EFC vs ARR vs NLY Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Armour Residential REIT and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Armour Residential REIT leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Armour Residential REIT 4, Ellington Financial 4, Annaly Capital Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCARRNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $1.88B $13.76B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x -28.2x 5.4x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 4.6x 6.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +126.9% — ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% -25.8% — EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.34% 22.77% 15.82% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -22.8% -13.4% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -24.9%/yr -11.8%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 24.3% 21.7% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 — ARR

Percentile Scorecard

EFCARRNLY

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

AxisEFCARRNLY
Valuation 34 #112 of 169 60 #68 of 169 45 #93 of 169
Growth 60 #64 of 160 84 #26 of 160 –
Profitability 43 #86 of 149 63 #56 of 149 –
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 – –
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 64 #50 of 136 79 #29 of 136
Overall 42 68 –
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR 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

PeriodEFCARRNLYSPY
1 month -5.5%-10.3%-11.1% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-22.9%-21.1% +3.9%
6 months -12.3%-28.2%-19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%-28.5%-18.0% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-22.8%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years -2.7%-7.5%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-2.6%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years -36.5%-76.0%-46.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%-24.9%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -26.7%-88.7%-55.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.1%-19.6%-7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCARRNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%24.3%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%27.9%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.650.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.94-0.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-77.4%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-33.8%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$19.12$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$12.30$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.

MultipleEFCARRNLY
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.1x -28.2xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 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 -2.4xmedian 7.0x 4.1xmedian 7.0x 17.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -0.60median 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 monthsEFCARRNLY
Revenue $455.40M $251.92M –
Net income $225.90M -$52.08M –
Free cash flow -$617.48M $456.23M –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.45 –
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $99.67M $2.18B
Total debt $1.01B – –
Shares (diluted) – 144.56M 740.26M
Enterprise value $727.45M $1.56B $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
MetricEFCARRNLY
P/E 8.8x -28.2x 5.4x
P/FCF -2.4x 4.1x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 4.1x –
P/S 3.3x 7.5x 5.8x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.9x – –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 7.1x –
EV/FCF -2.4x 3.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 3.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.60 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCARRNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 126.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 114.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% -180.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 25.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -189.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 154.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% 36.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 154.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% 36.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCARRNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% – –
Net margin 37.3% -25.8% –
FCF margin -135.6% 181.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 181.1% –
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) -2.7x -8.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCARRNLY
Debt / assets 1.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 89.5% 89.1%
Equity / assets 9.5% 10.5% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCARRNLY
Dividend yield 13.3% 22.8% 15.8%
Net buyback yield -19.0% -34.6% –
Shareholder yield -5.7% -11.8% 15.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -701.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 80.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 56.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% –

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.

ConsensusEFCARRNLY
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 4.6xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -5.8% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $481.02MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +3.4% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCARRNLY
Held by institutions 50.4% 54.9% 58.3%
Institutions holding 247 250 791
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +16.2% +4.6%
Institutions buying 139 169 452
Institutions selling 57 42 207
Buyers to sellers 2.44 4.02 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.

EFCARRNLY
EFC 1.00 0.62 0.65
ARR 0.62 1.00 0.68
NLY 0.65 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, ARR and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.88B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, ARR and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.2x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, 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?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.9%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 22.77%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, ARR 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, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 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.