DX vs STWD vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Starwood Property Trust and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.88 -4.1% 1M -18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
18.75%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDXSTWDBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.58B $4.64B $1.79B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.9x 20.1x 116.5x STWD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 9.0x 10.0x DX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.8% +39.6% BXMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 15.9% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x 0.8x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 18.75% 15.32% 17.67% DX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.8% -32.8% -42.0% DX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -13.1%/yr -20.0%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 19.8% 26.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 43/100 66/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

DXSTWDBXMT

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

AxisDXSTWDBXMT
Valuation 21 #134 of 170 53 #81 of 170 95 #10 of 170
Growth – 41 #95 of 160 43 #91 of 160
Profitability – 53 #71 of 149 77 #35 of 149
Financial Health – 30 #111 of 158 62 #60 of 158
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 135 40 #82 of 135 50 #68 of 135
Overall – 43 66
  • DX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT 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

PeriodDXSTWDBXMTSPY
1 month -4.1%-12.8%-14.9% -0.8%
3 months -13.9%-24.4%-36.0% +3.5%
6 months -21.1%-31.6%-47.1% +7.0%
Year to date -22.3%-30.4%-44.4% +12.2%
1 year -18.8%-32.8%-42.0% +13.0%
3 years +13.3%-27.4%-45.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.3%-10.1%-18.2% +23.1%
5 years -38.8%-50.5%-67.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%-13.1%-20.0% +11.0%
10 years -47.9%-44.0%-64.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.3%-5.6%-9.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDXSTWDBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%19.8%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%21.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.290.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-1.65-1.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-54.4%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-32.7%-48.4% -1.8%
52-week high $14.74$18.61$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$11.98$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.

MultipleDXSTWDBXMT
P/E now vs peer median -24.9xmedian 11.0x 20.1xmedian 11.0x 116.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x -3.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 10.0xmedian 13.1x 2.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 6.9x -11.7xmedian 6.9x 5.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.32 -0.68median 0.32 -1.91median 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 monthsDXSTWDBXMT
Revenue – $2.01B -$527.24M
Net income – $264.72M $15.43M
Free cash flow – -$397.40M $353.06M
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $0.62 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $367.59M $432.83M
Total debt – $14.00B $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 223.60M 366.73M 168.96M
Enterprise value $2.58B $3.54B -$16.08M

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
MetricDXSTWDBXMT
P/E -24.9x 20.1x 116.5x
P/FCF 11.4x -11.7x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.3x 5.1x
P/S 10.6x 2.3x -3.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x 2.7x
EV/EBIT – 11.1x 2.7x
EV/Revenue – 9.1x -4.9x
EV/FCF – -46.0x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.8x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 -0.68 -1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXSTWDBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.8% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -33.4% 222.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.8% -61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -133.9% -43.3% 224.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -87.5% -29.7% -60.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 58.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 76.6% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -160.2% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXSTWDBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.9% –
Net margin – 11.4% –
FCF margin – -19.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 54.3% -67.0%
Return on equity -10.0% 3.8% 0.5%
Return on assets -1.1% 0.4% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.1x 22.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.7% -5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXSTWDBXMT
Debt / assets – 22.9% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -35.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 88.8% 83.2%
Equity / assets 10.9% 11.2% 16.8%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXSTWDBXMT
Dividend yield 18.7% 15.3% 17.7%
Net buyback yield – -10.9% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 18.7% 4.4% 22.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 264.4% 2,069%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -176.1% 90.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% -9.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% -9.1%

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.

ConsensusDXSTWDBXMT
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $1.39FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +28.8% +35.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $415.66MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $588.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +263.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +22.9% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXSTWDBXMT
Held by institutions 47.0% 49.9% 63.8%
Institutions holding 287 516 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +1.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 200 256 178
Institutions selling 54 161 99
Buyers to sellers 3.70 1.59 1.80

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.

DXSTWDBXMT
DX 1.00 0.57 0.42
STWD 0.57 1.00 0.71
BXMT 0.42 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, STWD and BXMT?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.58B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.64B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, DX, STWD and BXMT?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynex Capital (DX) -24.9x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.1x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 116.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dynex Capital (DX) is cheapest (Dynex Capital (DX) 7.3x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.0x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dynex Capital (DX) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -18.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -42.0%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.4%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.1%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest dividend yield: Dynex Capital (DX) 18.75%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 15.32%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 17.67%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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