NHI vs DOC vs LTC Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Healthpeak Properties and Ltc Properties Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$43.76 +2.9% 1M +24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 8, Healthpeak Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIDOCLTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $13.34B $2.28B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 55.0x 16.9x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 40.1x 18.2x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +5.5% +59.8% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 8.2% 38.7% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.4% 4.4% LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.8x 5.3x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +3.8% +24.3% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr -11.1%/yr +5.4%/yr LTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 29.1% 20.7% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 46/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

NHIDOCLTC

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

AxisNHIDOCLTC
Valuation 40 #87 of 145 54 #68 of 145 16 #122 of 145
Growth 63 #54 of 144 37 #91 of 144 73 #40 of 144
Profitability 83 #25 of 140 53 #67 of 140 53 #66 of 140
Financial Health 73 #40 of 146 66 #51 of 146 80 #30 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #101 of 132 87 #18 of 132 7 #123 of 132
Overall 57 59 46
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHIDOCLTCSPY
1 month -0.3%-6.1%+2.9% -1.0%
3 months -16.7%-13.6%+3.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.9%+17.1%+14.4% +6.4%
Year to date -12.2%+19.7%+27.3% +11.4%
1 year -11.0%+3.8%+24.3% +13.1%
3 years +32.4%+13.4%+39.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.8%+4.3%+11.6% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%-44.6%+30.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%-11.1%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years -14.0%-46.3%-13.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.5%-6.0%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNHIDOCLTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%29.1%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%25.3%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.360.39-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.131.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-57.6%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-15.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $91.02$22.83$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$15.78$34.04 $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.

MultipleNHIDOCLTC
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 27.0x 54.7xmedian 27.0x 16.8xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.1x 4.5xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.5x 13.5xmedian 14.5x 22.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.1xmedian 23.7x -20.4xmedian 23.7x -6.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 2.07 -1.91median 2.07 1.12median 2.07

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 monthsNHIDOCLTC
Revenue $432.12M $2.95B $347.85M
Net income $166.80M $289.42M $140.88M
Free cash flow -$124.29M -$650.07M -$389.60M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $0.35 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $1.63B $40.44M
Total debt $1.27B $27.10B $3.43B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 689.89M 52.20M
Enterprise value $3.11B $9.99B $2.19B

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
MetricNHIDOCLTC
P/E 19.5x 54.7x 16.8x
P/FCF -26.1x -20.4x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 10.8x 16.7x
P/S 7.5x 4.5x 6.8x
P/B 2.1x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 13.5x 22.2x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 83.0x 33.2x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 6.2x 8.9x
EV/FCF -36.1x -28.3x -7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 15.0x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 -1.91 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIDOCLTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 5.5% 59.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 11.7% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 50.4% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -19.7% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 49.2% 44.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -28.6% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% -1.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 10.1% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% -263.9% -429.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% -85.6% -113.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIDOCLTC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 46.3% 40.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.7% 15.1% 15.4%
Net margin 38.5% 8.2% 38.7%
FCF margin -28.8% -22.0% -112.0%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 41.7% 40.7%
Return on equity 10.7% 3.0% 11.2%
Return on assets 5.7% 1.3% 6.6%
Return on invested capital – 1.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 4.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIDOCLTC
Debt / assets 43.0% 31.3% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.8x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -10.3x -10.4x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 56.3% 38.4%
Equity / assets 53.3% 43.7% 61.6%
Interest coverage 3.5x 1.4x 2.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIDOCLTC
Dividend yield 5.5% 6.3% 5.2%
Net buyback yield -3.2% 0.8% -12.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.0% -6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNHIDOCLTC
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 40.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $2.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.8% -52.1% -26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $352.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +84.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +16.5% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIDOCLTC
Held by institutions 78.7% 95.7% 79.5%
Institutions holding 303 759 289
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% -2.9% +11.0%
Institutions buying 157 341 176
Institutions selling 90 312 68
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.09 2.59

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.

NHIDOCLTC
NHI 1.00 0.34 0.76
DOC 0.34 1.00 0.39
LTC 0.76 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, DOC and LTC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.34B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, DOC and LTC?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 55.0x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.1x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.8%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +24.3%. Over five years, Ltc Properties (LTC) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.1%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHI, DOC and LTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads on 8. 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.