ARR vs DX vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Dynex Capital and Blackstone Mortgage Trust 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
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dynex Capital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dynex Capital 6, Armour Residential REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRDXBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $2.82B $1.80B DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.2x -45.4x 117.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 7.2x 10.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +319.6% +39.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% -18.6% — DX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.77% 18.68% 17.57% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -19.6% -41.7% DX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -9.0%/yr -20.1%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 18.8% 26.7% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 42/100 65/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRDXBXMT

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

AxisARRDXBXMT
Valuation 60 #68 of 169 48 #88 of 169 94 #12 of 169
Growth 84 #26 of 160 65 #56 of 160 42 #93 of 160
Profitability 63 #56 of 149 39 #91 of 149 76 #36 of 149
Financial Health – – 62 #60 of 158
Shareholder Returns 64 #50 of 136 16 #115 of 136 50 #69 of 136
Overall 68 42 65
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT 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

PeriodARRDXBXMTSPY
1 month -10.3%-3.8%-14.5% -0.2%
3 months -22.9%-15.4%-35.7% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-20.5%-46.5% +8.2%
Year to date -28.5%-22.1%-44.1% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-19.6%-41.7% +12.3%
3 years -7.5%+13.7%-45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+4.4%-18.1% +23.3%
5 years -76.0%-37.5%-67.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.9%-9.0%-20.1% +10.9%
10 years -88.7%-46.9%-64.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.6%-6.1%-9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARRDXBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%18.8%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%20.8%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.570.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-1.04-1.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-46.6%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-25.9%-48.1% -1.2%
52-week high $19.12$14.74$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$10.57$10.19 $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.

MultipleARRDXBXMT
P/E now vs peer median -28.2xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x 117.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x -3.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x 2.7xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x 5.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 -1.93median 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 monthsARRDXBXMT
Revenue $251.92M $326.26M -$527.24M
Net income -$52.08M -$49.75M $15.43M
Free cash flow $456.23M $249.73M $353.06M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-0.24 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $993.01M $432.83M
Total debt – – $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 251.84M 168.96M
Enterprise value $1.56B -$82.69M -$5.97M

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
MetricARRDXBXMT
P/E -28.2x -45.4x 117.1x
P/FCF 4.1x 11.3x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 11.3x 5.1x
P/S 7.5x 8.6x -3.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.7x
EV/EBIT – – 2.7x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 5.6x -4.9x
EV/FCF 3.9x 7.3x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 7.3x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 0.69 -1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRDXBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 319.6% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 85.8% -40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% -126.9% 222.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -80.4% -61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% -118.8% 224.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -65.6% -60.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 105.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 48.9% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 105.3% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 48.9% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRDXBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin -25.8% -18.6% –
FCF margin 181.1% 76.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 76.5% -67.0%
Return on equity – – 0.5%
Return on assets – – 0.1%
Return on invested capital – – 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x -5.0x 22.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.2% -5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRDXBXMT
Debt / assets – – 6.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 89.1% 83.2%
Equity / assets 10.5% 10.9% 16.8%
Interest coverage – – 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRDXBXMT
Dividend yield 22.8% 18.7% 17.6%
Net buyback yield -34.6% -53.0% 4.5%
Shareholder yield -11.8% -34.3% 22.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -701.8% – 2,069%
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.1% – 90.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 56.5% – -9.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – -9.1%

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.

ConsensusARRDXBXMT
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.51FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +9.3% +35.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $414.67MFY2026 $588.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +21.0% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRDXBXMT
Held by institutions 54.9% 47.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding 250 287 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +25.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 169 200 178
Institutions selling 42 54 99
Buyers to sellers 4.02 3.70 1.80

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.

ARRDXBXMT
ARR 1.00 0.75 0.31
DX 0.75 1.00 0.42
BXMT 0.31 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, DX and BXMT?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.82B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dynex Capital (DX) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -41.7%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.1%/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) 22.77%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.68%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 17.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARR, DX and BXMT?

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 6. 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.