ARR vs AGNC vs LADR Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, AGNC Investment and Ladder Capital Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.84 -10.8% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.16B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.31 +2.6% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$100.99M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 5, Armour Residential REIT 3, Ladder Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRAGNCLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $10.16B $1.16B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.2x 4.9x 22.2x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 5.9x 9.0x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +162.9% -10.6% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% 213.7% 51.8% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 13.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.20% 0.00% 0.10% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.2% -12.4% -15.6% AGNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.8%/yr -11.8%/yr -4.6%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 22.4% 21.4% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 34/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRAGNCLADR

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

AxisARRAGNCLADR
Valuation 61 #67 of 170 59 #70 of 170 34 #113 of 170
Growth 85 #25 of 165 99 #2 of 165 17 #138 of 165
Profitability 63 #58 of 155 62 #60 of 155 59 #64 of 155
Financial Health – – 21 #129 of 163
Shareholder Returns 63 #51 of 137 27 #100 of 137 38 #86 of 137
Overall 68 62 34
  • ARR ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARRAGNCLADRSPY
1 month -11.8%-10.8%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -20.8%-16.5%-4.6% +2.9%
6 months -26.9%-19.8%-10.0% +6.4%
Year to date -27.2%-17.5%-15.3% +11.4%
1 year -19.2%-12.4%-15.6% +13.1%
3 years -13.8%+17.2%+1.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.8%+5.4%+0.4% +21.5%
5 years -75.9%-46.6%-20.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -24.8%-11.8%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years -88.5%-54.6%-24.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -19.5%-7.6%-2.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARRAGNCLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%22.4%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%23.3%21.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.710.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.55-0.73 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-58.0%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-27.4%-18.5% -2.5%
52-week high $19.12$12.17$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$8.44$8.52 $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.

MultipleARRAGNCLADR
P/E now vs peer median -28.7xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 22.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 2.6x 10.5xmedian 2.6x 11.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 17.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 6.9x 12.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.61median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 -0.80median 0.31

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 monthsARRAGNCLADR
Revenue $251.92M $978.00M $100.99M
Net income -$52.08M $2.27B $52.20M
Free cash flow $456.23M $886.00M $95.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $1.80 $0.42
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $457.00M $37.59M
Total debt – $114.00M $14.54B
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 1.16B 125.25M
Enterprise value $1.52B $8.31B $1.00B

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
MetricARRAGNCLADR
P/E -28.7x 4.9x 22.2x
P/FCF 4.2x 11.6x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 11.6x 11.5x
P/S 7.6x 10.5x 11.7x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.3x
EV/EBIT – – 20.5x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 10.1x 51.0x
EV/FCF 4.0x 11.1x 54.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 11.1x 50.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.61 0.03 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRAGNCLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 162.9% -10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 203.5% -12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% 499.5% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 322.7% -30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% 675.3% -40.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 144.1% -27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 93.4% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 45.9% -9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 93.4% -19.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 45.9% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRAGNCLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 295.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 54.6%
Net margin -25.8% 213.7% 51.8%
FCF margin 181.1% 90.6% 94.5%
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 90.6% 102.0%
Return on equity – – 3.6%
Return on assets – – 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x 0.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.5% 23.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRAGNCLADR
Debt / assets – – 71.4%
Debt / equity – – 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 13.3x
Debt / FCF – – 42.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 89.7% 74.5%
Equity / assets 10.5% 10.3% 25.5%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRAGNCLADR
Dividend yield 22.4% 16.3% 9.9%
Net buyback yield -34.0% -15.2% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -11.6% 1.1% 11.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -701.8% – 224.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.1% – 122.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 56.5% – -0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – 0.6%

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.

ConsensusARRAGNCLADR
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.79FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% +0.7% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $482.97MFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $236.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +6.4% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRAGNCLADR
Held by institutions 54.9% 40.8% 63.6%
Institutions holding 250 700 220
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +11.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 169 417 117
Institutions selling 42 176 62
Buyers to sellers 4.02 2.37 1.89

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.

ARRAGNCLADR
ARR 1.00 0.73 0.33
AGNC 0.73 1.00 0.55
LADR 0.33 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, AGNC and LADR?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.83B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.16B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARR, AGNC and LADR?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.2x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 5.9x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.0x). 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: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 51.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AGNC Investment (AGNC) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -19.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -12.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -15.6%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.8%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.8%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has the highest dividend yield: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.4%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARR, AGNC and LADR?

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 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.