CMRF vs RITM vs ARR Stock Comparison

Cim, Rithm Capital and Armour Residential REIT 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
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.39 +2.7% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rithm Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rithm Capital 4, Cim 3, Armour Residential REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMRFRITMARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $5.17B $1.83B RITM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 14.4x -28.3x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.2x 4.6x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% — +126.9% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% — -25.8% CMRF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 14.04% 0.00% 0.20% CMRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -14.2% -22.8% RITM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.8%/yr -24.9%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 26.5% 24.3% ARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 38/100 68/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFRITMARR

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

AxisCMRFRITMARR
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 61 #66 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 43 #91 of 160 17 #133 of 160 84 #26 of 160
Profitability 66 #52 of 149 – 63 #56 of 149
Financial Health 34 #104 of 158 – –
Shareholder Returns 67 #46 of 136 37 #86 of 136 64 #50 of 136
Overall 54 38 68
  • CMRF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR 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

PeriodCMRFRITMARRSPY
1 month -4.5%+2.7%-10.3% -0.2%
3 months +14.6%-3.9%-22.9% +3.9%
6 months +6.8%-4.7%-28.2% +8.2%
Year to date -7.8%-13.9%-28.5% +12.9%
1 year -59.2%-14.2%-22.8% +12.3%
3 years -59.2%+2.7%-7.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.8%+0.9%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years —-17.5%-76.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-3.8%-24.9% +10.9%
10 years —-32.3%-88.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.8%-19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMRFRITMARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%26.5%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%26.7%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.730.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.54-0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-39.2%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-22.1%-33.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.55$12.06$19.12 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$8.36$12.30 $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.

MultipleCMRFRITMARR
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.1x 14.6xmedian 11.1x -28.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 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 -2.1xmedian 7.0x 4.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.32 -0.60median 0.32 -0.60median 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 monthsCMRFRITMARR
Revenue $307.90M – $251.92M
Net income $72.98M $529.24M -$52.08M
Free cash flow $53.41M – $456.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $0.63 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $218.77M – $99.67M
Total debt $3.00B – –
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 568.26M 144.56M
Enterprise value $1.86B $5.17B $1.52B

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
MetricCMRFRITMARR
P/E 14.1x 14.6x -28.2x
P/FCF 19.2x -2.1x 4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 4.1x
P/S 3.3x 1.0x 7.5x
P/B 0.5x 0.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – –
EV/EBIT 20.3x – –
EV/Revenue 12.4x – 7.1x
EV/FCF 71.3x – 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x – 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 -0.60 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMRFRITMARR
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% – 126.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.9% – 114.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 7,606% -42.4% -180.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -13.0% 25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.5% -55.3% -189.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -24.2% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.8% – 154.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.1% – 36.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% – 154.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.9% – 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFRITMARR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% – –
Net margin 23.7% – -25.8%
FCF margin 17.3% – 181.1%
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% – 181.1%
Return on equity 5.6% 5.8% –
Return on assets 1.4% 1.0% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – -8.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFRITMARR
Debt / assets 46.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.4x – –
Debt / FCF 56.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 83.2% 89.5%
Equity / assets 33.2% 16.1% 10.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFRITMARR
Dividend yield 14.0% 10.6% 22.8%
Net buyback yield – – -34.6%
Shareholder yield 14.0% 10.6% -11.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -701.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 80.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 56.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 22.0%

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.

ConsensusCMRFRITMARR
Forward P/E – 4.2xFY2026 4.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.26FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.3% -5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.78BFY2026 $481.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMRFRITMARR
Held by institutions – 58.7% 54.9%
Institutions holding – 510 250
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.7% +16.2%
Institutions buying – 246 169
Institutions selling – 176 42
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 4.02

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.

CMRFRITMARR
CMRF 1.00 -0.02 -0.14
RITM -0.02 1.00 0.53
ARR -0.14 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, RITM and ARR?

Rithm Capital (RITM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.17B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, RITM and ARR?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.4x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest net margin (Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rithm Capital (RITM) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.2%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.8%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest dividend yield: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%. Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 74.1%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rithm Capital (RITM) leads on 4. 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.