EFC vs BX vs RITM Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Blackstone and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.72 -5.3% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.43B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.22 +0.9% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

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Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, Blackstone 3, Rithm Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCBXRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $93.43B $5.24B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 26.6x 14.6x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 19.6x 4.1x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +17.2% — EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 21.8% — EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 21.6% — EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -23.0% -15.1% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -2.7%/yr -4.0%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 37.4% 26.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 39/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

EFCBXRITM

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

AxisEFCBXRITM
Valuation 35 #111 of 170 75 #46 of 184 63 #63 of 170
Growth 61 #63 of 160 83 #20 of 113 16 #134 of 160
Profitability 43 #85 of 149 81 #26 of 130 –
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 54 #77 of 167 –
Shareholder Returns 12 #119 of 135 45 #42 of 76 37 #86 of 135
Overall 42 68 39
  • EFC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • RITM 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

PeriodEFCBXRITMSPY
1 month -5.3%+0.6%+0.9% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-10.2%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%-1.1%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date -13.7%-22.7%-15.4% +12.2%
1 year -12.0%-23.0%-15.1% +13.0%
3 years -2.4%+32.9%+0.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%+9.9%+0.3% +23.1%
5 years -36.4%-12.8%-18.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.7%-2.7%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years -26.6%+369.2%-34.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%+16.7%-4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFCBXRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%37.4%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%37.6%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.340.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.61-0.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-51.5%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-27.2%-23.5% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$163.50$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$102.12$8.36 $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.

MultipleEFCBXRITM
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x 27.1xmedian 33.6x 14.4xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 11.5x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.9x 16.3xmedian 13.2x -2.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.70median 0.91 -0.59median 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 monthsEFCBXRITM
Revenue $455.40M $16.11B –
Net income $225.90M $6.83B $529.24M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $5.49B –
EPS (diluted) – $4.40 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $2.51B –
Total debt $1.01B $50.92B –
Shares (diluted) – 799.90M 568.26M
Enterprise value $690.89M $83.42B $5.24B

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
MetricEFCBXRITM
P/E 8.8x 27.1x 14.4x
P/FCF -2.4x 16.3x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 16.0x –
P/S 3.3x 5.6x 1.0x
P/B 0.7x 4.3x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 4.3x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 11.7x –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.2x –
EV/FCF -2.4x 18.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 17.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.70 -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCBXRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 17.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 32.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 19.2% -42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 46.7% -13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 20.2% -55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% -24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 65.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% 14.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 67.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% 16.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCBXRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 50.1% –
Net margin 37.3% 21.8% –
FCF margin -135.6% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 34.7% –
Return on equity 11.4% 33.2% 5.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 13.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 21.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCBXRITM
Debt / assets 1.2% 26.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 57.8% 83.2%
Equity / assets 9.5% 42.2% 16.1%
Interest coverage 1.5x 16.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCBXRITM
Dividend yield 13.3% 4.4% 10.8%
Net buyback yield -19.0% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield -5.7% 4.7% 10.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –

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.

ConsensusEFCBXRITM
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 4.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +25.5% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +27.3% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCBXRITM
Held by institutions 50.4% 67.3% 58.7%
Institutions holding 247 2,129 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +2.8% -1.7%
Institutions buying 139 1,132 246
Institutions selling 57 716 176
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.58 1.40

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.

EFCBXRITM
EFC 1.00 0.33 0.56
BX 0.33 1.00 0.42
RITM 0.56 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, BX and RITM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Blackstone (BX) $93.43B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, BX and RITM?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Blackstone (BX) 19.6x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ellington Financial (EFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -15.1%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -4.0%/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%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%. Ellington Financial (EFC) and Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.5%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, BX and RITM?

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 6. 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.