WELL vs SPG vs DOC Stock Comparison

Welltower, Simon Property and Healthpeak Properties Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$241.12 +5.9% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$179.50B
P/E
107.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 5, Welltower 4, Healthpeak Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWELLSPGDOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $179.50B $74.01B $13.86B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 107.7x 16.0x 36.7x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.8x 32.3x 40.8x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.2% +15.0% +9.4% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 66.5% 12.3% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% 9.6% 2.9% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 5.5x 3.3x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +25.7% +10.6% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr +6.0%/yr -10.6%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 19.2% 28.6% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 58/100 68/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

WELLSPGDOC

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

AxisWELLSPGDOC
Valuation 1 #145 of 146 26 #109 of 146 47 #78 of 146
Growth 81 #29 of 145 84 #24 of 145 69 #46 of 145
Profitability 19 #114 of 141 100 #1 of 141 54 #66 of 141
Financial Health 84 #24 of 146 28 #105 of 146 86 #22 of 146
Shareholder Returns 2 #133 of 136 51 #67 of 136 87 #18 of 136
Overall 37 58 68
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG 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

PeriodWELLSPGDOCSPY
1 month +5.9%+10.5%+0.4% -2.0%
3 months +4.0%-1.7%-9.5% -2.2%
6 months +12.5%+9.8%+18.5% +4.2%
Year to date +29.9%+20.0%+21.7% +10.6%
1 year +32.3%+25.7%+10.6% +10.4%
3 years +172.6%+88.4%+13.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +39.7%+23.5%+4.4% +20.2%
5 years +199.6%+34.0%-42.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +24.6%+6.0%-10.6% +10.1%
10 years +265.4%+23.9%-31.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.8%+2.2%-3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWELLSPGDOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%19.2%28.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%18.1%24.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.170.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.371.340.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-48.8%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-6.2%-14.3% -3.2%
52-week high $252.22$236.69$22.83 $779.14
52-week low $181.96$176.67$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.

MultipleWELLSPGDOC
P/E now vs peer median 104.8xmedian 26.1x 15.6xmedian 26.1x 35.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 4.1x 11.0xmedian 4.1x 4.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 375.8xmedian 14.4x 20.5xmedian 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 21.6x 25.1xmedian 21.6x -5.9xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.3x 13.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.95 0.53median 1.95 4.67median 1.95

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 monthsWELLSPGDOC
Revenue $13.79B $6.94B $3.06B
Gross profit $5.41B – –
Operating income -$2.20B $3.29B –
Net income $1.75B $5.39B $443.23M
Free cash flow -$17.96B $3.04B -$2.30B
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $14.25 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $2.27B $1.02B $514.31M
Total debt $15.73B $28.70B $6.14B
Shares (diluted) 754.90M 324.02M 689.51M
Enterprise value $165.52B $70.07B $10.08B

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
MetricWELLSPGDOC
P/E 104.8x 15.6x 35.8x
P/FCF -9.8x 25.1x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 53.1x 18.5x 10.6x
P/S 12.8x 11.0x 4.4x
P/B 3.6x 13.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 13.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 375.8x 20.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -86.5x 31.6x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 13.8x 15.0x 6.2x
EV/FCF -10.6x 34.2x -8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 57.1x 25.2x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 0.53 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWELLSPGDOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.2% 15.0% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 8.5% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -344.7% 7.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.7% 7.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 80.6% 120.7% 2,652%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 29.6% 17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.6% 120.3% 1,076%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 29.4% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% 2.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 2.5% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -282.6% 41.3% -787.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -162.3% 1.7% -326.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWELLSPGDOC
Gross margin 39.2% – –
EBITDA margin 3.7% 73.2% 55.2%
Operating margin -16.0% 47.4% –
Pretax margin -16.0% 32.0% 13.5%
Net margin 12.1% 66.5% 12.3%
FCF margin -130.2% 43.8% -75.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% 59.4% 41.5%
Return on equity 3.6% 92.5% 4.2%
Return on assets 2.4% 13.6% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -3.4% 9.6% 2.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 11.4% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWELLSPGDOC
Debt / assets 21.3% 72.3% 27.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 5.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 5.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF -0.9x 9.4x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 86.0% 51.9%
Equity / assets 67.3% 14.0% 48.1%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 6.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWELLSPGDOC
Dividend yield 1.3% 4.0% 6.2%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 0.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -4.1% 4.4% 6.9%
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.

ConsensusWELLSPGDOC
Forward P/E 79.8xFY2026 32.3xFY2026 40.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.02FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +117.3%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +8.4% -52.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.49BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% -8.0% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWELLSPGDOC
Held by institutions 98.3% 93.5% 95.7%
Institutions holding 1,587 1,361 761
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +3.8% -2.9%
Institutions buying 880 680 342
Institutions selling 475 465 313
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.46 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.

WELLSPGDOC
WELL 1.00 0.45 0.37
SPG 0.45 1.00 0.48
DOC 0.37 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WELL, SPG and DOC?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Welltower (WELL) $179.50B, Simon Property (SPG) $74.01B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, WELL, SPG and DOC?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Welltower (WELL) 107.7x, Simon Property (SPG) 16.0x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 36.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Welltower (WELL) 79.8x, Simon Property (SPG) 32.3x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.8x). 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) +39.2%, Simon Property (SPG) +15.0%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 66.5%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Simon Property (SPG) 9.6%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Welltower (WELL) +32.3%, Simon Property (SPG) +25.7%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +10.6%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Welltower (WELL) +24.6%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +6.0%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WELL, SPG 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, Simon Property (SPG) leads on 5. 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.