ARI vs AGNC vs RITM Stock Comparison

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, AGNC Investment and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.95 -5.3% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.40 +3.1% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 4, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3, Rithm Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARIAGNCRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $306.59M $10.43B $5.19B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x -137.2x 14.5x ARI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.1x 4.2x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.7% +111.0% — AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% -6.2% — ARI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.46% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.0% -11.0% -14.0% AGNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr -10.9%/yr -3.7%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 22.3% 26.5% AGNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 49/100 40/100 ARI

Percentile Scorecard

ARIAGNCRITM

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

AxisARIAGNCRITM
Valuation 66 #59 of 169 40 #102 of 169 64 #61 of 169
Growth 27 #117 of 159 77 #37 of 159 18 #130 of 159
Profitability 57 #63 of 146 61 #57 of 146 –
Financial Health 90 #16 of 153 – –
Shareholder Returns 33 #91 of 135 17 #112 of 135 38 #84 of 135
Overall 54 49 40
  • ARI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM 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

PeriodARIAGNCRITMSPY
1 month +3.4%-5.3%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%-18.0%-5.0% +3.7%
6 months -41.0%-18.8%-3.9% +7.1%
Year to date -33.3%-16.5%-13.8% +12.8%
1 year -36.0%-11.0%-14.0% +11.9%
3 years -31.9%+29.0%+2.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.0%+8.9%+0.7% +22.8%
5 years -57.3%-43.8%-17.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.7%-10.9%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years -61.8%-54.9%-32.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.2%-7.7%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARIAGNCRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%22.3%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%23.2%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.700.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.49-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-57.2%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-26.5%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.22$12.17$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $6.20$8.44$8.36 $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.

MultipleARIAGNCRITM
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.7x -141.4xmedian 11.7x 14.6xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.7x 9.2xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 6.5x 9.9xmedian 6.5x -2.1xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.52median 0.33 4.66median 0.33 -0.60median 0.33

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 monthsARIAGNCRITM
Revenue $237.89M $1.23B –
Net income $132.00M $103.00M $529.24M
Free cash flow $21.41M $1.14B –
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $-0.06 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $468.00M –
Total debt $16.76B – –
Shares (diluted) 131.60M 1.20B 568.26M
Enterprise value -$1.45B $8.56B $5.19B

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
MetricARIAGNCRITM
P/E 7.1x -141.4x 14.6x
P/FCF 38.7x 9.9x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.9x –
P/S 3.5x 9.2x 1.0x
P/B 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.8x – –
EV/EBIT -0.8x – –
EV/Revenue -1.7x 8.8x –
EV/FCF -19.2x 9.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.8x 9.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.52 4.66 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARIAGNCRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.7% 111.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 102.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,268% -87.7% -42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -30.3% -13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 806.5% -109.7% -55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -30.4% -24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.7% 88.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 445.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.2% 88.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.8% 445.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARIAGNCRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 206.3% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 55.6% – –
Net margin 50.3% -6.2% –
FCF margin 9.0% 92.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 92.3% –
Return on equity 8.6% – 5.8%
Return on assets 2.2% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 11.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARIAGNCRITM
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 41.3% 91.3% 83.2%
Equity / assets 58.7% 8.7% 16.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARIAGNCRITM
Dividend yield 120.0% 16.1% 10.6%
Net buyback yield 14.9% -17.0% –
Shareholder yield 134.9% -0.9% 10.6%
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.

ConsensusARIAGNCRITM
Forward P/E – 6.1xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.22FY2026 $1.47FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -311.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.7% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $146.72MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -46.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% +13.2% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARIAGNCRITM
Held by institutions 61.8% 40.8% 58.7%
Institutions holding 283 701 511
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +11.2% -1.7%
Institutions buying 145 417 247
Institutions selling 83 177 176
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.36 1.40

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.

ARIAGNCRITM
ARI 1.00 0.14 0.12
AGNC 0.14 1.00 0.64
RITM 0.12 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARI, AGNC and RITM?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $306.59M, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.43B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARI, AGNC and RITM?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 2.6x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -137.2x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.1x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x). 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: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +111.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest net margin (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AGNC Investment (AGNC) returned the most: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -36.0%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.0%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.0%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.7%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 0.46%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AGNC Investment (AGNC) has been the steadiest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.