NHI vs OHI vs LTC Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Omega Healthcare Investors and Ltc Properties Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$46.30 +9.0% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$393.81M
Div. yield
4.92%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 6, Ltc Properties 5, National Health Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIOHILTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $14.72B $2.54B OHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 17.1x 5.0x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 18.0x 19.6x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +15.0% +70.4% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 67.0% 127.3% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.3% 6.8% OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 3.7x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.19% 4.11% 4.92% NHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% +14.5% +30.1% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +10.5%/yr +6.5%/yr OHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 21.2% 21.1% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 75/100 63/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIOHILTC

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

AxisNHIOHILTC
Valuation 37 #93 of 146 64 #53 of 146 51 #72 of 146
Growth 59 #60 of 145 96 #7 of 145 97 #6 of 145
Profitability 81 #28 of 141 96 #6 of 141 71 #42 of 141
Financial Health 72 #41 of 146 97 #5 of 146 90 #16 of 146
Shareholder Returns 26 #101 of 136 20 #109 of 136 8 #125 of 136
Overall 55 75 63
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI 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

PeriodNHIOHILTCSPY
1 month +9.7%+8.4%+9.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.9%+1.1%+19.5% -0.4%
6 months -3.5%+6.8%+20.4% +4.5%
Year to date -6.6%+11.0%+34.7% +12.4%
1 year -4.8%+14.5%+30.1% +13.6%
3 years +38.7%+56.1%+43.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+16.0%+12.8% +20.8%
5 years +28.6%+64.4%+36.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.2%+10.5%+6.5% +10.4%
10 years -1.0%+68.3%+0.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -0.1%+5.3%+0.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNHIOHILTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.2%21.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%20.6%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.25-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.681.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-23.3%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-4.9%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $91.02$51.74$46.30 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$42.63$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.

MultipleNHIOHILTC
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 26.6x 17.1xmedian 26.6x 5.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.3x 11.5xmedian 4.3x 6.4xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x 15.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.7xmedian 22.1x 25.3xmedian 22.1x -11.2xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 2.01 0.43median 2.01 0.07median 2.01

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 monthsNHIOHILTC
Revenue $432.12M $1.28B $393.81M
Operating income – $729.20M $149.68M
Net income $166.80M $895.17M $508.75M
Free cash flow -$124.29M $582.44M -$227.49M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $2.71 $9.25
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $39.04M $182.98M
Total debt $1.27B $6.00M $985.09M
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 316.25M 54.21M
Enterprise value $3.30B $14.14B $2.35B

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
MetricNHIOHILTC
P/E 20.7x 17.1x 5.0x
P/FCF -27.7x 25.3x -11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 16.5x 17.6x
P/S 8.0x 11.5x 6.4x
P/B 2.2x 2.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 10.9x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 14.5x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 11.5x 8.5x
EV/FCF -37.7x 25.2x -14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 16.5x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 0.43 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHILTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 15.0% 70.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.6% 26.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.5% 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 85.0% 1,178%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 53.0% 84.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 74.9% 1,184%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 40.0% 69.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 6.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 13.9% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% 37.3% -61.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 12.9% -80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHILTC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 105.3% 54.9%
Operating margin – 56.9% 38.0%
Pretax margin 33.7% 70.4% 24.8%
Net margin 38.5% 67.0% 127.3%
FCF margin -28.8% 45.4% -57.8%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 69.5% 36.7%
Return on equity 10.7% 16.1% 33.4%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.8% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 17.3% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIOHILTC
Debt / assets 43.0% 0.1% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 3.7x
Debt / FCF -10.3x 0.0x -4.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 43.7% 38.0%
Equity / assets 53.3% 56.3% 62.0%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIOHILTC
Dividend yield 5.2% 4.1% 4.9%
Net buyback yield -3.0% -1.7% -11.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.4% -6.0%
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.

ConsensusNHIOHILTC
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.74FY2026 $2.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% -24.1% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $352.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -0.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIOHILTC
Held by institutions 78.7% 82.7% 79.5%
Institutions holding 305 764 291
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +6.2% +11.0%
Institutions buying 157 391 176
Institutions selling 91 245 68
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.60 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.

NHIOHILTC
NHI 1.00 0.72 0.76
OHI 0.72 1.00 0.77
LTC 0.76 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, OHI and LTC?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.45B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.72B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, OHI and LTC?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 20.7x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.1x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 5.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 18.0x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 19.6x). 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%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +70.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 67.0%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 127.3%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +14.5%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +30.1%. Over five years, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +10.5%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest dividend yield: National Health Investors (NHI) 5.19%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 4.11%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHI, OHI 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, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 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.