AGNC vs LADR vs NLY Stock Comparison

AGNC Investment, Ladder Capital and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.86 -6.3% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.31B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
16.25%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.37 +4.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.82%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 6, Annaly Capital Management 3, Ladder Capital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNCLADRNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.31B $1.18B $14.34B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 11.8x 14.7x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 9.1x 6.1x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +162.9% -33.3% +51.6% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 213.7% 136.2% 32.0% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% 12.2% NLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 11.6x 5.5x NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 16.25% 9.82% 15.87% AGNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.1% -13.0% -13.2% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr -4.8%/yr -11.6%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 21.4% 21.7% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 42/100 53/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

AGNCLADRNLY

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

AxisAGNCLADRNLY
Valuation 60 #68 of 169 37 #107 of 169 55 #77 of 169
Growth 100 #1 of 162 43 #93 of 162 79 #35 of 162
Profitability 61 #59 of 149 65 #53 of 149 84 #25 of 149
Financial Health – 21 #125 of 158 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 27 #100 of 136 42 #79 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Overall 62 42 53
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY 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

PeriodAGNCLADRNLYSPY
1 month -6.3%+4.1%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months -18.7%-4.6%-20.7% +5.9%
6 months -19.2%-8.6%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -17.4%-14.7%-18.3% +13.3%
1 year -13.1%-13.0%-13.2% +12.4%
3 years +26.6%-1.5%+24.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.2%-0.5%+7.4% +23.5%
5 years -44.3%-21.9%-46.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.1%-4.8%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -55.3%-25.5%-55.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.7%-2.9%-7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGNCLADRNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%21.4%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%21.9%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.340.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.61-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-32.3%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-18.0%-25.1% -0.9%
52-week high $12.17$11.42$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.44$8.52$17.72 $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.

MultipleAGNCLADRNLY
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.4x 11.8xmedian 11.4x 14.7xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.7x 16.3xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 14.7xmedian 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 6.9x 15.0xmedian 6.9x 3.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.34 -1.05median 0.34 0.47median 0.34

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 monthsAGNCLADRNLY
Revenue $978.00M $72.65M $2.97B
Net income $2.27B $98.91M $1.13B
Free cash flow $886.00M $78.51M $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $1.80 $0.79 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $457.00M $41.78M $2.18B
Total debt $114.00M $4.35B $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 124.89M 764.36M
Enterprise value $8.46B $1.03B $5.37B

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
MetricAGNCLADRNLY
P/E 4.9x 11.8x 14.7x
P/FCF 11.6x 15.0x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 13.5x 3.9x
P/S 10.5x 16.3x 4.8x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 7.7x
EV/EBIT – 16.8x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 75.5x 17.0x
EV/FCF 11.1x 69.9x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 62.6x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -1.05 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNCLADRNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 162.9% -33.3% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 203.5% -22.9% 59.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 499.5% 24.9% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 322.7% -14.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 675.3% 25.4% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.1% -11.2% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 574.8% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -20.8% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 455.2% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -23.1% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNCLADRNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 512.5% 219.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 140.9% 38.7%
Net margin 213.7% 136.2% 32.0%
FCF margin 90.6% 108.1% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin 90.6% 120.7% 125.1%
Return on equity – 6.8% 6.9%
Return on assets – 1.7% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.9x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 33.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNCLADRNLY
Debt / assets – 71.9% 26.3%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 11.6x 5.5x
Debt / FCF – 55.4x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 75.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 10.3% 24.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNCLADRNLY
Dividend yield 16.3% 9.8% 15.9%
Net buyback yield -15.2% 2.6% -15.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 12.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 148.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% –

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.

ConsensusAGNCLADRNLY
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +10.7% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $287.80MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% -10.2% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNCLADRNLY
Held by institutions 40.8% 63.6% 58.3%
Institutions holding 700 220 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +4.9% +4.6%
Institutions buying 417 117 453
Institutions selling 176 62 207
Buyers to sellers 2.37 1.89 2.19

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.

AGNCLADRNLY
AGNC 1.00 0.55 0.87
LADR 0.55 1.00 0.56
NLY 0.87 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGNC, LADR and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.31B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGNC, LADR and NLY?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.8x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). 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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.1%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -13.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.2%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.1%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.8%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest dividend yield: AGNC Investment (AGNC) 16.25%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.82%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGNC, LADR and NLY?

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 6. 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.