xmedian 4.0x 4.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.2x 355.3xmedian 14.2x 13.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 95.4xmedian 23.0x -9.3xmedian 23.0x -19.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 1.49median 1.91 -1.84median 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 monthsMPTWELLDOC
Revenue $1.00B $13.79B $2.95B
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income -$124.81M $1.75B $289.42M
Free cash flow $17.36M -$17.96B -$650.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $2.21 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $425.00M $2.27B $1.63B
Total debt $9.66B $15.73B $6.79B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 754.90M 689.89M
Enterprise value -$215.54M $153.60B $11.06B

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
MetricMPTWELLDOC
P/E -13.1x 98.7x 52.7x
P/FCF 95.4x -9.3x -19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 50.0x 10.4x
P/S 1.7x 12.1x 4.3x
P/B 0.4x 3.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 355.3x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 27.3x -81.8x 80.8x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 13.0x 6.1x
EV/FCF 627.5x -10.0x -27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x 54.0x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 1.49 -1.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 39.2% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 29.1% 11.7%
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% 80.6% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 86.0% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.3% 57.6% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 66.2% -28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 19.5% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.3% 30.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.2% -282.6% -263.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -162.3% -85.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLDOC
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin 70.7% 3.7% 46.3%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin -12.8% -16.0% 15.1%
Net margin -12.6% 12.1% 8.2%
FCF margin 1.7% -130.2% -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 24.1% 41.7%
Return on equity -2.7% 3.6% 3.0%
Return on assets -0.8% 2.4% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 2.7% -3.4% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.9x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 11.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTWELLDOC
Debt / assets 65.5% 21.3% 31.3%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 26.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 556.6x -0.9x -10.4x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 32.7% 56.3%
Equity / assets 30.8% 67.3% 43.7%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTWELLDOC
Dividend yield 13.0% 1.4% 6.5%
Net buyback yield – -5.7% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 13.0% -4.4% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusMPTWELLDOC
Forward P/E 69.2xFY2026 75.2xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +117.3%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +14.2% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +16.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTWELLDOC
Held by institutions 60.8% 98.3% 95.7%
Institutions holding 486 1,585 759
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% -2.9%
Institutions buying 222 879 341
Institutions selling 169 474 312
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 1.09

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.

MPTWELLDOC
MPT 1.00 0.29 0.30
WELL 0.29 1.00 0.36
DOC 0.30 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, WELL and DOC?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.66B, Welltower (WELL) $166.53B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $12.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, WELL and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -13.1x, Welltower (WELL) 98.7x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 52.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 69.2x, Welltower (WELL) 75.2x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 38.6x). 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%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -12.6%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 2.7%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -44.2%, Welltower (WELL) +26.3%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +2.9%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -33.5%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.1%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.2%/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%, Welltower (WELL) 1.35%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 6.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 38.1%, Welltower (WELL) 23.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.