Ventas, Inc. · VTR · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Ventas raises guidance as senior housing growth accelerates

Ventas' Q3 results support a constructive operating thesis: senior-housing occupancy, rate growth, acquisitions, and operating leverage are driving momentum. The key test is whether growth and margins hold as occupancy rises and financing and operating costs remain risks.

Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate $42.74B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $0.16
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $1.78B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

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Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management reported 10% year-over-year normalized FFO-per-share growth and record 11% same-store cash NOI growth. Full-year FFO guidance was raised to $3.87-$3.90 per share and net income guidance to $0.64-$0.67 per share. Q3 ended with U.S. SHOP occupancy at 89%, while management cited $5.2 billion of year-to-date senior-housing investments.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year normalized FFO guidance to $3.87-$3.90 per share and net income guidance to $0.64-$0.67 per share. The prior-quarter analysis also described raised guidance, but did not provide a directly comparable prior range for this update.

Key takeaways

  • Senior housing remained the main growth engine, with occupancy and rate gains supporting same-store NOI.
  • Acquisition activity broadened the SHOP footprint, with a focus on luxury and market-leading assets.
  • Management cited a 4.4x net debt/EBITDA ratio and $4.5 billion of liquidity as support for continued growth.
  • The OI data-analytics platform remains part of management's operating and investment approach.

Management priorities

  • Increase SHOP occupancy and rates through organic operations.
  • Pursue additional luxury senior-housing acquisitions and recycle non-core assets.
  • Complete expansion and capital-refresh projects, including Quincy Place.
  • Use the OI platform to improve operations and inform investment decisions.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
VTR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.76 Q4 '23 actual $0.76, match Q1 '24 estimate $0.74 Q1 '24 actual $0.78, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.79 Q2 '24 actual $0.80, match Q3 '24 estimate $0.80 Q3 '24 actual $0.80, match Q2 '25 estimate $0.85 Q2 '25 actual $0.87, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.87 Q3 '25 actual $0.88, match Q4 '25 estimate $0.10 Q4 '25 actual $0.15, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.12 Q1 '26 actual $0.11, miss Q2 '26 estimate $0.14 Q2 '26 actual $0.14, match Q3 '26 estimate $0.16 Q3 '26 actual $0.13, miss Q4 '26 estimate $0.19 Q1 '27 estimate $0.19
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy31 ratings
Bullish1858.1%
Neutral1238.7%
Bearish13.2%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$81.07Current
$51Low
$83.35Average
$110High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 19, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 13, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 21, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainSep 2, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 14, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

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FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoJohn Kilichowski$96$85.86 +18.4%Oct 19, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$91$83.54 +12.2%Oct 13, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$100$87.22 +23.4%Sep 21, 2026
JefferiesJoe Dickstein$102$89.1 +25.8%Sep 15, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$104$91.18 +28.3%Sep 1, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With approximately 1,450 properties in North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas occupies an essential role in the longevity economy. The Company’s growth is fueled by its more than 900 senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas aims to deliver outsized performance by leveraging its operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas OITM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. Ventas, Inc. is based in Illinois, Chicago. Ventas, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 in Maryland.

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