BXMT vs CMRF vs NLY Stock Comparison

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Cim and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 -0.4% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
14.04%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 7, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 4, Cim 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXMTCMRFNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $1.03B $14.49B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.1x 14.1x 14.8x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x — 6.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% -8.1% +51.6% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.7% 32.0% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 12.2% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 12.4x 5.5x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 17.28% 14.04% 15.70% BXMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -59.2% -10.6% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.9%/yr — -11.4%/yr NLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 73.7% 21.7% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 53/100 54/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

BXMTCMRFNLY

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

AxisBXMTCMRFNLY
Valuation 95 #9 of 169 57 #74 of 169 58 #72 of 169
Growth 42 #93 of 159 42 #92 of 159 80 #32 of 159
Profitability 79 #32 of 146 68 #48 of 146 83 #26 of 146
Financial Health 61 #60 of 153 35 #100 of 153 29 #109 of 153
Shareholder Returns 53 #64 of 135 63 #51 of 135 19 #110 of 135
Overall 66 53 54
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF 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

PeriodBXMTCMRFNLYSPY
1 month -11.8%-0.4%-9.1% +0.7%
3 months -27.3%-2.1%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -42.7%+4.9%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date -43.1%-7.8%-17.4% +12.8%
1 year -42.0%-59.2%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years -45.1%-59.2%+22.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.1%-25.8%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years -66.9%—-45.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.9%—-11.4% +10.9%
10 years -63.6%—-54.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.6%—-7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXMTCMRFNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%73.7%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%172.4%23.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.44-0.260.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.57-0.80-0.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-68.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-7.8%-24.3% -1.2%
52-week high $20.63$2.55$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.19$1.83$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.

MultipleBXMTCMRFNLY
P/E now vs peer median 119.1xmedian 11.7x 14.1xmedian 11.7x 14.8xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x 4.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 13.1x 17.0xmedian 13.1x 7.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 6.5x 19.2xmedian 6.5x 3.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.96median 0.33 -0.97median 0.33 0.47median 0.33

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 monthsBXMTCMRFNLY
Revenue -$527.24M $307.90M $2.97B
Net income $15.43M $72.98M $1.13B
Free cash flow $353.06M $53.41M $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $0.17 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $432.83M $218.77M $2.18B
Total debt $1.22B $3.00B $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 168.96M 436.88M 764.36M
Enterprise value $24.37M $1.86B $5.52B

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
MetricBXMTCMRFNLY
P/E 119.1x 14.1x 14.8x
P/FCF 5.2x 19.2x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.9x 3.9x
P/S -3.5x 3.3x 4.9x
P/B 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 17.0x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 2.8x 20.3x 7.8x
EV/Revenue -5.0x 12.4x 17.1x
EV/FCF 7.4x 71.3x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 29.3x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.96 -0.97 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXMTCMRFNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% -8.1% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -16.9% 59.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 222.8% 7,606% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -14.6% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 224.8% 278.5% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.8% -14.6% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 27.8% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -17.1% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 15.8% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -36.9% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXMTCMRFNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 72.7% 219.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 24.9% 38.7%
Net margin – 23.7% 32.0%
FCF margin – 17.3% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin -67.0% 42.1% 125.1%
Return on equity 0.5% 5.6% 6.9%
Return on assets 0.1% 1.4% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 22.9x 1.8x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue -5.2% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXMTCMRFNLY
Debt / assets 6.3% 46.5% 26.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 12.4x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 56.2x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 83.2% 66.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 16.8% 33.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXMTCMRFNLY
Dividend yield 17.3% 14.0% 15.7%
Net buyback yield 4.5% – -15.7%
Shareholder yield 21.7% 14.0% 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.

ConsensusBXMTCMRFNLY
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 – 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 – $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.8% – -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $588.88MFY2026 – $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 – +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% – +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXMTCMRFNLY
Held by institutions 63.8% – 58.3%
Institutions holding 348 – 793
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 178 – 453
Institutions selling 99 – 208
Buyers to sellers 1.80 – 2.18

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.

BXMTCMRFNLY
BXMT 1.00 0.04 0.58
CMRF 0.04 1.00 0.08
NLY 0.58 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXMT, CMRF and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.83B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXMT, CMRF and NLY?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 119.1x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.3x, 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?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%, Cim (CMRF) -8.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, 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 Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -42.0%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%. Over five years, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) compounded fastest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -19.9%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 17.28%, Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.70%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%, Cim (CMRF) 73.7%, 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, CMRF 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, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads on 7. 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.