Stock · WELL · Real Estate
United States · Large Cap · listed since 2001 · Revenue 12 mo. $13.7B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Welltower Inc., an S&P 500 company, is positioned at the center of the silver economy, focusing on rental housing for aging seniors across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Welltower Inc., an S&P 500 company, is positioned at the center of the silver economy, focusing on rental housing for aging seniors across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Their portfolio of 2,500+ seniors and wellness housing communities are positioned at the intersection of housing and hospitality, creating vibrant communities for mature renters and older adults. They believe our real estate portfolio is unmatched, located in highly attractive micro markets with stunning built environments. Yet, Welltower is an unusual real estate organization as they view themselves as an operating company in a real estate wrapper, driven by highly aligned partnerships and an unconventional culture. Through their disciplined approach to capital allocation powered by their Data Science platform and superior operating results driven by the Welltower Business System - their end-to-end operating platform - they aspire to deliver long-term compounding of per share growth for their existing investors, North Star. Welltower Inc. was incorporated in 1970 in Delaware and is based in Toledo, Ohio.
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Summary
44.3 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
If free cash flow stays at €2.6B (2025), it supports €28.4B. The remaining €129.9B of the market value assume it grows 24.0% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
24.0%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 53.0×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 19 quarters: 29.0× to 40.1×, median 33.4×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q2 → Q3 2026
2 more unchanged: EBIT margin, Return on equity
Derivation
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.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 2.22% | 7.47% | Rank 16 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 3.48% | 30.55% | Rank 5 |
| EBIT margin | 3.33% | 45.85% | Rank 2 |
| FCF margin | 26.70% | 37.62% | Rank 40 |
| Gross margin | 39.18% | 55.39% | Rank 34 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 35.82% | 6.62% | Rank 96 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 65.60% | 3.56% | Rank 94 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | −10.08% | 4.17% | Rank 18 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 0.32% | 2.49% | Rank 25 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 0.56% | 5.58% | Rank 9 |
| FCF yield | 1.61% | 4.79% | Rank 24 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 18.07 | 12.03 | Rank 10 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 542.78 | 23.23 | Rank 1 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 20.88% | −13.68% | Rank 97 |
| Share price, 6 months | 14.64% | −6.91% | Rank 94 |
| Share price, 3 months | 8.55% | 0.34% | Rank 83 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −2.80% | −18.73% | Rank 94 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 14.48% | 3.12% | Rank 4 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 11.63% | 0.26% | Rank 6 |
| Dividend streak in years | 4 | 4 | Rank 63 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −6.44% | −0.47% | Rank 1 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 62.60% | 46.36% | Rank 86 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 7.08 | 6.62 | Rank 42 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.51 | 0.92 | Rank 81 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 23.28% | 25.05% | Rank 61 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF, $B | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.3 | 30.8% | 1.6 | 360M | 11.9 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 25.8% | 1.4 | 369M | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 24.9% | 1.6 | 375M | 13.1 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 24.3% | 1.5 | 404M | 15.1 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 15.9% | 1.3 | 417M | 12.7 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 16.2% | 1.3 | 427M | 14.4 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 12.9% | 1.3 | 465M | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 14.5% | 1.6 | 519M | 14.1 |
| 2024 | 7.9 | 14.6% | 2.2 | 609M | 13.3 |
| 2025 | 10.7 | 3.3% | 2.8 | 680M | 16.3 |
3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Welltower Inc mainly meets criteria in the Growth category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
This is how the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set, calculates the points for Welltower Inc. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
3 of 7 rules met
4 of 11 points
The rule “Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks” applies. The stock is therefore not rated regardless of the points scored.
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Selected fundamental metrics for Welltower Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 177.7 | 16.4 |
| P/B ratio | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.2% | 7.5% |
| Equity ratio | 62.6% | 46.4% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.51 | 0.92 |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 4.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| WELL | Welltower Incthis page | |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | Low1.8 |
| OHI | Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | locked |
| DOC | Healthpeak Properties Inc | Low5.5 |
| AHR | American Healthcare REIT, Inc. | locked |
| PLD | Prologis Inc | locked |
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