NHI vs OHI vs WELL Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Omega Healthcare Investors and Welltower Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$233.13 +0.1% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$171.03B
P/E
101.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.32%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 8, Welltower 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIOHIWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.23B $14.01B $171.03B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 16.3x 101.3x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 17.1x 77.2x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +15.0% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 67.0% 12.1% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.3% -3.4% OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 26.6x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.53% 5.74% 1.32% OHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.2% +18.5% +31.7% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +9.8%/yr +23.7%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 21.7% 23.5% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 80/100 37/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIOHIWELL

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

AxisNHIOHIWELL
Valuation 40 #87 of 145 65 #51 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 63 #54 of 143 97 #5 of 143 80 #29 of 143
Profitability 82 #26 of 136 96 #6 of 136 21 #108 of 136
Financial Health 71 #41 of 138 97 #5 of 138 83 #24 of 138
Shareholder Returns 26 #97 of 131 45 #73 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 56 80 37
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI 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

PeriodNHIOHIWELLSPY
1 month +0.3%+0.7%+0.1% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%-7.1%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%-0.3%+7.3% +7.1%
Year to date -12.5%+5.7%+25.6% +12.8%
1 year -9.2%+18.5%+31.7% +11.9%
3 years +34.8%+43.5%+184.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.5%+12.8%+41.8% +22.8%
5 years +24.3%+59.6%+190.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+9.8%+23.7% +10.9%
10 years -10.1%+49.8%+240.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.1%+4.1%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNHIOHIWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%21.7%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%20.5%25.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.30-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.851.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-23.3%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-9.5%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $91.02$51.74$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$39.53$176.96 $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.

MultipleNHIOHIWELL
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.7x 16.3xmedian 25.7x 101.3xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.1x 10.9xmedian 4.1x 12.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.3x 10.4xmedian 14.3x 364.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.0xmedian 23.5x 24.1xmedian 23.5x -9.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.86median 1.86 0.41median 1.86 1.53median 1.86

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 monthsNHIOHIWELL
Revenue $432.12M $1.28B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income – $729.20M -$2.20B
Net income $166.80M $895.17M $1.75B
Free cash flow -$124.29M $582.44M -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $2.71 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $39.04M $2.27B
Total debt $1.27B $6.00M $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 316.25M 754.90M
Enterprise value $3.08B $13.44B $158.09B

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
MetricNHIOHIWELL
P/E 19.4x 16.3x 101.3x
P/FCF -26.0x 24.1x -9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 15.7x 51.3x
P/S 7.5x 10.9x 12.4x
P/B 2.0x 2.5x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.5x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 10.4x 364.2x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 13.8x -83.8x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 10.9x 13.4x
EV/FCF -36.0x 24.0x -10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 15.7x 55.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.86 0.41 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHIWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 15.0% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.6% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.5% -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 85.0% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 53.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 74.9% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 40.0% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 6.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 13.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% 37.3% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 12.9% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIOHIWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 67.8% 105.3% 3.7%
Operating margin – 56.9% -16.0%
Pretax margin 33.7% 70.4% -16.0%
Net margin 38.5% 67.0% 12.1%
FCF margin -28.8% 45.4% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 69.5% 24.1%
Return on equity 10.7% 16.1% 3.6%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.8% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 17.3% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIOHIWELL
Debt / assets 43.0% 0.1% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.0x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -10.3x 0.0x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 43.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 53.3% 56.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIOHIWELL
Dividend yield 5.5% 5.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -3.2% -1.8% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.9% -4.3%
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.

ConsensusNHIOHIWELL
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 77.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.74FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% -24.1% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -0.9% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIOHIWELL
Held by institutions 78.7% 82.7% 98.3%
Institutions holding 304 763 1,586
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +6.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 157 391 879
Institutions selling 91 244 475
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.60 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.

NHIOHIWELL
NHI 1.00 0.68 0.65
OHI 0.68 1.00 0.68
WELL 0.65 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, OHI and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.23B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.01B, Welltower (WELL) $171.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, OHI and WELL?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.4x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 16.3x, Welltower (WELL) 101.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 18.4x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.1x, Welltower (WELL) 77.2x). 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%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

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%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -9.2%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +18.5%, Welltower (WELL) +31.7%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +4.5%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +9.8%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest dividend yield: National Health Investors (NHI) 5.53%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 5.74%, Welltower (WELL) 1.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.7%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHI, OHI 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, 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.