NHI vs OHI vs CTRE Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Omega Healthcare Investors and CareTrust REIT Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.61 -1.5% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 9, CareTrust REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIOHICTRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $14.04B $8.63B OHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 16.4x 24.3x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 16.8x 22.5x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +15.0% +53.0% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 67.0% 62.2% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.3% 8.4% OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 0.8x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +13.6% +4.8% OHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +8.6%/yr +11.4%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 21.6% 25.1% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 81/100 71/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIOHICTRE

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

AxisNHIOHICTRE
Valuation 40 #87 of 145 68 #47 of 145 19 #117 of 145
Growth 63 #54 of 144 97 #6 of 144 97 #5 of 144
Profitability 83 #25 of 140 97 #5 of 140 86 #21 of 140
Financial Health 73 #40 of 146 97 #5 of 146 99 #3 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #101 of 132 45 #73 of 132 52 #64 of 132
Overall 57 81 71
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHIOHICTRESPY
1 month -0.3%+0.1%-1.5% -1.0%
3 months -16.7%-10.7%-15.4% +2.9%
6 months -12.9%-0.4%-3.6% +6.4%
Year to date -12.2%+4.2%+1.2% +11.4%
1 year -11.0%+13.6%+4.8% +13.1%
3 years +32.4%+37.0%+70.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.8%+11.1%+19.4% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%+51.2%+71.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+8.6%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years -14.0%+40.6%+156.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.5%+3.5%+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNHIOHICTRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%21.6%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%20.5%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.29-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.630.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-23.3%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-10.7%-15.6% -2.5%
52-week high $91.02$51.74$43.39 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$39.53$33.99 $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.

MultipleNHIOHICTRE
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 27.0x 16.1xmedian 27.0x 24.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.1x 10.8xmedian 4.1x 15.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.5x 10.2xmedian 14.5x 17.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.1xmedian 23.7x 23.7xmedian 23.7x -24.5xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 2.07 0.40median 2.07 0.37median 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 monthsNHIOHICTRE
Revenue $432.12M $1.28B $571.43M
Operating income – $729.20M –
Net income $166.80M $895.17M $355.43M
Free cash flow -$124.29M $582.44M -$353.37M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $2.71 $1.52
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $39.04M $47.59M
Total debt $1.27B $926.09M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 316.25M 234.24M
Enterprise value $3.11B $13.21B $7.45B

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
MetricNHIOHICTRE
P/E 19.5x 16.1x 24.1x
P/FCF -26.1x 23.7x -24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 15.5x 19.3x
P/S 7.5x 10.8x 15.1x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 10.2x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 13.6x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 10.8x 15.9x
EV/FCF -36.1x 23.7x -25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 15.5x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 0.40 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHICTRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 15.0% 53.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.6% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 85.0% 61.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 53.0% 119.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 74.9% 33.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 40.0% 64.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 6.6% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 13.9% 46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% 37.3% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 12.9% -107.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHICTRE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 105.3% 93.2%
Operating margin – 56.9% –
Pretax margin 33.7% 70.4% 63.6%
Net margin 38.5% 67.0% 62.2%
FCF margin -28.8% 45.4% -61.8%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 69.5% 78.2%
Return on equity 10.7% 16.1% 8.2%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 17.3% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIOHICTRE
Debt / assets 43.0% 0.1% 8.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -10.3x 0.0x -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 43.7% 24.1%
Equity / assets 53.3% 56.3% 75.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x 8.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIOHICTRE
Dividend yield 5.5% 5.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -3.2% -1.8% -13.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 4.0% -9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 85.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -86.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 44.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 41.1%

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.

ConsensusNHIOHICTRE
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.75FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +41.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.8% -24.7% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $528.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +43.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -1.7% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIOHICTRE
Held by institutions 78.7% 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 303 762 514
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +6.2% +8.8%
Institutions buying 157 390 282
Institutions selling 90 244 162
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.60 1.74

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.

NHIOHICTRE
NHI 1.00 0.68 0.70
OHI 0.68 1.00 0.78
CTRE 0.70 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, OHI and CTRE?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.04B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, OHI and CTRE?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 16.4x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 16.8x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 67.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +13.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +4.8%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +8.6%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National Health Investors (NHI) 0.00%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 0.00%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%. National Health Investors (NHI) and Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.6%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHI, OHI and CTRE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads on 9. 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.