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Ventas Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1998 · Revenue 12 mo. $6.4B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
1.8
of 10 2 of 11 points Not rated To the score
Price
$88.75
1 Y +8.8%
Market cap
$45.9B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +12.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 14.2%Payout 62.8% of operating cash flow

Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population.

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Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With approximately 1,450 properties in North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas occupies an essential role in the longevity economy. The Company's growth is fueled by its more than 900 senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas aims to deliver outsized performance by leveraging its operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas OITM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. Ventas, Inc. is based in Illinois, Chicago. Ventas, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 in Maryland.

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Summary

Ventas Inc is around the middle of the Real Estate sector overall

41.0 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 15.9% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.2B (2025), it supports €13.1B. The remaining €28.1B of the market value assume it grows 15.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

15.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€41.2B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€13.1B without growth
€28.1B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 14.9%
  • 10 yrs achieved −1.8%
  • priced in 15.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 23.8×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 16.7× to 21.8×, median 19.0×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 15.9%, achieved at most 14.9%
  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −1.8 pp over the last four reports
  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 5 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$6.1B → $6.4B+5.0%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$477.4M → $1.6B+236.2%better
  • Gross margin−4.3% → −2.6%+1.7 ppbetter
  • FCF margin7.8% → 24.9%+17.1 ppbetter
  • Shares outstanding487M → 492M+1.1%worse

3 more unchanged: EBIT margin, Net debt, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability14.0below the middleEarns less than the sector: Gross margin −5.90%, sector 55.39%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity2.01%7.47%Rank 15
Return on capital (Greenblatt)3.43%30.55%Rank 4
EBIT margin14.17%45.85%Rank 14
FCF margin22.57%37.62%Rank 36
Gross margin−5.90%55.39%Rank 1
Growth51.5around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year18.47%6.62%Rank 80
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–3.56%
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−14.17%4.17%Rank 14
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)6.24%2.49%Rank 61
Valuation27.3below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/EBIT 70.60, sector 23.23.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield0.61%5.58%Rank 10
FCF yield2.87%4.79%Rank 29
EV/saleslower is better10.0112.03Rank 67
EV/EBITlower is better70.6023.23Rank 4
Momentum71.6above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 8.81%, sector −13.68%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year8.81%−13.68%Rank 87
Share price, 6 months2.19%−6.91%Rank 80
Share price, 3 months0.19%0.34%Rank 47
Distance from 52-week high−11.72%−18.73%Rank 73
Quality29.4below the middleQuality below the sector: Change in share count 11.11%, sector 0.26%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better4.84%3.12%Rank 33
Change in share countlower is better11.11%0.26%Rank 7
Dividend streak in years44Rank 63
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−2.96%−0.47%Rank 15
Balance sheet & risk52.4around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio45.40%46.36%Rank 47
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better5.576.62Rank 61
Debt to equitylower is better1.060.92Rank 40
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better22.76%25.05%Rank 62

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $3.4B (2016) to $5.8B (2025), 6.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20163.416.2%$1.3B348M10.8
20173.617.4%$1.3B359M11.2
20183.723.0%$1.3B359M10.7
20193.922.2%$877.1M370M12.3
20203.815.6%$921.5M377M11.7
20213.811.0%$593.1M386M12.1
20224.111.7%$666.1M373M12.4
20234.59.2%$935.1M406M13.2
20244.913.8%$1.1B416M12.8
20255.814.2%$1.3B463M12.5
1.8 / 10Not ratedStockScorer score2 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Ventas Inc mainly meets criteria in the Growth category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 0%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Ventas Inc's score is built

This is how the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set, calculates the points for Ventas Inc. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

2 of 11 points

The rule “Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks” applies. The stock is therefore not rated regardless of the points scored.

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksapplies

Detail data

How does Ventas Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • StockScorer Score
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Ventas Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Ventas Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio163.316.4
P/B ratio3.31.0
Return on equity (ROE)2.0%7.5%
Equity ratio45.4%46.4%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.060.92
Dividend yield2.3%4.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Ventas Inc stock

How does Ventas Inc stock (VTR) score in the StockScorer model?
Ventas Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 1.8 out of 10, but is not rated (exclusion rule: Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks).
What is Ventas Inc's P/E ratio?
Ventas Inc's P/E ratio is 163.3. The Real Estate sector median is 16.4.
What sector is Ventas Inc in?
Ventas Inc is assigned to the Real Estate sector. Its rank within the sector is 41.0 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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