CMRF vs NLY vs TWOD Stock Comparison

Cim, Annaly Capital Management and Two Harbors Investment 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

7 decided of 12

Two Harbors Investment leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Two Harbors Investment 3, Annaly Capital Management 2, Cim 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMRFNLYTWODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $13.50B $2.69B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 5.4x -36.5x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% — +3.5% TWOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% — -15.3% CMRF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 21.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 14.04% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -13.4% -2.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 21.7% 6.2% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 41/100 CMRF

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFNLYTWOD

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

AxisCMRFNLYTWOD
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 45 #93 of 169 48 #89 of 169
Growth 43 #91 of 160 – 30 #112 of 160
Profitability 66 #52 of 149 – 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 34 #104 of 158 – 73 #44 of 158
Shareholder Returns 67 #46 of 136 79 #29 of 136 15 #116 of 136
Overall 54 – 41
  • CMRF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD 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

PeriodCMRFNLYTWODSPY
1 month -4.5%-11.1%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%-21.1%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months +6.8%-19.7%-0.7% +8.2%
Year to date -7.8%-18.0%-0.5% +12.9%
1 year -59.2%-13.4%-2.0% +12.3%
3 years -59.2%+24.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.8%+7.6%— +23.3%
5 years —-46.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-11.8%— +10.9%
10 years —-55.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMRFNLYTWODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%21.7%6.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%23.1%8.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.550.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.62-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-57.7%-4.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-24.9%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.55$24.40$26.37 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$17.72$25.11 $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.

MultipleCMRFNLYTWOD
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x -36.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 7.0x 17.2xmedian 7.0x 21.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.03median 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 monthsCMRFNLYTWOD
Revenue $307.90M – $482.19M
Net income $72.98M – -$21.68M
Free cash flow $53.41M – $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 – $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $218.77M $2.18B $642.69M
Total debt $3.00B – $115.68M
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 740.26M 105.43M
Enterprise value $1.86B $13.50B -$37.29M

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
MetricCMRFNLYTWOD
P/E 14.1x 5.4x -36.5x
P/FCF 19.2x 17.2x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 21.2x
P/S 3.3x 5.8x 5.6x
P/B 0.5x 0.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.9x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – –
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 5.4x
EV/Revenue 12.4x – 4.5x
EV/FCF 71.3x – 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x – 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYTWOD
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% – 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.9% – 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7,606% – 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% – -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.5% – 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% – -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.8% – -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.1% – -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% – -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.9% – -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYTWOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% – -1.0%
Net margin 23.7% – -15.3%
FCF margin 17.3% – 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% – 26.4%
Return on equity 5.6% – -1.2%
Return on assets 1.4% – -0.2%
Return on invested capital – – 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYTWOD
Debt / assets 46.5% – 1.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.4x – –
Debt / FCF 56.2x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 89.1% 80.2%
Equity / assets 33.2% 10.9% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFNLYTWOD
Dividend yield 14.0% 15.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 14.0% 15.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -13.3%

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.

ConsensusCMRFNLYTWOD
Forward P/E – 6.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.01FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.65BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.7% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CMRFNLYTWOD
CMRF 1.00 0.08 -0.05
NLY 0.08 1.00 0.15
TWOD -0.05 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, NLY and TWOD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.50B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, NLY and TWOD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cim (CMRF) -8.1%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 74.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMRF, NLY and TWOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) leads on 3. 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.