CFTR-PA vs EFC vs WPC Stock Comparison

Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Ellington Financial and W. P. Carey 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
13.27%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins
WPC W. P. Carey Inc.
$63.09 -4.2% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.52B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
5.93%
Net Lease REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, W. P. Carey 3, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFTR-PAEFCWPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.02M $1.50B $14.52B WPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 220.9x 8.8x 22.4x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.1x 19.7x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +44.8% +9.0% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 37.3% 35.6% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 5.4% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 13.27% 5.93% EFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -12.0% -4.6% WPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.3%/yr -3.5%/yr WPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.2% 18.4% 18.2% CFTR-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 42/100 43/100 CFTR-PA

Percentile Scorecard

CFTR-PAEFCWPC

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

AxisCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Valuation 62 #56 of 145 33 #114 of 169 35 #95 of 145
Growth 91 #14 of 142 61 #64 of 162 31 #98 of 142
Profitability 13 #118 of 135 43 #86 of 149 73 #37 of 135
Financial Health 50 #68 of 136 62 #61 of 158 55 #62 of 136
Shareholder Returns – 10 #122 of 136 21 #104 of 131
Overall 54 42 43
  • CFTR-PA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WPC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCFTR-PAEFCWPCSPY
1 month +1.0%-3.6%-4.2% +0.9%
3 months +0.9%-12.6%-15.6% +5.9%
6 months +2.4%-10.8%-12.4% +8.5%
Year to date —-13.4%-2.0% +13.3%
1 year —-12.0%-4.6% +12.4%
3 years —-2.1%+21.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-0.7%+6.6% +23.5%
5 years —-35.3%-16.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-8.3%-3.5% +11.0%
10 years —-26.2%+7.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-3.0%+0.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCFTR-PAEFCWPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.2%18.4%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%19.9%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.41-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.65-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -7.2%-41.2%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-16.1%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $26.86$14.01$76.72 $779.14
52-week low $24.02$11.30$62.57 $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.

MultipleCFTR-PAEFCWPC
P/E now vs peer median 220.9xmedian 25.8x 8.8xmedian 11.4x 22.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 3.3xmedian 2.7x 7.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 11.3x 14.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x -2.4xmedian 6.9x -15.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.13median 1.91 —median 0.34 -2.84median 1.91

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 monthsCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Revenue $99.09M $455.40M $1.83B
Net income $678.18K $225.90M $657.85M
Free cash flow – -$617.48M -$948.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 – $2.81
Cash & equivalents $24.64M $247.47M $143.39M
Total debt $2.37B $1.01B $8.78B
Shares (diluted) 10.95M – 231.70M
Enterprise value $373.36M $736.38M $13.83B

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
MetricCFTR-PAEFCWPC
P/E 220.9x 8.8x 22.4x
P/FCF – -2.4x -15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -2.4x 11.7x
P/S 2.8x 3.3x 7.9x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.8x
EV/EBIT – 2.9x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 3.3x 12.7x
EV/FCF – -2.4x -24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -2.4x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.13 – -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 44.8% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 27.5% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 105.9% 56.5% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 62.6% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 115.3% – 70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% – -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.3% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -67.8% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.3% -11,395%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -67.7% -194.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 85.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% 38.0%
Net margin 1.3% 37.3% 35.6%
FCF margin – -135.6% -51.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -135.6% 68.0%
Return on equity 0.1% 11.4% 7.5%
Return on assets 0.1% 1.1% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Debt / assets 47.4% 1.2% 47.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.5x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x -9.3x
Liabilities / assets 53.4% 90.5% 53.0%
Equity / assets 46.6% 9.5% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Dividend yield – 13.3% 5.9%
Net buyback yield – -18.9% -5.1%
Shareholder yield – -5.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.0%

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.

ConsensusCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Forward P/E – 6.1xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.94FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $532.59MFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +58.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFTR-PAEFCWPC
Held by institutions – 50.4% 78.3%
Institutions holding – 247 897
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% +4.2%
Institutions buying – 139 453
Institutions selling – 57 295
Buyers to sellers – 2.44 1.54

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.

CFTR-PAEFCWPC
CFTR-PA 1.00 0.00 -0.15
EFC 0.00 1.00 0.33
WPC -0.15 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFTR-PA, EFC and WPC?

W. P. Carey (WPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) $274.02M, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, W. P. Carey (WPC) $14.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CFTR-PA, EFC and WPC?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 220.9x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.1x, W. P. Carey (WPC) 19.7x). 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: Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) +4.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, W. P. Carey (WPC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 1.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 35.6%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year W. P. Carey (WPC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, W. P. Carey (WPC) -4.6%. Over five years, W. P. Carey (WPC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.3%/yr, W. P. Carey (WPC) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.27%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 5.93%. Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) has been the steadiest (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 16.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, W. P. Carey (WPC) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFTR-PA, EFC and WPC?

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 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.