NHI vs PACS vs SBRA Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Pacs and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$50.28 +17.6% 1M +303.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pacs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pacs 5, National Health Investors 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIPACSSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $7.98B $5.52B PACS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 28.7x 75.4x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 22.1x 51.4x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +11.0% +23.4% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 4.9% 7.8% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.7% 4.4% PACS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.3x 2.9x PACS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.19% — 5.69% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% +303.5% +17.3% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr — +7.2%/yr SBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 81.9% 24.9% NHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 50/100 PACS

Percentile Scorecard

NHIPACSSBRA

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

AxisNHIPACSSBRA
Valuation 37 #93 of 146 66 #33 of 95 36 #94 of 146
Growth 59 #60 of 145 64 #32 of 88 52 #70 of 145
Profitability 81 #28 of 141 65 #31 of 87 52 #68 of 141
Financial Health 72 #41 of 146 37 #63 of 100 83 #25 of 146
Shareholder Returns 26 #101 of 136 – 24 #103 of 136
Overall 55 58 50
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PACS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • 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

PeriodNHIPACSSBRASPY
1 month +9.7%+17.6%+10.6% -1.0%
3 months -4.9%+10.2%+0.0% -0.4%
6 months -3.5%+48.6%+2.9% +4.5%
Year to date -6.6%+31.0%+11.4% +12.4%
1 year -4.8%+303.5%+17.3% +13.6%
3 years +38.7%—+52.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%—+15.0% +20.8%
5 years +28.6%—+41.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.2%—+7.2% +10.4%
10 years -1.0%—+2.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year -0.1%—+0.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNHIPACSSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%81.9%24.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%49.5%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.320.54-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.203.710.70 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-82.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%0.0%-5.8% -1.6%
52-week high $91.02$50.28$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$10.58$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.

MultipleNHIPACSSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 26.6x 28.7xmedian 25.6x 75.4xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 16.0x 16.1xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.7xmedian 22.1x 967.3xmedian 21.6x -17.0xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 6.5xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 2.01 —median 0.74 1.90median 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 monthsNHIPACSSBRA
Revenue $432.12M $5.71B $919.09M
Gross profit – $1.36B –
Operating income – $423.77M –
Net income $166.80M $277.59M $71.46M
Free cash flow -$124.29M $8.25M -$325.53M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $1.69 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $115.28M $36.24M
Total debt $1.27B $272.33M $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 163.91M 259.82M
Enterprise value $3.30B $7.26B $5.07B

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
MetricNHIPACSSBRA
P/E 20.7x 28.7x 75.4x
P/FCF -27.7x 967.3x -17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 13.8x 13.8x
P/S 8.0x 1.4x 6.0x
P/B 2.2x 6.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 6.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 16.4x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 19.2x 37.1x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 1.4x 7.3x
EV/FCF -37.7x 986.4x -20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 14.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 – 1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIPACSSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 11.0% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 64.8% -59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 65.0% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – 39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 22.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% -96.8% -1,239%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% – -59.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIPACSSBRA
Gross margin – 23.8% –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 8.7% 45.3%
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin 33.7% 7.0% 7.1%
Net margin 38.5% 4.9% 7.8%
FCF margin -28.8% 0.1% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 10.2% 43.6%
Return on equity 10.7% 23.8% 2.5%
Return on assets 5.7% 4.8% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 20.7% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIPACSSBRA
Debt / assets 43.0% 4.6% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -10.3x 33.0x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 79.4% 47.7%
Equity / assets 53.3% 20.6% 52.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 16.2x 1.6x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIPACSSBRA
Dividend yield 5.2% – 5.7%
Net buyback yield -3.0% – -3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 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.

ConsensusNHIPACSSBRA
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 51.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $2.28FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.1% +25.4% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +1.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIPACSSBRA
Held by institutions 78.7% 31.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 305 241 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +5.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 157 155 229
Institutions selling 91 54 147
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.87 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.

NHIPACSSBRA
NHI 1.00 0.21 0.69
PACS 0.21 1.00 0.15
SBRA 0.69 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, PACS and SBRA?

Pacs (PACS) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.45B, Pacs (PACS) $7.98B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, PACS and SBRA?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 20.7x, Pacs (PACS) 28.7x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x, Pacs (PACS) 22.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.4x). 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%, Pacs (PACS) +11.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Pacs (PACS) 4.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Pacs (PACS) leads (Pacs (PACS) 20.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%, Pacs (PACS) +303.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%. Over five years, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.2%/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) 5.19%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.69%. Pacs (PACS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Health Investors (NHI) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%, Pacs (PACS) 81.9%, 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, PACS 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, Pacs (PACS) leads on 5. 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.