DX vs EFC vs PMT Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Ellington Financial and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.68%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 5, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 4, Dynex Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXEFCPMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.82B $1.49B $632.22M DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.4x 8.8x 5.1x PMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 6.0x 7.6x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +319.6% +44.8% +14.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.6% 37.3% 35.8% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 24.1% PMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 18.68% 13.34% 22.07% PMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.6% -12.5% -42.5% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -8.7%/yr -18.5%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 18.4% 30.2% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 42/100 45/100 PMT

Percentile Scorecard

DXEFCPMT

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

AxisDXEFCPMT
Valuation 48 #88 of 169 34 #112 of 169 39 #104 of 169
Growth 65 #56 of 160 60 #64 of 160 35 #104 of 160
Profitability 39 #91 of 149 43 #86 of 149 40 #90 of 149
Financial Health – 60 #64 of 158 31 #110 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #115 of 136 12 #120 of 136 81 #27 of 136
Overall 42 42 45
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PMT 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

PeriodDXEFCPMTSPY
1 month -3.8%-5.5%-13.0% -0.2%
3 months -15.4%-13.7%-26.0% +3.9%
6 months -20.5%-12.3%-40.6% +8.2%
Year to date -22.1%-13.9%-42.2% +12.9%
1 year -19.6%-12.5%-42.5% +12.3%
3 years +13.7%-2.7%-41.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%-0.9%-16.1% +23.3%
5 years -37.5%-36.5%-64.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.0%-8.7%-18.5% +10.9%
10 years -46.9%-26.7%-51.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%-3.1%-7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXEFCPMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%18.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%19.9%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.410.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.68-1.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-41.2%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-16.6%-47.5% -1.2%
52-week high $14.74$14.01$13.81 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$11.30$6.74 $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.

MultipleDXEFCPMT
P/E now vs peer median -45.4xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 5.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x -0.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.19median 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 monthsDXEFCPMT
Revenue $326.26M $455.40M $347.66M
Net income -$49.75M $225.90M $166.19M
Free cash flow $249.73M -$617.48M -$10.07B
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 – $1.42
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $247.47M $225.24M
Total debt – $1.01B $12.66B
Shares (diluted) 251.84M – 87.29M
Enterprise value -$82.69M $727.45M -$1.17B

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
MetricDXEFCPMT
P/E -45.4x 8.8x 5.1x
P/FCF 11.3x -2.4x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x -2.4x -0.1x
P/S 8.6x 3.3x 1.8x
P/B 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.8x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 2.9x 2.8x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 3.3x 9.7x
EV/FCF 7.3x -2.4x -0.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x -2.4x -0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 – 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXEFCPMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 319.6% 44.8% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 85.8% 27.5% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -126.9% 56.5% 58.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.4% 62.6% 17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% – 95.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.6% – 27.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 0.3% -93.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -67.8% -140.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 0.3% -93.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -67.7% -140.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXEFCPMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% 36.5%
Net margin -18.6% 37.3% 35.8%
FCF margin 76.5% -135.6% -2,897%
Operating cash flow margin 76.5% -135.6% -2,897%
Return on equity – 11.4% 8.9%
Return on assets – 1.1% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 24.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -2.7x -60.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXEFCPMT
Debt / assets – 1.2% 12.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.4x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 90.5% 92.6%
Equity / assets 10.9% 9.5% 7.4%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXEFCPMT
Dividend yield 18.7% 13.3% 22.1%
Net buyback yield -53.0% -19.0% –
Shareholder yield -34.3% -5.7% 22.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 83.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -1.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.7%

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.

ConsensusDXEFCPMT
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.51FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -2.6% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.67MFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $357.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +262.6%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +2.4% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXEFCPMT
Held by institutions 47.0% 50.4% 72.1%
Institutions holding 287 247 213
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +2.9% +8.8%
Institutions buying 200 139 109
Institutions selling 54 57 64
Buyers to sellers 3.70 2.44 1.70

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.

DXEFCPMT
DX 1.00 0.58 0.52
EFC 0.58 1.00 0.42
PMT 0.52 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, EFC and PMT?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.82B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) $632.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, DX, EFC and PMT?

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynex Capital (DX) -45.4x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -42.5%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) has the highest dividend yield: Dynex Capital (DX) 18.68%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 22.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DX, EFC and PMT?

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