CMRF vs STWD vs ARR Stock Comparison

Cim, Starwood Property Trust and Armour Residential REIT Prices as of Oct 23, 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

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

QuestionCMRFSTWDARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $4.56B $1.82B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 20.0x -28.1x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.1x 4.6x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% +11.8% +126.9% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% 11.4% -25.8% 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% 0.15% 0.20% CMRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.2% -32.8% -22.7% ARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -13.1%/yr -25.0%/yr STWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.2% 19.8% 24.3% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 43/100 68/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

CMRFSTWDARR

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

AxisCMRFSTWDARR
Valuation 57 #73 of 170 53 #81 of 170 61 #67 of 170
Growth 44 #90 of 160 41 #95 of 160 86 #23 of 160
Profitability 67 #50 of 149 53 #71 of 149 63 #56 of 149
Financial Health 34 #104 of 158 30 #111 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 135 40 #82 of 135 63 #51 of 135
Overall 54 43 68
  • CMRF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCMRFSTWDARRSPY
1 month -4.5%-12.8%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months +14.6%-24.4%-21.7% +3.5%
6 months +6.8%-31.6%-27.9% +7.0%
Year to date -7.8%-30.4%-28.3% +12.2%
1 year -59.2%-32.8%-22.7% +13.0%
3 years -59.2%-27.4%-7.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.8%-10.1%-2.5% +23.1%
5 years —-50.5%-76.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-13.1%-25.0% +11.0%
10 years —-44.0%-88.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.6%-19.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMRFSTWDARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.2%19.8%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.4%21.1%28.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.290.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-1.65-0.93 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.2%-54.4%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-32.7%-33.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2.55$18.61$19.12 $779.14
52-week low $1.83$11.98$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.

MultipleCMRFSTWDARR
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.0x 20.1xmedian 11.0x -28.3xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.1x 10.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 6.9x -11.7xmedian 6.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 0.32 -0.68median 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 monthsCMRFSTWDARR
Revenue $307.90M $2.01B $251.92M
Net income $72.98M $264.72M -$52.08M
Free cash flow $53.41M -$397.40M $456.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $0.62 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $218.77M $367.59M $99.67M
Total debt $3.00B $14.00B –
Shares (diluted) 436.88M 366.73M 144.56M
Enterprise value $1.86B $3.10B $1.51B

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
MetricCMRFSTWDARR
P/E 14.1x 20.1x -28.3x
P/FCF 19.2x -11.7x 4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 4.3x 4.1x
P/S 3.3x 2.3x 7.5x
P/B 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 10.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.3x 11.1x –
EV/Revenue 12.4x 9.1x 7.1x
EV/FCF 71.3x -46.0x 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 16.8x 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.97 -0.68 -0.60

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMRFSTWDARR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 72.7% 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 24.9% 14.9% –
Net margin 23.7% 11.4% -25.8%
FCF margin 17.3% -19.8% 181.1%
Operating cash flow margin 42.1% 54.3% 181.1%
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 4.1x -8.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMRFSTWDARR
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% 88.8% 89.5%
Equity / assets 33.2% 11.2% 10.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMRFSTWDARR
Dividend yield 14.0% 15.3% 22.7%
Net buyback yield – -10.9% -34.5%
Shareholder yield 14.0% 4.4% -11.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 264.4% -701.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -176.1% 80.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% 56.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMRF, STWD and ARR?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.56B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMRF, STWD and ARR?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.0x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x, 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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Armour Residential REIT (ARR) returned the most: Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.8%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.7%. Over five years, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.1%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cim (CMRF) has the highest dividend yield: Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Cim (CMRF) 74.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, 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, STWD 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, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 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.