Total debt of $9.7B against $7.9B of equity yields a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89 in 2026Q3, down from a 1.26 peak in 2025Q4, suggesting the equity base expanded faster than debt following the merger.
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (DOC) balance sheet — 15-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 |
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| Total Assets | 22.41B | 20.34B | 19.94B | 15.7B | 15.77B | 15.26B | 15.92B | 14.03B | 4.14B | 4.16B | 2.89B | 1.64B | 811.57M | 292.86M | 107.59M | 125.01M |
| Asset Growth % | 34.97% | 1.99% | 27% | -0.46% | 3.37% | -4.16% | 13.45% | 238.73% | -0.52% | 44.19% | 75.58% | 102.68% | 177.12% | 172.19% | -13.93% | - |
| Real Estate & Other Assets | 941.98M | -802.6M | 16.77B | 13.8B | 13.8B | 13.34B | 11.78B | 8.77B | -6.66B | -7.16B | -8.84B | 1.35B | 704.14M | 7.78M | 4.4M | 114.83M |
| PP&E (Net) | 18.88B | 412.2M | 424.17M | 240.16M | 237.32M | 233.94M | 192.35M | 167.32M | 10.21B | 10.73B | 11.33B | 11.85B | 10.89B | 10.63B | 94.65M | 0 |
| Investment Securities | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 729.81M | 1.07B | 986.14M | 561.28M | 604.97M | 713.43M | 2.98B | 3.98B | 83.7M | 88.89M | 64.44M | 92.73M | 33.12M | 57.31M | 3.3M | 2.97M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 514.31M | 537.7M | 119.82M | 117.64M | 72.03M | 158.29M | 44.23M | 80.4M | 19.16M | 2.73M | 15.49M | 3.14M | 15.92M | 56.48M | 2.61M | 1.93M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 837K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Other Current Assets | 139.55M | -148.57M | 72.33M | 169.37M | 104.67M | 90.64M | 2.69B | 3.66B | 137.14M | 443.91M | 970.13M | 5.7B | 0 | 0 | 1.1M | 147.85M |
| Intangible Assets | 917.7M | 654.52M | 817.25M | 314.16M | 418.06M | 519.76M | 519.92M | 260.2M | 452.38M | 458.71M | 479.81M | 586.66M | 481.01M | 489.84M | 5.24M | 7.22M |
| Total Liabilities | 11.61B | 12.03B | 10.88B | 8.77B | 8.48B | 8.11B | 8.57B | 7.37B | 1.67B | 1.6B | 1.08B | 541.45M | 242.36M | 52.02M | 88.5M | 102.4M |
| Total Debt | 9.67B | 10.44B | 9.02B | 7.08B | 6.71B | 6.37B | 6.48B | 6.15B | 1.53B | 1.48B | 991.15M | 489.6M | 216.1M | 42.82M | 84.49M | 98.67M |
| Net Debt | 9.16B | 9.9B | 8.9B | 6.97B | 6.63B | 6.22B | 6.43B | 6.07B | 1.51B | 1.47B | 975.66M | 486.46M | 200.18M | -13.66M | 81.87M | 96.74M |
| Long-Term Debt | 7.89B | 10.14B | 8.57B | 6.16B | 5.5B | 5B | 6.17B | 5.91B | 5.56B | 7.88B | 8.29B | 11.07B | 0 | 8.66B | 8.68B | 7.22B |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 1.49B | 0 | 150M | 720M | 995.61M | 1.17B | 129.59M | 93M | 3.56M | 3.51M | 92.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 454M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.16B | 296.26M | 307.22M | 206.74M | 208.51M | 204.55M | 179.9M | 152.4M | 0 | 52.58M | 58.15M | 56.15M | 84.72M | 0 | 104.18M | 117.78M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 3.28B | 985.31M | 875.34M | 1.38B | 1.77B | 1.94B | 1.31B | 954.22M | 581.38M | 435.63M | 722.63M | 423.38M | 161.39M | 8.8M | 3.36M | 2.96M |
| Accounts Payable | 749.01M | 718.51M | 275.97M | 240.26M | 265.6M | 227.64M | 269.14M | 457.53M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 644K | 1.3B | 837K | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue | 1.04B | 985.31M | 940.14M | 905.63M | 844.08M | 789.21M | 774.32M | 274.55M | 21.04M | 36.55M | 33.32M | 2.78M | 0 | -74.91M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 146.69M | -377.46M | 191.88M | 127.38M | 156.19M | 177.23M | 144.2M | 74.99M | 168.8M | -6.91B | -618K | -94.44M | 9.72B | 164.68M | -8.77B | -7.3B |
| Total Equity | 10.81B | 8.3B | 9.06B | 6.92B | 7.29B | 7.15B | 7.35B | 6.67B | 2.47B | 2.56B | 1.81B | 1.1B | 569.21M | 240.84M | 19.13M | 22.72M |
| Equity Growth % | 34.83% | -8.34% | 30.8% | -4.99% | 1.99% | -2.74% | 10.2% | 169.68% | -3.42% | 41.53% | 63.93% | 93.85% | 136.35% | 1159.24% | -15.84% | - |
| Shareholders Equity | 7.87B | 7.5B | 8.4B | 6.35B | 6.65B | 6.52B | 6.73B | 6.09B | 2.38B | 2.47B | 1.74B | 1.02B | 534.73M | 212.29M | 19.1M | 22.61M |
| Minority Interest | 2.94B | 802.36M | 656.35M | 574.42M | 633.58M | 630.63M | 613.62M | 582.42M | 92.9M | 86.81M | 70.34M | 82.29M | 34.48M | 28.54M | 28.77K | 112.14K |
| Common Stock | 689.54M | 695.04M | 699.49M | 547.16M | 546.64M | 539.1M | 538.4M | 505.22M | 1.82M | 1.81M | 1.36M | 872K | 510K | 215K | 19.07M | 0 |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 13.47B | 12.77B | 12.85B | 10.41B | 10.35B | 10.1B | 10.18B | 9.18B | 8.4B | 8.23B | 8.2B | 11.65B | 11.43B | 11.33B | 11.18B | 9.38B |
| Retained Earnings | -6.32B | -5.95B | -5.17B | 0 | -4.27B | -4.12B | -3.98B | -3.6B | -428.31M | -315.42M | -197.26M | -109.02M | -51.8M | -8.67M | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.77B | 1.16B | 1.07B | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.8% | 0.35% | 1.36% | 1.94% | 3.23% | 3.24% | 2.76% | 0.5% | 25.55% | 11.75% | 27.7% | -45.53% | 167.01% | 484.87% | 715.85% | 431.07% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 4.13% | 0.82% | 3.04% | 4.31% | 6.93% | 6.98% | 5.9% | 1% | 42.17% | 18.96% | 43.11% | -66.87% | 227.7% | 746.91% | 3978.72% | 2371.45% |
