ARR vs DX vs LADR Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Dynex Capital and Ladder 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
3 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +3.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.83%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionARRDXLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $2.82B $1.18B DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.2x -45.4x 11.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 7.2x 9.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +319.6% -33.3% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% -18.6% 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 11.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.77% 18.68% 9.83% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -19.6% -14.4% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -9.0%/yr -4.7%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 18.8% 21.4% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 42/100 42/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRDXLADR

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

AxisARRDXLADR
Valuation 60 #68 of 169 48 #88 of 169 38 #106 of 169
Growth 84 #26 of 160 65 #56 of 160 44 #90 of 160
Profitability 63 #56 of 149 39 #91 of 149 64 #55 of 149
Financial Health – – 22 #123 of 158
Shareholder Returns 64 #50 of 136 16 #115 of 136 42 #80 of 136
Overall 68 42 42
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR 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

PeriodARRDXLADRSPY
1 month -10.3%-3.8%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months -22.9%-15.4%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-20.5%-10.7% +8.2%
Year to date -28.5%-22.1%-14.8% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-19.6%-14.4% +12.3%
3 years -7.5%+13.7%-1.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+4.4%-0.5% +23.3%
5 years -76.0%-37.5%-21.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.9%-9.0%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years -88.7%-46.9%-25.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.6%-6.1%-2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARRDXLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%18.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%20.8%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.570.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-1.04-0.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-46.6%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-25.9%-18.0% -1.2%
52-week high $19.12$14.74$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$10.57$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.

MultipleARRDXLADR
P/E now vs peer median -28.2xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x 11.7xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 16.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x 14.7xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x 15.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 -1.05median 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 monthsARRDXLADR
Revenue $251.92M $326.26M $72.65M
Net income -$52.08M -$49.75M $98.91M
Free cash flow $456.23M $249.73M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-0.24 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $993.01M $41.78M
Total debt – – $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 251.84M 124.89M
Enterprise value $1.56B -$82.69M $1.03B

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
MetricARRDXLADR
P/E -28.2x -45.4x 11.7x
P/FCF 4.1x 11.3x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 11.3x 13.5x
P/S 7.5x 8.6x 16.2x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.7x
EV/EBIT – – 16.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 5.6x 75.5x
EV/FCF 3.9x 7.3x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 7.3x 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 0.69 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRDXLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 319.6% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 85.8% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% -126.9% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -80.4% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% -118.8% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -65.6% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 105.3% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 48.9% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 105.3% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 48.9% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRDXLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 512.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 140.9%
Net margin -25.8% -18.6% 136.2%
FCF margin 181.1% 76.5% 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 76.5% 120.7%
Return on equity – – 6.8%
Return on assets – – 1.7%
Return on invested capital – – 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x -5.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.2% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRDXLADR
Debt / assets – – 71.9%
Debt / equity – – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 11.6x
Debt / FCF – – 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 89.1% 75.8%
Equity / assets 10.5% 10.9% 24.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRDXLADR
Dividend yield 22.8% 18.7% 9.8%
Net buyback yield -34.6% -53.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -11.8% -34.3% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -701.8% – 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.1% – 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 56.5% – -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – 0.1%

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.

ConsensusARRDXLADR
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.51FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +9.3% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $414.67MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +21.0% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRDXLADR
Held by institutions 54.9% 47.0% 63.6%
Institutions holding 250 287 220
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +25.7% +4.9%
Institutions buying 169 200 117
Institutions selling 42 54 62
Buyers to sellers 4.02 3.70 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.

ARRDXLADR
ARR 1.00 0.75 0.33
DX 0.75 1.00 0.45
LADR 0.33 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, DX and LADR?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.82B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B.

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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -14.4%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.7%/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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.83%.

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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARR, DX 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, 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.