MPT vs WELL vs HR Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Welltower and Healthcare Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$233.13 +0.1% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$172.94B
P/E
103.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 5, Medical Properties Trust 3, Healthcare Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTWELLHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $172.94B $6.33B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 103.8x -140.9x MPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.8x 77.2x — MPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +39.2% -5.8% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.1% -4.0% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% +31.7% +2.4% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.3%/yr +23.7%/yr -11.3%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 23.5% 19.9% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 37/100 40/100 MPT

Percentile Scorecard

MPTWELLHR

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

AxisMPTWELLHR
Valuation 99 #3 of 145 0 #145 of 145 38 #91 of 145
Growth 91 #14 of 143 80 #29 of 143 51 #70 of 143
Profitability 19 #110 of 136 21 #108 of 136 35 #89 of 136
Financial Health – 83 #24 of 138 39 #84 of 138
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 131 2 #129 of 131 39 #81 of 131
Overall 77 37 40
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTWELLHRSPY
1 month -31.0%+0.1%+1.3% +0.7%
3 months -48.3%-1.0%-15.6% +3.7%
6 months -50.8%+7.3%-2.8% +7.1%
Year to date -51.4%+25.6%+7.2% +12.8%
1 year -50.0%+31.7%+2.4% +11.9%
3 years -49.6%+184.8%+27.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.4%+41.8%+8.5% +22.8%
5 years -88.6%+190.0%-45.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -35.3%+23.7%-11.3% +10.9%
10 years -82.2%+240.6%-42.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -15.9%+13.0%-5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPTWELLHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%23.5%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.4%19.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-0.090.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.241.350.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-41.6%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.6%-7.6%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.02$252.22$21.89 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$176.96$16.34 $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.

MultipleMPTWELLHR
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 25.7x 101.3xmedian 25.7x -137.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.1x 12.4xmedian 4.1x 5.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 364.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 121.2xmedian 23.5x -9.5xmedian 23.5x 38.2xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.86 1.53median 1.86 -3.18median 1.86

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 monthsMPTWELLHR
Revenue $1.01B $13.79B $1.13B
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income $174.84M $1.75B -$45.27M
Free cash flow – -$17.96B $161.54M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $2.21 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $599.28M $2.27B $17.50M
Total debt – $15.73B $4.25B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 754.90M 340.62M
Enterprise value $1.33B $158.97B $6.24B

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
MetricMPTWELLHR
P/E 8.3x 101.3x -137.7x
P/FCF 121.2x -9.5x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 51.3x 13.7x
P/S 1.4x 12.4x 5.4x
P/B 0.3x 3.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 364.2x –
EV/EBIT – -83.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 13.4x 9.2x
EV/FCF – -10.3x 64.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 55.4x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 1.53 -3.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 39.2% -5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 29.1% -5.7%
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) 124.8% 80.6% 87.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 94.4% 86.0% 45.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 124.8% 57.6% 87.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 66.2% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.5% -2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% -4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -282.6% 28.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -162.3% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLHR
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin – 3.7% –
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin – -16.0% –
Net margin – 12.1% -4.0%
FCF margin – -130.2% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% 39.7%
Return on equity 3.8% 3.6% -1.1%
Return on assets 1.2% 2.4% -0.5%
Return on invested capital – -3.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x -9.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTWELLHR
Debt / assets – 21.3% 47.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.9x 26.3x
Liabilities / assets 67.9% 32.7% 53.9%
Equity / assets 32.1% 67.3% 46.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTWELLHR
Dividend yield 14.8% 1.3% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – -5.6% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 14.8% -4.3% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -735.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 206.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -19.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -11.0%

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.

ConsensusMPTWELLHR
Forward P/E 60.8xFY2026 77.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +117.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +14.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +16.4% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTWELLHR
Held by institutions 60.8% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 487 1,586 459
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 222 879 226
Institutions selling 170 475 145
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 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.

MPTWELLHR
MPT 1.00 0.23 0.23
WELL 0.23 1.00 0.51
HR 0.23 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, WELL and HR?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.33B, Welltower (WELL) $172.94B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, WELL and HR?

Medical Properties Trust (MPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 7.6x, Welltower (WELL) 103.8x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -140.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 60.8x, Welltower (WELL) 77.2x). 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) +8.2%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -50.0%, Welltower (WELL) +31.7%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +2.4%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -35.3%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.7%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 0.00%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%. Medical Properties Trust (MPT) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 40.2%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.