EFC vs AGNC vs CMRF Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, AGNC Investment and Cim Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.87 -7.8% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 -4.5% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
14.04%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 5, Ellington Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCAGNCCMRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $10.28B $1.03B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 4.9x 14.1x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 6.0x — EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +162.9% -8.1% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 213.7% 23.7% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 12.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 14.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -13.9% -59.2% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -10.9%/yr — EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 22.3% 74.1% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 54/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

EFCAGNCCMRF

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

AxisEFCAGNCCMRF
Valuation 34 #112 of 169 59 #70 of 169 58 #72 of 169
Growth 60 #64 of 160 100 #1 of 160 43 #91 of 160
Profitability 43 #86 of 149 62 #58 of 149 66 #52 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 – 34 #104 of 158
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 27 #99 of 136 67 #46 of 136
Overall 42 62 54
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF 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

PeriodEFCAGNCCMRFSPY
1 month -5.5%-7.8%-4.5% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-19.9%+14.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.3%-19.9%+6.8% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%-17.3%-7.8% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-13.9%-59.2% +12.3%
3 years -2.7%+26.7%-59.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+8.2%-25.8% +23.3%
5 years -36.5%-43.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%-10.9%— +10.9%
10 years -26.7%-55.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.1%-7.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCAGNCCMRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%22.3%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%23.3%172.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.70-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.62-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-57.2%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-27.1%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$12.17$2.55 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$8.44$1.83 $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.

MultipleEFCAGNCCMRF
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.1x 4.9xmedian 11.1x 14.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 10.6xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x 17.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 7.0x 11.7xmedian 7.0x 19.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.03median 0.32 -0.97median 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 monthsEFCAGNCCMRF
Revenue $455.40M $978.00M $307.90M
Net income $225.90M $2.27B $72.98M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $886.00M $53.41M
EPS (diluted) – $1.80 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $457.00M $218.77M
Total debt $1.01B $114.00M $3.00B
Shares (diluted) – 1.16B 436.88M
Enterprise value $703.62M $8.43B $1.86B

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
MetricEFCAGNCCMRF
P/E 8.8x 4.9x 14.1x
P/FCF -2.4x 11.7x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 11.7x 7.9x
P/S 3.3x 10.6x 3.3x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.0x
EV/EBIT 2.9x – 20.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 10.1x 12.4x
EV/FCF -2.4x 11.1x 71.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 11.1x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCAGNCCMRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 162.9% -8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 203.5% -16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 499.5% 7,606%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 322.7% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 675.3% 278.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 144.1% -14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 93.4% 27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% 45.9% -17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 93.4% 15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% 45.9% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCAGNCCMRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 72.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% – 24.9%
Net margin 37.3% 213.7% 23.7%
FCF margin -135.6% 90.6% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 90.6% 42.1%
Return on equity 11.4% – 5.6%
Return on assets 1.1% – 1.4%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 0.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCAGNCCMRF
Debt / assets 1.2% – 46.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 12.4x
Debt / FCF -0.4x – 56.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 89.7% 66.8%
Equity / assets 9.5% 10.3% 33.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCAGNCCMRF
Dividend yield 13.3% 16.2% 14.0%
Net buyback yield -19.0% -15.2% –
Shareholder yield -5.7% 1.1% 14.0%
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.

ConsensusEFCAGNCCMRF
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $1.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +0.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +13.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCAGNCCMRF
Held by institutions 50.4% 40.8% –
Institutions holding 247 700 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +11.3% –
Institutions buying 139 417 –
Institutions selling 57 176 –
Buyers to sellers 2.44 2.37 –

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.

EFCAGNCCMRF
EFC 1.00 0.62 -0.09
AGNC 0.62 1.00 -0.01
CMRF -0.09 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, AGNC and CMRF?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.28B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, AGNC and CMRF?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Cim (CMRF) -8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Cim (CMRF) 23.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Cim (CMRF) 14.04%. Ellington Financial (EFC) and AGNC Investment (AGNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Cim (CMRF) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, AGNC and CMRF?

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