Total debt of about $2.4B against $2.8B of equity yields a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86 in 2026Q3, and cash of only $36.2M provides a thin liquidity buffer relative to quarterly dividend obligations near $76M.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) balance sheet — 16-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 | Dec'10 |
|---|
| Total Assets | 5.43B | 5.49B | 5.3B | 5.39B | 5.75B | 5.97B | 5.99B | 6.07B | 6.67B | 7.03B | 2.27B | 2.49B | 2.06B | 1.2B | 916.88M | 749.65M | 599.5M |
| Asset Growth % | 11.46% | 3.58% | -1.53% | -6.29% | -3.67% | -0.32% | -1.38% | -8.94% | -5.22% | 210.35% | -8.86% | 20.4% | 72.39% | 30.64% | 22.31% | 25.05% | - |
| Real Estate & Other Assets | 139.55M | 5.06B | 4.9B | 4.98B | 5.32B | 5.5B | 5.29B | 5.34B | 5.85B | 5.99B | 2.01B | 2.04B | 1.65B | 891.21M | 827.13M | -5M | -482.3M |
| PP&E (Net) | 4.93B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3M | 5.85B | 5.99B | 2.01B | 2.04B | 1.65B | 915.42M | 827.13M | 658.38M | 482.3M |
| Investment Securities | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 43.08M | 189.43M | 198.09M | 180.53M | 201.84M | 253.99M | 285.07M | 262.66M | 296.28M | 822.24M | 184.54M | 399.23M | 402.68M | 250.42M | 65.53M | 70.73M | 74.2M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 36.24M | 71.54M | 60.47M | 41.28M | 49.31M | 112M | 59.08M | 39.1M | 50.23M | 518.63M | 25.66M | 7.43M | 61.79M | 4.31M | 17.1M | 42.25M | 74.2M |
| Receivables | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Assets | 6.84M | 6.6M | 5.87M | 5.43M | 4.62M | 3.89M | 6.45M | 10.05M | 9.43M | 68.82M | -116.28M | 9.81M | 7.02M | 5.35M | 6.8M | 11.34M | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 87.18M | 65.32M | 27.46M | 30.9M | 40.13M | 54.06M | 0 | 0 | 131.1M | 167.12M | 26.25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 2.59B | 2.67B | 2.56B | 2.58B | 2.69B | 2.59B | 2.58B | 2.58B | 3.41B | 3.6B | 1.25B | 1.43B | 1.12B | 737.67M | 611.39M | 423.08M | 422M |
| Total Debt | 2.44B | 2.55B | 2.44B | 2.45B | 2.55B | 2.44B | 2.43B | 2.48B | 3.23B | 3.39B | 1.21B | 1.4B | 1.09B | 691.23M | 575.49M | 383.4M | 386.4M |
| Net Debt | 2.4B | 2.48B | 2.38B | 2.41B | 2.5B | 2.33B | 2.36B | 2.43B | 3.18B | 2.88B | 1.19B | 1.39B | 1.03B | 686.92M | 558.39M | 341.15M | 312.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | 2.44B | 2.31B | 2.31B | 2.32B | 2.31B | 2.39B | 2.35B | 2.4B | 3.23B | 3.39B | 1.21B | 1.4B | 1.09B | 691.23M | 575.49M | 383.4M | 386.4M |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 0 | 217.58M | 106.55M | 94.43M | 196.98M | 0 | 18.42M | 3.57M | 3.42M | 0 | 4.13M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 60.61M | 21.38M | 26.85M | 32.53M | 42.24M | 49.71M | 57.73M | 79.75M | 83.73M | 98.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 135M | 336.91M | 224.45M | 231.41M | 339.24M | 142.99M | 0 | 0 | 94.83M | 102.52M | 39.64M | 35.18M | 31.77M | 46.44M | 35.91M | 39.68M | 35.6M |
| Accounts Payable | 135M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.83M | 102.52M | 39.64M | 35.18M | 31.77M | 22.23M | 11.69M | 14.11M | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.41B | 3.6B | 1.25B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 17.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.41B | -2.48B | -1.29B | 0 | -644.48M | -15.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Equity | 2.84B | 2.82B | 2.74B | 2.8B | 3.06B | 3.38B | 3.41B | 3.49B | 3.25B | 3.44B | 1.02B | 1.05B | 941.82M | 460.16M | 305.49M | 326.57M | 177.5M |
| Equity Growth % | 8.2% | 3.01% | -2.19% | -8.31% | -9.56% | -0.87% | -2.27% | 7.18% | -5.31% | 238.44% | -3.63% | 11.9% | 104.67% | 50.63% | -6.46% | 83.98% | - |
| Shareholders Equity | 2.84B | 2.82B | 2.74B | 2.8B | 3.06B | 3.38B | 3.41B | 3.49B | 3.25B | 3.43B | 1.02B | 1.05B | 941.87M | 460.16M | 305.49M | 326.57M | 177.5M |
| Minority Interest | 1.62M | 1.95M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.33M | 4.44M | 35K | 106K | -43K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 2.62M | 2.52M | 2.38M | 2.31M | 2.31M | 2.3M | 2.11M | 2.05M | 1.78M | 1.78M | 653K | 652K | 590K | 388K | 371K | 369K | 300K |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 5.01B | 4.84B | 4.59B | 4.49B | 4.49B | 4.48B | 4.16B | 4.07B | 3.51B | 3.64B | 1.21B | 1.2B | 1.05B | 534.64M | 353.86M | 345M | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -2.2B | -2.01B | -1.87B | -1.72B | -1.45B | -1.1B | -716.2M | -573.28M | -271.6M | -217.24M | -192.2M | -142.15M | -110.84M | -74.92M | -48.74M | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58K | 58K | 58K | 58K | 58K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.3% | 2.88% | 2.37% | 0.25% | -1.32% | -1.9% | 2.3% | 1.08% | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.96% | 3.49% | 2.88% | 3.19% | 2.34% | 1.9% | 1.23% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 2.55% | 5.59% | 4.57% | 0.47% | -2.41% | -3.34% | 4.01% | 2.05% | 8.34% | 7.11% | 6.79% | 7.96% | 6.7% | 8.81% | 6.17% | 5.1% | 4.16% |
