BXMT vs NLY vs CMRF Stock Comparison

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Annaly Capital Management and Cim Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 -4.5% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
14.04%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

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 3, Cim 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXMTNLYCMRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $14.09B $1.03B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.0x 14.8x 14.1x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 6.1x — NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +51.6% -8.1% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 32.0% 23.7% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 12.2% — BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.5x 12.4x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.00% 14.04% CMRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.8% -13.2% -59.2% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -11.6%/yr — NLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 21.7% 73.9% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 53/100 53/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

BXMTNLYCMRF

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

AxisBXMTNLYCMRF
Valuation 95 #10 of 169 55 #77 of 169 55 #76 of 169
Growth 40 #97 of 162 79 #35 of 162 42 #94 of 162
Profitability 77 #35 of 149 84 #25 of 149 66 #52 of 149
Financial Health 62 #60 of 158 29 #113 of 158 34 #104 of 158
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 136 18 #112 of 136 67 #46 of 136
Overall 66 53 53
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF 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

PeriodBXMTNLYCMRFSPY
1 month -15.1%-10.2%-4.5% +0.9%
3 months -35.7%-20.7%+14.6% +5.9%
6 months -44.7%-18.9%+6.8% +8.5%
Year to date -44.9%-18.3%-7.8% +13.3%
1 year -41.8%-13.2%-59.2% +12.4%
3 years -45.8%+24.0%-59.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.5%+7.4%-25.8% +23.5%
5 years -67.9%-46.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.4%-11.6%— +11.0%
10 years -64.7%-55.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.9%-7.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBXMTNLYCMRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%21.7%73.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%23.1%172.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.55-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.56-0.61-0.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-57.7%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-25.1%-7.8% -0.9%
52-week high $20.63$24.40$2.55 $779.14
52-week low $10.19$17.72$1.83 $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.

MultipleBXMTNLYCMRF
P/E now vs peer median 115.5xmedian 11.4x 14.7xmedian 11.4x 14.1xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x 17.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 6.9x 3.9xmedian 6.9x 19.2xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.90median 0.34 0.47median 0.34 -0.97median 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 monthsBXMTNLYCMRF
Revenue -$527.24M $2.97B $307.90M
Net income $15.43M $1.13B $72.98M
Free cash flow $353.06M $3.72B $53.41M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $1.25 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $432.83M $2.18B $218.77M
Total debt $1.22B $38.38B $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 168.96M 764.36M 436.88M
Enterprise value $25.06M $5.05B $1.86B

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
MetricBXMTNLYCMRF
P/E 115.5x 14.7x 14.1x
P/FCF 5.0x 3.9x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 3.9x 7.9x
P/S -3.4x 4.8x 3.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 7.7x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 7.8x 20.3x
EV/Revenue -4.9x 17.0x 12.4x
EV/FCF 7.3x 13.6x 71.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 13.6x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.90 0.47 -0.97

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXMTNLYCMRF
Dividend yield 17.8% 15.9% 14.0%
Net buyback yield 4.6% -15.9% –
Shareholder yield 22.4% 0.0% 14.0%
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.

ConsensusBXMTNLYCMRF
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 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
HoldersBXMTNLYCMRF
Held by institutions 63.8% 58.3% –
Institutions holding 348 792 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 178 453 –
Institutions selling 99 207 –
Buyers to sellers 1.80 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.

BXMTNLYCMRF
BXMT 1.00 0.58 0.04
NLY 0.58 1.00 0.08
CMRF 0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXMT, NLY and CMRF?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.84B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.09B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXMT, NLY and CMRF?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 119.0x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.8x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.0x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Cim (CMRF) 23.7%). 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) -41.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.2%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%. Over five years, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) compounded fastest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.4%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.17%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Cim (CMRF) 14.04%. 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%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Cim (CMRF) 73.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.