ARR vs LADR vs AGNC Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Ladder Capital and AGNC Investment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.37 +4.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.82%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.86 -6.3% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.31B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
16.25%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 4, 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.

QuestionARRLADRAGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $1.18B $10.31B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.3x 11.8x 4.9x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 9.1x 6.0x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% -33.3% +162.9% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% 136.2% 213.7% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 11.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.71% 9.82% 16.25% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -13.0% -13.1% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.8%/yr -4.8%/yr -11.1%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 21.4% 22.3% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 42/100 62/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRLADRAGNC

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

AxisARRLADRAGNC
Valuation 60 #69 of 169 37 #107 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 85 #25 of 162 43 #93 of 162 100 #1 of 162
Profitability 64 #55 of 149 65 #53 of 149 61 #59 of 149
Financial Health – 21 #125 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #48 of 136 42 #79 of 136 27 #100 of 136
Overall 68 42 62
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC 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

PeriodARRLADRAGNCSPY
1 month -9.3%+4.1%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months -22.5%-4.6%-18.7% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%-8.6%-19.2% +8.5%
Year to date -28.3%-14.7%-17.4% +13.3%
1 year -22.2%-13.0%-13.1% +12.4%
3 years -7.3%-1.5%+26.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.5%-0.5%+8.2% +23.5%
5 years -75.9%-21.9%-44.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -24.8%-4.8%-11.1% +11.0%
10 years -88.8%-25.5%-55.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.6%-2.9%-7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARRLADRAGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.4%22.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%21.9%23.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.340.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.61-0.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-32.3%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-18.0%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $19.12$11.42$12.17 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$8.52$8.44 $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.

MultipleARRLADRAGNC
P/E now vs peer median -28.3xmedian 11.4x 11.8xmedian 11.4x 4.9xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.7x 16.3xmedian 2.7x 10.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 14.7xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 6.9x 15.0xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 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 -0.60median 0.34 -1.05median 0.34 0.03median 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 monthsARRLADRAGNC
Revenue $251.92M $72.65M $978.00M
Net income -$52.08M $98.91M $2.27B
Free cash flow $456.23M $78.51M $886.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.79 $1.80
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $41.78M $457.00M
Total debt – $4.35B $114.00M
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 124.89M 1.16B
Enterprise value $1.57B $1.03B $8.46B

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
MetricARRLADRAGNC
P/E -28.3x 11.8x 4.9x
P/FCF 4.1x 15.0x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 13.5x 11.6x
P/S 7.5x 16.3x 10.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x –
EV/EBIT – 16.8x –
EV/Revenue 7.1x 75.5x 10.1x
EV/FCF 3.9x 69.9x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 62.6x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 -1.05 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRLADRAGNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% -33.3% 162.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% -22.9% 203.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% 24.9% 499.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -14.0% 322.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% 25.4% 675.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -11.2% 144.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 574.8% 93.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -20.8% 45.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 455.2% 93.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -23.1% 45.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRLADRAGNC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 512.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 140.9% –
Net margin -25.8% 136.2% 213.7%
FCF margin 181.1% 108.1% 90.6%
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 120.7% 90.6%
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 0.9x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 33.9% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRLADRAGNC
Debt / assets – 71.9% –
Debt / equity – 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 11.6x –
Debt / FCF – 55.4x –
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 75.8% 89.7%
Equity / assets 10.5% 24.2% 10.3%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRLADRAGNC
Dividend yield 22.7% 9.8% 16.3%
Net buyback yield -34.5% 2.6% -15.2%
Shareholder yield -11.8% 12.4% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusARRLADRAGNC
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +10.7% +0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% -10.2% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ARRLADRAGNC
ARR 1.00 0.33 0.73
LADR 0.33 1.00 0.55
AGNC 0.73 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, LADR and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARR, LADR and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.3x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.8x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x). 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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -13.0%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.1%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.8%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.8%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.1%/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) 22.71%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.82%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 16.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.