ARR vs STWD vs LADR Stock Comparison

Armour Residential REIT, Starwood Property Trust and Ladder Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.37 +4.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionARRSTWDLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $4.54B $1.16B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.4x 19.9x 11.8x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.6x 8.9x 9.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +126.9% +11.8% -33.3% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.8% 11.4% 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 5.6% STWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x 11.6x STWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.20% 0.15% 0.10% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -33.7% -13.0% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.8%/yr -13.6%/yr -4.8%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 19.9% 21.4% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 43/100 42/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

ARRSTWDLADR

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

AxisARRSTWDLADR
Valuation 60 #69 of 169 51 #83 of 169 37 #107 of 169
Growth 85 #25 of 162 37 #102 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Profitability 64 #55 of 149 52 #72 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health – 30 #111 of 158 21 #125 of 158
Shareholder Returns 65 #48 of 136 45 #75 of 136 42 #79 of 136
Overall 68 43 42
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD 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

PeriodARRSTWDLADRSPY
1 month -9.3%-14.5%+4.1% +0.9%
3 months -22.5%-25.9%-4.6% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%-32.2%-8.6% +8.5%
Year to date -28.3%-32.0%-14.7% +13.3%
1 year -22.2%-33.7%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years -7.3%-29.0%-1.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.5%-10.8%-0.5% +23.5%
5 years -75.9%-51.9%-21.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -24.8%-13.6%-4.8% +11.0%
10 years -88.8%-44.5%-25.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -19.6%-5.7%-2.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARRSTWDLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%19.9%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%21.1%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.290.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-1.69-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-54.4%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-34.2%-18.0% -0.9%
52-week high $19.12$18.61$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$11.98$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.

MultipleARRSTWDLADR
P/E now vs peer median -28.3xmedian 11.4x 19.7xmedian 11.4x 11.8xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x 16.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 10.0xmedian 11.3x 14.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 6.9x -11.4xmedian 6.9x 15.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.34 -0.66median 0.34 -1.05median 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 monthsARRSTWDLADR
Revenue $251.92M $2.01B $72.65M
Net income -$52.08M $264.72M $98.91M
Free cash flow $456.23M -$397.40M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $0.62 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $99.67M $367.59M $41.78M
Total debt – $14.00B $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 144.56M 366.73M 124.89M
Enterprise value $1.53B $3.08B $1.01B

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
MetricARRSTWDLADR
P/E -28.3x 19.7x 11.8x
P/FCF 4.1x -11.4x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 4.2x 13.5x
P/S 7.5x 2.3x 16.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x 14.7x
EV/EBIT – 11.1x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 9.0x 75.5x
EV/FCF 3.9x -45.7x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 16.7x 62.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 -0.66 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRSTWDLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 126.9% 11.8% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.4% 2.7% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -180.7% -33.4% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -26.8% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -189.3% -43.3% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -29.7% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 58.3% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 76.6% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% -160.2% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -5.4% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRSTWDLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.6% 512.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.9% 140.9%
Net margin -25.8% 11.4% 136.2%
FCF margin 181.1% -19.8% 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin 181.1% 54.3% 120.7%
Return on equity – 3.8% 6.8%
Return on assets – 0.4% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.8x 4.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.7% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRSTWDLADR
Debt / assets – 22.9% 71.9%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x 11.6x
Debt / FCF – -35.2x 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 88.8% 75.8%
Equity / assets 10.5% 11.2% 24.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRSTWDLADR
Dividend yield 22.7% 15.7% 9.8%
Net buyback yield -34.5% -11.2% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -11.8% 4.5% 12.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -701.8% 264.4% 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.1% -176.1% 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 56.5% 9.2% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 5.4% 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.

ConsensusARRSTWDLADR
Forward P/E 4.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +29.2% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $481.02MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +22.4% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRSTWDLADR
Held by institutions 54.9% 49.9% 63.6%
Institutions holding 250 516 220
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +1.0% +4.9%
Institutions buying 169 256 117
Institutions selling 42 161 62
Buyers to sellers 4.02 1.59 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.

ARRSTWDLADR
ARR 1.00 0.49 0.33
STWD 0.49 1.00 0.67
LADR 0.33 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARR, STWD and LADR?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.84B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.54B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARR, STWD and LADR?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.4x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 8.9x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x). 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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%). On return on invested capital, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) leads (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -13.0%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.8%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.6%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.8%/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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARR, STWD 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, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 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.