Welltower Inc. (WELL) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 84 Real Estate companies.
Welltower Inc. (WELL) scores 5.7 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on growth, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, Welltower Inc. earns 5.7 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 84 Real Estate companies with a published score, that ranks at the 69th percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. A typical company in the group scores 5.2, and the best quarter starts from 5.9. Welltower Inc. is above that typical reading.
On profitability, Welltower Inc. scores 3.9, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.8 across 80 Real Estate companies, which places it below them, at the 39th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
There is no solvency score for Welltower Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 34 Real Estate companies the median for this pillar is 3.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Growth scores 7.7 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 74 Real Estate companies is 5.2, so Welltower Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 81st percentile. A high growth score rewards a business that is getting bigger in a way that reaches the bottom line, not just the top one.
On efficiency, Welltower Inc. scores 7.1, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.4 across 80 Real Estate companies, which places it above them, at the 68th percentile. High efficiency means assets and earnings are being turned into cash and output better than at most peers, a sign of a well run operation.
On predictability, Welltower Inc. scores 5.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 83 Real Estate companies, which places it in line with them, at the 52nd percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
This is a lopsided profile. Growth scores 7.7 but profitability only 3.9, a gap of 3.8 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A growth lead says the business is expanding faster than it is doing anything else well, which is worth checking against predictability. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.
Closing the gap on profitability would do the most for the overall. At the median of Real Estate companies, 4.8, Welltower Inc. would score about 6.0 instead of 5.7. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Real Estate companies closest to Welltower Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Welltower Inc. scores 5.7 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Welltower Inc. ranks at the 69th percentile of the 84 Real Estate companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.2 and the top quarter starts at 5.9, against Welltower Inc.’s 5.7.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for WELL are in the app.
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