SBRA vs ENSG vs NHI Stock Comparison

Sabra Health Care REIT, Ensign and National Health Investors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$186.32 +6.1% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.51B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 5, National Health Investors 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBRAENSGNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.98B $10.51B $3.24B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 76.0x 26.3x 19.5x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.8x 22.5x 18.4x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +17.5% +23.9% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 7.0% 38.5% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 14.3% — ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.3x 4.2x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +2.0% -9.2% SBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +19.0%/yr +4.5%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 29.3% 24.1% NHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 65/100 56/100 ENSG

Percentile Scorecard

SBRAENSGNHI

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

AxisSBRAENSGNHI
Valuation 35 #94 of 145 70 #28 of 92 40 #87 of 145
Growth 46 #78 of 143 63 #33 of 87 63 #54 of 143
Profitability 51 #67 of 136 74 #23 of 86 82 #26 of 136
Financial Health 83 #25 of 138 72 #28 of 97 71 #41 of 138
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 44 #31 of 55 26 #97 of 131
Overall 48 65 56
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSBRAENSGNHISPY
1 month -0.9%+6.1%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -8.0%+4.2%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months -5.1%-0.2%-13.1% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%+7.0%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +13.8%+2.0%-9.2% +11.9%
3 years +44.7%+95.5%+34.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.1%+25.1%+10.5% +22.8%
5 years +38.6%+138.8%+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.7%+19.0%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years -14.8%+993.4%-10.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%+27.0%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBRAENSGNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%29.3%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%24.9%26.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.06-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.07-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-31.8%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-13.7%-26.5% -1.2%
52-week high $22.39$215.83$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.23$147.13$63.97 $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.

MultipleSBRAENSGNHI
P/E now vs peer median 75.6xmedian 25.7x 27.0xmedian 26.0x 19.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.1x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 7.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.3x 16.9xmedian 15.4x 15.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.7xmedian 23.5x 21.3xmedian 21.5x -26.0xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 4.2xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 1.86 1.70median 0.87 1.86median 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 monthsSBRAENSGNHI
Revenue $859.56M $5.67B $432.12M
Gross profit – $1.20B –
Operating income – $509.16M –
Net income $65.40M $399.32M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$365.86M $509.91M -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $6.73 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $231.58M $337.59M $30.39M
Total debt $4.94B $198.72M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 252.27M 59.30M 48.50M
Enterprise value $4.36B $8.63B $3.09B

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
MetricSBRAENSGNHI
P/E 75.6x 27.0x 19.4x
P/FCF -13.7x 21.3x -26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 15.6x 13.0x
P/S 5.8x 1.9x 7.5x
P/B 1.8x 4.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 16.9x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 21.0x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 1.9x 10.4x
EV/FCF -16.4x 20.9x -36.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 15.4x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 1.70 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBRAENSGNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 17.5% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 16.8% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -64.1% 21.6% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 17.2% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -65.7% 20.9% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 15.9% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 44.5% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 26.8% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.1% 76.1% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.7% 29.2% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBRAENSGNHI
Gross margin – 21.2% –
EBITDA margin 46.0% 11.1% 67.8%
Operating margin – 9.0% –
Pretax margin 7.0% 9.4% 33.7%
Net margin 7.6% 7.0% 38.5%
FCF margin -42.6% 9.0% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% 12.3% 57.5%
Return on equity 2.4% 16.0% 10.7%
Return on assets 1.2% 6.8% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 14.3% –
Return on capital employed – 10.4% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.7x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBRAENSGNHI
Debt / assets 22.4% 3.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.3x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 0.4x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 57.3% 46.7%
Equity / assets 49.9% 42.7% 53.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 62.8x 3.5x
Current ratio – 1.2x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 3.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBRAENSGNHI
Dividend yield 6.1% 0.1% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -5.0% 0.2% -3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusSBRAENSGNHI
Forward P/E 47.8xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 $8.29FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.9%FY2026 +26.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +90.2% -1.8% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $876.78MFY2026 $5.76BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +16.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBRAENSGNHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 78.7%
Institutions holding 463 548 304
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -1.2% +11.1%
Institutions buying 228 250 157
Institutions selling 147 214 91
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.17 1.73

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.

SBRAENSGNHI
SBRA 1.00 0.36 0.69
ENSG 0.36 1.00 0.41
NHI 0.69 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBRA, ENSG and NHI?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.98B, Ensign (ENSG) $10.51B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBRA, ENSG and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.0x, Ensign (ENSG) 26.3x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x, Ensign (ENSG) 22.5x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.4x). 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: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) returned the most: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%, Ensign (ENSG) +2.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) -9.2%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +19.0%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Health Investors (NHI) has been the steadiest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%, Ensign (ENSG) 29.3%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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