DX vs NLY vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.41 -5.6% 1M -21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 5, Dynex Capital 3, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXNLYBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $14.51B $1.96B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.4x 15.2x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 6.1x 10.5x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +319.6% +51.6% -16.7% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.6% 32.0% — NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% 12.4% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 1.2x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.16% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.6% -14.4% -40.3% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr -11.8%/yr -19.7%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 21.7% 27.0% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 53/100 51/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

DXNLYBXMT

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

AxisDXNLYBXMT
Valuation 53 #80 of 168 59 #70 of 168 84 #27 of 168
Growth 64 #59 of 163 80 #34 of 163 11 #145 of 163
Profitability 39 #94 of 154 82 #28 of 154 33 #104 of 154
Financial Health – 31 #112 of 162 60 #65 of 162
Shareholder Returns 13 #119 of 137 15 #116 of 137 67 #46 of 137
Overall 42 53 51
  • DX ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDXNLYBXMTSPY
1 month -5.6%-1.5%+1.7% -2.0%
3 months -18.5%-19.9%-23.2% -2.2%
6 months -22.0%-18.5%-42.1% +4.2%
Year to date -25.7%-18.5%-42.1% +10.6%
1 year -21.6%-14.4%-40.3% +10.4%
3 years -5.8%+6.1%-49.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.0%+2.0%-20.1% +20.2%
5 years -41.3%-46.5%-66.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -10.1%-11.8%-19.7% +10.1%
10 years -47.8%-55.4%-62.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year -6.3%-7.8%-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXNLYBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%21.7%27.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%23.0%30.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.540.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.14-0.67-1.49 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-57.7%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-25.3%-46.3% -3.2%
52-week high $14.74$24.40$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $10.41$17.72$10.19 $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.

MultipleDXNLYBXMT
P/E now vs peer median -43.3xmedian 11.8x 14.6xmedian 11.8x -5.0xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x -2.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 7.7xmedian 13.1x 4.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 6.0x 3.8xmedian 6.0x 5.2xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 0.09median 0.33

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 monthsDXNLYBXMT
Revenue $326.26M $2.97B -$752.54M
Net income -$49.75M $1.13B -$375.62M
Free cash flow $249.73M $3.72B $352.79M
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $1.25 $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $2.18B $511.50M
Total debt – $38.38B $1.19B
Shares (diluted) 251.84M 764.36M 168.96M
Enterprise value -$155.89M $5.47B $14.82M

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
MetricDXNLYBXMT
P/E -43.3x 14.6x -5.0x
P/FCF 10.8x 3.8x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 3.8x 5.2x
P/S 8.2x 4.8x -2.4x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 4.6x
EV/EBIT – 7.8x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 17.0x -3.3x
EV/FCF 6.8x 13.6x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 13.6x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.47 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXNLYBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 319.6% 51.6% -16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 85.8% 59.3% -41.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -126.9% -24.7% -450.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.4% 36.3% -56.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% -38.9% -455.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.6% 31.5% -57.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 30.1% 57.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% 19.3% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 30.1% 57.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% 19.3% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXNLYBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 219.8% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 38.7% –
Net margin -18.6% 32.0% –
FCF margin 76.5% 125.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 76.5% 125.1% -46.9%
Return on equity – 6.9% -12.3%
Return on assets – 0.8% -2.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% 12.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 3.3x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – -3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXNLYBXMT
Debt / assets – 26.3% 6.8%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 10.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 89.1% 83.7%
Equity / assets 10.9% 10.9% 16.3%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXNLYBXMT
Dividend yield 19.6% 15.9% 17.0%
Net buyback yield -55.5% -15.9% 5.5%
Shareholder yield -36.0% 0.0% 22.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -84.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 90.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -9.3%

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.

ConsensusDXNLYBXMT
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.51FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -0.3% +35.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.67MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $588.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +262.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +1.7% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXNLYBXMT
Held by institutions 47.0% 58.3% 63.8%
Institutions holding 289 794 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +4.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 200 453 178
Institutions selling 54 209 100
Buyers to sellers 3.70 2.17 1.78

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.

DXNLYBXMT
DX 1.00 0.77 0.43
NLY 0.77 1.00 0.59
BXMT 0.43 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, NLY and BXMT?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.75B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.51B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -21.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -14.4%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -40.3%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -10.1%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dynex Capital (DX) 0.00%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.16%. Dynex Capital (DX) and Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.9%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DX, NLY and BXMT?

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