CMRF vs LADR vs RITM Stock Comparison

Cim, Ladder Capital and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 -0.4% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
14.04%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +3.4% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.40 +3.1% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ladder Capital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ladder Capital 5, Rithm Capital 3, Cim 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMRFLADRRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $1.14B $5.19B RITM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 11.5x 14.5x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.1x 4.2x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% -33.3% — CMRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% 136.2% — LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.4x 11.6x — LADR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 14.04% 0.10% 0.00% CMRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -12.8% -14.0% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.9%/yr -3.7%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.7% 21.3% 26.5% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 43/100 40/100 CMRF

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFLADRRITM

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

AxisCMRFLADRRITM
Valuation 57 #74 of 169 39 #104 of 169 64 #61 of 169
Growth 42 #92 of 159 44 #89 of 159 18 #130 of 159
Profitability 68 #48 of 146 67 #49 of 146 –
Financial Health 35 #100 of 153 22 #120 of 153 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #51 of 135 44 #76 of 135 38 #84 of 135
Overall 53 43 40
  • CMRF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM 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

PeriodCMRFLADRRITMSPY
1 month -0.4%+3.4%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months -2.1%-3.3%-5.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-8.9%-3.9% +7.1%
Year to date -7.8%-14.8%-13.8% +12.8%
1 year -59.2%-12.8%-14.0% +11.9%
3 years -59.2%-6.0%+2.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -25.8%-2.1%+0.7% +22.8%
5 years —-22.0%-17.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-4.9%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years —-25.5%-32.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-2.9%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMRFLADRRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.7%21.3%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%21.9%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.340.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.60-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-32.3%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-18.0%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $2.55$11.42$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$8.52$8.36 $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.

MultipleCMRFLADRRITM
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.7x 11.7xmedian 11.7x 14.6xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.7x 16.2xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 6.5x 15.0xmedian 6.5x -2.1xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.33 -1.05median 0.33 -0.60median 0.33

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 monthsCMRFLADRRITM
Revenue $307.90M $72.65M –
Net income $72.98M $98.91M $529.24M
Free cash flow $53.41M $78.51M –
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $0.79 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $218.77M $41.78M –
Total debt $3.00B $4.35B –
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 124.89M 568.26M
Enterprise value $1.86B $985.75M $5.19B

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
MetricCMRFLADRRITM
P/E 14.1x 11.7x 14.6x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.0x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 13.5x –
P/S 3.3x 16.2x 1.0x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 14.7x –
EV/EBIT 20.3x 16.8x –
EV/Revenue 12.4x 75.5x –
EV/FCF 71.3x 69.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 62.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 -1.05 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMRFLADRRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% -33.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -22.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7,606% 24.9% -42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -14.0% -13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.5% 25.4% -55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -11.2% -24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.8% 574.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -20.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 455.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.9% -23.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFLADRRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% 512.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% 140.9% –
Net margin 23.7% 136.2% –
FCF margin 17.3% 108.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% 120.7% –
Return on equity 5.6% 6.8% 5.8%
Return on assets 1.4% 1.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 33.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFLADRRITM
Debt / assets 46.5% 71.9% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.4x 11.6x –
Debt / FCF 56.2x 55.4x –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 75.8% 83.2%
Equity / assets 33.2% 24.2% 16.1%
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFLADRRITM
Dividend yield 14.0% 9.8% 10.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 14.0% 12.5% 10.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 148.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% –

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.

ConsensusCMRFLADRRITM
Forward P/E – 9.1xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.03FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +22.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.7% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $287.80MFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +33.6%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -10.2% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMRFLADRRITM
Held by institutions – 64.7% 58.7%
Institutions holding – 221 511
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying – 118 247
Institutions selling – 62 176
Buyers to sellers – 1.90 1.40

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.

CMRFLADRRITM
CMRF 1.00 0.04 -0.02
LADR 0.04 1.00 0.50
RITM -0.02 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, LADR and RITM?

Rithm Capital (RITM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.14B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, LADR and RITM?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.5x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cim (CMRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cim (CMRF) -8.1%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.8%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.0%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.9%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest dividend yield: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%. Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 73.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.3%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMRF, LADR and RITM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ladder Capital (LADR) 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.