WELL vs AMT vs NHI Stock Comparison

Welltower, American Tower and National Health Investors 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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 6, National Health Investors 4, American Tower 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWELLAMTNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.43B $87.68B $3.26B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 109.9x 25.8x 19.6x NHI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.3x 28.0x 18.5x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +6.6% +23.9% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 31.1% 38.5% NHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.6% 9.2% — AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 5.1x 4.2x WELL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% -0.7% -11.0% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr -7.9%/yr +3.6%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 28.5% 24.0% WELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 56/100 57/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

WELLAMTNHI

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

AxisWELLAMTNHI
Valuation 0 #145 of 145 30 #8 of 11 40 #87 of 145
Growth 78 #33 of 144 89 #2 of 10 63 #54 of 144
Profitability 18 #115 of 140 67 #4 of 10 83 #25 of 140
Financial Health 97 #6 of 146 40 #7 of 11 73 #40 of 146
Shareholder Returns 0 #132 of 132 – 24 #101 of 132
Overall 38 56 57
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure 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

PeriodWELLAMTNHISPY
1 month +3.3%+10.6%-0.3% -1.0%
3 months -5.9%+13.4%-16.7% +2.9%
6 months +13.7%+6.0%-12.9% +6.4%
Year to date +27.9%+7.6%-12.2% +11.4%
1 year +34.8%-0.7%-11.0% +13.1%
3 years +181.6%+15.8%+32.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +41.3%+5.0%+9.8% +21.5%
5 years +192.9%-33.6%+19.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.0%-7.9%+3.6% +10.9%
10 years +236.7%+63.3%-14.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.9%+5.0%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWELLAMTNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%28.5%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%28.7%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.06-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.53-0.02-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-46.1%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-2.7%-26.3% -2.5%
52-week high $252.22$194.12$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $176.06$161.11$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.

MultipleWELLAMTNHI
P/E now vs peer median 108.7xmedian 27.0x 25.9xmedian 24.1x 19.5xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 6.3x 7.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.3xmedian 14.5x 17.7xmedian 16.7x 15.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 23.7x 22.2xmedian 18.0x -26.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.3x 8.6xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 2.07 0.50median 0.71 1.87median 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 monthsWELLAMTNHI
Revenue $12.76B $10.94B $432.12M
Gross profit $5.05B $10.78B –
Operating income -$8.03B $4.90B –
Net income $1.62B $3.52B $166.80M
Free cash flow -$15.64B $3.96B -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $7.29 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $1.97B $1.76B $30.39M
Total debt $65.46B $37.19B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 737.96M 466.27M 48.50M
Enterprise value $151.92B $80.88B $3.11B

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
MetricWELLAMTNHI
P/E 108.7x 25.9x 19.5x
P/FCF -10.9x 22.2x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 53.7x 15.2x 13.0x
P/S 13.4x 8.0x 7.5x
P/B 3.6x 8.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -23.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -33.3x 17.7x 15.3x
EV/EBIT -22.8x 25.2x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 14.4x 11.3x 10.4x
EV/FCF -11.7x 31.2x -36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 57.6x 21.4x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 0.50 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWELLAMTNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 6.6% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 5.4% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.2% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.9% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 20.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 41.4% 164.5% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 129.2% 58.7% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 164.5% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 107.4% 52.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 10.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 9.5% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.4% 5.8% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -138.2% 18.2% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWELLAMTNHI
Gross margin 39.5% 98.5% –
EBITDA margin -43.2% 63.7% 67.8%
Operating margin -62.9% 44.8% –
Pretax margin -17.6% 36.0% 33.7%
Net margin 12.1% 31.1% 38.5%
FCF margin -122.6% 36.2% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 52.8% 57.5%
Return on equity 3.5% 34.5% 10.7%
Return on assets 2.4% 5.6% 5.7%
Return on invested capital -12.6% 9.2% –
Return on capital employed – 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWELLAMTNHI
Debt / assets 20.5% 58.8% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 5.1x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -0.9x 9.4x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 83.8% 46.7%
Equity / assets 67.9% 16.2% 53.3%
Interest coverage – 3.5x 3.5x
Current ratio – 0.4x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWELLAMTNHI
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.7% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -5.5% 0.2% -3.2%
Shareholder yield -4.2% 3.9% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusWELLAMTNHI
Forward P/E 78.3xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +118.0%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% -0.3% -16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.51BFY2026 $11.51BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +4.0% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWELLAMTNHI
Held by institutions 98.3% 94.4% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,584 1,743 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +2.5% +11.1%
Institutions buying 879 860 157
Institutions selling 473 657 90
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.31 1.74

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.

WELLAMTNHI
WELL 1.00 0.22 0.66
AMT 0.22 1.00 0.17
NHI 0.66 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WELL, AMT and NHI?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Welltower (WELL) $170.43B, American Tower (AMT) $87.68B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, WELL, AMT and NHI?

National Health Investors (NHI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Welltower (WELL) 109.9x, American Tower (AMT) 25.8x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Welltower (WELL) 78.3x, American Tower (AMT) 28.0x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.5x). 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 Tower (AMT) +6.6%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (Welltower (WELL) -12.6%, American Tower (AMT) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Welltower (WELL) +34.8%, American Tower (AMT) -0.7%, National Health Investors (NHI) -11.0%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Welltower (WELL) +24.0%/yr, American Tower (AMT) -7.9%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Welltower (WELL) has been the steadiest (Welltower (WELL) 22.8%, American Tower (AMT) 28.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WELL, AMT 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, 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.