CMRF vs NLY vs STWD Stock Comparison

Cim, Annaly Capital Management 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMRFNLYSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $13.47B $4.53B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 5.4x 19.9x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.1x 9.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% — +11.8% STWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% — 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% 0.00% 0.15% CMRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -13.4% -33.1% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.8%/yr -13.4%/yr NLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 21.7% 19.8% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 44/100 CMRF

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFNLYSTWD

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

AxisCMRFNLYSTWD
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 45 #93 of 169 52 #81 of 169
Growth 43 #91 of 160 – 40 #96 of 160
Profitability 66 #52 of 149 – 52 #72 of 149
Financial Health 34 #104 of 158 – 30 #111 of 158
Shareholder Returns 67 #46 of 136 79 #29 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Overall 54 – 44
  • CMRF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY 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

PeriodCMRFNLYSTWDSPY
1 month -4.5%-11.1%-13.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%-21.1%-25.4% +3.9%
6 months +6.8%-19.7%-32.3% +8.2%
Year to date -7.8%-18.0%-30.9% +12.9%
1 year -59.2%-13.4%-33.1% +12.3%
3 years -59.2%+24.4%-27.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.8%+7.6%-10.3% +23.3%
5 years —-46.5%-51.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-11.8%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years —-55.0%-43.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.7%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMRFNLYSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%21.7%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%23.1%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.550.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.62-1.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-57.7%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-24.9%-33.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.55$24.40$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$17.72$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.

MultipleCMRFNLYSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x 20.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 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 17.2xmedian 7.0x -11.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.32 —median 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 monthsCMRFNLYSTWD
Revenue $307.90M – $2.01B
Net income $72.98M – $264.72M
Free cash flow $53.41M – -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 – $0.62
Cash & equivalents $218.77M $2.18B $367.59M
Total debt $3.00B – $14.00B
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 740.26M 366.73M
Enterprise value $1.86B $13.47B $3.07B

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
MetricCMRFNLYSTWD
P/E 14.1x 5.4x 20.0x
P/FCF 19.2x 17.2x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 4.2x
P/S 3.3x 5.8x 2.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 11.1x
EV/Revenue 12.4x – 9.1x
EV/FCF 71.3x – -45.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x – 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 – -0.67

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% – 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% – 14.9%
Net margin 23.7% – 11.4%
FCF margin 17.3% – -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% – 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
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYSTWD
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% 89.1% 88.8%
Equity / assets 33.2% 10.9% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYSTWD
Dividend yield 14.0% 15.8% 15.4%
Net buyback yield – – -11.0%
Shareholder yield 14.0% 15.8% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusCMRFNLYSTWD
Forward P/E – 6.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.01FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -0.3% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.65BFY2026 $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.7% +22.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMRFNLYSTWD
Held by institutions – 58.3% 49.9%
Institutions holding – 791 516
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying – 452 256
Institutions selling – 207 161
Buyers to sellers – 2.18 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.

CMRFNLYSTWD
CMRF 1.00 0.08 0.04
NLY 0.08 1.00 0.75
STWD 0.04 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, NLY and STWD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, NLY and STWD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.1%. Over five years, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest dividend yield: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 74.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, 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, NLY 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, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 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.