MPT vs WELL vs NHI Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Welltower and National Health Investors Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$247.96 +10.6% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$177.90B
P/E
106.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPTWELLNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.12B $177.90B $3.46B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -37.0x 106.7x 20.8x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 82.1x 19.7x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +39.2% +23.9% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 12.1% 38.5% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% -3.4% — MPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.4x 26.6x 4.2x NHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.4% +34.5% -4.8% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.3%/yr +24.0%/yr +5.2%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 23.6% 24.3% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 37/100 55/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

MPTWELLNHI

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

AxisMPTWELLNHI
Valuation 86 #22 of 146 1 #145 of 146 37 #93 of 146
Growth 55 #66 of 145 79 #31 of 145 59 #60 of 145
Profitability 34 #93 of 141 19 #114 of 141 81 #28 of 141
Financial Health 14 #126 of 146 84 #24 of 146 72 #41 of 146
Shareholder Returns 44 #77 of 136 3 #132 of 136 26 #101 of 136
Overall 46 37 55
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL 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

PeriodMPTWELLNHISPY
1 month -38.1%+10.6%+9.7% -1.0%
3 months -56.0%+4.5%-4.9% -0.4%
6 months -60.8%+14.5%-3.5% +4.5%
Year to date -59.0%+33.6%-6.6% +12.4%
1 year -58.4%+34.5%-4.8% +13.6%
3 years -62.4%+180.3%+38.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -27.8%+41.0%+11.5% +20.8%
5 years -90.3%+193.1%+28.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -37.3%+24.0%+5.2% +10.4%
10 years -83.1%+280.7%-1.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year -16.3%+14.3%-0.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMPTWELLNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%23.6%24.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%25.4%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.05-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.421.46-0.20 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.6%-41.6%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.9%-1.7%-21.6% -1.6%
52-week high $6.02$252.22$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.02$181.96$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.

MultipleMPTWELLNHI
P/E now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 26.6x 107.8xmedian 26.6x 20.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.3x 13.2xmedian 4.3x 8.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 14.7x 385.7xmedian 14.7x 16.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 22.1x -10.1xmedian 22.1x -27.7xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 2.01 1.63median 2.01 1.99median 2.01

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 monthsMPTWELLNHI
Revenue $1.02B $13.79B $432.12M
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income -$29.03M $1.75B $166.80M
Free cash flow $98.17M -$17.96B -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $2.21 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $396.56M $2.27B $30.39M
Total debt $9.70B $15.73B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 597.96M 754.90M 48.50M
Enterprise value -$640.87M $163.92B $3.30B

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
MetricMPTWELLNHI
P/E -40.6x 107.8x 20.7x
P/FCF 12.5x -10.1x -27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 54.6x 13.9x
P/S 1.2x 13.2x 8.0x
P/B 0.3x 3.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 385.7x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 21.0x -88.8x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 14.2x 10.9x
EV/FCF 107.3x -10.9x -37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 58.6x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 1.63 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 39.2% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 29.1% 12.0%
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) 98.0% 80.6% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 86.0% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.9% 57.6% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 66.2% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 19.5% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 30.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 848.1% -282.6% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.2% -162.3% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLNHI
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin 79.9% 3.7% 67.8%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin -3.2% -16.0% 33.7%
Net margin -3.0% 12.1% 38.5%
FCF margin 9.6% -130.2% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 24.1% 57.5%
Return on equity -0.6% 3.6% 10.7%
Return on assets -0.2% 2.4% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 3.2% -3.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 11.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTWELLNHI
Debt / assets 65.8% 21.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.4x 26.6x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 98.9x -0.9x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.5% 32.7% 46.7%
Equity / assets 30.5% 67.3% 53.3%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTWELLNHI
Dividend yield 17.6% 1.2% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – -5.3% -3.0%
Shareholder yield 17.6% -4.0% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -710.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 210.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -33.4% – –

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.

ConsensusMPTWELLNHI
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 82.1xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +117.3%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +14.2% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +16.4% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTWELLNHI
Held by institutions 60.8% 98.3% 78.7%
Institutions holding 487 1,587 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% +11.1%
Institutions buying 222 880 157
Institutions selling 170 475 91
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 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.

MPTWELLNHI
MPT 1.00 0.21 0.21
WELL 0.21 1.00 0.66
NHI 0.21 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, WELL and NHI?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.12B, Welltower (WELL) $177.90B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, WELL and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -37.0x, Welltower (WELL) 106.7x, National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 51.2x, Welltower (WELL) 82.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x). 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) +10.6%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -3.0%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) leads (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 3.2%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -58.4%, Welltower (WELL) +34.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -37.3%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 0.18%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%, National Health Investors (NHI) 0.00%. Welltower (WELL) and National Health Investors (NHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 41.0%, Welltower (WELL) 23.6%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPT, WELL 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, 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.