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Welltower Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 43% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (152/wk), no spike
$WELL·$176B·REIT - Healthcare Facilities·Real Estate
$243.57-1.9%
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WEWELL
$WELLWelltower Inc.
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WELL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-28

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Welltower beat Q2 revenue and FFO — the healthcare-REIT-plus-senior-housing-recovery is doing its job at 95th-percentile-of-range.

Welltower Inc. is the largest healthcare REIT with heavy senior housing exposure (independent living, assisted living, memory care) plus medical office and outpatient care facilities. Sitting at 95th percentile of the 52-week range after Q2 beat on both FFO and revenue estimates.

This is a mature healthcare-REIT compounder with a genuine acceleration:

  • The Q2 beat validates the multi-year setup: revenue and FFO both beating estimates confirms the senior-housing occupancy recovery and rental-rate momentum that has been the durable bull case — plus a business update backing continued momentum extends the setup.
  • The financials support the run: quarterly EPS climbed from $0.14 to $1.04 (with Q4 seasonal spike), revenue from $2.63B to $3.59B, consensus FY26 EPS of $2.90 growing to consensus FY27 forecasts of expanding earnings — that's real revenue and profitability growth on the healthcare-REIT model.
  • The tape confirms institutional accumulation: 95th percentile of the 52-week range, 12% above the 50-day and 23% above the 200-day MA — this is what a real-business + accelerating healthcare REIT looks like when demographics-driven demand meets operational recovery.

The Oct 26 print is the next trigger. Continued senior-housing occupancy growth plus stable medical-office segment extends the ATH setup; anything soft on same-store NOI growth or Q4 seasonality commentary and the 95th-percentile setup gives back. Real business with real demographic tailwinds — the aging-America thesis is finally translating to numbers.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X read (news coverage of the beat) validates that Welltower's Q2 print with revenue and FFO both exceeding estimates plus the strong business update is a genuine acceleration signal — the senior-housing recovery is real. Agree without qualification; this is a clean setup.

What to watch: Oct 26 Q3 earnings — same-store senior-housing NOI growth (the primary metric), occupancy trajectory, medical office segment, and any updated FY guide. A NOI beat plus occupancy growth extends the setup; a Q4 seasonality softness triggers profit-taking.

On the calendar: 2026-10-26 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), an S&P 500 company based in Toledo, Ohio, is a leader in reshaping healthcare infrastructure. This Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) strategically collaborates with premier operators in seniors housing, post-acute care, and health systems. Their core mission is to finance the vital property assets required to expand innovative care delivery models, thereby enhancing overall public wellness and healthcare experiences. Welltower's portfolio encompasses a variety of properties, including seniors housing, post-acute communities, and outpatient medical facilities, all situated primarily within key, rapidly growing markets across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where REIT - Healthcare Facilities sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WELL.

REIT - Healthcare Facilities · Real Estate

No material change from last week — the Silver Tsunami accelerating in 2026 as the oldest boomers reach 80 creates a durable multi-year demand runway for senior housing and memory care capacity.

Top industry ETF

$XLREReal Estate Select Sector SPDR
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
112.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
5.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
13.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
3.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
17.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.61$0.64-5.1%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$1.02$0.68+50.2%
Q4 2025Feb 10, 2026$1.13$0.59+91.5%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$1.34$1.30+3.1%
Next earningsMon, Oct 26·consensus EPS $0.66

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$3.6B+42.7%-34.8%18.3%$0.63$0
Q1 FY26$3.3B+38.4%37.8%16.9%$1.04$281.7M
Q4 FY25$3.1B+41.2%38.3%-30.1%$0.14$646.9M
Q3 FY25$2.6B+30.7%40.0%18.1%$0.41$852.2M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.0B$13.8B – $14.3B$2.90$2.88 – $2.916
FY27$15.8B$15.2B – $16.4B$3.25$3.16 – $3.335
FY28$18.0B$15.3B – $20.2B$4.05$3.53 – $4.444
FY29$16.7B$15.5B – $18.1B$5.20$4.72 – $5.763

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.95%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+11.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+22.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 704.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.765-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Welltower (WELL) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimateszacks.com·1d agoWelltower (WELL) Surpasses Q2 FFO and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·1d agoWelltower Issues Business Updateprnewswire.com·1d agoWelltower Reports Second Quarter 2026 Resultsprnewswire.com·1d agoWelltower Needs A Miracle To Justify This Priceseekingalpha.com·2d ago

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