BXMT vs STWD vs EFC Stock Comparison

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Starwood Property Trust and Ellington Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.76 -3.6% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 8, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 3, Starwood Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXMTSTWDEFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $4.55B $1.50B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 120.8x 20.0x 8.8x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 8.9x 6.1x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +11.8% +44.8% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.4% 37.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 7.0% 22.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 7.5x — BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.15% 0.00% BXMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.8% -33.7% -12.0% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -13.6%/yr -8.3%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 19.9% 18.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 43/100 42/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

BXMTSTWDEFC

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

AxisBXMTSTWDEFC
Valuation 95 #10 of 169 51 #83 of 169 33 #114 of 169
Growth 40 #97 of 162 37 #102 of 162 61 #64 of 162
Profitability 77 #35 of 149 52 #72 of 149 43 #86 of 149
Financial Health 62 #60 of 158 30 #111 of 158 62 #61 of 158
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 136 45 #75 of 136 10 #122 of 136
Overall 66 43 42
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC 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

PeriodBXMTSTWDEFCSPY
1 month -15.1%-14.5%-3.6% +0.9%
3 months -35.7%-25.9%-12.6% +5.9%
6 months -44.7%-32.2%-10.8% +8.5%
Year to date -44.9%-32.0%-13.4% +13.3%
1 year -41.8%-33.7%-12.0% +12.4%
3 years -45.8%-29.0%-2.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.5%-10.8%-0.7% +23.5%
5 years -67.9%-51.9%-35.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.4%-13.6%-8.3% +11.0%
10 years -64.7%-44.5%-26.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.9%-5.7%-3.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBXMTSTWDEFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%19.9%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%21.1%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.290.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.56-1.69-0.65 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-54.4%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-34.2%-16.1% -0.9%
52-week high $20.63$18.61$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $10.19$11.98$11.30 $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.

MultipleBXMTSTWDEFC
P/E now vs peer median 115.5xmedian 11.4x 19.7xmedian 11.4x 8.8xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 11.3x 10.0xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 6.9x -11.4xmedian 6.9x -2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.90median 0.34 -0.66median 0.34 —median 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 monthsBXMTSTWDEFC
Revenue -$527.24M $2.01B $455.40M
Net income $15.43M $264.72M $225.90M
Free cash flow $353.06M -$397.40M -$617.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $0.62 –
Cash & equivalents $432.83M $367.59M $247.47M
Total debt $1.22B $14.00B $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 168.96M 366.73M –
Enterprise value $52.09M $3.09B $706.16M

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
MetricBXMTSTWDEFC
P/E 115.5x 19.7x 8.8x
P/FCF 5.0x -11.4x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 4.2x -2.4x
P/S -3.4x 2.3x 3.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 10.0x –
EV/EBIT 2.7x 11.1x 2.9x
EV/Revenue -4.9x 9.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 7.3x -45.7x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 16.7x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.90 -0.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXMTSTWDEFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% 11.8% 44.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 2.7% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 222.8% -33.4% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -26.8% 62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 224.8% -43.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.8% -29.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 58.3% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 76.6% -67.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% -160.2% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -5.4% -67.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXMTSTWDEFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.9% 37.2%
Net margin – 11.4% 37.3%
FCF margin – -19.8% -135.6%
Operating cash flow margin -67.0% 54.3% -135.6%
Return on equity 0.5% 3.8% 11.4%
Return on assets 0.1% 0.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 7.0% 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 22.9x 4.1x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue -5.2% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXMTSTWDEFC
Debt / assets 6.3% 22.9% 1.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 7.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x -35.2x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 83.2% 88.8% 90.5%
Equity / assets 16.8% 11.2% 9.5%
Interest coverage 1.0x 1.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXMTSTWDEFC
Dividend yield 17.8% 15.7% 13.3%
Net buyback yield 4.6% -11.2% -18.9%
Shareholder yield 22.4% 4.5% -5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2,069% 264.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 90.4% -176.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -9.0% 9.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusBXMTSTWDEFC
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.8% +29.2% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $588.88MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% +22.4% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXMTSTWDEFC
Held by institutions 63.8% 49.9% 50.4%
Institutions holding 348 516 247
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying 178 256 139
Institutions selling 99 161 57
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.59 2.44

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.

BXMTSTWDEFC
BXMT 1.00 0.72 0.49
STWD 0.72 1.00 0.57
EFC 0.49 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXMT, STWD and EFC?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.86B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.55B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXMT, STWD and EFC?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 120.8x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.0x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.0x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 8.9x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ellington Financial (EFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 15.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -41.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.4%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.6%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.3%/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) 0.17%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%. Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BXMT, STWD and EFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads on 8. 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.