CMRF vs ARR vs STWD Stock Comparison

Cim, Armour Residential REIT and Starwood Property Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 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

11 decided of 12

Armour Residential REIT leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Armour Residential REIT 5, Starwood Property Trust 4, Cim 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMRFARRSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $1.88B $4.61B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x -28.2x 20.0x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.6x 9.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% +126.9% +11.8% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% -25.8% 11.4% CMRF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.4x — 7.5x STWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 14.04% 22.77% 15.43% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -22.8% -33.1% ARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -24.9%/yr -13.4%/yr STWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 24.3% 19.8% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 44/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFARRSTWD

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

AxisCMRFARRSTWD
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 60 #68 of 169 52 #81 of 169
Growth 43 #91 of 160 84 #26 of 160 40 #96 of 160
Profitability 66 #52 of 149 63 #56 of 149 52 #72 of 149
Financial Health 34 #104 of 158 – 30 #111 of 158
Shareholder Returns 67 #46 of 136 64 #50 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Overall 54 68 44
  • CMRF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD 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

PeriodCMRFARRSTWDSPY
1 month -4.5%-10.3%-13.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%-22.9%-25.4% +3.9%
6 months +6.8%-28.2%-32.3% +8.2%
Year to date -7.8%-28.5%-30.9% +12.9%
1 year -59.2%-22.8%-33.1% +12.3%
3 years -59.2%-7.5%-27.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.8%-2.6%-10.3% +23.3%
5 years —-76.0%-51.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-24.9%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years —-88.7%-43.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-19.6%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMRFARRSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%24.3%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%27.9%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.650.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.94-1.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-77.4%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-33.8%-33.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.55$19.12$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$12.30$11.98 $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.

MultipleCMRFARRSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.1x -28.2xmedian 11.1x 20.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 10.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 7.0x 4.1xmedian 7.0x -11.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.32 -0.60median 0.32 -0.67median 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 monthsCMRFARRSTWD
Revenue $307.90M $251.92M $2.01B
Net income $72.98M -$52.08M $264.72M
Free cash flow $53.41M $456.23M -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $-0.45 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $218.77M $99.67M $367.59M
Total debt $3.00B – $14.00B
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 144.56M 366.73M
Enterprise value $1.86B $1.56B $3.51B

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
MetricCMRFARRSTWD
P/E 14.1x -28.2x 20.0x
P/FCF 19.2x 4.1x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 4.1x 4.2x
P/S 3.3x 7.5x 2.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 11.1x
EV/Revenue 12.4x 7.1x 9.1x
EV/FCF 71.3x 3.9x -45.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 3.9x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 -0.60 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMRFARRSTWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% 126.9% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 114.4% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7,606% -180.7% -33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 25.9% -26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.5% -189.3% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 47.0% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.8% 154.8% 58.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.1% 36.4% 76.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 154.8% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.9% 36.4% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFARRSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% – 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% – 14.9%
Net margin 23.7% -25.8% 11.4%
FCF margin 17.3% 181.1% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% 181.1% 54.3%
Return on equity 5.6% – 3.8%
Return on assets 1.4% – 0.4%
Return on invested capital – – 7.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -8.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.1% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFARRSTWD
Debt / assets 46.5% – 22.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.4x – 7.5x
Debt / FCF 56.2x – -35.2x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 89.5% 88.8%
Equity / assets 33.2% 10.5% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFARRSTWD
Dividend yield 14.0% 22.8% 15.4%
Net buyback yield – -34.6% -11.0%
Shareholder yield 14.0% -11.8% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -701.8% 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 80.1% -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 56.5% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 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.

ConsensusCMRFARRSTWD
Forward P/E – 4.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.77FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -9.5%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.8% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $481.02MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.4% +22.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMRFARRSTWD
Held by institutions – 54.9% 49.9%
Institutions holding – 250 516
Change in shares held, QoQ – +16.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying – 169 256
Institutions selling – 42 161
Buyers to sellers – 4.02 1.59

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.

CMRFARRSTWD
CMRF 1.00 -0.14 0.04
ARR -0.14 1.00 0.49
STWD 0.04 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, ARR and STWD?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, ARR and STWD?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.2x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cim (CMRF) -8.1%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Armour Residential REIT (ARR) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.1%. Over five years, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) compounded fastest (Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has the highest dividend yield: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 22.77%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 15.43%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 74.1%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMRF, ARR and STWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) leads on 5. 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.