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As of February 3, 2026, there were 474,965,224 shares of the registrant s common stock outstanding.
is an S P 500 company focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population.
As of December 31, 2025, we owned or had investments in 1,409 properties consisting of 1,374 properties in our reportable segments ( Segment Properties ) and 35 properties held by unconsolidated real estate entities in our non-segment operations.
We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional corporate offices in Louisville, Kentucky and New York, New York.
We elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1999.
See Risk Factors Risks Relating to Our REIT Status included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report.
Our investments in unconsolidated entities also include investments in operating entities, such as Ardent Health, Inc.
(together with its subsidiaries, Ardent ) and Atria Senior Living, Inc.
n/a not applicable Business Strategy For nearly three decades, Ventas has pursued a strategy focused on delivering outsized value to stockholders and other key stakeholders by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population.
Working with industry-leading care providers, partners and research and medical institutions, our collaborative and experienced team is focused on achieving consistent, superior total returns through: (1) delivering profitable organic growth in senior housing, (2) capturing value-creating external growth focused on senior housing, (3) generating strong cash flow throughout our portfolio of high-quality assets unified in meeting demographic demand and (4) maintaining financial strength, flexibility and liquidity.
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As of February 7, 2025, there were 437,139,980 shares of the registrant s common stock outstanding.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS Unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, the terms we, us, our, Company and other similar terms in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Annual Report ) refer to Ventas, Inc.
i Summary Risk Factors Our business is subject to significant risks and uncertainties that make an investment in us speculative and risky.
Business BUSINESS Overview Ventas, Inc., an S P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population.
As of December 31, 2024, we owned or had investments in 1,387 properties consisting of 1,356 properties in our reportable business segments ( Segment Properties ) and 31 properties held by unconsolidated real estate entities in our non-segment operations.
Our Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional corporate offices in Louisville, Kentucky and New York, New York.
We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code ), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1999.
See Risk Factors Our REIT Status Risks included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Annual Report ).
1 Business Strategy For more than 25 years, Ventas has pursued what we believe is a successful, enduring strategy focused on delivering outsized value to stockholders and other key stakeholders by enabling exceptional environments that benefit the aging population.
Working with industry-leading care providers, partners, developers and research and medical institutions, our collaborative and experienced team is focused on achieving consistent, superior total returns through: (1) delivering profitable organic growth in senior housing, (2) capturing value-creating external growth focused on senior housing, (3) driving strong execution and cash flow generation throughout our portfolio of high-quality assets unified in serving the large and growing aging population and (4) maintaining financial strength, flexibility and liquidity.