AGNC vs EFC vs ARI Stock Comparison

AGNC Investment, Ellington Financial and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.87 -7.8% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 5, Ellington Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNCEFCARILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.28B $1.50B $860.16M AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 8.8x 7.2x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 6.0x — EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +162.9% +44.8% -14.7% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 213.7% 37.3% 50.3% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 10.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.16% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% -12.5% -35.6% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr -8.7%/yr -15.3%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 18.4% 45.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 42/100 55/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

AGNCEFCARI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGNCEFCARI
Valuation 59 #70 of 169 34 #112 of 169 62 #65 of 169
Growth 100 #1 of 160 60 #64 of 160 31 #111 of 160
Profitability 62 #58 of 149 43 #86 of 149 57 #64 of 149
Financial Health – 60 #64 of 158 90 #17 of 158
Shareholder Returns 27 #99 of 136 12 #120 of 136 33 #92 of 136
Overall 62 42 55
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGNCEFCARISPY
1 month -7.8%-5.5%+5.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%-13.7%-2.1% +3.9%
6 months -19.9%-12.3%-40.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.3%-13.9%-31.8% +12.9%
1 year -13.9%-12.5%-35.6% +12.3%
3 years +26.7%-2.7%-29.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%-0.9%-10.9% +23.3%
5 years -43.9%-36.5%-56.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.9%-8.7%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years -55.4%-26.7%-60.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.8%-3.1%-8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGNCEFCARISPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%18.4%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%19.9%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.410.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.68-0.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-41.2%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-16.6%-41.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.17$14.01$11.22 $779.14
52-week low $8.44$11.30$6.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGNCEFCARI
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 7.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x -0.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x 39.5xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.32 —median 0.32 -7.68median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGNCEFCARI
Revenue $978.00M $455.40M $237.89M
Net income $2.27B $225.90M $132.00M
Free cash flow $886.00M -$617.48M $21.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.80 – $0.91
Cash & equivalents $457.00M $247.47M $1.24B
Total debt $114.00M $1.01B $16.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B – 131.60M
Enterprise value $8.43B $703.62M -$891.85M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGNCEFCARI
P/E 4.9x 8.8x 7.2x
P/FCF 11.7x -2.4x 39.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x -2.4x 9.8x
P/S 10.6x 3.3x 3.6x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.8x
EV/EBIT – 2.9x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 3.3x -1.7x
EV/FCF 11.1x -2.4x -18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x -2.4x -4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 – -7.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNCEFCARI
Revenue growth (1Y) 162.9% 44.8% -14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 203.5% 27.5% -11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 499.5% 56.5% 3,268%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 322.7% 62.6% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 675.3% – 806.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.1% – -0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 0.3% -56.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -67.8% -35.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 0.3% -58.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -67.7% -56.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNCEFCARI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 206.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% 55.6%
Net margin 213.7% 37.3% 50.3%
FCF margin 90.6% -135.6% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 90.6% -135.6% 36.3%
Return on equity – 11.4% 8.6%
Return on assets – 1.1% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -2.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNCEFCARI
Debt / assets – 1.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 90.5% 41.3%
Equity / assets 10.3% 9.5% 58.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNCEFCARI
Dividend yield 16.2% 13.3% 117.4%
Net buyback yield -15.2% -19.0% 14.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -5.7% 132.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 106.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 658.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -11.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGNCEFCARI
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $-2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -311.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% -2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $146.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -46.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +2.4% -15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNCEFCARI
Held by institutions 40.8% 50.4% 61.8%
Institutions holding 700 247 282
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +2.9% -5.8%
Institutions buying 417 139 144
Institutions selling 176 57 83
Buyers to sellers 2.37 2.44 1.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGNCEFCARI
AGNC 1.00 0.62 0.14
EFC 0.62 1.00 0.19
ARI 0.14 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGNC, EFC and ARI?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.28B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $860.16M.

Which stock is cheaper, AGNC, EFC and ARI?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 7.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -35.6%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 0.16%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGNC, EFC and ARI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AGNC Investment (AGNC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.