ARR vs STWD vs DX Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Starwood Property Trust and Dynex Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.84 -4.3% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dynex Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dynex Capital 4, Armour Residential REIT 3, Starwood Property Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRSTWDDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $4.54B $2.73B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.4x 19.9x -45.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 8.9x 7.2x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +11.8% +319.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% 11.4% -18.6% STWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.20% 0.15% 0.00% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -33.7% -19.6% DX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.8%/yr -13.6%/yr -9.1%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 19.9% 18.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 43/100 41/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRSTWDDX

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

AxisARRSTWDDX
Valuation 60 #69 of 169 51 #83 of 169 47 #90 of 169
Growth 85 #25 of 162 37 #102 of 162 66 #56 of 162
Profitability 64 #55 of 149 52 #72 of 149 39 #92 of 149
Financial Health – 30 #111 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #48 of 136 45 #75 of 136 13 #119 of 136
Overall 68 43 41
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX 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

PeriodARRSTWDDXSPY
1 month -9.3%-14.5%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -22.5%-25.9%-15.5% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%-32.2%-19.7% +8.5%
Year to date -28.3%-32.0%-22.6% +13.3%
1 year -22.2%-33.7%-19.6% +12.4%
3 years -7.3%-29.0%+12.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.5%-10.8%+4.1% +23.5%
5 years -75.9%-51.9%-38.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -24.8%-13.6%-9.1% +11.0%
10 years -88.8%-44.5%-47.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.6%-5.7%-6.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARRSTWDDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%19.9%18.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%21.1%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.290.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-1.69-1.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-54.4%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-34.2%-26.5% -0.9%
52-week high $19.12$18.61$14.74 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$11.98$10.57 $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.

MultipleARRSTWDDX
P/E now vs peer median -28.3xmedian 11.4x 19.7xmedian 11.4x -45.1xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x 8.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 10.0xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 6.9x -11.4xmedian 6.9x 11.2xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.34 -0.66median 0.34 0.69median 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 monthsARRSTWDDX
Revenue $251.92M $2.01B $326.26M
Net income -$52.08M $264.72M -$49.75M
Free cash flow $456.23M -$397.40M $249.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.62 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $367.59M $993.01M
Total debt – $14.00B –
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 366.73M 251.84M
Enterprise value $1.53B $3.08B -$171.00M

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
MetricARRSTWDDX
P/E -28.3x 19.7x -45.1x
P/FCF 4.1x -11.4x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 4.2x 11.2x
P/S 7.5x 2.3x 8.6x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x –
EV/EBIT – 11.1x –
EV/Revenue 7.1x 9.0x 5.5x
EV/FCF 3.9x -45.7x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 16.7x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 -0.66 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRSTWDDX
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 11.8% 319.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 2.7% 85.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% -33.4% -126.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -26.8% -80.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% -43.3% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -29.7% -65.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 58.3% 105.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 76.6% 48.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% -160.2% 105.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -5.4% 48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRSTWDDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.9% –
Net margin -25.8% 11.4% -18.6%
FCF margin 181.1% -19.8% 76.5%
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 54.3% 76.5%
Return on equity – 3.8% –
Return on assets – 0.4% –
Return on invested capital – 7.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x 4.1x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.7% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRSTWDDX
Debt / assets – 22.9% –
Debt / equity – 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x –
Debt / FCF – -35.2x –
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 10.5% 11.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRSTWDDX
Dividend yield 22.7% 15.7% 18.8%
Net buyback yield -34.5% -11.2% -53.3%
Shareholder yield -11.8% 4.5% -34.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -701.8% 264.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.1% -176.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 56.5% 9.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusARRSTWDDX
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +29.2% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $414.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +22.4% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRSTWDDX
Held by institutions 54.9% 49.9% 47.0%
Institutions holding 250 516 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +1.0% +25.7%
Institutions buying 169 256 200
Institutions selling 42 161 54
Buyers to sellers 4.02 1.59 3.70

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.

ARRSTWDDX
ARR 1.00 0.49 0.75
STWD 0.49 1.00 0.57
DX 0.75 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, STWD and DX?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.84B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.54B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dynex Capital (DX) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.7%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.8%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.6%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.1%/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) 0.20%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Dynex Capital (DX) 0.00%. Dynex Capital (DX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.