NHI vs OHI vs SBRA Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Omega Healthcare Investors and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 7, Sabra Health Care REIT 3, National Health Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIOHISBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $14.58B $5.47B OHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 19.1x 74.7x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 17.5x 51.0x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +14.0% +23.4% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 58.1% 7.8% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x — 2.9x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.18% 5.63% 5.74% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +11.6% +14.8% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +9.9%/yr +7.0%/yr OHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 21.4% 24.9% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 74/100 49/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIOHISBRA

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

AxisNHIOHISBRA
Valuation 33 #98 of 146 62 #56 of 146 34 #97 of 146
Growth 60 #59 of 145 90 #16 of 145 51 #71 of 145
Profitability 81 #28 of 141 94 #10 of 141 51 #69 of 141
Financial Health 73 #40 of 146 92 #13 of 146 83 #26 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #104 of 136 33 #91 of 136 27 #100 of 136
Overall 54 74 49
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNHIOHISBRASPY
1 month +9.0%+7.2%+9.3% -5.9%
3 months -5.3%-1.4%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -4.8%+4.0%+1.5% +0.2%
Year to date -6.4%+8.2%+10.3% +7.5%
1 year -6.2%+11.6%+14.8% +8.2%
3 years +39.5%+52.1%+49.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%+15.0%+14.4% +19.0%
5 years +28.9%+60.3%+39.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.2%+9.9%+7.0% +9.4%
10 years -0.8%+64.2%+1.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -0.1%+5.1%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNHIOHISBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.4%24.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%20.8%22.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.16-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.540.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-23.3%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-7.2%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $91.02$51.74$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$42.63$17.67 $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.

MultipleNHIOHISBRA
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 26.5x 19.1xmedian 26.5x 74.7xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.2x 11.1xmedian 4.2x 6.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.4x 10.0xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.8xmedian 21.7x 27.0xmedian 21.7x -16.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 1.78 0.51median 1.78 1.89median 1.78

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 monthsNHIOHISBRA
Revenue $432.12M $1.31B $919.09M
Operating income – $1.25B –
Net income $166.80M $797.03M $71.46M
Free cash flow -$124.29M $540.81M -$325.53M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $2.37 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $195.90M $36.24M
Total debt $1.27B – $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 321.01M 259.82M
Enterprise value $3.31B $14.55B $5.02B

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
MetricNHIOHISBRA
P/E 20.8x 19.1x 74.7x
P/FCF -27.8x 27.0x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 17.1x 13.7x
P/S 8.0x 11.1x 6.0x
P/B 2.2x 2.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 10.0x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 13.1x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 11.0x 7.3x
EV/FCF -37.8x 26.6x -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 16.8x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 0.51 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHISBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 14.0% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 15.3% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 77.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 43.9% -59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 49.4% 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 35.8% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 37.7% 39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% -2.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 12.1% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% 15.4% -1,239%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 10.5% -59.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHISBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 109.4% 45.3%
Operating margin – 95.7% –
Pretax margin 33.7% 60.7% 7.1%
Net margin 38.5% 58.1% 7.8%
FCF margin -28.8% 41.3% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 65.2% 43.6%
Return on equity 10.7% 14.0% 2.5%
Return on assets 5.7% 7.9% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – – 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 5.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIOHISBRA
Debt / assets 43.0% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF -10.3x – -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 43.1% 47.7%
Equity / assets 53.3% 56.9% 52.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 5.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIOHISBRA
Dividend yield 5.2% 5.6% 5.7%
Net buyback yield -3.0% -2.7% -3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.9% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusNHIOHISBRA
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 51.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.74FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% -24.1% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -0.9% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIOHISBRA
Held by institutions 78.7% 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 305 764 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +6.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 157 391 229
Institutions selling 91 245 147
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.60 1.56

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.

NHIOHISBRA
NHI 1.00 0.71 0.70
OHI 0.71 1.00 0.79
SBRA 0.70 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, OHI and SBRA?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.45B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.58B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, OHI and SBRA?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 20.8x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 19.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.5x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x). 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) +14.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 58.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -6.2%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +11.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%. Over five years, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +9.9%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: National Health Investors (NHI) 5.18%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 5.63%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.74%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.