NHC vs SBRA vs BKD Stock Comparison

National Healthcare, Sabra Health Care REIT and Brookdale Senior Living Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NHC National Healthcare Corp
$207.73 -8.8% 1M +66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
1.26%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sabra Health Care REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sabra Health Care REIT 6, National Healthcare 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHCSBRABKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $5.47B $2.58B SBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 74.7x -18.7x NHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 51.0x 360.3x SBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +23.4% -4.4% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 7.8% -4.5% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 4.4% 2.5% NHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 8.9x NHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.26% 5.74% 0.00% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.3% +14.8% +16.6% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +7.0%/yr +7.4%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 24.9% 40.1% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 38/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

NHCSBRABKD

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

AxisNHCSBRABKD
Valuation 52 #46 of 95 34 #97 of 146 56 #42 of 95
Growth 51 #44 of 88 51 #71 of 145 36 #57 of 88
Profitability 74 #23 of 87 51 #69 of 141 51 #43 of 87
Financial Health 66 #35 of 100 83 #26 of 146 10 #90 of 100
Shareholder Returns 59 #25 of 60 27 #100 of 136 –
Overall 60 49 38
  • NHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHCSBRABKDSPY
1 month -8.8%+9.3%-0.8% -5.9%
3 months -5.7%-0.1%-24.7% -4.6%
6 months +21.2%+1.5%-20.3% +0.2%
Year to date +51.5%+10.3%+0.2% +7.5%
1 year +66.3%+14.8%+16.6% +8.2%
3 years +200.5%+49.5%+162.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +44.3%+14.4%+38.0% +19.0%
5 years +172.1%+39.9%+42.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +22.2%+7.0%+7.4% +9.4%
10 years +230.1%+1.9%-13.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.7%+0.2%-1.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNHCSBRABKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%24.9%40.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%22.5%39.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.23-0.160.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.900.590.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.4%-38.7%-68.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-6.7%-35.5% -5.9%
52-week high $247.31$22.39$16.77 $779.14
52-week low $124.93$17.67$9.11 $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.

MultipleNHCSBRABKD
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 24.8x 74.7xmedian 26.5x -18.7xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.2x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.9x 16.0xmedian 14.4x 14.8xmedian 15.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 20.9x -16.8xmedian 21.7x 10,668xmedian 20.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x -89.1xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.88 1.89median 1.78 2.51median 0.88

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 monthsNHCSBRABKD
Revenue $1.58B $919.09M $3.05B
Gross profit – – $2.93B
Operating income $154.94M – $106.04M
Net income $116.02M $71.46M -$138.35M
Free cash flow -$388.63M -$325.53M $242.00K
EPS (diluted) $7.18 $0.28 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents $66.80M $36.24M $370.39M
Total debt $502.06M $1.24B $4.27B
Shares (diluted) 15.96M 259.82M 243.89M
Enterprise value $2.31B $5.02B $1.39B

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
MetricNHCSBRABKD
P/E 28.3x 74.7x -18.7x
P/FCF -8.4x -16.8x 10,668x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.7x 11.5x
P/S 2.1x 6.0x 0.8x
P/B 2.9x 1.9x -89.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.0x -89.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 16.0x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 22.8x 36.8x 61.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 7.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF -9.1x -20.5x 26,710x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 16.7x 28.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 1.89 2.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHCSBRABKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 23.4% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 12.3% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% – 101.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% – 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% -59.2% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 41.1% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.1% -61.7% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 39.6% -7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 17.4% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 11.4% 29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -364.6% -1,239% 100.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -94.5% -59.7% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHCSBRABKD
Gross margin – – 96.1%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 45.3% 14.3%
Operating margin 9.8% – 3.5%
Pretax margin 9.5% 7.1% -4.4%
Net margin 7.2% 7.8% -4.5%
FCF margin -24.5% -35.4% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 43.6% 7.3%
Return on equity 10.3% 2.5% –
Return on assets 6.4% 1.3% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 4.4% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 5.6x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHCSBRABKD
Debt / assets 24.3% 22.8% 72.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x -147.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 8.9x
Debt / FCF -1.3x -3.8x 17,655x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 47.7% 100.5%
Equity / assets 54.7% 52.3% -0.5%
Interest coverage 19.2x 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.78 – -0.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHCSBRABKD
Dividend yield 1.3% 5.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% -3.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -10.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – –

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.

ConsensusNHCSBRABKD
Forward P/E – 51.0xFY2026 360.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.41FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -35.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +90.2% +433.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $876.78MFY2026 $2.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.2%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.0% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHCSBRABKD
Held by institutions 65.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 250 464 293
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 136 229 165
Institutions selling 72 147 92
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.56 1.79

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.

NHCSBRABKD
NHC 1.00 0.23 0.22
SBRA 0.23 1.00 0.37
BKD 0.22 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHC, SBRA and BKD?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Healthcare (NHC) $3.25B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.47B, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHC, SBRA and BKD?

National Healthcare (NHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Healthcare (NHC) 28.3x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.7x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 360.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Healthcare (NHC) +5.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (National Healthcare (NHC) 7.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, National Healthcare (NHC) leads (National Healthcare (NHC) 8.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: National Healthcare (NHC) +66.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +16.6%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (National Healthcare (NHC) +22.2%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/yr, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: National Healthcare (NHC) 1.26%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.74%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 0.00%. Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (National Healthcare (NHC) 34.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHC, SBRA and BKD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 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.