DX vs STWD vs TWO-PC Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Starwood Property Trust and Two Harbors Investment 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

10 decided of 12

Dynex Capital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dynex Capital 5, Two Harbors Investment 4, Starwood Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXSTWDTWO-PCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.42B $4.59B $2.67B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.7x 20.2x -36.1x DX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 9.1x — DX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +432.6% +11.8% +3.5% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 166.2% 11.4% -15.3% DX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 21.7% TWO-PC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.15% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.5% -32.2% +4.7% TWO-PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -13.4%/yr +0.0%/yr TWO-PC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.9% 19.8% 9.4% TWO-PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 44/100 40/100 DX

Percentile Scorecard

DXSTWDTWO-PC

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

AxisDXSTWDTWO-PC
Valuation 68 #55 of 170 53 #81 of 170 48 #89 of 170
Growth 100 #1 of 165 42 #97 of 165 30 #116 of 165
Profitability 51 #77 of 155 53 #73 of 155 40 #93 of 155
Financial Health – 31 #113 of 163 72 #46 of 163
Shareholder Returns 14 #118 of 137 41 #81 of 137 12 #121 of 137
Overall 58 44 40
  • DX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWO-PC 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

PeriodDXSTWDTWO-PCSPY
1 month -7.0%-14.4%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -13.4%-23.8%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months -20.7%-30.9%+2.4% +6.4%
Year to date -22.1%-30.1%+2.8% +11.4%
1 year -17.5%-32.2%+4.7% +13.1%
3 years +7.3%-30.4%+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.4%-11.4%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years -38.7%-51.2%+0.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.3%-13.4%+0.0% +10.9%
10 years -47.7%-43.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.3%-5.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDXSTWDTWO-PCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.9%19.8%9.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%21.1%9.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.290.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.93-1.620.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-54.4%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-32.5%-0.5% -2.5%
52-week high $14.74$18.64$25.51 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$11.98$23.37 $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.

MultipleDXSTWDTWO-PC
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.0x 20.2xmedian 11.0x -36.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 10.1xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x -11.7xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.31 -0.68median 0.31 0.03median 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 monthsDXSTWDTWO-PC
Revenue $255.85M $2.01B $482.19M
Net income $436.18M $264.72M -$21.68M
Free cash flow $236.58M -$397.40M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $0.62 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $607.56M $367.59M $642.69M
Total debt – $55.11B $479.41M
Shares (diluted) 223.60M 366.73M 105.43M
Enterprise value $13.91M $3.13B -$62.52M

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
MetricDXSTWDTWO-PC
P/E 5.7x 20.2x -36.1x
P/FCF 10.9x -11.7x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 4.3x 21.0x
P/S 10.1x 2.3x 5.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x -4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.1x –
EV/EBIT – 11.1x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 9.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 8.4x -46.0x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 16.8x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -0.68 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXSTWDTWO-PC
Revenue growth (1Y) 432.6% 11.8% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.2% 2.7% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 566.9% -33.4% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 261.5% -26.8% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 278.0% -43.3% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 307.3% -29.7% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 362.7% 58.3% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 76.6% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 362.7% -160.2% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -5.4% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXSTWDTWO-PC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.9% -1.0%
Net margin 166.2% 11.4% -15.3%
FCF margin 92.5% -19.8% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 92.5% 54.3% 26.4%
Return on equity – 3.8% -1.2%
Return on assets – 0.4% -0.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 4.1x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 2.7% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXSTWDTWO-PC
Debt / assets – 22.9% 1.3%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x –
Debt / FCF – -35.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 88.8% 80.2%
Equity / assets 12.0% 11.2% 19.8%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXSTWDTWO-PC
Dividend yield 18.7% 15.3% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -57.2% -10.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -38.5% 4.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 264.4% -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -176.1% 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% -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.

ConsensusDXSTWDTWO-PC
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $1.39FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +28.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $417.51MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +265.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% +22.9% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXSTWDTWO-PC
Held by institutions 47.0% 49.9% –
Institutions holding 287 516 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +1.0% –
Institutions buying 200 256 –
Institutions selling 54 161 –
Buyers to sellers 3.70 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.

DXSTWDTWO-PC
DX 1.00 0.57 0.02
STWD 0.57 1.00 0.04
TWO-PC 0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, STWD and TWO-PC?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.42B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.59B, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) $2.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, DX, STWD and TWO-PC?

Dynex Capital (DX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynex Capital (DX) 5.7x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.2x, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dynex Capital (DX) is cheapest (Dynex Capital (DX) 7.3x, 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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) 166.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) leads (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -17.5%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +4.7%. Over five years, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.3%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +0.0%/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%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 0.00%. Dynex Capital (DX) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.9%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 9.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DX, STWD and TWO-PC?

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.