EFC vs CMRF vs AGNC Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Cim and AGNC Investment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.72 -5.3% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.31%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 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
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.78 -8.7% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
16.40%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 7, Ellington Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCCMRFAGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $1.03B $10.22B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 14.1x 4.9x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x — 5.9x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% -8.1% +162.9% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 23.7% 213.7% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.31% 14.04% 16.40% AGNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -59.2% -13.9% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr — -11.7%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 74.2% 22.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 55/100 66/100 AGNC

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 48 #35 of 66 68 #22 of 66 69 #21 of 66
Growth 55 #29 of 63 42 #37 of 63 100 #1 of 63
Profitability 43 #33 of 57 68 #19 of 57 52 #28 of 57
Financial Health 62 #25 of 64 27 #47 of 64 –
Shareholder Returns 12 #37 of 42 71 #13 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Overall 44 55 66
  • EFC ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 71 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 -5.3%-4.5%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%+14.6%-17.5% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%+6.8%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -13.7%-7.8%-18.1% +12.2%
1 year -12.0%-59.2%-13.9% +13.0%
3 years -2.4%-59.2%+25.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%-25.8%+7.9% +23.1%
5 years -36.4%—-46.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.7%—-11.7% +11.0%
10 years -26.6%—-56.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%—-8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFCCMRFAGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%74.2%22.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%172.4%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.260.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.80-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-68.2%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-7.8%-27.9% -1.8%
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 8.8xmedian 11.0x 14.1xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 10.5xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 17.0xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 11.5x 19.2xmedian 11.5x 11.5xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 -0.97median 0.26 0.03median 0.26

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 $978.00M
Net income $225.90M $72.98M $2.27B
Free cash flow -$617.48M $53.41M $886.00M
EPS (diluted) – $0.17 $1.80
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $218.77M $457.00M
Total debt $1.01B $3.00B $114.00M
Shares (diluted) – 436.88M 1.16B
Enterprise value $731.28M $1.86B $8.37B

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
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
P/E 8.8x 14.1x 4.9x
P/FCF -2.4x 19.2x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 7.9x 11.5x
P/S 3.3x 3.3x 10.5x
P/B 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 20.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 12.4x 10.0x
EV/FCF -2.4x 71.3x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 29.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.97 0.03

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 72.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 24.9% –
Net margin 37.3% 23.7% 213.7%
FCF margin -135.6% 17.3% 90.6%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 42.1% 90.6%
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 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 2.5%

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% 89.7%
Equity / assets 9.5% 33.2% 10.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCCMRFAGNC
Dividend yield 13.3% 14.0% 16.4%
Net buyback yield -19.0% – -15.3%
Shareholder yield -5.7% 14.0% 1.1%
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 6.0xFY2026 – 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 – $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – -1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – 0.0%
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 – 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.

EFCCMRFAGNC
EFC 1.00 -0.09 0.62
CMRF -0.09 1.00 -0.01
AGNC 0.62 -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) $1.50B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, CMRF and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 5.9x). 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) +162.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.31%, Cim (CMRF) 14.04%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 16.40%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.5%, Cim (CMRF) 74.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.4%). 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 7. 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.