ARI vs STWD vs DX Stock Comparison

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Starwood Property Trust and Dynex Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.68%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 5, Dynex Capital 5, Starwood Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARISTWDDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $846.20M $4.61B $2.82B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 20.0x -45.4x ARI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.1x 7.2x DX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.7% +11.8% +319.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% 11.4% -18.6% 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 117.42% 15.43% 18.68% ARI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.6% -33.1% -19.6% DX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -13.4%/yr -9.0%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 19.8% 18.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 44/100 42/100 ARI

Percentile Scorecard

ARISTWDDX

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

AxisARISTWDDX
Valuation 62 #65 of 169 52 #81 of 169 48 #88 of 169
Growth 31 #111 of 160 40 #96 of 160 65 #56 of 160
Profitability 57 #64 of 149 52 #72 of 149 39 #91 of 149
Financial Health 90 #17 of 158 30 #111 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 33 #92 of 136 44 #77 of 136 16 #115 of 136
Overall 55 44 42
  • ARI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX 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

PeriodARISTWDDXSPY
1 month +5.8%-13.4%-3.8% -0.2%
3 months -2.1%-25.4%-15.4% +3.9%
6 months -40.3%-32.3%-20.5% +8.2%
Year to date -31.8%-30.9%-22.1% +12.9%
1 year -35.6%-33.1%-19.6% +12.3%
3 years -29.3%-27.9%+13.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.9%-10.3%+4.4% +23.3%
5 years -56.5%-51.2%-37.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.3%-13.4%-9.0% +10.9%
10 years -60.8%-43.4%-46.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.9%-5.5%-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARISTWDDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%19.8%18.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%21.1%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.290.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-1.67-1.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-54.4%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-33.2%-25.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.22$18.61$14.74 $779.14
52-week low $6.20$11.98$10.57 $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.

MultipleARISTWDDX
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.1x 20.0xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.5x 10.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 7.0x -11.6xmedian 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.68median 0.32 -0.67median 0.32 0.69median 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 monthsARISTWDDX
Revenue $237.89M $2.01B $326.26M
Net income $132.00M $264.72M -$49.75M
Free cash flow $21.41M -$397.40M $249.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $0.62 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $367.59M $993.01M
Total debt $16.76B $14.00B –
Shares (diluted) 131.60M 366.73M 251.84M
Enterprise value -$905.81M $3.51B -$82.69M

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
MetricARISTWDDX
P/E 7.2x 20.0x -45.4x
P/FCF 39.5x -11.6x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 4.2x 11.3x
P/S 3.6x 2.3x 8.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.8x 10.0x –
EV/EBIT -0.8x 11.1x –
EV/Revenue -1.7x 9.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF -18.4x -45.9x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.5x 16.7x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.68 -0.67 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARISTWDDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.7% 11.8% 319.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 2.7% 85.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,268% -33.4% -126.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -26.8% -80.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 806.5% -43.3% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -29.7% -65.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.7% 58.3% 105.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 76.6% 48.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.2% -160.2% 105.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.8% -5.4% 48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARISTWDDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 206.3% 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 55.6% 14.9% –
Net margin 50.3% 11.4% -18.6%
FCF margin 9.0% -19.8% 76.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 54.3% 76.5%
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 4.1x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.7% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARISTWDDX
Debt / assets – 22.9% –
Debt / equity – 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x –
Debt / FCF – -35.2x –
Liabilities / assets 41.3% 88.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 58.7% 11.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARISTWDDX
Dividend yield 117.4% 15.4% 18.7%
Net buyback yield 14.6% -11.0% -53.0%
Shareholder yield 132.0% 4.4% -34.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 106.8% 264.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 658.4% -176.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.2% 9.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 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.

ConsensusARISTWDDX
Forward P/E – 9.1xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.22FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -311.4%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.2% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $146.72MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $414.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -46.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% +22.4% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARISTWDDX
Held by institutions 61.8% 49.9% 47.0%
Institutions holding 282 516 287
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +1.0% +25.7%
Institutions buying 144 256 200
Institutions selling 83 161 54
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.59 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.

ARISTWDDX
ARI 1.00 0.07 0.08
STWD 0.07 1.00 0.57
DX 0.08 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARI, STWD and DX?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $846.20M, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.61B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARI, STWD and DX?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 7.2x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.0x, Dynex Capital (DX) -45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dynex Capital (DX) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x, Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest net margin (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%). 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 Dynex Capital (DX) returned the most: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -35.6%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.1%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.3%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/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) 117.42%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 15.43%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.68%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.