NHI vs DOC vs WELL Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Healthpeak Properties and Welltower Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$241.12 +5.9% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$179.54B
P/E
107.7x
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 3, Healthpeak Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIDOCWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.46B $13.84B $179.54B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 36.7x 107.7x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 40.8x 79.8x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +9.4% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 12.3% 12.1% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.9% -3.4% DOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.3x 26.6x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +10.6% +32.3% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr -10.6%/yr +24.6%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 28.6% 23.5% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 68/100 37/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

NHIDOCWELL

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

AxisNHIDOCWELL
Valuation 37 #93 of 146 47 #78 of 146 1 #145 of 146
Growth 60 #58 of 145 69 #46 of 145 81 #29 of 145
Profitability 81 #28 of 141 54 #66 of 141 19 #114 of 141
Financial Health 72 #41 of 146 86 #22 of 146 84 #24 of 146
Shareholder Returns 26 #101 of 136 87 #18 of 136 2 #133 of 136
Overall 55 68 37
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHIDOCWELLSPY
1 month +4.7%+0.4%+5.9% -2.0%
3 months -7.7%-9.5%+4.0% -2.2%
6 months -5.8%+18.5%+12.5% +4.2%
Year to date -9.9%+21.7%+29.9% +10.6%
1 year -7.9%+10.6%+32.3% +10.4%
3 years +33.8%+13.7%+172.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.2%+4.4%+39.7% +20.2%
5 years +29.1%-42.9%+199.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.2%-10.6%+24.6% +10.1%
10 years -3.4%-31.7%+265.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year -0.3%-3.7%+13.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNHIDOCWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%28.6%23.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%24.2%25.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.360.35-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.371.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-57.6%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-14.3%-4.4% -3.2%
52-week high $91.02$22.83$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$15.78$181.96 $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.

MultipleNHIDOCWELL
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 26.1x 35.8xmedian 26.1x 104.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.1x 4.4xmedian 4.1x 12.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x 375.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.8xmedian 21.6x -5.9xmedian 21.6x -9.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 1.95 4.67median 1.95 1.58median 1.95

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 monthsNHIDOCWELL
Revenue $432.12M $3.06B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income – – -$2.20B
Net income $166.80M $443.23M $1.75B
Free cash flow -$124.29M -$2.30B -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $0.55 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $514.31M $2.27B
Total debt $1.27B $6.14B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 689.51M 754.90M
Enterprise value $3.30B $10.06B $165.56B

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
MetricNHIDOCWELL
P/E 20.0x 35.8x 104.8x
P/FCF -26.8x -5.9x -9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 10.6x 53.1x
P/S 7.7x 4.4x 12.8x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 11.3x 375.8x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 38.5x -86.5x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 6.2x 13.8x
EV/FCF -36.8x -8.3x -10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 15.1x 57.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 4.67 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIDOCWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 9.4% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 12.5% 29.1%
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) 16.7% 2,652% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 17.9% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 1,076% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 7.7% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 2.3% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 10.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% -787.4% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% -326.3% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIDOCWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 67.8% 55.2% 3.7%
Operating margin – – -16.0%
Pretax margin 33.7% 13.5% -16.0%
Net margin 38.5% 12.3% 12.1%
FCF margin -28.8% -75.1% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 41.5% 24.1%
Return on equity 10.7% 4.2% 3.6%
Return on assets 5.7% 1.9% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 2.9% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIDOCWELL
Debt / assets 43.0% 27.4% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.3x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -10.3x -2.7x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 51.9% 32.7%
Equity / assets 53.3% 48.1% 67.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 6.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIDOCWELL
Dividend yield 5.4% 6.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -3.1% 0.7% -5.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.9% -4.1%
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.

ConsensusNHIDOCWELL
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 40.8xFY2026 79.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% -52.1% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +16.5% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIDOCWELL
Held by institutions 78.7% 95.7% 98.3%
Institutions holding 305 761 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% -2.9% +5.6%
Institutions buying 157 342 880
Institutions selling 91 313 475
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.09 1.85

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.

NHIDOCWELL
NHI 1.00 0.35 0.65
DOC 0.35 1.00 0.37
WELL 0.65 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, DOC and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.46B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.84B, Welltower (WELL) $179.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, DOC and WELL?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 36.7x, Welltower (WELL) 107.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.0x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.8x, Welltower (WELL) 79.8x). 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: National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +9.4%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 12.3%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) leads (Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 2.9%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -7.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +10.6%, Welltower (WELL) +32.3%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -10.6%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.