# Ventas **Source:** https://geo.sig.ai/brands/ventas **Vertical:** Real Estate & Property Tech **Subcategory:** Healthcare REIT **Tier:** Leader **Website:** ventas.com **Last Updated:** 2026-04-14 ## Summary Ventas Inc. (VTR) reported ~$4.8B revenue in FY2024. Healthcare REIT owning senior housing, medical office buildings, and life science research facilities across the U.S. and Canada. HQ: Chicago. ## Company Overview Ventas, Inc. is one of the largest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the United States, owning a diversified portfolio of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings (OMBs), and life science and innovation centers across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, Ventas owns or has interests in approximately 1,400 properties totaling over 100 million square feet, making it one of the largest owners of medical real estate in the world. Ventas reported approximately $4.8 billion in revenue in FY2024, with Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP) as its largest and fastest-growing segment. SHOP represents approximately 55% of NOI and consists of assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities operated by third-party managers (Sunrise, Ardent). Unlike triple-net lease structures where operators absorb all operating variability, SHOP properties generate revenue directly tied to occupancy and rates — exposing Ventas to operational upside as senior housing demand surges. The life science portfolio, including University-based research buildings and innovation districts at Johns Hopkins, Duke, and other research institutions, provides high-quality growth. The long-term tailwind for Ventas is demographic inevitability: approximately 11,000 Americans turn 80 every day through 2030 and beyond — the peak age for senior housing need. This demand surge is colliding with severely constrained new supply: construction financing challenges, rising construction costs, and regulatory barriers have dramatically reduced new senior housing starts, creating a supply-demand imbalance that is driving strong occupancy and rent growth across the sector. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does Ventas own? Ventas owns ~1,400 healthcare properties including assisted living and memory care communities, independent living senior apartments, outpatient medical buildings, and life science/research facilities at universities like Johns Hopkins and Duke. ### Why is senior housing growing so fast? 11,000 Americans turn 80 each day, and the 80+ population (the core senior housing customer) will double by 2030. Simultaneously, new construction starts have collapsed due to high costs and tight construction financing — creating a supply/demand imbalance that drives occupancy and rents higher. ### What is Ventas's ticker? Ventas Inc. trades on the NYSE under the ticker VTR. It is a component of the S&P 500 Index. ### What is a Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP)? SHOP properties are senior housing communities where Ventas takes on operating exposure — revenue and expenses flow through Ventas's P&L (through an operating lease to the REIT) rather than through a fixed triple-net lease. This creates more upside but also more variability than traditional REIT structures. ### What is Ventas and what types of healthcare properties does it own? Ventas is a publicly traded healthcare REIT with a diverse portfolio of senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science campuses, and research facilities. It is one of the largest healthcare REITs in the US and holds properties across North America and the United Kingdom. ### What drives demand for Ventas' senior housing properties? Ventas benefits from the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, which is expected to drive sustained growth in demand for senior housing and care over the coming decades. As this demographic cohort moves into the age ranges requiring assisted living and memory care, occupancy and rents at senior housing communities are projected to increase. ### How does Ventas structure its senior housing investments? Ventas owns senior housing properties through two primary structures: SHOP (Senior Housing Operating Properties), where Ventas shares in the operating performance of the community, and NNN (triple-net) leases, where operators pay a fixed rent. The mix between these structures influences Ventas' sensitivity to operating performance. ### What is Ventas' life science and research real estate strategy? Ventas has expanded into life science and university-based research real estate, owning facilities adjacent to leading academic medical centers and research universities. These assets benefit from growing NIH funding, pharmaceutical R&D investment, and the structural growth of the life science industry, providing diversification beyond senior housing. ## Tags b2b, north-america, proptech, public, saas --- *Data from geo.sig.ai Brand Intelligence Database. Updated 2026-04-14.*