BXMT vs DX vs NLY Stock Comparison

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Dynex Capital and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 4, Dynex Capital 3, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXMTDXNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.77B $2.71B $13.48B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 114.8x -44.8x 5.4x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 7.2x 6.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +319.6% — DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -18.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.7% -19.6% -13.4% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr -9.0%/yr -11.8%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 18.8% 21.7% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 42/100 — BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

BXMTDXNLY

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

AxisBXMTDXNLY
Valuation 94 #12 of 169 48 #88 of 169 45 #93 of 169
Growth 42 #93 of 160 65 #56 of 160 –
Profitability 76 #36 of 149 39 #91 of 149 –
Financial Health 62 #60 of 158 – –
Shareholder Returns 50 #69 of 136 16 #115 of 136 79 #29 of 136
Overall 65 42 –
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX 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

PeriodBXMTDXNLYSPY
1 month -14.5%-3.8%-11.1% -0.2%
3 months -35.7%-15.4%-21.1% +3.9%
6 months -46.5%-20.5%-19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -44.1%-22.1%-18.0% +12.9%
1 year -41.7%-19.6%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years -45.0%+13.7%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.1%+4.4%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years -67.5%-37.5%-46.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.1%-9.0%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -64.0%-46.9%-55.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.7%-6.1%-7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXMTDXNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%18.8%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%20.8%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.570.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.56-1.04-0.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-46.6%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-25.9%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $20.63$14.74$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.19$10.57$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.

MultipleBXMTDXNLY
P/E now vs peer median 117.1xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x 17.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.93median 0.32 0.69median 0.32 —median 0.32

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 monthsBXMTDXNLY
Revenue -$527.24M $326.26M –
Net income $15.43M -$49.75M –
Free cash flow $353.06M $249.73M –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-0.24 –
Cash & equivalents $432.83M $993.01M $2.18B
Total debt $1.22B – –
Shares (diluted) 168.96M 251.84M 740.26M
Enterprise value -$40.00M -$189.89M $13.48B

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
MetricBXMTDXNLY
P/E 117.1x -45.4x 5.4x
P/FCF 5.1x 11.3x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 11.3x –
P/S -3.4x 8.6x 5.8x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x – –
EV/EBIT 2.7x – –
EV/Revenue -4.9x 5.6x –
EV/FCF 7.3x 7.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 7.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.93 0.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXMTDXNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% 319.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 85.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 222.8% -126.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -80.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 224.8% -118.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.8% -65.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 105.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 48.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 105.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 48.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXMTDXNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – -18.6% –
FCF margin – 76.5% –
Operating cash flow margin -67.0% 76.5% –
Return on equity 0.5% – –
Return on assets 0.1% – –
Return on invested capital 15.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 22.9x -5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue -5.2% 4.2% –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXMTDXNLY
Dividend yield 17.6% 18.7% 15.8%
Net buyback yield 4.5% -53.0% –
Shareholder yield 22.1% -34.3% 15.8%
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.

ConsensusBXMTDXNLY
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.51FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +67.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.8% +9.3% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $588.88MFY2026 $414.67MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% +21.0% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXMTDXNLY
Held by institutions 63.8% 47.0% 58.3%
Institutions holding 348 287 791
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +25.7% +4.6%
Institutions buying 178 200 452
Institutions selling 99 54 207
Buyers to sellers 1.80 3.70 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.

BXMTDXNLY
BXMT 1.00 0.44 0.58
DX 0.44 1.00 0.77
NLY 0.58 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXMT, DX and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.77B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.71B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXMT, DX and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 114.8x, Dynex Capital (DX) -44.8x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.1x, Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x, 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?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -41.7%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.1%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.18%, Dynex Capital (DX) 0.00%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%. Dynex Capital (DX) and Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, 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, DX 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 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.