Diversified Healthcare Trust's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Diversified Healthcare Trust vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,517M vs 285,892M combined for its competitors (0.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-3.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-5.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Diversified Healthcare Trust generated -5.3% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 11.9% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -11.8% net margin compares with 1.7% for the peer group.
- Scale: Diversified Healthcare Trust ranks #86 of 187 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Diversified Healthcare Trust accounted for 0.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.6% a year earlier.
- Structure: Diversified Healthcare Trust operates in the following segments: Senior Housing Operating Portfolio, Medical Office and Life Science Portfolio, Corporate and Unallocated.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
DHC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Diversified Healthcare Trust reported revenue contraction of 5.27 % year on year in Q1 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 11.93 %.
With a net margin of -11.81 %, Diversified Healthcare Trust reported lower profitability than its competitors (1.65 %).
Diversified Healthcare Trust generated 0.54 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.64 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Diversified Healthcare Trust vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Diversified Healthcare Trust reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Diversified Healthcare Trust and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -1.2% year over year, combined, vs -5.3% for Diversified Healthcare Trust. Diversified Healthcare Trust's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.51% to 0.49%, a loss of 0.02 percentage points.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (7) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
DHC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
DHC Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
DHC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinal Health Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Welltower Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Ventas inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Brookdale Senior Living Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Diversified Healthcare Trust's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Diversified Healthcare Trust
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Diversified Healthcare Trust |
1,769.06 | 1,517.46 |
 Welltower Inc |
186,725.26 | 13,793.30 |
 Cardinal Health Inc |
64,645.85 | 258,089.00 |
 Ventas inc |
46,922.28 | 6,784.37 |
 Sabra Health Care Reit Inc |
5,448.50 | 919.09 |
 Brookdale Senior Living Inc |
2,248.68 | 3,050.70 |
| SUBTOTAL | 308,588.59 | 287,409.06 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Diversified Healthcare Trust's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Diversified Healthcare Trust reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Integrated Sciences Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Quidelortho Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Welltower Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Ventas inc | Company report | 85% |
| New Senior Investment Group Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Silver Star Properties Reit Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | Company report | 85% |
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Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Senior Housing Operating Portfolio 86.56 % |
| Welltower Inc | Senior Housing - Operating 84.10 % |
| Cardinal Health Inc | Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions 92.08 % |
| Ventas inc | Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (shop) 79.20 % |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | Assisted Living and Memory Care 72.23 % |
| Quidelortho Corp | North America 53.43 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Diversified Healthcare Trust's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | 1,769 | - | - |
| Welltower Inc | 186,725 | 19,372,612 | 2,454,900 |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 64,646 | 4,038,951 | 29,092 |
| Ventas inc | 46,922 | 12,517,280 | 500,998 |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | 5,448 | 15,846,310 | 1,229,638 |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | 2,249 | 92,445 | -4,193 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 306,820 | 2,635,723 | 25,016 |
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Diversified Healthcare Trust's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | United States 60.91 % |
| Cardinal Health Inc | United States 99.35 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 180 companies in Diversified Healthcare Trust's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Diversified Healthcare Trust ranks #86 of 180 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.12 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 418, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 182,201 | 11.99 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 124,149 | 8.17 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 105,714 | 6.95 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 88,705 | 5.84 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Crown Castle Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 86 | Diversified Healthcare Trust | 1,773 | 0.12 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-11.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Smartstop Self Storage Reit Inc | 2,121 | 15.45 % |
| 82 | Rlj Lodging Trust | 2,004 | 81.92 % |
| 83 | Netstreit Corp | 1,935 | 3.60 % |
| 84 | Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 1,850 | -39.55 % |
| 85 | Twenty One Capital Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 86 | Diversified Healthcare Trust | 1,773 | 63.67 % |
| 87 | Douglas Emmett Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 88 | American Assets Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 89 | Cbl and Associates Properties Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 90 | Global Net Lease Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 91 | Empire State Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-11. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (283 companies). See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 0.00 % | 41.72 % (avg) | -41.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | 78.84 % | industry median | +53.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -3.03 % | 38.26 % (avg) | -41.3 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 9.38 % | 28.38 % (avg) | -19.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (283 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 30.0x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 17.5x | - |
| P/B | 0.9x | 1.9x | -1.0x |
| Return on Equity | -18.75 % | industry aggregate | -25.58 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 19.24 % | 2.09 % (avg) | 17.15 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 4.21 % | 500.00 % | 56.75 % | -15.25 % | -7.20 % | 9.87 % | 6.04 % | 2.84 % |
| Operating Margin | 29.94 % | 56.45 % | 74.97 % | 76.68 % | 79.10 % | 77.23 % | 79.00 % | 78.85 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.44 % | 685.96 % | 17.23 % | 10.94 % | 11.33 % | 13.57 % | 16.48 % | 18.71 % |
| P/E | 11.2x | - | - | 4.2x | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Strategic Group Map
Diversified Healthcare Trust is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 0.4% and operating margin of 78.8% compares with an average of 0.1% growth and 76.8% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Diversified Healthcare Trust sits above that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Diversified Healthcare Trust falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 2.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 418 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 9.38 % vs industry average 28.38 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Diversified Healthcare Trust's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Diversified Healthcare Trust falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 53.3 points above the industry median.
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 25.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-3.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-5.3% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | 6.16 | 6.74 | 0.25 |
| Welltower Inc | 1.37 | 3.09 | 0.36 |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 0.10 | 0.89 | - |
| Ventas inc | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.90 |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | 0.94 | 1.14 | 0.68 |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | 0.58 | 0.99 | - |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Q1 2026 | -5.3 % | - |
| Welltower Inc | Q3 2026 | +38.4 % | +47.0 % |
| Cardinal Health Inc | Q3 2026 | +12.2 % | +128.0 % |
| Ventas inc | Q3 2026 | +23.0 % | -2.1 % |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | Q3 2026 | +31.3 % | +27.0 % |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | Q2 2026 | -11.6 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +13.1 % | +214.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Q1 2026 | - | -11.3 % |
| Welltower Inc | Q3 2026 | +42.3 % | +144.7 % |
| Cardinal Health Inc | Q3 2026 | +12.0 % | +45.4 % |
| Ventas inc | Q3 2026 | +27.2 % | +11.1 % |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | Q3 2026 | - | -4.5 % |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | Q2 2026 | +92.0 % | +32.0 % |
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Diversified Healthcare Trust's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | - | - | - |
| Welltower Inc | 2.51% | 2.52% | 3.78% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 3.21% | 14.68% | - |
| Ventas inc | 0.94% | 0.99% | 1.93% |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | 1.30% | 1.32% | 2.55% |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Diversified Healthcare Trust's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | - | 1.17 |
| Welltower Inc | 107.08 | 13.54 |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 35.03 | 0.25 |
| Ventas inc | 170.60 | 6.92 |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | 74.89 | 5.93 |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc | - | 0.74 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 128.94 | 1.07 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.