SPG vs VTR vs WELL Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Ventas and Welltower Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$86.73 +3.2% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.86B
P/E
170.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.35%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
1 win
WELL Welltower Inc.
$239.00 +4.9% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$175.33B
P/E
103.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
1.28%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Welltower 4, Ventas 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGVTRWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.07B $45.86B $175.33B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 170.1x 103.9x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.3x 152.2x 79.1x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +22.1% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.5% 3.9% 12.1% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 3.1% -3.4% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 4.9x 26.6x VTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.01% 2.35% 1.28% SPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +17.5% +32.0% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +9.6%/yr +23.6%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 23.0% 23.5% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 45/100 38/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

SPGVTRWELL

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

AxisSPGVTRWELL
Valuation 27 #106 of 145 6 #136 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 86 #21 of 144 85 #22 of 144 82 #27 of 144
Profitability 100 #1 of 140 51 #69 of 140 21 #111 of 140
Financial Health 28 #105 of 146 64 #53 of 146 85 #23 of 146
Shareholder Returns 51 #65 of 132 17 #110 of 132 1 #131 of 132
Overall 59 45 38
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPGVTRWELLSPY
1 month +10.3%+3.2%+4.9% -2.3%
3 months -3.2%-4.5%+2.6% -0.7%
6 months +10.0%-1.2%+10.1% +4.8%
Year to date +19.8%+12.1%+28.8% +10.3%
1 year +26.2%+17.5%+32.0% +10.3%
3 years +88.1%+96.8%+170.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.5%+25.3%+39.3% +20.1%
5 years +33.4%+58.1%+188.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%+9.6%+23.6% +10.1%
10 years +23.4%+37.1%+255.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.1%+3.2%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSPGVTRWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%23.0%23.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%24.7%25.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.17-0.26-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.360.761.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-43.4%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-13.7%-5.2% -3.5%
52-week high $236.69$100.52$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $176.67$74.13$181.96 $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.

MultipleSPGVTRWELL
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 26.3x 170.1xmedian 26.3x 103.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x 12.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.4x 23.5xmedian 14.4x 372.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x -16.9xmedian 23.9x -9.8xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.98 0.68median 1.98 1.57median 1.98

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 monthsSPGVTRWELL
Revenue $6.94B $6.78B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income $3.29B – -$2.20B
Net income $5.39B $271.54M $1.75B
Free cash flow $3.04B -$2.71B -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $14.25 $0.51 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $202.01M $2.27B
Total debt $28.70B $12.44B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 324.02M 518.94M 754.90M
Enterprise value $73.28B $45.03B $162.40B

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
MetricSPGVTRWELL
P/E 15.6x 170.1x 103.9x
P/FCF 25.0x -16.9x -9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 24.0x 52.6x
P/S 11.0x 6.8x 12.7x
P/B 13.6x 2.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 13.6x 2.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.4x 23.5x 372.7x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 68.3x -85.8x
EV/Revenue 14.9x 8.6x 13.7x
EV/FCF 34.1x -21.4x -10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 30.4x 56.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.68 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGVTRWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 22.1% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 15.7% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% – -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 120.7% 9.8% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 190.9% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.3% -1.7% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 249.1% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 23.5% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 20.0% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -11.8% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -92.9% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGVTRWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 73.2% 36.5% 3.7%
Operating margin 47.4% – -16.0%
Pretax margin 32.0% 3.2% -16.0%
Net margin 66.5% 3.9% 12.1%
FCF margin 43.8% -39.9% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.4% 28.2% 24.1%
Return on equity 92.5% 1.8% 3.6%
Return on assets 13.6% 0.9% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 3.1% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 7.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGVTRWELL
Debt / assets 72.3% 40.6% 21.3%
Debt / equity 5.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 4.9x 26.6x
Debt / FCF 9.4x -4.6x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 48.2% 32.7%
Equity / assets 14.0% 51.8% 67.3%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGVTRWELL
Dividend yield 4.0% 2.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -9.3% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 4.5% -6.9% -4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 359.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -36.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusSPGVTRWELL
Forward P/E 32.3xFY2026 152.2xFY2026 79.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +77.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +4.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGVTRWELL
Held by institutions 93.2% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 1,360 952 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 680 527 880
Institutions selling 464 286 475
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.84 1.85

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.

SPGVTRWELL
SPG 1.00 0.45 0.45
VTR 0.45 1.00 0.82
WELL 0.45 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, VTR and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $76.07B, Ventas (VTR) $45.86B, Welltower (WELL) $175.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, VTR and WELL?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6x, Ventas (VTR) 170.1x, Welltower (WELL) 103.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 32.3x, Ventas (VTR) 152.2x, Welltower (WELL) 79.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Simon Property (SPG) +15.0%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 66.5%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 9.6%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Simon Property (SPG) +26.2%, Ventas (VTR) +17.5%, Welltower (WELL) +32.0%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +5.9%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.6%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest dividend yield: Simon Property (SPG) 4.01%, Ventas (VTR) 2.35%, Welltower (WELL) 1.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, VTR and WELL?

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