VTR vs AHR vs DOC Stock Comparison

Ventas, American Healthcare REIT and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$87.43 +0.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$40.96B
P/E
155.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVTRAHRDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.96B $9.90B $13.06B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.9x 81.8x 53.8x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 153.4x 87.8x 40.3x DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +16.4% +5.5% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 4.8% 8.2% DOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% -35.5% 1.4% VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x -0.8x 3.8x AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% VTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% +20.9% +3.2% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr — -11.5%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 26.1% 29.1% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 44/100 58/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

VTRAHRDOC

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

AxisVTRAHRDOC
Valuation 2 #142 of 145 5 #138 of 145 53 #69 of 145
Growth 83 #25 of 142 86 #21 of 142 36 #91 of 142
Profitability 50 #69 of 136 29 #97 of 136 51 #67 of 136
Financial Health 57 #61 of 139 75 #35 of 139 65 #49 of 139
Shareholder Returns 15 #111 of 131 25 #99 of 131 86 #19 of 131
Overall 41 44 58
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTRAHRDOCSPY
1 month +0.9%+2.9%-4.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.7%-6.8%-14.0% +3.5%
6 months +3.2%+6.4%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +13.0%+13.8%+20.4% +12.2%
1 year +24.2%+20.9%+3.2% +13.0%
3 years +109.9%—+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.1%—+5.6% +23.1%
5 years +59.2%—-45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%—-11.5% +11.0%
10 years +28.5%—-44.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%—-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVTRAHRDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%26.1%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%26.7%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.26-0.020.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.800.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-14.5%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-7.2%-15.2% -1.8%
52-week high $100.52$57.74$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $69.78$44.09$15.78 $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.

MultipleVTRAHRDOC
P/E now vs peer median 162.8xmedian 27.4x 85.3xmedian 27.4x 55.0xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.2x 4.2xmedian 4.2x 4.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.2x -7.6xmedian 14.2x 13.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.7xmedian 23.2x -17.0xmedian 23.2x -20.5xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.04median 2.11 2.49median 2.11 -1.92median 2.11

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 monthsVTRAHRDOC
Revenue $6.44B $2.50B $2.95B
Gross profit – $530.21M –
Operating income – -$1.81B –
Net income $272.97M $122.57M $289.42M
Free cash flow -$2.69B -$613.49M -$650.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $0.63 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $198.96M $191.62M $1.63B
Total debt $12.69B $1.42B $6.79B
Shares (diluted) 497.72M 193.35M 689.89M
Enterprise value $39.65B $9.22B $9.70B

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
MetricVTRAHRDOC
P/E 162.8x 85.3x 55.0x
P/FCF -16.7x -17.0x -20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 28.8x 10.8x
P/S 7.0x 4.2x 4.5x
P/B 3.1x 2.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 3.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x -7.6x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 68.3x -6.4x 83.3x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 4.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF -21.3x -19.0x -28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x 32.2x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.04 2.49 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRAHRDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 16.4% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 15.4% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 479.7% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 47.6% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.7% 407.6% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 34.2% -28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 42.1% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 38.8% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% -1,653% -263.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -91.1% -157.7% -85.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRAHRDOC
Gross margin – 21.2% –
EBITDA margin 36.9% -61.2% 46.3%
Operating margin – -72.4% –
Pretax margin 3.3% 3.9% 15.1%
Net margin 4.1% 4.8% 8.2%
FCF margin -41.8% -24.5% -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 28.0% 14.5% 41.7%
Return on equity 2.0% 3.4% 3.0%
Return on assets 1.0% 2.2% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 3.2% -35.5% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.6x 3.0x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRAHRDOC
Debt / assets 42.8% 25.0% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x -0.8x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -4.7x -2.3x -10.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.4% 34.4% 56.3%
Equity / assets 49.6% 65.6% 43.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x -23.3x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRAHRDOC
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.9% 6.2%
Net buyback yield -8.8% -12.9% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -6.4% -11.0% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 339.8% 145.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -34.5% -29.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.2% 18.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 40.8% –

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.

ConsensusVTRAHRDOC
Forward P/E 153.4xFY2026 87.8xFY2026 40.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $0.61FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.2% +31.1% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +27.1% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRAHRDOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 949 570 759
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +19.9% -2.9%
Institutions buying 524 335 341
Institutions selling 286 163 312
Buyers to sellers 1.83 2.06 1.09

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.

VTRAHRDOC
VTR 1.00 0.68 0.34
AHR 0.68 1.00 0.29
DOC 0.34 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTR, AHR and DOC?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ventas (VTR) $40.96B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $9.90B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTR, AHR and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ventas (VTR) 155.9x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 81.8x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 153.4x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 87.8x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ventas (VTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ventas (VTR) +21.5%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest net margin (Ventas (VTR) 4.1%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.2%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Ventas (VTR) +24.2%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +20.9%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +3.2%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Ventas (VTR) +9.8%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest dividend yield: Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 0.00%. Healthpeak Properties (DOC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTR, AHR and DOC?

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