DX vs LADR vs TWOD Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Ladder Capital and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.84 -4.3% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.82%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.37 +4.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.82%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dynex Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dynex Capital 4, Ladder Capital 3, Two Harbors Investment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXLADRTWODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.80B $1.18B $2.69B DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.1x 11.8x -36.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 9.1x — DX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +319.6% -33.3% +3.5% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.6% 136.2% -15.3% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% 21.7% TWOD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 11.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 18.82% 9.82% — DX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.6% -13.0% -2.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -4.8%/yr — LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 21.4% 6.2% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 42/100 40/100 LADR

Percentile Scorecard

DXLADRTWOD

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

AxisDXLADRTWOD
Valuation 47 #90 of 169 37 #107 of 169 45 #93 of 169
Growth 66 #56 of 162 43 #93 of 162 29 #116 of 162
Profitability 39 #92 of 149 65 #53 of 149 39 #91 of 149
Financial Health – 21 #125 of 158 71 #46 of 158
Shareholder Returns 13 #119 of 136 42 #79 of 136 15 #116 of 136
Overall 41 42 40
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR 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

PeriodDXLADRTWODSPY
1 month -4.3%+4.1%-2.5% +0.9%
3 months -15.5%-4.6%-0.6% +5.9%
6 months -19.7%-8.6%-0.7% +8.5%
Year to date -22.6%-14.7%-0.5% +13.3%
1 year -19.6%-13.0%-2.0% +12.4%
3 years +12.9%-1.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.1%-0.5%— +23.5%
5 years -38.1%-21.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%-4.8%— +11.0%
10 years -47.3%-25.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.2%-2.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDXLADRTWODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%21.4%6.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%21.9%8.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.340.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.61-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-32.3%-4.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-18.0%-2.8% -0.9%
52-week high $14.74$11.42$26.37 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$8.52$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.

MultipleDXLADRTWOD
P/E now vs peer median -45.1xmedian 11.4x 11.8xmedian 11.4x -36.5xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.7x 16.3xmedian 2.7x 5.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 14.7xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 6.9x 15.0xmedian 6.9x 21.2xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.34 -1.05median 0.34 0.03median 0.34

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 monthsDXLADRTWOD
Revenue $326.26M $72.65M $482.19M
Net income -$49.75M $98.91M -$21.68M
Free cash flow $249.73M $78.51M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $0.79 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $41.78M $642.69M
Total debt – $4.35B $115.68M
Shares (diluted) 251.84M 124.89M 105.43M
Enterprise value -$103.36M $1.03B -$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
MetricDXLADRTWOD
P/E -45.1x 11.8x -36.5x
P/FCF 11.2x 15.0x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 13.5x 21.2x
P/S 8.6x 16.3x 5.6x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.8x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x –
EV/EBIT – 16.8x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 75.5x 4.5x
EV/FCF 7.2x 69.9x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 62.6x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 -1.05 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXLADRTWOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 319.6% -33.3% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 85.8% -22.9% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -126.9% 24.9% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.4% -14.0% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% 25.4% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.6% -11.2% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 574.8% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -20.8% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 455.2% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -23.1% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXLADRTWOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 512.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 140.9% -1.0%
Net margin -18.6% 136.2% -15.3%
FCF margin 76.5% 108.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 76.5% 120.7% 26.4%
Return on equity – 6.8% -1.2%
Return on assets – 1.7% -0.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 0.9x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 33.9% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXLADRTWOD
Debt / assets – 71.9% 1.3%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 11.6x –
Debt / FCF – 55.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 75.8% 80.2%
Equity / assets 10.9% 24.2% 19.8%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXLADRTWOD
Dividend yield 18.8% 9.8% –
Net buyback yield -53.3% 2.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -34.5% 12.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.0% -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 148.7% 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.6% -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% -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.

ConsensusDXLADRTWOD
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.51FY2026 $1.03FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.8%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% +10.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.67MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +262.6%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% -10.2% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXLADRTWOD
Held by institutions 47.0% 63.6% –
Institutions holding 287 220 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +4.9% –
Institutions buying 200 117 –
Institutions selling 54 62 –
Buyers to sellers 3.70 1.89 –

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.

DXLADRTWOD
DX 1.00 0.45 0.11
LADR 0.45 1.00 0.09
TWOD 0.11 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, LADR and TWOD?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.80B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -13.0%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.1%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest dividend yield: Dynex Capital (DX) 18.82%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.82%. 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 (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DX, LADR 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, Dynex Capital (DX) 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.