BXMT vs AGNC vs NLY Stock Comparison

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, AGNC Investment and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 6, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 3, Annaly Capital Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXMTAGNCNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $10.31B $14.03B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.7x 4.9x 14.7x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 6.0x 6.1x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +162.9% +51.6% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 213.7% 32.0% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 12.2% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 5.5x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.8% -13.1% -13.2% AGNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -11.1%/yr -11.6%/yr AGNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 22.3% 21.7% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 53/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

BXMTAGNCNLY

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

AxisBXMTAGNCNLY
Valuation 95 #10 of 169 60 #68 of 169 55 #77 of 169
Growth 40 #97 of 162 100 #1 of 162 79 #35 of 162
Profitability 77 #35 of 149 61 #59 of 149 84 #25 of 149
Financial Health 62 #60 of 158 – 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 136 27 #100 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Overall 66 62 53
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY 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

PeriodBXMTAGNCNLYSPY
1 month -15.1%-6.3%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months -35.7%-18.7%-20.7% +5.9%
6 months -44.7%-19.2%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -44.9%-17.4%-18.3% +13.3%
1 year -41.8%-13.1%-13.2% +12.4%
3 years -45.8%+26.6%+24.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.5%+8.2%+7.4% +23.5%
5 years -67.9%-44.3%-46.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.4%-11.1%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -64.7%-55.3%-55.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.9%-7.7%-7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBXMTAGNCNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%22.3%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%23.2%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.700.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.56-0.58-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-57.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-27.2%-25.1% -0.9%
52-week high $20.63$12.17$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.19$8.44$17.72 $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.

MultipleBXMTAGNCNLY
P/E now vs peer median 115.5xmedian 11.4x 4.9xmedian 11.4x 14.7xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 2.7x 10.5xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 6.9x 3.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.90median 0.34 0.03median 0.34 0.47median 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 monthsBXMTAGNCNLY
Revenue -$527.24M $978.00M $2.97B
Net income $15.43M $2.27B $1.13B
Free cash flow $353.06M $886.00M $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $1.80 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $432.83M $457.00M $2.18B
Total debt $1.22B $114.00M $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 168.96M 1.16B 764.36M
Enterprise value $36.04M $8.46B $4.99B

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
MetricBXMTAGNCNLY
P/E 115.5x 4.9x 14.7x
P/FCF 5.0x 11.6x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 11.6x 3.9x
P/S -3.4x 10.5x 4.8x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x – 7.7x
EV/EBIT 2.7x – 7.8x
EV/Revenue -4.9x 10.1x 17.0x
EV/FCF 7.3x 11.1x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 11.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.90 0.03 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXMTAGNCNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% 162.9% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 203.5% 59.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 222.8% 499.5% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.9% 322.7% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 224.8% 675.3% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.8% 144.1% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 93.4% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 45.9% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 93.4% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 45.9% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXMTAGNCNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 219.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 38.7%
Net margin – 213.7% 32.0%
FCF margin – 90.6% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin -67.0% 90.6% 125.1%
Return on equity 0.5% – 6.9%
Return on assets 0.1% – 0.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 22.9x 0.4x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue -5.2% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXMTAGNCNLY
Debt / assets 6.3% – 26.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 83.2% 89.7% 89.1%
Equity / assets 16.8% 10.3% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.0x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXMTAGNCNLY
Dividend yield 17.8% 16.3% 15.9%
Net buyback yield 4.6% -15.2% -15.9%
Shareholder yield 22.4% 1.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2,069% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 90.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusBXMTAGNCNLY
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.47FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.8% +0.7% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $588.88MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% +13.2% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXMTAGNCNLY
Held by institutions 63.8% 40.8% 58.3%
Institutions holding 348 700 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +11.3% +4.6%
Institutions buying 178 417 453
Institutions selling 99 176 207
Buyers to sellers 1.80 2.37 2.19

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.

BXMTAGNCNLY
BXMT 1.00 0.51 0.58
AGNC 0.51 1.00 0.87
NLY 0.58 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXMT, AGNC and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.85B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.31B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXMT, AGNC and NLY?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 119.7x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.0x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). 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: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) leads (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 15.9%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AGNC Investment (AGNC) returned the most: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -41.8%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.2%. Over five years, AGNC Investment (AGNC) compounded fastest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.4%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.1%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.17%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BXMT, AGNC and NLY?

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 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.