WELL vs SPG vs NHI Stock Comparison

Welltower, Simon Property and National Health Investors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WELL Welltower Inc.
$233.13 +0.1% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$170.14B
P/E
102.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Welltower leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Welltower 4, Simon Property 4, National Health Investors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWELLSPGNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.14B $70.61B $3.24B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 102.1x 15.1x 19.5x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.2x 31.4x 18.4x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.2% +10.9% +23.9% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 70.5% 38.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% 15.6% — SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 5.7x 4.2x NHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.7% +24.2% -9.2% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.7%/yr +8.0%/yr +4.5%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 19.2% 24.1% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 55/100 56/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

WELLSPGNHI

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

AxisWELLSPGNHI
Valuation 0 #145 of 145 22 #114 of 145 40 #87 of 145
Growth 80 #29 of 143 82 #26 of 143 63 #54 of 143
Profitability 21 #108 of 136 100 #1 of 136 82 #26 of 136
Financial Health 83 #24 of 138 26 #102 of 138 71 #41 of 138
Shareholder Returns 2 #129 of 131 46 #71 of 131 26 #97 of 131
Overall 37 55 56
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG 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

PeriodWELLSPGNHISPY
1 month +0.1%+5.6%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -1.0%-6.4%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months +7.3%+5.9%-13.1% +7.1%
Year to date +25.6%+16.5%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +31.7%+24.2%-9.2% +11.9%
3 years +184.8%+104.8%+34.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.8%+27.0%+10.5% +22.8%
5 years +190.0%+47.2%+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.7%+8.0%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years +240.6%+18.0%-10.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.0%+1.7%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWELLSPGNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%19.2%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%18.0%26.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.090.19-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.351.27-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-48.8%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-8.9%-26.5% -1.2%
52-week high $252.22$236.69$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $176.96$173.35$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.

MultipleWELLSPGNHI
P/E now vs peer median 101.3xmedian 25.7x 14.9xmedian 25.7x 19.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 4.1x 11.1xmedian 4.1x 7.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 364.2xmedian 14.3x 20.9xmedian 14.3x 15.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 23.5x 29.5xmedian 23.5x -26.0xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.3x 12.2xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 1.86 0.50median 1.86 1.86median 1.86

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 monthsWELLSPGNHI
Revenue $13.79B $6.65B $432.12M
Gross profit $5.41B – –
Operating income -$2.20B $3.21B –
Net income $1.75B $5.45B $166.80M
Free cash flow -$17.96B $2.51B -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $14.43 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $2.27B $542.96M $30.39M
Total debt $15.73B $28.25B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 754.90M 324.96M 48.50M
Enterprise value $156.17B $66.46B $3.09B

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
MetricWELLSPGNHI
P/E 101.3x 14.9x 19.4x
P/FCF -9.5x 29.5x -26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 51.3x 17.9x 13.0x
P/S 12.4x 11.1x 7.5x
P/B 3.4x 12.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 12.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 364.2x 20.9x 15.3x
EV/EBIT -83.8x 31.7x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 13.4x 15.3x 10.4x
EV/FCF -10.3x 40.6x -36.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.4x 24.6x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 0.50 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWELLSPGNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.2% 10.9% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 7.5% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -344.7% 4.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.7% 6.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 80.6% 130.6% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 30.0% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.6% 129.8% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 29.7% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% 7.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 2.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -282.6% -3.4% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -162.3% -4.8% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWELLSPGNHI
Gross margin 39.2% – –
EBITDA margin 3.7% 73.3% 67.8%
Operating margin -16.0% 48.3% –
Pretax margin -16.0% 32.9% 33.7%
Net margin 12.1% 70.5% 38.5%
FCF margin -130.2% 37.7% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% 62.3% 57.5%
Return on equity 3.6% 87.0% 10.7%
Return on assets 2.4% 13.6% 5.7%
Return on invested capital -3.4% 15.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.4% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWELLSPGNHI
Debt / assets 21.3% 71.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 4.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 5.7x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -0.9x 11.3x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 84.7% 46.7%
Equity / assets 67.3% 15.3% 53.3%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWELLSPGNHI
Dividend yield 1.3% 4.1% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -5.6% 0.2% -3.2%
Shareholder yield -4.3% 4.4% 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.

ConsensusWELLSPGNHI
Forward P/E 77.2xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.02FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +117.3%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +8.4% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.49BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% -8.0% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWELLSPGNHI
Held by institutions 98.3% 93.2% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,586 1,359 304
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +3.8% +11.1%
Institutions buying 879 680 157
Institutions selling 475 463 91
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.47 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.

WELLSPGNHI
WELL 1.00 0.44 0.65
SPG 0.44 1.00 0.38
NHI 0.65 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WELL, SPG and NHI?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Welltower (WELL) $170.14B, Simon Property (SPG) $70.61B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, WELL, SPG and NHI?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Welltower (WELL) 102.1x, Simon Property (SPG) 15.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Welltower (WELL) 77.2x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.4x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.4x). 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) +10.9%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Welltower (WELL) -3.4%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Welltower (WELL) +31.7%, Simon Property (SPG) +24.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) -9.2%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Welltower (WELL) +23.7%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +8.0%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.5%/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%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WELL, SPG 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 4. 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.