ARR vs EFC vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Ellington Financial and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, Armour Residential REIT 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARREFCBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $1.49B $1.80B ARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.2x 8.8x 117.1x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 6.0x 10.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +44.8% +39.6% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% 37.3% — EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 15.9% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.77% 13.34% 17.57% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -12.5% -41.7% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -8.7%/yr -20.1%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 18.4% 26.7% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 42/100 65/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARREFCBXMT

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

AxisARREFCBXMT
Valuation 60 #68 of 169 34 #112 of 169 94 #12 of 169
Growth 84 #26 of 160 60 #64 of 160 42 #93 of 160
Profitability 63 #56 of 149 43 #86 of 149 76 #36 of 149
Financial Health – 60 #64 of 158 62 #60 of 158
Shareholder Returns 64 #50 of 136 12 #120 of 136 50 #69 of 136
Overall 68 42 65
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC 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

PeriodARREFCBXMTSPY
1 month -10.3%-5.5%-14.5% -0.2%
3 months -22.9%-13.7%-35.7% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-12.3%-46.5% +8.2%
Year to date -28.5%-13.9%-44.1% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-12.5%-41.7% +12.3%
3 years -7.5%-2.7%-45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%-0.9%-18.1% +23.3%
5 years -76.0%-36.5%-67.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.9%-8.7%-20.1% +10.9%
10 years -88.7%-26.7%-64.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.6%-3.1%-9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARREFCBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%18.4%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%19.9%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.410.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.68-1.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-41.2%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-16.6%-48.1% -1.2%
52-week high $19.12$14.01$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$11.30$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.

MultipleARREFCBXMT
P/E now vs peer median -28.2xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 117.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 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 -2.4xmedian 7.0x 5.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.32 —median 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 monthsARREFCBXMT
Revenue $251.92M $455.40M -$527.24M
Net income -$52.08M $225.90M $15.43M
Free cash flow $456.23M -$617.48M $353.06M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 – $0.09
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $247.47M $432.83M
Total debt – $1.01B $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 144.56M – 168.96M
Enterprise value $1.56B $727.45M -$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
MetricARREFCBXMT
P/E -28.2x 8.8x 117.1x
P/FCF 4.1x -2.4x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x -2.4x 5.1x
P/S 7.5x 3.3x -3.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.7x
EV/EBIT – 2.9x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 3.3x -4.9x
EV/FCF 3.9x -2.4x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x -2.4x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 – -1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARREFCBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 44.8% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 27.5% -40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% 56.5% 222.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 62.6% -61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% – 224.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% – -60.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 0.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -67.8% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 0.3% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -67.7% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARREFCBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% –
Net margin -25.8% 37.3% –
FCF margin 181.1% -135.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% -135.6% -67.0%
Return on equity – 11.4% 0.5%
Return on assets – 1.1% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x -2.7x 22.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – -5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARREFCBXMT
Debt / assets – 1.2% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 90.5% 83.2%
Equity / assets 10.5% 9.5% 16.8%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARREFCBXMT
Dividend yield 22.8% 13.3% 17.6%
Net buyback yield -34.6% -19.0% 4.5%
Shareholder yield -11.8% -5.7% 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.

ConsensusARREFCBXMT
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% -2.6% +35.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $588.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +2.4% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARREFCBXMT
Held by institutions 54.9% 50.4% 63.8%
Institutions holding 250 247 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +2.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 169 139 178
Institutions selling 42 57 99
Buyers to sellers 4.02 2.44 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.

ARREFCBXMT
ARR 1.00 0.62 0.31
EFC 0.62 1.00 0.48
BXMT 0.31 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, EFC and BXMT?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARR, EFC and BXMT?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.2x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 117.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -41.7%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/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%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 17.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, 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, EFC 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, Ellington Financial (EFC) 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.