VTR vs CTRE vs OHI Stock Comparison

Ventas, CareTrust REIT and Omega Healthcare Investors Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$86.79 +0.2% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$42.79B
P/E
162.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
2 wins
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$36.61 -1.5% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Omega Healthcare Investors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Omega Healthcare Investors 7, CareTrust REIT 3, Ventas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRCTREOHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.79B $8.63B $14.04B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 162.8x 24.3x 16.4x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 152.3x 22.5x 16.8x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +53.0% +15.0% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 62.2% 67.0% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 8.4% 17.3% OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.8x 0.0x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% CTRE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.1% +4.8% +13.6% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr +11.4%/yr +8.6%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 25.1% 21.6% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 71/100 81/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

VTRCTREOHI

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

AxisVTRCTREOHI
Valuation 2 #142 of 145 19 #117 of 145 68 #47 of 145
Growth 84 #24 of 144 97 #5 of 144 97 #6 of 144
Profitability 52 #68 of 140 86 #21 of 140 97 #5 of 140
Financial Health 57 #63 of 146 99 #3 of 146 97 #5 of 146
Shareholder Returns 15 #113 of 132 52 #64 of 132 45 #73 of 132
Overall 42 71 81
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTRCTREOHISPY
1 month +0.2%-1.5%+0.1% -1.0%
3 months -13.7%-15.4%-10.7% +2.9%
6 months +3.8%-3.6%-0.4% +6.4%
Year to date +12.2%+1.2%+4.2% +11.4%
1 year +24.1%+4.8%+13.6% +13.1%
3 years +104.8%+70.3%+37.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.0%+19.4%+11.1% +21.5%
5 years +57.7%+71.6%+51.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.5%+11.4%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years +27.0%+156.6%+40.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.4%+9.9%+3.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVTRCTREOHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%25.1%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%26.2%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.01-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.190.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-30.1%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-15.6%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $100.52$43.39$51.74 $779.14
52-week low $69.78$33.99$39.53 $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.

MultipleVTRCTREOHI
P/E now vs peer median 161.6xmedian 27.0x 24.1xmedian 27.0x 16.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.1x 15.1xmedian 4.1x 10.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 14.5x 17.1xmedian 14.5x 10.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 23.7x -24.5xmedian 23.7x 23.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.01median 2.07 0.37median 2.07 0.40median 2.07

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 monthsVTRCTREOHI
Revenue $6.44B $571.43M $1.28B
Operating income – – $729.20M
Net income $272.97M $355.43M $895.17M
Free cash flow -$2.69B -$353.37M $582.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $1.52 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $198.96M $47.59M $39.04M
Total debt $12.69B $1.99B $926.09M
Shares (diluted) 497.72M 234.24M 316.25M
Enterprise value $41.47B $7.45B $13.21B

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
MetricVTRCTREOHI
P/E 161.6x 24.1x 16.1x
P/FCF -16.5x -24.5x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 19.3x 15.5x
P/S 6.9x 15.1x 10.8x
P/B 3.0x 1.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.9x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 17.1x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 67.9x 21.9x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 15.9x 10.8x
EV/FCF -21.2x -25.7x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 20.3x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.01 0.37 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRCTREOHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 53.0% 15.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 40.9% 14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 33.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 61.6% 85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 119.0% 53.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.7% 33.0% 74.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 64.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 42.1% 6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 46.2% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% 68.6% 37.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -91.1% -107.8% 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRCTREOHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 36.9% 93.2% 105.3%
Operating margin – – 56.9%
Pretax margin 3.3% 63.6% 70.4%
Net margin 4.1% 62.2% 67.0%
FCF margin -41.8% -61.8% 45.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.0% 78.2% 69.5%
Return on equity 2.0% 8.2% 16.1%
Return on assets 1.0% 6.4% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 8.4% 17.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.6x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.0% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRCTREOHI
Debt / assets 42.8% 8.4% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -4.7x -1.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.4% 24.1% 43.7%
Equity / assets 49.6% 75.9% 56.3%
Interest coverage 1.3x 8.2x 4.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRCTREOHI
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.1% 5.8%
Net buyback yield -8.8% -13.8% -1.8%
Shareholder yield -6.5% -9.7% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 339.8% 85.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -34.5% -86.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.2% 44.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 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.

ConsensusVTRCTREOHI
Forward P/E 152.3xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $2.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +41.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.2% +8.6% -24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.12BFY2026 $528.70MFY2026 $1.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.1%FY2026 +43.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +12.7% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRCTREOHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.7%
Institutions holding 949 514 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +8.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 524 282 390
Institutions selling 286 162 244
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.74 1.60

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.

VTRCTREOHI
VTR 1.00 0.64 0.67
CTRE 0.64 1.00 0.78
OHI 0.67 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTR, CTRE and OHI?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ventas (VTR) $42.79B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.63B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTR, CTRE and OHI?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ventas (VTR) 162.8x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 24.3x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 152.3x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 22.5x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 16.8x). 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: Ventas (VTR) +21.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest net margin (Ventas (VTR) 4.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 67.0%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.2%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Ventas (VTR) +24.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +4.8%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +13.6%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Ventas (VTR) +9.5%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.4%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest dividend yield: Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 0.04%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 0.00%. Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTR, CTRE and OHI?

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