ARI vs TWOD vs STWD Stock Comparison

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Two Harbors Investment and Starwood Property Trust Prices as of Nov 4, 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, Starwood Property Trust 3, Two Harbors Investment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARITWODSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $323.09M $2.67B $4.80B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x -36.1x 20.8x ARI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.7% +3.5% +11.8% STWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% -15.3% 11.4% ARI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 21.7% 7.0% TWOD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 7.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 307.54% — 14.84% ARI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.5% -1.8% -29.6% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.6%/yr — -13.1%/yr STWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.6% 6.1% 20.5% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 41/100 43/100 ARI

Percentile Scorecard

ARITWODSTWD

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

AxisARITWODSTWD
Valuation 98 #5 of 167 49 #86 of 167 54 #77 of 167
Growth 29 #115 of 162 29 #116 of 162 40 #97 of 162
Profitability 55 #70 of 153 38 #95 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Financial Health 90 #17 of 160 73 #44 of 160 33 #107 of 160
Shareholder Returns 34 #91 of 138 14 #119 of 138 39 #85 of 138
Overall 61 41 43
  • ARI ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARITWODSTWDSPY
1 month -59.6%-3.6%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months -62.2%+0.4%-20.2% -0.4%
6 months -77.0%+0.3%-29.4% +4.5%
Year to date -74.0%-1.6%-28.2% +12.4%
1 year -74.5%-1.8%-29.6% +13.6%
3 years -76.5%—-32.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year -38.3%—-12.3% +20.8%
5 years -83.9%—-50.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -30.6%—-13.1% +10.4%
10 years -85.0%—-41.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year -17.3%—-5.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureARITWODSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.6%6.1%20.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.8%8.5%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.800.050.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.29-1.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.2%-4.1%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.5%-3.8%-30.5% -1.6%
52-week high $11.22$26.37$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $2.32$25.11$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.

MultipleARITWODSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 12.0x -36.1xmedian 12.0x 20.8xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 10.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 5.5x 21.0xmedian 5.5x -12.1xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.93median 0.34 0.03median 0.34 -0.70median 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 monthsARITWODSTWD
Revenue $237.89M $482.19M $2.01B
Net income $132.00M -$21.68M $264.72M
Free cash flow $21.41M $127.22M -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $-0.70 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $642.69M $367.59M
Total debt – $115.68M $14.00B
Shares (diluted) 131.60M 105.43M 366.73M
Enterprise value -$1.43B -$64.63M $3.69B

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
MetricARITWODSTWD
P/E 2.8x -36.1x 20.8x
P/FCF 15.1x 21.0x -12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 21.0x 4.4x
P/S 1.4x 5.5x 2.4x
P/B 0.3x 1.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -4.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 5.3x 11.2x
EV/Revenue -3.9x 4.4x 9.2x
EV/FCF -42.8x 16.8x -46.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x 16.8x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.93 0.03 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARITWODSTWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.7% 3.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 41.6% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,268% 92.8% -33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -40.5% -26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 806.5% 79.2% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -1,161% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.7% -54.1% 58.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% -43.8% 76.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.2% -54.1% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.8% -43.8% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARITWODSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 206.3% – 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 55.6% -1.0% 14.9%
Net margin 50.3% -15.3% 11.4%
FCF margin 9.0% 26.4% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 26.4% 54.3%
Return on equity 8.6% -1.2% 3.8%
Return on assets 2.2% -0.2% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 21.7% 7.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -5.9x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.2% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARITWODSTWD
Debt / assets – 1.3% 22.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 7.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x -35.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.3% 80.2% 88.8%
Equity / assets 58.7% 19.8% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARITWODSTWD
Dividend yield 307.5% – 14.8%
Net buyback yield 38.2% 0.0% -10.6%
Shareholder yield 345.8% 0.0% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 106.8% -685.8% 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 658.4% 116.8% -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.2% -21.0% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -13.3% 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.

ConsensusARITWODSTWD
Forward P/E – – 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.22FY2026 – $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -311.4%FY2026 – -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $146.72MFY2026 – $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -46.0%FY2026 – +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% – +22.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARITWODSTWD
Held by institutions 61.8% – 50.0%
Institutions holding 283 – 518
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 145 – 256
Institutions selling 83 – 163
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.57

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.

ARITWODSTWD
ARI 1.00 -0.01 0.10
TWOD -0.01 1.00 0.08
STWD 0.10 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARI, TWOD and STWD?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $323.09M, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.67B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARI, TWOD and STWD?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 2.8x, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -36.1x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%, 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%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) leads (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -74.5%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -1.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -29.6%. Over five years, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) compounded fastest (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -30.6%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.1%/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) 307.54%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 14.84%. 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) 112.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.1%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARI, TWOD 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.