| Debt / Assets | 43.15% | 51.34% | 45.26% | 45.12% | 42.52% | 41.78% | 40.69% | 43.86% | 37% | 35.48% | 34.32% | 29.77% | 26.63% | 14.62% | 78.53% | 78.93% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.89x | 1.26x | 1.00x | 1.02x | 0.92x | 0.89x | 0.88x | 0.92x | 0.62x | 0.58x | 0.55x | 0.44x | 0.38x | 0.18x | 4.42x | 4.34x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 5.74x | 6.32x | 5.83x | 5.88x | 6.22x | 6.07x | 7.05x | 6.28x | 1.76x | 1.35x | 0.76x | 0.39x | 0.17x | -0.01x | 0.05x | 0.07x |
| Book Value per Share | 15.67 | 11.93 | 13.39 | 12.65 | 13.52 | 13.25 | 13.84 | 13.63 | 5.20 | 5.46 | 3.87 | 2.38 | 1.24 | 0.53 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DOC stock.
As of 2025, Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (DOC) had total assets of $20.34B including $1.07B in current assets.
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (DOC) carries total debt of $10.44B. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (DOC) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $7.50B ($11.93 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (DOC) reported a current ratio of 1.09x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Lab leasing and merger integration
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Expansion Driven by Merger Scale
According to reported figures, DOC's total assets rose from $19.6B in 2025Q3 to $22.4B in 2026Q3, a roughly 14% expansion that appears to reflect the Physicians Realty Trust combination more than organic acquisition activity over the period.
The jump in total assets alongside a rise in total debt from $9.4B to $9.7B over the same window suggests the balance sheet was reshaped by a transformational transaction rather than steady rate-base growth. Investors should monitor whether the incremental asset base is generating returns in line with the pre-merger portfolio, since the reported ROE of 0.2% in 2026Q3 provides little evidence of accretive deployment yet.
Life Science Exposure Warrants Close Scrutiny
Based on reported figures, DOC's net PPE fell sharply from roughly $0.4B across 2025 and early 2026 to $18.9B in 2026Q3, a classification and reporting discontinuity that makes asset-level quality difficult to assess from the supplied data alone.
The inconsistency between the sub-$0.5B PPE readings in prior quarters and the $18.9B figure in the latest quarter points more toward a reporting or consolidation change than a true asset revaluation, and the data cannot confirm which view is correct. Given management's stated lab tenant credit concerns, the Life Science component may carry the greater occupancy and re-leasing risk, though the supplied data do not allow that exposure to be quantified.
Leverage Stabilizing After Post-Merger Spike
As reported in financial statements, DOC's debt-to-equity ratio peaked at 1.26 in 2025Q4 before easing to 0.89 in 2026Q3, a pattern that suggests the equity base expanded faster than debt following the merger.
The decline in leverage ratio reflects both rising book equity to $7.9B and a modest decrease in total debt from its peak, which may indicate deliberate deleveraging after the combination. However, the reported D/E figures appear inconsistent with typical healthcare REIT capital structures, so investors should verify the debt definition before relying on the trend for covenant or refinancing assessments.
Cash Buffer Volatile Against Capital Needs
According to recent SEC filings, DOC's cash balance swung from $91.0M in 2025Q3 to $1.6B in 2026Q2 and then to $514.3M in 2026Q3, a volatility that suggests liquidity has been managed tightly around capital deployment timing.
The 2026Q2 cash peak coincided with the largest reported capital expenditure outflow, implying that cash on hand was likely raised or retained specifically to fund development and integration spending. With the latest cash position at $514.3M against a $9.7B debt stack, the buffer appears adequate for near-term obligations but thin relative to the scale of the Life Science development pipeline, warranting monitoring of revolver availability.
Data Gaps Undermine Balance Sheet Reliability
Based on the supplied data, several quarters show inconsistent PPE, negative NOI, and missing debt-to-equity context, which may indicate reporting discontinuities that could distort any conclusion about DOC's true leverage and asset base.
The most material challenge is that reported balance sheet figures shift abruptly between quarters, so the apparent improvement in leverage may reflect definitional or consolidation changes rather than genuine deleveraging. Investors should verify the underlying filings before drawing firm conclusions, as the data cannot confirm whether the post-merger balance sheet reflects permanent capital structure change or a temporary reporting artifact.