ARI vs DX vs TWOD Stock Comparison

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Dynex Capital and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionARIDXTWODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $865.40M $2.73B $2.69B DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x -45.1x -36.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.7% +319.6% +3.5% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% -18.6% -15.3% ARI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 21.7% TWOD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.16% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.6% -19.6% -2.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -9.0%/yr — DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 18.8% 6.2% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 42/100 41/100 ARI

Percentile Scorecard

ARIDXTWOD

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

AxisARIDXTWOD
Valuation 62 #65 of 169 48 #88 of 169 48 #89 of 169
Growth 31 #111 of 160 65 #56 of 160 30 #112 of 160
Profitability 57 #64 of 149 39 #91 of 149 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 90 #17 of 158 – 73 #44 of 158
Shareholder Returns 33 #92 of 136 16 #115 of 136 15 #116 of 136
Overall 55 42 41
  • ARI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD 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

PeriodARIDXTWODSPY
1 month +5.8%-3.8%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -2.1%-15.4%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months -40.3%-20.5%-0.7% +8.2%
Year to date -31.8%-22.1%-0.5% +12.9%
1 year -35.6%-19.6%-2.0% +12.3%
3 years -29.3%+13.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.9%+4.4%— +23.3%
5 years -56.5%-37.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.3%-9.0%— +10.9%
10 years -60.8%-46.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.9%-6.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARIDXTWODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%18.8%6.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%20.8%8.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.570.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-1.04-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-46.6%-4.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-25.9%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $11.22$14.74$26.37 $779.14
52-week low $6.20$10.57$25.11 $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.

MultipleARIDXTWOD
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x -36.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x 21.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.68median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 0.03median 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 monthsARIDXTWOD
Revenue $237.89M $326.26M $482.19M
Net income $132.00M -$49.75M -$21.68M
Free cash flow $21.41M $249.73M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $-0.24 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $993.01M $642.69M
Total debt $16.76B – $115.68M
Shares (diluted) 131.60M 251.84M 105.43M
Enterprise value -$886.61M -$174.80M -$37.29M

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
MetricARIDXTWOD
P/E 7.2x -45.4x -36.5x
P/FCF 39.5x 11.3x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 11.3x 21.2x
P/S 3.6x 8.6x 5.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.9x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.8x – –
EV/EBIT -0.8x – 5.4x
EV/Revenue -1.7x 5.6x 4.5x
EV/FCF -18.4x 7.3x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.5x 7.3x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.68 0.69 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARIDXTWOD
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.7% 319.6% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 85.8% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,268% -126.9% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -80.4% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 806.5% -118.8% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -65.6% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.7% 105.3% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 48.9% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.2% 105.3% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.8% 48.9% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARIDXTWOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 206.3% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 55.6% – -1.0%
Net margin 50.3% -18.6% -15.3%
FCF margin 9.0% 76.5% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 76.5% 26.4%
Return on equity 8.6% – -1.2%
Return on assets 2.2% – -0.2%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -5.0x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.2% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARIDXTWOD
Debt / assets – – 1.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 41.3% 89.1% 80.2%
Equity / assets 58.7% 10.9% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARIDXTWOD
Dividend yield 117.4% 18.7% –
Net buyback yield 14.6% -53.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 132.0% -34.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 106.8% – -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 658.4% – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.2% – -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.2% – -13.3%

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.

ConsensusARIDXTWOD
Forward P/E – 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.22FY2026 $1.51FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -311.4%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $146.72MFY2026 $414.67MFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -46.0%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% +21.0% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARIDXTWOD
Held by institutions 61.8% 47.0% –
Institutions holding 282 287 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +25.7% –
Institutions buying 144 200 –
Institutions selling 83 54 –
Buyers to sellers 1.73 3.70 –

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.

ARIDXTWOD
ARI 1.00 0.08 0.00
DX 0.08 1.00 0.12
TWOD 0.00 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARI, DX and TWOD?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $865.40M, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.73B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest net margin (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) leads (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -35.6%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.3%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/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) 0.16%, Dynex Capital (DX) 0.00%. Dynex Capital (DX) and Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARI, DX and TWOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dynex Capital (DX) leads on 3. 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.