EFC vs CMRF vs AGNC Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Cim and AGNC Investment Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.35 -2.1% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 +11.9% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
13.62%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
1 win
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.53 -3.0% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 4, Ellington Financial 4, Cim 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCCMRFAGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $1.03B $10.68B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.9x 14.1x -140.6x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x — 5.8x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% -8.1% +111.0% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 23.7% -6.2% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 13.62% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -59.2% -15.1% AGNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr — -11.8%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 73.2% 22.6% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 53/100 49/100 CMRF

Percentile Scorecard

EFCCMRFAGNC

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

AxisEFCCMRFAGNC
Valuation 36 #108 of 168 58 #71 of 168 45 #93 of 168
Growth 58 #69 of 163 44 #91 of 163 77 #38 of 163
Profitability 41 #91 of 154 70 #47 of 154 60 #63 of 154
Financial Health 63 #61 of 162 34 #107 of 162 –
Shareholder Returns 10 #123 of 137 60 #55 of 137 16 #115 of 137
Overall 42 53 49
  • EFC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEFCCMRFAGNCSPY
1 month -2.1%+11.9%-3.0% -2.0%
3 months -14.7%-2.1%-19.8% -2.2%
6 months -13.4%0.0%-20.4% +4.2%
Year to date -16.4%-7.8%-20.4% +10.6%
1 year -15.8%-59.2%-15.1% +10.4%
3 years -11.3%-59.2%+2.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year -3.9%-25.8%+0.7% +20.2%
5 years -37.8%—-46.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%—-11.8% +10.1%
10 years -27.9%—-56.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year -3.2%—-8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCCMRFAGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%73.2%22.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%172.4%23.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.44-0.250.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.81-0.67 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-68.2%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-7.8%-29.9% -3.2%
52-week high $14.01$2.55$12.17 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$1.83$8.44 $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.

MultipleEFCCMRFAGNC
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 11.8x 14.1xmedian 11.8x -134.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x 8.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 17.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 6.0x 19.2xmedian 6.0x 9.5xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 -0.97median 0.33 4.44median 0.33

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 monthsEFCCMRFAGNC
Revenue $455.40M $307.90M $1.23B
Net income $225.90M $72.98M $103.00M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $53.41M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) – $0.17 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $218.77M $468.00M
Total debt $256.99M $3.00B –
Shares (diluted) – 436.88M 1.20B
Enterprise value $714.44M $1.86B $8.82B

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
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
P/E 8.5x 14.1x -134.7x
P/FCF -2.3x 19.2x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow -2.3x 7.9x 9.5x
P/S 3.2x 3.3x 8.7x
P/B 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 2.8x 20.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 12.4x 8.4x
EV/FCF -2.4x 71.3x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 29.3x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.97 4.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% -8.1% 111.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -16.9% 102.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 7,606% -87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% -14.6% -30.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 278.5% -109.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -14.6% -30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 27.8% 88.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -17.1% 445.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 15.8% 88.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -36.9% 445.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 72.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 24.9% –
Net margin 37.3% 23.7% -6.2%
FCF margin -135.6% 17.3% 92.3%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 42.1% 92.3%
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 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.8x 11.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
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% 66.8% 91.3%
Equity / assets 9.5% 33.2% 8.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
Dividend yield 13.7% 13.6% 16.9%
Net buyback yield -19.6% – -17.8%
Shareholder yield -5.9% 13.6% -0.9%
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.

ConsensusEFCCMRFAGNC
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 – 5.8xFY2026
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
HoldersEFCCMRFAGNC
Held by institutions 50.4% – 40.8%
Institutions holding 247 – 701
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – +11.2%
Institutions buying 139 – 417
Institutions selling 57 – 177
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – 2.36

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.

EFCCMRFAGNC
EFC 1.00 -0.08 0.64
CMRF -0.08 1.00 -0.01
AGNC 0.64 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, CMRF and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.51B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, CMRF and AGNC?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.9x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -140.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 5.9x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 5.8x). 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%, Cim (CMRF) -8.1%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +111.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Cim (CMRF) 23.7%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AGNC Investment (AGNC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -15.8%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -15.1%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -9.1%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.8%/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%, Cim (CMRF) 13.62%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%. 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) 18.8%, Cim (CMRF) 73.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.