WELL vs AHR vs VTR Stock Comparison

Welltower, American Healthcare REIT and Ventas Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$237.40 +3.3% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$170.43B
P/E
109.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 8, American Healthcare REIT 2, Ventas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWELLAHRVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.43B $10.31B $42.79B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 109.9x 85.2x 162.8x AHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.3x 86.9x 152.3x WELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +16.4% +21.5% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 4.8% 4.1% WELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.6% -35.5% 3.2% VTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.8x 5.3x WELL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% VTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% +21.8% +24.1% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr — +9.5%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 26.1% 23.0% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 44/100 42/100 AHR

Percentile Scorecard

WELLAHRVTR

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

AxisWELLAHRVTR
Valuation 0 #145 of 145 4 #139 of 145 2 #142 of 145
Growth 78 #33 of 144 87 #20 of 144 84 #24 of 144
Profitability 18 #115 of 140 32 #96 of 140 52 #68 of 140
Financial Health 97 #6 of 146 75 #37 of 146 57 #63 of 146
Shareholder Returns 0 #132 of 132 23 #102 of 132 15 #113 of 132
Overall 38 44 42
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWELLAHRVTRSPY
1 month +3.3%+2.5%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months -5.9%-7.8%-13.7% +2.9%
6 months +13.7%+5.8%+3.8% +6.4%
Year to date +27.9%+12.6%+12.2% +11.4%
1 year +34.8%+21.8%+24.1% +13.1%
3 years +181.6%—+104.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +41.3%—+27.0% +21.5%
5 years +192.9%—+57.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.0%—+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +236.7%—+27.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.9%—+2.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWELLAHRVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%26.1%23.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%26.7%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.01-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.530.841.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-14.5%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-8.2%-13.7% -2.5%
52-week high $252.22$57.74$100.52 $779.14
52-week low $176.06$43.50$69.78 $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.

MultipleWELLAHRVTR
P/E now vs peer median 108.7xmedian 27.0x 84.4xmedian 27.0x 161.6xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 4.1x 4.1xmedian 4.1x 6.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.3xmedian 14.5x -7.5xmedian 14.5x 24.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 23.7x -16.8xmedian 23.7x -16.5xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 2.07 2.47median 2.07 4.01median 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 monthsWELLAHRVTR
Revenue $12.76B $2.50B $6.44B
Gross profit $5.05B $530.21M –
Operating income -$8.03B -$1.81B –
Net income $1.62B $122.57M $272.97M
Free cash flow -$15.64B -$613.49M -$2.69B
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $0.63 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $1.97B $191.62M $198.96M
Total debt $65.46B $5.97B $12.69B
Shares (diluted) 737.96M 193.35M 497.72M
Enterprise value $151.92B $9.63B $41.47B

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
MetricWELLAHRVTR
P/E 108.7x 84.4x 161.6x
P/FCF -10.9x -16.8x -16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 53.7x 28.5x 24.7x
P/S 13.4x 4.1x 6.9x
P/B 3.6x 2.8x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.9x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA -33.3x -7.5x 24.0x
EV/EBIT -22.8x -6.4x 67.9x
EV/Revenue 14.4x 4.6x 8.8x
EV/FCF -11.7x -18.8x -21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 57.6x 31.9x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 2.47 4.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWELLAHRVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 16.4% 21.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 15.4% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.2% 19.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 41.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.9% -17.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 41.4% 479.7% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 129.2% 47.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 407.6% 26.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 107.4% 34.2% 40.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 42.1% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 38.8% 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.4% -1,653% -66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -138.2% -157.7% -91.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWELLAHRVTR
Gross margin 39.5% 21.2% –
EBITDA margin -43.2% -61.2% 36.9%
Operating margin -62.9% -72.4% –
Pretax margin -17.6% 3.9% 3.3%
Net margin 12.1% 4.8% 4.1%
FCF margin -122.6% -24.5% -41.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 14.5% 28.0%
Return on equity 3.5% 3.4% 2.0%
Return on assets 2.4% 2.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -12.6% -35.5% 3.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.0x 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWELLAHRVTR
Debt / assets 20.5% 25.0% 42.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.8x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -0.9x -2.3x -4.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 34.4% 50.4%
Equity / assets 67.9% 65.6% 49.6%
Interest coverage – -23.3x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWELLAHRVTR
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -5.5% -13.0% -8.8%
Shareholder yield -4.2% -11.1% -6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 145.7% 339.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -29.1% -34.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.4% 17.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% 8.7%

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.

ConsensusWELLAHRVTR
Forward P/E 78.3xFY2026 86.9xFY2026 152.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 $0.61FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +118.0%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +31.1% +77.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.51BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $7.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +27.1% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWELLAHRVTR
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,584 570 949
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +19.9% +5.1%
Institutions buying 879 335 524
Institutions selling 473 163 286
Buyers to sellers 1.86 2.06 1.83

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.

WELLAHRVTR
WELL 1.00 0.74 0.80
AHR 0.74 1.00 0.68
VTR 0.80 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WELL, AHR and VTR?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Welltower (WELL) $170.43B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.31B, Ventas (VTR) $42.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, WELL, AHR and VTR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Welltower (WELL) 109.9x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 85.2x, Ventas (VTR) 162.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Welltower (WELL) is cheapest (Welltower (WELL) 78.3x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 86.9x, Ventas (VTR) 152.3x). 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: Welltower (WELL) +37.6%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, Ventas (VTR) +21.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Welltower (WELL) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Ventas (VTR) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Ventas (VTR) leads (Welltower (WELL) -12.6%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%, Ventas (VTR) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Welltower (WELL) +34.8%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +21.8%, Ventas (VTR) +24.1%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Welltower (WELL) 22.8%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.1%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.