SBRA vs NHC vs CTRE Stock Comparison

Sabra Health Care REIT, National Healthcare and CareTrust REIT Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NHC National Healthcare Corp
$211.62 -5.6% 1M +75.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.24 -2.6% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.47B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 6, National Healthcare 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.

QuestionSBRANHCCTRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.98B $3.24B $8.47B CTRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 76.0x 23.1x 23.8x NHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.8x — 22.4x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +6.9% +53.0% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 9.0% 62.2% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 10.0% 8.4% NHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 0.8x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% CTRE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +75.1% +6.6% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +24.8%/yr +11.8%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 34.7% 25.0% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 79/100 72/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

SBRANHCCTRE

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

AxisSBRANHCCTRE
Valuation 35 #94 of 145 77 #22 of 92 22 #113 of 145
Growth 46 #78 of 143 79 #19 of 87 99 #3 of 143
Profitability 51 #67 of 136 84 #15 of 86 86 #20 of 136
Financial Health 83 #25 of 138 88 #13 of 97 99 #3 of 138
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 69 #18 of 55 53 #62 of 131
Overall 48 79 72
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHC 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

PeriodSBRANHCCTRESPY
1 month -0.9%-5.6%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -8.0%-7.5%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months -5.1%+22.1%-8.1% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%+54.4%+0.2% +12.8%
1 year +13.8%+75.1%+6.6% +11.9%
3 years +44.7%+213.7%+69.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.1%+46.4%+19.2% +22.8%
5 years +38.6%+202.6%+74.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.7%+24.8%+11.8% +10.9%
10 years -14.8%+227.0%+162.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%+12.6%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBRANHCCTRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%34.7%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%32.3%25.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.13-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.562.170.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-34.4%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-14.4%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $22.39$247.31$43.39 $779.14
52-week low $17.23$119.44$33.99 $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.

MultipleSBRANHCCTRE
P/E now vs peer median 75.6xmedian 25.7x 23.6xmedian 26.0x 23.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.1x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 15.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.3x 16.3xmedian 15.4x 16.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.7xmedian 23.5x 22.6xmedian 21.5x -24.2xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 1.86 0.38median 0.87 0.37median 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 monthsSBRANHCCTRE
Revenue $859.56M $1.56B $571.43M
Operating income – $144.68M –
Net income $65.40M $142.84M $355.43M
Free cash flow -$365.86M $146.53M -$353.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $8.84 $1.52
Cash & equivalents $231.58M $39.21M $47.59M
Total debt $4.94B – $496.81M
Shares (diluted) 252.27M 15.86M 234.24M
Enterprise value $4.36B $2.21B $7.29B

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
MetricSBRANHCCTRE
P/E 75.6x 23.6x 23.8x
P/FCF -13.7x 22.6x -24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 17.6x 19.1x
P/S 5.8x 2.1x 15.0x
P/B 1.8x 2.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 16.3x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 21.5x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 2.0x 15.8x
EV/FCF -16.4x 21.2x -25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 16.4x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 0.38 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBRANHCCTRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 6.9% 53.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.8% 40.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -64.1% 35.9% 61.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 68.9% 119.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -65.7% 31.6% 33.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 61.9% 64.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 26.7% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 44.1% 46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.1% 23.2% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.7% 58.0% -107.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBRANHCCTRE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 46.0% 12.2% 93.2%
Operating margin – 9.3% –
Pretax margin 7.0% 11.9% 63.6%
Net margin 7.6% 9.0% 62.2%
FCF margin -42.6% 9.4% -61.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% 12.1% 78.2%
Return on equity 2.4% 12.8% 8.2%
Return on assets 1.2% 9.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 10.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.3% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBRANHCCTRE
Debt / assets 22.4% – 8.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF -3.4x – -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 26.6% 24.1%
Equity / assets 49.9% 73.4% 75.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 56.6x 8.2x
Current ratio – 1.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.9x –
Altman Z-score – 7.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBRANHCCTRE
Dividend yield 6.1% 1.2% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -5.0% 0.1% -13.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.4% -9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% 85.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.1% -86.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% 44.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 41.1%

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.

ConsensusSBRANHCCTRE
Forward P/E 47.8xFY2026 – 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 – $1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.9%FY2026 – +3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +90.2% – +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $876.78MFY2026 – $532.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 – +44.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% – +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBRANHCCTRE
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 250 516
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.6% +8.8%
Institutions buying 228 136 283
Institutions selling 147 72 163
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.89 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.

SBRANHCCTRE
SBRA 1.00 0.22 0.72
NHC 0.22 1.00 0.26
CTRE 0.72 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBRA, NHC and CTRE?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.98B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.24B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBRA, NHC and CTRE?

National Healthcare (NHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.0x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.1x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.4x). 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) +17.3%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%). On return on invested capital, National Healthcare (NHC) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) +75.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +6.6%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +24.8%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest dividend yield: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 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) 24.5%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.7%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBRA, NHC 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 6. 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.