NHI vs OHI vs HR Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Omega Healthcare Investors and Healthcare Realty Trust Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 8, National Health Investors 1, Healthcare Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIOHIHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.47B $14.66B $6.62B OHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 17.1x -147.4x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 17.4x — OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +15.0% -5.8% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 67.0% -4.0% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x — OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% +11.9% +7.8% OHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +9.5%/yr -10.5%/yr OHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 21.1% 20.3% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 80/100 42/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIOHIHR

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

AxisNHIOHIHR
Valuation 40 #88 of 145 67 #48 of 145 36 #93 of 145
Growth 64 #53 of 144 97 #5 of 144 53 #68 of 144
Profitability 81 #27 of 140 96 #6 of 140 37 #88 of 140
Financial Health 72 #41 of 146 97 #5 of 146 44 #82 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #100 of 132 43 #76 of 132 39 #81 of 132
Overall 56 80 42
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHIOHIHRSPY
1 month +4.2%+2.8%+9.5% -2.3%
3 months -9.8%-4.0%-6.9% -0.7%
6 months -9.5%+1.8%-2.5% +4.8%
Year to date -10.3%+6.1%+12.7% +10.3%
1 year -8.1%+11.9%+7.8% +10.3%
3 years +33.1%+49.2%+28.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.0%+14.3%+8.6% +20.1%
5 years +26.0%+57.4%-42.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +4.7%+9.5%-10.5% +10.1%
10 years -4.9%+59.1%-37.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.5%+4.8%-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNHIOHIHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%21.1%20.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%20.6%19.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.300.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.560.38 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-23.3%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-9.1%-12.7% -3.5%
52-week high $91.02$51.74$21.89 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$41.98$16.34 $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.

MultipleNHIOHIHR
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 26.3x 16.4xmedian 26.3x -144.8xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.2x 11.0xmedian 4.2x 5.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 14.4x 10.4xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 23.9x 24.2xmedian 23.9x 40.2xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 1.98 0.41median 1.98 -3.35median 1.98

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 monthsNHIOHIHR
Revenue $432.12M $1.28B $1.13B
Operating income – $729.20M –
Net income $166.80M $895.17M -$45.27M
Free cash flow -$124.29M $582.44M $161.54M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $2.71 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $39.04M $17.50M
Total debt $1.27B $6.00M $4.25B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 316.25M 340.62M
Enterprise value $3.31B $13.83B $6.53B

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
MetricNHIOHIHR
P/E 19.9x 16.4x -144.8x
P/FCF -26.6x 24.2x 40.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 15.8x 14.4x
P/S 7.7x 11.0x 5.7x
P/B 2.1x 2.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 10.4x –
EV/EBIT 22.2x 13.9x –
EV/Revenue 10.5x 10.9x 9.5x
EV/FCF -36.6x 24.1x 66.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 15.8x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 0.41 -3.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHIHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 15.0% -5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.6% -5.7%
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% 87.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 53.0% 45.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 74.9% 87.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 40.0% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 6.6% -2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 13.9% -4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% 37.3% 28.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 12.9% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHIHR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 105.3% –
Operating margin – 56.9% –
Pretax margin 33.7% 70.4% –
Net margin 38.5% 67.0% -4.0%
FCF margin -28.8% 45.4% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 69.5% 39.7%
Return on equity 10.7% 16.1% -1.1%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.8% -0.5%
Return on invested capital – 17.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x -9.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIOHIHR
Debt / assets 43.0% 0.1% 47.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF -10.3x 0.0x 26.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 43.7% 53.9%
Equity / assets 53.3% 56.3% 46.1%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIOHIHR
Dividend yield 5.4% 5.7% 5.0%
Net buyback yield -3.1% -1.8% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.9% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -735.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 206.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -19.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -11.0%

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.

ConsensusNHIOHIHR
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.74FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% -24.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -0.9% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIOHIHR
Held by institutions 78.7% 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 305 764 460
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +6.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 157 391 226
Institutions selling 91 245 146
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.60 1.55

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.

NHIOHIHR
NHI 1.00 0.71 0.47
OHI 0.71 1.00 0.58
HR 0.47 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, OHI and HR?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.47B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.66B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, OHI and HR?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.1x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -147.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.0x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Health Investors (NHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%.

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%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -8.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +11.9%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +7.8%. Over five years, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +4.7%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +9.5%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -10.5%/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%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%. National Health Investors (NHI) and Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.1%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.