DX vs EFC vs NLY Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Ellington Financial and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.68%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionDXEFCNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.82B $1.49B $13.76B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.4x 8.8x 5.4x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 6.0x 6.1x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +319.6% +44.8% — DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.6% 37.3% — EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 18.68% 13.34% 15.82% DX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.6% -12.5% -13.4% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -8.7%/yr -11.8%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 18.4% 21.7% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 42/100 — DX

Percentile Scorecard

DXEFCNLY

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

AxisDXEFCNLY
Valuation 48 #88 of 169 34 #112 of 169 45 #93 of 169
Growth 65 #56 of 160 60 #64 of 160 –
Profitability 39 #91 of 149 43 #86 of 149 –
Financial Health – 60 #64 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 16 #115 of 136 12 #120 of 136 79 #29 of 136
Overall 42 42 –
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY 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

PeriodDXEFCNLYSPY
1 month -3.8%-5.5%-11.1% -0.2%
3 months -15.4%-13.7%-21.1% +3.9%
6 months -20.5%-12.3%-19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -22.1%-13.9%-18.0% +12.9%
1 year -19.6%-12.5%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years +13.7%-2.7%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%-0.9%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years -37.5%-36.5%-46.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.0%-8.7%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -46.9%-26.7%-55.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%-3.1%-7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXEFCNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%18.4%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%19.9%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.410.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.68-0.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-41.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-16.6%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $14.74$14.01$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$11.30$17.72 $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.

MultipleDXEFCNLY
P/E now vs peer median -45.4xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x 17.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.32 —median 0.32 —median 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 monthsDXEFCNLY
Revenue $326.26M $455.40M –
Net income -$49.75M $225.90M –
Free cash flow $249.73M -$617.48M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 – –
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $247.47M $2.18B
Total debt – $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 251.84M – 740.26M
Enterprise value -$82.69M $727.45M $13.83B

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
MetricDXEFCNLY
P/E -45.4x 8.8x 5.4x
P/FCF 11.3x -2.4x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x -2.4x –
P/S 8.6x 3.3x 5.8x
P/B 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 2.9x –
EV/Revenue 5.6x 3.3x –
EV/FCF 7.3x -2.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x -2.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXEFCNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 319.6% 44.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 85.8% 27.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -126.9% 56.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.4% 62.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 0.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -67.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% 0.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -67.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXEFCNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% –
Net margin -18.6% 37.3% –
FCF margin 76.5% -135.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 76.5% -135.6% –
Return on equity – 11.4% –
Return on assets – 1.1% –
Return on invested capital – 22.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXEFCNLY
Debt / assets – 1.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 90.5% 89.1%
Equity / assets 10.9% 9.5% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXEFCNLY
Dividend yield 18.7% 13.3% 15.8%
Net buyback yield -53.0% -19.0% –
Shareholder yield -34.3% -5.7% 15.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDXEFCNLY
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.51FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -2.6% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.67MFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +262.6%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +2.4% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXEFCNLY
Held by institutions 47.0% 50.4% 58.3%
Institutions holding 287 247 791
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +2.9% +4.6%
Institutions buying 200 139 452
Institutions selling 54 57 207
Buyers to sellers 3.70 2.44 2.18

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.

DXEFCNLY
DX 1.00 0.58 0.77
EFC 0.58 1.00 0.65
NLY 0.77 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, EFC and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.82B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, DX, EFC and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynex Capital (DX) -45.4x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). 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) +319.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest dividend yield: Dynex Capital (DX) 18.68%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ellington Financial (EFC) 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.