ARI vs ARR vs STWD Stock Comparison

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Armour Residential REIT and Starwood Property Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 4, Armour Residential REIT 4, Starwood Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARIARRSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $828.25M $1.90B $4.59B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x -28.5x 19.9x ARI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.6x 9.0x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.7% +126.9% +11.8% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% -25.8% 11.4% ARI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 7.0% ARI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 7.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 119.97% 22.54% 15.50% ARI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.0% -21.2% -32.2% ARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr -24.7%/yr -13.4%/yr STWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 24.3% 19.9% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 45/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARIARRSTWD

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

AxisARIARRSTWD
Valuation 66 #59 of 169 60 #68 of 169 53 #80 of 169
Growth 27 #117 of 159 86 #23 of 159 38 #99 of 159
Profitability 57 #63 of 146 65 #52 of 146 52 #70 of 146
Financial Health 90 #16 of 153 – 32 #104 of 153
Shareholder Returns 33 #91 of 135 62 #52 of 135 47 #72 of 135
Overall 54 68 45
  • ARI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD 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

PeriodARIARRSTWDSPY
1 month +3.4%-8.8%-13.8% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%-22.3%-23.7% +3.7%
6 months -41.0%-27.1%-32.5% +7.1%
Year to date -33.3%-27.8%-31.2% +12.8%
1 year -36.0%-21.2%-32.2% +11.9%
3 years -31.9%-6.1%-29.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.0%-2.1%-10.9% +22.8%
5 years -57.3%-75.7%-51.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.7%-24.7%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years -61.8%-88.7%-43.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.2%-19.6%-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARIARRSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%24.3%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%28.1%21.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.650.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.87-1.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-77.4%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-33.2%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $11.22$19.12$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $6.20$12.30$11.98 $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.

MultipleARIARRSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.7x -28.5xmedian 11.7x 19.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 10.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 6.5x 4.2xmedian 6.5x -11.6xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.52median 0.33 -0.61median 0.33 -0.67median 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 monthsARIARRSTWD
Revenue $237.89M $251.92M $2.01B
Net income $132.00M -$52.08M $264.72M
Free cash flow $21.41M $456.23M -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $-0.45 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $99.67M $367.59M
Total debt $16.76B – $14.00B
Shares (diluted) 131.60M 144.56M 366.73M
Enterprise value -$923.76M $1.58B $3.49B

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
MetricARIARRSTWD
P/E 7.1x -28.5x 19.9x
P/FCF 38.7x 4.2x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 4.2x 4.2x
P/S 3.5x 7.5x 2.3x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.8x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT -0.8x – 11.1x
EV/Revenue -1.7x 7.1x 9.1x
EV/FCF -19.2x 3.9x -45.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.8x 3.9x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.52 -0.61 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARIARRSTWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.7% 126.9% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 114.4% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,268% -180.7% -33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 25.9% -26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 806.5% -189.3% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 47.0% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.7% 154.8% 58.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 36.4% 76.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.2% 154.8% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.8% 36.4% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARIARRSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 206.3% – 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 55.6% – 14.9%
Net margin 50.3% -25.8% 11.4%
FCF margin 9.0% 181.1% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 181.1% 54.3%
Return on equity 8.6% – 3.8%
Return on assets 2.2% – 0.4%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -8.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.1% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARIARRSTWD
Debt / assets – – 22.9%
Debt / equity – – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 7.5x
Debt / FCF – – -35.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.3% 89.5% 88.8%
Equity / assets 58.7% 10.5% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARIARRSTWD
Dividend yield 120.0% 22.5% 15.5%
Net buyback yield 14.9% -34.2% -11.0%
Shareholder yield 134.9% -11.7% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 106.8% -701.8% 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 658.4% 80.1% -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.2% 56.5% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 22.0% 5.4%

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.

ConsensusARIARRSTWD
Forward P/E – 4.6xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.22FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -311.4%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.8% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $146.72MFY2026 $481.02MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -46.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% +3.4% +22.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARIARRSTWD
Held by institutions 61.8% 54.9% 49.9%
Institutions holding 283 250 517
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +16.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 145 169 256
Institutions selling 83 42 162
Buyers to sellers 1.75 4.02 1.58

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.

ARIARRSTWD
ARI 1.00 0.20 0.07
ARR 0.20 1.00 0.49
STWD 0.07 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARI, ARR and STWD?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $828.25M, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.90B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARI, ARR and STWD?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 7.1x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.5x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest net margin (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) leads (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Armour Residential REIT (ARR) returned the most: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -36.0%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -21.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.2%. Over five years, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) compounded fastest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.7%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.7%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 119.97%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 22.54%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 15.50%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARI, ARR and STWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 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.