Welltower (WELL) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)
Welltower's Operating Margin was 9.04% in Q2 2026, down 2.66 percentage points from 11.70% a year earlier and down 1.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Welltower (WELL) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Welltower's Operating Margin was -17.59% through Jun 30, 2026, down 27.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -64.29%, down 70.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -74.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 6.56% in FY2024 (-7.87 pp), 14.43% in FY2023 (+2.44 pp), 11.99% in FY2022 (-1.94 pp) and 13.93% in FY2021 (+3.45 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -100.72% (Q4 2025) and 18.29% (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -15.73 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 13.04 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 105.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WELL's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.30% (Q1 2026), -100.72% (Q4 2025) and 10.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 176.94 Bn | 162.96 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 9.10% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.03 Bn | 115.99 Bn | - | 43.76% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 74.72 Bn | 70.78 Bn | - | 46.02% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 61.00 Bn | 59.72 Bn | - | 23.20% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.78 Bn | 54.05 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ventas | 45.39 Bn | 44.06 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.09 Bn | 32.00 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 44.04% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.35 Bn | 25.70 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 52.20% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.46 Bn | 24.24 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.61 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 31.82% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -100.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.56% |
Welltower Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "WELL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=WELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();