# Ventas Inc. (VTR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $90.27, market value $46.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 164.1×** (5-yr avg 259.2×, 3-yr avg 219.7×). Ventas Inc. trades at 164.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 259.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 114.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.62**. A PEG of 0.62 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 7.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.2×.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 0.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 4.5%**. 4.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.1%**. 2.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 1.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 18.5%** (3-yr 12.2%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue grew 18.5% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 184.2%** (5-yr -14.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 184.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.04**. Debt is 1.04 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.30%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Ventas Inc. yields 2.30%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 329%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (329% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -2.2%/yr** (1-yr 6.7%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover Ventas Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $101.86 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 36.7%** (YTD 18.1%, 3-mo 10.7%). The shares are up 36.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.2%** (35.7% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.21** (volatility 22%). Beta of -0.21 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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