SBRA vs BTSG vs CTRE Stock Comparison

Sabra Health Care REIT, BrightSpring Health Services and CareTrust REIT Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$37.16 +1.7% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.57B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$615.35M
Div. yield
4.05%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 7, BrightSpring Health Services 3, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBRABTSGCTRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.47B $13.11B $9.57B BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.7x 33.2x 24.6x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.0x 36.0x 22.9x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +26.0% +43.6% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 2.7% 59.2% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 10.0% 7.2% BTSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.1x 1.3x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.74% — 4.05% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.8% +101.5% +3.2% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr — +12.0%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 45.9% 25.2% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 66/100 69/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

SBRABTSGCTRE

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

AxisSBRABTSGCTRE
Valuation 34 #97 of 146 67 #32 of 95 18 #120 of 146
Growth 51 #71 of 145 93 #7 of 88 93 #11 of 145
Profitability 51 #69 of 141 61 #35 of 87 75 #36 of 141
Financial Health 83 #26 of 146 44 #56 of 100 97 #5 of 146
Shareholder Returns 27 #100 of 136 66 #21 of 60 61 #54 of 136
Overall 49 66 69
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSBRABTSGCTRESPY
1 month +9.3%+3.3%+1.7% -5.9%
3 months -0.1%+8.7%-9.7% -4.6%
6 months +1.5%+24.4%-5.9% +0.2%
Year to date +10.3%+75.9%+2.8% +7.5%
1 year +14.8%+101.5%+3.2% +8.2%
3 years +49.5%—+70.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.4%—+19.5% +19.0%
5 years +39.9%—+76.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.0%—+12.0% +9.4%
10 years +1.9%—+177.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.2%—+10.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSBRABTSGCTRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%45.9%25.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%51.2%25.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.161.130.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.592.210.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-35.6%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-9.7%-14.4% -5.9%
52-week high $22.39$72.91$43.39 $779.14
52-week low $17.67$31.36$35.45 $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.

MultipleSBRABTSGCTRE
P/E now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 26.5x 33.2xmedian 24.8x 24.6xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.2x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 15.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.4x 21.1xmedian 15.9x 18.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 21.7x 26.6xmedian 20.9x -10.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 6.0xmedian 3.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.78 —median 0.88 0.44median 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 monthsSBRABTSGCTRE
Revenue $919.09M $15.25B $615.35M
Gross profit – $1.91B –
Operating income – $520.43M –
Net income $71.46M $410.46M $364.15M
Free cash flow -$325.53M $492.41M -$921.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $1.86 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $36.24M $717.84M $479.88M
Total debt $1.24B $2.18B $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 259.82M 220.23M 241.09M
Enterprise value $5.02B $10.87B $8.65B

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
MetricSBRABTSGCTRE
P/E 74.7x 33.2x 24.6x
P/FCF -16.8x 26.6x -10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 21.7x 19.1x
P/S 6.0x 0.9x 15.5x
P/B 1.9x 6.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 7.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 21.1x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 36.8x 28.0x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 1.0x 16.7x
EV/FCF -20.5x 29.6x -11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 24.2x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBRABTSGCTRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 26.0% 43.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 43.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 114.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.2% 219.3% 39.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 105.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% 213.4% 22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.6% – 55.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 72.6% 43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 50.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,239% 78.3% 14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.7% – -143.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBRABTSGCTRE
Gross margin – 12.5% –
EBITDA margin 45.3% 4.5% 89.7%
Operating margin – 3.4% –
Pretax margin 7.1% 2.5% 60.4%
Net margin 7.8% 2.7% 59.2%
FCF margin -35.4% 3.2% -149.7%
Operating cash flow margin 43.6% 4.0% 81.4%
Return on equity 2.5% 19.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.7% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 10.0% 7.2%
Return on capital employed – 11.8% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.4% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBRABTSGCTRE
Debt / assets 22.8% 34.8% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -3.8x 4.4x -1.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 65.3% 30.7%
Equity / assets 52.3% 34.7% 69.3%
Interest coverage 1.6x 3.6x 7.7x
Current ratio – 1.6x –
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 4.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBRABTSGCTRE
Dividend yield 5.7% – 4.1%
Net buyback yield -3.7% 0.6% -14.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.6% -9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 90.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -35.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 44.4%

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.

ConsensusSBRABTSGCTRE
Forward P/E 51.0xFY2026 36.0xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 $1.83FY2026 $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.9%FY2026 +83.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +90.2% +43.7% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $876.78MFY2026 $16.69BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +29.3%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +3.1% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBRABTSGCTRE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 464 423 516
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.7% +8.8%
Institutions buying 229 309 283
Institutions selling 147 83 163
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.72 1.74

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.

SBRABTSGCTRE
SBRA 1.00 0.10 0.74
BTSG 0.10 1.00 0.12
CTRE 0.74 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBRA, BTSG and CTRE?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.47B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $13.11B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $9.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBRA, BTSG and CTRE?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.7x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.2x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 36.0x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +43.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.7%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 59.2%). On return on invested capital, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 10.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +101.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +3.2%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.74%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 4.05%. BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 45.9%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBRA, BTSG and CTRE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 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.