NHI vs VTR vs SBRA Stock Comparison

National Health Investors, Ventas and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$86.79 +0.2% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$42.79B
P/E
162.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

National Health Investors leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (National Health Investors 5, Ventas 4, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNHIVTRSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $42.79B $4.99B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 162.8x 76.2x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 152.3x 43.5x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.9% +21.5% +17.3% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.5% 4.1% 7.6% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.2% 4.2% SBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 5.3x 2.5x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +24.1% +7.4% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +9.5%/yr +5.4%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 23.0% 24.6% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 42/100 47/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

NHIVTRSBRA

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

AxisNHIVTRSBRA
Valuation 40 #87 of 145 2 #142 of 145 37 #92 of 145
Growth 63 #54 of 144 84 #24 of 144 47 #77 of 144
Profitability 83 #25 of 140 52 #68 of 140 50 #71 of 140
Financial Health 73 #40 of 146 57 #63 of 146 82 #27 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #101 of 132 15 #113 of 132 22 #103 of 132
Overall 57 42 47
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR 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

PeriodNHIVTRSBRASPY
1 month -0.3%+0.2%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months -16.7%-13.7%-12.5% +2.9%
6 months -12.9%+3.8%-2.6% +6.4%
Year to date -12.2%+12.2%+3.3% +11.4%
1 year -11.0%+24.1%+7.4% +13.1%
3 years +32.4%+104.8%+34.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.8%+27.0%+10.4% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%+57.7%+30.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+9.5%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years -14.0%+27.0%-20.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.5%+2.4%-2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNHIVTRSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%23.0%24.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%23.4%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.25-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.461.050.30 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-43.4%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-13.7%-12.6% -2.5%
52-week high $91.02$100.52$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $63.97$69.78$17.23 $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.

MultipleNHIVTRSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 27.0x 161.6xmedian 27.0x 75.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.1x 6.9xmedian 4.1x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.5x 24.0xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.1xmedian 23.7x -16.5xmedian 23.7x -13.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 2.07 4.01median 2.07 2.12median 2.07

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 monthsNHIVTRSBRA
Revenue $432.12M $6.44B $859.56M
Net income $166.80M $272.97M $65.40M
Free cash flow -$124.29M -$2.69B -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $3.43 $0.53 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $30.39M $198.96M $231.58M
Total debt $1.27B $12.69B $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 48.50M 497.72M 252.27M
Enterprise value $3.11B $41.47B $4.37B

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
MetricNHIVTRSBRA
P/E 19.5x 161.6x 75.4x
P/FCF -26.1x -16.5x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 24.7x 13.4x
P/S 7.5x 6.9x 5.8x
P/B 2.1x 3.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 24.0x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 67.9x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 8.8x 7.0x
EV/FCF -36.1x -21.2x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 31.6x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 4.01 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNHIVTRSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.9% 21.5% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.7% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 36.8% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 48.3% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 26.7% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 40.3% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 18.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 17.1% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.9% -66.6% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.5% -91.1% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNHIVTRSBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 67.8% 36.9% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.7% 3.3% 7.0%
Net margin 38.5% 4.1% 7.6%
FCF margin -28.8% -41.8% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 28.0% 43.2%
Return on equity 10.7% 2.0% 2.4%
Return on assets 5.7% 1.0% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 3.2% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 6.6x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNHIVTRSBRA
Debt / assets 43.0% 42.8% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 5.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -10.3x -4.7x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 50.4% 50.1%
Equity / assets 53.3% 49.6% 49.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNHIVTRSBRA
Dividend yield 5.5% 2.4% 6.1%
Net buyback yield -3.2% -8.8% -5.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -6.5% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 339.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -34.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –

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.

ConsensusNHIVTRSBRA
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 152.3xFY2026 43.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.63FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.8% +77.2% +75.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.49MFY2026 $7.12BFY2026 $872.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +4.7% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNHIVTRSBRA
Held by institutions 78.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 303 949 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +5.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 157 524 228
Institutions selling 90 286 146
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.83 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.

NHIVTRSBRA
NHI 1.00 0.67 0.69
VTR 0.67 1.00 0.65
SBRA 0.69 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NHI, VTR and SBRA?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B, Ventas (VTR) $42.79B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, NHI, VTR and SBRA?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x, Ventas (VTR) 162.8x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x, Ventas (VTR) 152.3x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 43.5x). 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%, Ventas (VTR) +21.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%, Ventas (VTR) 4.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%, Ventas (VTR) +24.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.5%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.4%/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%, Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. National Health Investors (NHI) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NHI, VTR 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, National Health Investors (NHI) 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.