VTR vs WELL vs DOC Stock Comparison

Ventas, Welltower and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.30 -3.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$38.74B
P/E
147.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
WELL Welltower Inc.
$226.51 -2.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$161.51B
P/E
96.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, Healthpeak Properties 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRWELLDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.74B $161.51B $12.88B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 147.8x 96.9x 53.1x DOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 146.1x 75.0x 39.6x DOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.1% +39.2% +5.5% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.1% 8.2% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.4% 1.4% DOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x 3.8x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +24.0% -0.2% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +22.3%/yr -12.0%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 23.5% 29.1% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 37/100 58/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

VTRWELLDOC

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

AxisVTRWELLDOC
Valuation 27 #106 of 145 0 #145 of 145 53 #69 of 145
Growth 96 #7 of 141 81 #27 of 141 35 #92 of 141
Profitability 56 #59 of 134 20 #107 of 134 53 #63 of 134
Financial Health – 83 #25 of 138 64 #51 of 138
Shareholder Returns 5 #124 of 131 2 #129 of 131 87 #18 of 131
Overall 46 37 58
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL 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

PeriodVTRWELLDOCSPY
1 month -3.8%-2.1%-6.3% -0.2%
3 months -15.1%-7.1%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%+5.7%+18.6% +8.2%
Year to date +7.7%+22.0%+18.3% +12.9%
1 year +16.4%+24.0%-0.2% +12.3%
3 years +100.0%+178.4%+15.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+40.7%+5.0% +23.3%
5 years +50.0%+173.8%-47.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.5%+22.3%-12.0% +10.9%
10 years +25.5%+231.2%-44.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+12.7%-5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVTRWELLDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%23.5%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%25.4%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.090.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.02-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-41.6%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-10.2%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $100.52$252.22$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $69.78$176.96$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.

MultipleVTRWELLDOC
P/E now vs peer median 155.5xmedian 26.3x 98.4xmedian 26.3x 54.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.0x 12.0xmedian 4.0x 4.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 354.6xmedian 14.4x 13.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 23.3x -9.3xmedian 23.3x -20.2xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 1.91 1.49median 1.91 -1.89median 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 monthsVTRWELLDOC
Revenue $6.78B $13.79B $2.95B
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income – -$2.20B –
Net income $271.54M $1.75B $289.42M
Free cash flow – -$17.96B -$650.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $2.21 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $202.01M $2.27B $1.63B
Total debt – $15.73B $6.79B
Shares (diluted) 497.72M 754.90M 689.89M
Enterprise value $38.74B $147.53B $9.53B

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
MetricVTRWELLDOC
P/E 155.5x 98.4x 54.1x
P/FCF -16.6x -9.3x -20.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 49.9x 10.7x
P/S 6.3x 12.0x 4.4x
P/B 2.7x 3.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 354.6x 13.4x
EV/EBIT – -81.6x 82.3x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 13.0x 6.2x
EV/FCF – -10.0x -28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 53.9x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 1.49 -1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRWELLDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.1% 39.2% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 29.1% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -344.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -65.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 80.6% 50.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 190.9% 86.0% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.5% 57.6% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 254.0% 66.2% -28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.5% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -282.6% -263.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -162.3% -85.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRWELLDOC
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin – 3.7% 46.3%
Operating margin – -16.0% –
Pretax margin – -16.0% 15.1%
Net margin – 12.1% 8.2%
FCF margin – -130.2% -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.1% 41.7%
Return on equity 1.8% 3.6% 3.0%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.4% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – -3.4% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRWELLDOC
Debt / assets – 21.3% 31.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – -0.9x -10.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.6% 32.7% 56.3%
Equity / assets 51.6% 67.3% 43.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRWELLDOC
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.4% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – -5.8% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -4.4% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusVTRWELLDOC
Forward P/E 146.1xFY2026 75.0xFY2026 39.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.2% +14.2% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +16.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRWELLDOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.3% 95.7%
Institutions holding 949 1,585 759
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +5.6% -2.9%
Institutions buying 524 879 341
Institutions selling 286 474 312
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.85 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.

VTRWELLDOC
VTR 1.00 0.81 0.34
WELL 0.81 1.00 0.36
DOC 0.34 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTR, WELL and DOC?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ventas (VTR) $38.74B, Welltower (WELL) $161.51B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $12.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTR, WELL and DOC?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ventas (VTR) 147.8x, Welltower (WELL) 96.9x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is cheapest (Ventas (VTR) 146.1x, Welltower (WELL) 75.0x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.6x). 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: Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Ventas (VTR) +16.4%, Welltower (WELL) +24.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -0.2%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Ventas (VTR) +8.5%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +22.3%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Ventas (VTR) 23.5%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTR, WELL 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, Welltower (WELL) leads on 6. 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.