| Debt / Assets | 44.86% | 46.42% | 46.09% | 45.42% | 44.35% | 40.96% | 40.6% | 40.89% | 48.49% | 48.27% | 53.43% | 56.2% | 52.85% | 57.71% | 62.77% | 51.14% | 64.45% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.86x | 0.90x | 0.89x | 0.87x | 0.83x | 0.72x | 0.71x | 0.71x | 0.99x | 0.99x | 1.19x | 1.33x | 1.16x | 1.50x | 1.88x | 1.17x | 2.18x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 6.64x | 5.50x | 5.59x | 5.94x | 5.91x | 5.98x | 5.68x | 3.43x | 6.38x | 8.50x | 5.17x | 6.96x | 6.68x | 5.80x | 6.41x | 4.89x | 94.61x |
| Book Value per Share | 10.94 | 11.55 | 11.61 | 12.04 | 13.23 | 15.43 | 16.45 | 18.54 | 18.21 | 32.48 | 15.50 | 16.87 | 20.09 | 12.09 | 8.19 | 10.82 | 7.04 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SBRA stock.
As of 2025, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) had total assets of $5.49B including $189.4M in current assets.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) carries total debt of $2.55B. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $2.82B ($11.55 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) reported a current ratio of 0.56x. 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
Thin liquidity and leverage anomaly
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Asset Base Steady Despite Debt Swings
Based on SBRA's reported quarterly figures, total assets held near $5.2B to $5.6B across the ten quarters, while total debt moved between $2.4B and $2.7B, suggesting the capitalization has been broadly stable rather than structurally expanding or contracting.
The relatively flat asset base alongside modest debt fluctuation suggests the company has not pursued a large acquisition wave in this period. Growth in the equity line from $2.7B to $2.8B appears driven more by retained earnings than by external capital, which may indicate a balance sheet managed for stability. Investors should monitor whether future capital deployment reflects a shift in this pattern.
Property Carrying Value Data Inconsistent
The reported PPE net figure of $4.9B appears only in the most recent quarter, with prior quarters showing no value, which makes portfolio-level asset quality trends difficult to assess from the supplied balance sheet data.
Because net PPE is unavailable for nine of ten quarters, the carrying value trajectory of the real estate portfolio cannot be reliably traced. The single reported figure is consistent with total assets, but it does not allow inference about occupancy, asset age, or capex-driven value changes. Verification against the underlying property schedules in SEC filings is warranted before drawing portfolio quality conclusions.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio Appears Elevated
According to reported figures, SBRA's debt-to-equity ratio ranged between 0.86 and 0.97 across the period, a level that appears high relative to the 0.90% figure cited in recent commentary, which may reflect a unit or reporting inconsistency.
A ratio near 0.9 to 1.0 suggests the company is financed roughly evenly between debt and equity on a book basis, which is more leveraged than CTRE at 0.22 but comparable to OHI at 0.78 and NHI at 0.76. The discrepancy with the 0.90% figure cited elsewhere suggests a percentage-versus-ratio presentation issue rather than a true deleveraging event. Debt maturity structure and floating-rate exposure are not disclosed in the supplied data and warrant further investigation.
Cash Buffer Thin Against Quarterly Obligations
As reported in SBRA's quarterly data, cash and equivalents of $71.5M at year-end 2025 and $36.2M in the latest quarter sit well below a single quarter's dividend obligation of roughly $76M, suggesting limited liquidity headroom.
A cash balance smaller than one quarter's distributions implies reliance on operating cash flow, revolver availability, or capital markets access to sustain payouts. The supplied data does not disclose revolver capacity or covenant headroom, so the true liquidity position cannot be fully assessed. This constraint may limit flexibility to fund development or acquisitions without incremental external financing.
Quarterly Coverage Volatility Masks Fragility
Based on SBRA's reported figures, FFO per share swung from $0.12 in 2026Q2 to $0.45 in 2025Q2, a range wide enough that single-quarter balance sheet strength may overstate the durability of distributable earnings.
The wide swing in FFO per share and the sign change in ROE between periods suggest that headline balance sheet metrics are sensitive to timing items such as capex and non-cash charges. Reading any single quarter as representative of the capitalization picture carries risk. Investors should focus on multi-quarter averages of coverage and leverage rather than point-in-time figures.