DX vs NLY vs STWD Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Starwood Property Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.91 -7.0% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$255.85M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 6, Dynex Capital 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXNLYSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.42B $13.47B $4.59B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.7x 4.8x 20.2x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 6.1x 9.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +432.6% +58.5% +11.8% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 166.2% 105.1% 11.4% DX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.6% 7.0% NLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 7.5x NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.5% -12.2% -32.2% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -12.0%/yr -13.4%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 21.7% 19.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 52/100 44/100 DX

Percentile Scorecard

DXNLYSTWD

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

AxisDXNLYSTWD
Valuation 68 #55 of 170 55 #77 of 170 53 #81 of 170
Growth 100 #1 of 165 78 #37 of 165 42 #97 of 165
Profitability 51 #77 of 155 79 #34 of 155 53 #73 of 155
Financial Health – 33 #109 of 163 31 #113 of 163
Shareholder Returns 14 #118 of 137 16 #115 of 137 41 #81 of 137
Overall 58 52 44
  • DX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD 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

PeriodDXNLYSTWDSPY
1 month -7.0%-12.8%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.4%-18.3%-23.8% +2.9%
6 months -20.7%-19.4%-30.9% +6.4%
Year to date -22.1%-18.0%-30.1% +11.4%
1 year -17.5%-12.2%-32.2% +13.1%
3 years +7.3%+17.0%-30.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.4%+5.4%-11.4% +21.5%
5 years -38.7%-47.2%-51.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.3%-12.0%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years -47.7%-54.5%-43.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.3%-7.6%-5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDXNLYSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%21.7%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%23.2%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.560.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.93-0.56-1.62 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-57.8%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-24.8%-32.5% -2.5%
52-week high $14.74$24.40$18.64 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$17.72$11.98 $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.

MultipleDXNLYSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 20.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 5.5xmedian 13.1x 10.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x 15.5xmedian 6.9x -11.7xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.31 0.11median 0.31 -0.68median 0.31

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 monthsDXNLYSTWD
Revenue $255.85M $2.65B $2.01B
Net income $436.18M $2.98B $264.72M
Free cash flow $236.58M $886.45M -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $3.76 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $607.56M $2.91B $367.59M
Total debt – $120.61B $55.11B
Shares (diluted) 223.60M 740.26M 366.73M
Enterprise value $13.91M $4.51B $3.13B

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
MetricDXNLYSTWD
P/E 5.7x 4.9x 20.2x
P/FCF 10.9x 15.5x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 15.5x 4.3x
P/S 10.1x 5.2x 2.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 5.5x 10.1x
EV/EBIT – 5.6x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 17.1x 9.1x
EV/FCF 8.4x 51.0x -46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 51.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.11 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXNLYSTWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 432.6% 58.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.2% 37.6% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 566.9% 299.3% -33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 261.5% 53.5% -26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.0% 306.5% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 307.3% 43.4% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 362.7% -23.6% 58.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -31.6% 76.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 362.7% -23.6% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -31.6% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXNLYSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 308.7% 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 112.0% 14.9%
Net margin 166.2% 105.1% 11.4%
FCF margin 92.5% 33.4% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 92.5% 33.4% 54.3%
Return on equity – 17.9% 3.8%
Return on assets – 2.1% 0.4%
Return on invested capital – 16.6% 7.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.3x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXNLYSTWD
Debt / assets – 23.9% 22.9%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 7.5x
Debt / FCF – 38.8x -35.2x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 88.2% 88.8%
Equity / assets 12.0% 11.8% 11.2%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXNLYSTWD
Dividend yield 18.7% 15.8% 15.3%
Net buyback yield -57.2% -19.0% -10.9%
Shareholder yield -38.5% -3.1% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%

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.

ConsensusDXNLYSTWD
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $2.99FY2026 $1.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% -0.3% +28.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $417.51MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +265.1%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% -0.3% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXNLYSTWD
Held by institutions 47.0% 58.3% 49.9%
Institutions holding 287 791 516
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +4.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 200 452 256
Institutions selling 54 207 161
Buyers to sellers 3.70 2.18 1.59

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.

DXNLYSTWD
DX 1.00 0.77 0.57
NLY 0.77 1.00 0.75
STWD 0.57 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, NLY and STWD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.42B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, DX, NLY and STWD?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynex Capital (DX) 5.7x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.8x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Dynex Capital (DX) 7.3x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x). 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) +432.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +58.5%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) 166.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 16.6%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -17.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.2%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.3%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%. 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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.