MPT vs WELL vs VTR Stock Comparison

Medical Properties Trust, Welltower and Ventas 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
$171.29B
P/E
102.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.71 -3.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.62B
P/E
166.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, Medical Properties Trust 3, Ventas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPTWELLVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.37B $171.29B $43.62B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 102.8x 166.5x MPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.8x 77.2x 146.9x MPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +39.2% +22.1% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.1% 3.9% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.4% 3.1% VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x 4.9x VTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% +31.7% +20.0% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.3%/yr +23.7%/yr +9.4%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 23.5% 23.7% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 37/100 44/100 MPT

Percentile Scorecard

MPTWELLVTR

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

AxisMPTWELLVTR
Valuation 99 #3 of 145 0 #145 of 145 6 #137 of 145
Growth 91 #14 of 143 80 #29 of 143 85 #22 of 143
Profitability 19 #110 of 136 21 #108 of 136 50 #68 of 136
Financial Health – 83 #24 of 138 62 #53 of 138
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 131 2 #129 of 131 15 #111 of 131
Overall 77 37 44
  • MPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPTWELLVTRSPY
1 month -31.0%+0.1%-3.7% +0.7%
3 months -48.3%-1.0%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months -50.8%+7.3%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date -51.4%+25.6%+8.2% +12.8%
1 year -50.0%+31.7%+20.0% +11.9%
3 years -49.6%+184.8%+101.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.4%+41.8%+26.3% +22.8%
5 years -88.6%+190.0%+56.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -35.3%+23.7%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years -82.2%+240.6%+25.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -15.9%+13.0%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPTWELLVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%23.5%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.4%24.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-0.09-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.241.350.84 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-41.6%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.6%-7.6%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $6.02$252.22$100.52 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$176.96$69.78 $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.

MultipleMPTWELLVTR
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 25.7x 101.3xmedian 25.7x 164.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.1x 12.4xmedian 4.1x 6.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 364.2xmedian 14.3x 22.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 121.2xmedian 23.5x -9.5xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.86 1.53median 1.86 0.66median 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 monthsMPTWELLVTR
Revenue $1.01B $13.79B $6.78B
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income $174.84M $1.75B $271.54M
Free cash flow – -$17.96B -$2.71B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $2.21 $0.51
Cash & equivalents $599.28M $2.27B $202.01M
Total debt – $15.73B $12.44B
Shares (diluted) 597.72M 754.90M 518.94M
Enterprise value $1.37B $157.31B $42.30B

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
MetricMPTWELLVTR
P/E 8.3x 101.3x 164.2x
P/FCF 121.2x -9.5x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 51.3x 23.1x
P/S 1.4x 12.4x 6.5x
P/B 0.3x 3.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 364.2x 22.8x
EV/EBIT – -83.8x 66.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 13.4x 8.3x
EV/FCF – -10.3x -20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 55.4x 29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 1.53 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 39.2% 22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 29.1% 15.7%
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% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 94.4% 86.0% 190.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 124.8% 57.6% -1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 66.2% 249.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.5% 23.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -282.6% -11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -162.3% -92.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPTWELLVTR
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin – 3.7% 36.5%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin – -16.0% 3.2%
Net margin – 12.1% 3.9%
FCF margin – -130.2% -39.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% 28.2%
Return on equity 3.8% 3.6% 1.8%
Return on assets 1.2% 2.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – -3.4% 3.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 7.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPTWELLVTR
Debt / assets – 21.3% 40.6%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x 4.9x
Debt / FCF – -0.9x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.9% 32.7% 48.2%
Equity / assets 32.1% 67.3% 51.8%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPTWELLVTR
Dividend yield 14.8% 1.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – -5.6% -9.6%
Shareholder yield 14.8% -4.3% -7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 359.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -36.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 18.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusMPTWELLVTR
Forward P/E 60.8xFY2026 77.2xFY2026 146.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +117.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -125.0% +14.2% +77.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.5% +16.4% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPTWELLVTR
Held by institutions 60.8% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 487 1,586 951
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 222 879 526
Institutions selling 170 475 286
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 1.84

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.

MPTWELLVTR
MPT 1.00 0.23 0.17
WELL 0.23 1.00 0.82
VTR 0.17 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPT, WELL and VTR?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) $1.37B, Welltower (WELL) $171.29B, Ventas (VTR) $43.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPT, WELL and VTR?

Medical Properties Trust (MPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 7.8x, Welltower (WELL) 102.8x, Ventas (VTR) 166.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medical Properties Trust (MPT) is cheapest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 60.8x, Welltower (WELL) 77.2x, Ventas (VTR) 146.9x). 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%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -50.0%, Welltower (WELL) +31.7%, Ventas (VTR) +20.0%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Medical Properties Trust (MPT) -35.3%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.7%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.4%/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%, Ventas (VTR) 0.02%. Medical Properties Trust (MPT) 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) 40.2%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Ventas (VTR) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.