VTR vs OHI vs NHI Stock Comparison

Ventas, Omega Healthcare Investors and National Health Investors Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$89.21 +9.6% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$47.18B
P/E
175.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.29%
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, Ventas 3, National Health Investors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTROHINHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.18B $14.72B $3.45B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 175.0x 17.1x 20.7x OHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 156.5x 18.0x 19.7x OHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.1% +15.0% +23.9% NHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 67.0% 38.5% OHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 17.3% — OHI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.0x 4.2x OHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 4.11% 5.19% NHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +14.5% -4.8% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +10.5%/yr +5.2%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 21.2% 24.3% OHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 75/100 55/100 OHI

Percentile Scorecard

VTROHINHI

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

AxisVTROHINHI
Valuation 7 #136 of 146 64 #53 of 146 37 #93 of 146
Growth 83 #26 of 145 96 #7 of 145 59 #60 of 145
Profitability 51 #70 of 141 96 #6 of 141 81 #28 of 141
Financial Health 63 #54 of 146 97 #5 of 146 72 #41 of 146
Shareholder Returns 17 #113 of 136 20 #109 of 136 26 #101 of 136
Overall 44 75 55
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTROHINHISPY
1 month +9.6%+8.4%+9.7% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%+1.1%-4.9% -0.4%
6 months +3.0%+6.8%-3.5% +4.5%
Year to date +15.3%+11.0%-6.6% +12.4%
1 year +19.1%+14.5%-4.8% +13.6%
3 years +102.4%+56.1%+38.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+16.0%+11.5% +20.8%
5 years +65.3%+64.4%+28.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.6%+10.5%+5.2% +10.4%
10 years +40.7%+68.3%-1.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +3.5%+5.3%-0.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureVTROHINHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%21.2%24.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%20.6%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.25-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.830.68-0.20 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-23.3%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-4.9%-21.6% -1.6%
52-week high $100.52$51.74$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $74.90$42.63$63.97 $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.

MultipleVTROHINHI
P/E now vs peer median 175.0xmedian 26.6x 17.1xmedian 26.6x 20.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.3x 11.5xmedian 4.3x 8.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x 16.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 22.1x 25.3xmedian 22.1x -27.7xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 2.01 0.43median 2.01 1.99median 2.01

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 monthsVTROHINHI
Revenue $6.78B $1.28B $432.12M
Operating income – $729.20M –
Net income $271.54M $895.17M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$2.71B $582.44M -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $0.51 $2.71 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $202.01M $39.04M $30.39M
Total debt $12.44B $6.00M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 518.94M 316.25M 48.50M
Enterprise value $46.34B $14.14B $3.30B

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
MetricVTROHINHI
P/E 175.0x 17.1x 20.7x
P/FCF -17.4x 25.3x -27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 16.5x 13.9x
P/S 7.0x 11.5x 8.0x
P/B 3.0x 2.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 10.9x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 69.8x 14.5x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 11.5x 10.9x
EV/FCF -21.9x 25.2x -37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 16.5x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 0.43 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTROHINHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.1% 15.0% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 14.6% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 85.0% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 190.9% 53.0% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.7% 74.9% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 249.1% 40.0% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 6.6% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 13.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 37.3% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.9% 12.9% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTROHINHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 36.5% 105.3% 67.8%
Operating margin – 56.9% –
Pretax margin 3.2% 70.4% 33.7%
Net margin 3.9% 67.0% 38.5%
FCF margin -39.9% 45.4% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% 69.5% 57.5%
Return on equity 1.8% 16.1% 10.7%
Return on assets 0.9% 8.8% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 17.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.0x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 4.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTROHINHI
Debt / assets 40.6% 0.1% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.0x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -4.6x 0.0x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 43.7% 46.7%
Equity / assets 51.8% 56.3% 53.3%
Interest coverage 1.3x 4.9x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTROHINHI
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.1% 5.2%
Net buyback yield -9.0% -1.7% -3.0%
Shareholder yield -6.7% 2.4% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusVTROHINHI
Forward P/E 156.5xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $2.74FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.2% -24.1% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% -0.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTROHINHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.7% 78.7%
Institutions holding 952 764 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +6.2% +11.1%
Institutions buying 527 391 157
Institutions selling 286 245 91
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.60 1.73

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.

VTROHINHI
VTR 1.00 0.72 0.68
OHI 0.72 1.00 0.72
NHI 0.68 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTR, OHI and NHI?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ventas (VTR) $47.18B, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) $14.72B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTR, OHI and NHI?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ventas (VTR) 175.0x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 156.5x, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 18.0x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Health Investors (NHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +15.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has the highest net margin (Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 67.0%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) leads (Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Ventas (VTR) +19.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +14.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) -4.8%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Ventas (VTR) +10.6%/yr, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) +10.5%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest dividend yield: Ventas (VTR) 2.29%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 4.11%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) has been the steadiest (Ventas (VTR) 23.1%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 21.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.