DX vs TWOD vs NLY Stock Comparison

Dynex Capital, Two Harbors Investment and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.84 -4.3% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.82%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 4, Dynex Capital 3, Two Harbors Investment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXTWODNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.80B $2.69B $14.34B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.1x -36.5x 14.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x — 6.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +319.6% +3.5% +51.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.6% -15.3% 32.0% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 12.2% TWOD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 18.82% — 15.87% DX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.6% -2.0% -13.2% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr — -11.6%/yr DX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 6.2% 21.7% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 40/100 53/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

DXTWODNLY

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

AxisDXTWODNLY
Valuation 47 #90 of 169 45 #93 of 169 55 #77 of 169
Growth 66 #56 of 162 29 #116 of 162 79 #35 of 162
Profitability 39 #92 of 149 39 #91 of 149 84 #25 of 149
Financial Health – 71 #46 of 158 29 #113 of 158
Shareholder Returns 13 #119 of 136 15 #116 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Overall 41 40 53
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD 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

PeriodDXTWODNLYSPY
1 month -4.3%-2.5%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months -15.5%-0.6%-20.7% +5.9%
6 months -19.7%-0.7%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -22.6%-0.5%-18.3% +13.3%
1 year -19.6%-2.0%-13.2% +12.4%
3 years +12.9%—+24.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.1%—+7.4% +23.5%
5 years -38.1%—-46.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%—-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -47.3%—-55.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.2%—-7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDXTWODNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%6.2%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%8.5%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.040.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.33-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-4.1%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-2.8%-25.1% -0.9%
52-week high $14.74$26.37$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.57$25.11$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.

MultipleDXTWODNLY
P/E now vs peer median -45.1xmedian 11.4x -36.5xmedian 11.4x 14.7xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.7x 5.6xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x —median 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 6.9x 21.2xmedian 6.9x 3.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.34 0.03median 0.34 0.47median 0.34

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 monthsDXTWODNLY
Revenue $326.26M $482.19M $2.97B
Net income -$49.75M -$21.68M $1.13B
Free cash flow $249.73M $127.22M $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $-0.70 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $993.01M $642.69M $2.18B
Total debt – $115.68M $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 251.84M 105.43M 764.36M
Enterprise value -$103.36M -$37.29M $5.37B

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
MetricDXTWODNLY
P/E -45.1x -36.5x 14.7x
P/FCF 11.2x 21.2x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 21.2x 3.9x
P/S 8.6x 5.6x 4.8x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -4.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.7x
EV/EBIT – 5.4x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.5x 17.0x
EV/FCF 7.2x 17.0x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 17.0x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.03 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXTWODNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 319.6% 3.5% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 85.8% 41.6% 59.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -126.9% 92.8% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.4% -40.5% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% 79.2% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.6% -1,161% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% -54.1% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -43.8% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.3% -54.1% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -43.8% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXTWODNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 219.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -1.0% 38.7%
Net margin -18.6% -15.3% 32.0%
FCF margin 76.5% 26.4% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin 76.5% 26.4% 125.1%
Return on equity – -1.2% 6.9%
Return on assets – -0.2% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -5.9x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXTWODNLY
Debt / assets – 1.3% 26.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 80.2% 89.1%
Equity / assets 10.9% 19.8% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXTWODNLY
Dividend yield 18.8% – 15.9%
Net buyback yield -53.3% 0.0% -15.9%
Shareholder yield -34.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -685.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -21.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusDXTWODNLY
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 – 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.51FY2026 – $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.8%FY2026 – +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% – -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.67MFY2026 $19.93MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +262.6%FY2026 – +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +127.3% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXTWODNLY
Held by institutions 47.0% – 58.3%
Institutions holding 287 – 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 200 – 453
Institutions selling 54 – 207
Buyers to sellers 3.70 – 2.19

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.

DXTWODNLY
DX 1.00 0.11 0.77
TWOD 0.11 1.00 0.14
NLY 0.77 0.14 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DX, TWOD and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynex Capital (DX) $2.80B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) leads (Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.2%. Over five years, Dynex Capital (DX) compounded fastest (Dynex Capital (DX) -9.1%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest dividend yield: Dynex Capital (DX) 18.82%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.87%. Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%, 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, TWOD 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, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads on 4. 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.