VTR vs CTRE vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Ventas, CareTrust REIT and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$81.13 -6.8% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.21B
P/E
164.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
3 wins
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc.
$35.45 -5.2% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$571.43M
Div. yield
0.04%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CareTrust REIT leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (CareTrust REIT 9, Ventas 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRCTRESBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.21B $8.48B $4.95B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 164.9x 23.9x 75.7x CTRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 142.3x 21.9x 46.5x CTRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.1% +53.0% +17.3% CTRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 62.2% 7.6% CTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 8.4% 4.2% CTRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.8x 2.5x CTRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% CTRE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +0.4% +7.4% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr +11.3%/yr +6.2%/yr CTRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 25.2% 24.5% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 72/100 47/100 CTRE

Percentile Scorecard

VTRCTRESBRA

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

AxisVTRCTRESBRA
Valuation 6 #136 of 145 22 #114 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 87 #20 of 142 99 #3 of 142 47 #76 of 142
Profitability 51 #67 of 135 87 #19 of 135 52 #65 of 135
Financial Health 63 #51 of 136 99 #3 of 136 82 #25 of 136
Shareholder Returns 15 #111 of 131 52 #63 of 131 20 #105 of 131
Overall 44 72 47
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CTRE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTRCTRESBRASPY
1 month -6.8%-5.2%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -17.0%-16.3%-13.5% +5.9%
6 months -7.1%-9.0%-6.3% +8.5%
Year to date +4.8%-2.0%+0.7% +13.3%
1 year +15.8%+0.4%+7.4% +12.4%
3 years +94.8%+65.8%+42.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.9%+18.4%+12.5% +23.5%
5 years +52.0%+70.8%+34.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.7%+11.3%+6.2% +11.0%
10 years +21.5%+156.9%-17.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.0%+9.9%-1.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVTRCTRESBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%25.2%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%26.4%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.03-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.670.020.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-30.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-18.3%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $100.52$43.39$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $69.78$33.99$17.23 $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.

MultipleVTRCTRESBRA
P/E now vs peer median 159.1xmedian 25.8x 23.3xmedian 25.8x 73.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.0x 14.6xmedian 4.0x 5.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 14.2x 16.6xmedian 14.2x 14.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.8xmedian 23.0x -23.7xmedian 23.0x -13.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 1.91 0.36median 1.91 2.07median 1.91

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 monthsVTRCTRESBRA
Revenue $6.78B $571.43M $859.56M
Net income $271.54M $355.43M $65.40M
Free cash flow -$2.71B -$353.37M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $0.51 $1.52 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $202.01M $47.59M $231.58M
Total debt $12.44B $496.81M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 518.94M 234.24M 252.27M
Enterprise value $41.88B $7.30B $4.33B

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
MetricVTRCTRESBRA
P/E 159.1x 23.3x 73.5x
P/FCF -15.8x -23.7x -13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 18.7x 13.1x
P/S 6.3x 14.6x 5.7x
P/B 2.7x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 16.6x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 64.8x 21.3x 33.3x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 15.4x 6.8x
EV/FCF -20.4x -25.0x -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.8x 19.7x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 0.36 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRCTRESBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.1% 53.0% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 40.9% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 61.6% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 190.9% 119.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.7% 33.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 249.1% 64.4% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 42.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 46.2% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 68.6% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.9% -107.8% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRCTRESBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 36.5% 93.2% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 3.2% 63.6% 7.0%
Net margin 3.9% 62.2% 7.6%
FCF margin -39.9% -61.8% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% 78.2% 43.2%
Return on equity 1.8% 8.2% 2.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 6.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 8.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.0x 1.3x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRCTRESBRA
Debt / assets 40.6% 8.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -4.6x -1.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 24.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 51.8% 75.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 1.3x 8.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRCTRESBRA
Dividend yield 2.5% 4.2% 6.3%
Net buyback yield -9.9% -14.2% -5.2%
Shareholder yield -7.4% -10.0% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 359.5% 85.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -36.0% -86.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.6% 44.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 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.

ConsensusVTRCTRESBRA
Forward P/E 142.3xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 46.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.2% +8.6% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $532.91MFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +14.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRCTRESBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 950 515 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +8.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 525 283 228
Institutions selling 286 162 146
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.75 1.56

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.

VTRCTRESBRA
VTR 1.00 0.66 0.66
CTRE 0.66 1.00 0.72
SBRA 0.66 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTR, CTRE and SBRA?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ventas (VTR) $43.21B, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) $8.48B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTR, CTRE and SBRA?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ventas (VTR) 164.9x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 23.9x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 142.3x, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 21.9x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 46.5x). 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) +22.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +53.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) has the highest net margin (Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 62.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 8.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Ventas (VTR) +15.8%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +0.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%. Over five years, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) compounded fastest (Ventas (VTR) +8.7%/yr, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) +11.3%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.2%/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%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Ventas (VTR) 23.5%, CareTrust REIT (CTRE) 25.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.