EFC vs IVR vs ARI Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Invesco Mortgage Capital and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, Invesco Mortgage Capital 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCIVRARILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $523.40M $864.75M EFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 4.9x 7.2x IVR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 2.7x — IVR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% -17.6% -14.7% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 116.1% 50.3% IVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — 10.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.26% 0.16% IVR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -25.3% -35.8% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -29.5%/yr -15.1%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 24.0% 45.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 77/100 54/100 IVR

Percentile Scorecard

EFCIVRARI

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

AxisEFCIVRARI
Valuation 35 #111 of 170 91 #16 of 170 60 #68 of 170
Growth 61 #63 of 160 78 #36 of 160 31 #111 of 160
Profitability 43 #85 of 149 85 #23 of 149 58 #63 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 83 #27 of 158 90 #16 of 158
Shareholder Returns 12 #119 of 135 48 #71 of 135 31 #93 of 135
Overall 42 77 54
  • EFC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IVR ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARI 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

PeriodEFCIVRARISPY
1 month -5.3%-14.0%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-25.8%-1.2% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%-33.3%-40.5% +7.0%
Year to date -13.7%-34.2%-31.8% +12.2%
1 year -12.0%-25.3%-35.8% +13.0%
3 years -2.4%-15.1%-29.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%-5.3%-10.9% +23.1%
5 years -36.4%-82.6%-55.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.7%-29.5%-15.1% +11.0%
10 years -26.6%-96.3%-60.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%-28.2%-8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFCIVRARISPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%24.0%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.0%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.660.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-1.05-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-84.5%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-41.2%-41.2% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$9.41$11.22 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$5.24$6.20 $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.

MultipleEFCIVRARI
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 6.1xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x -0.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.9x 3.4xmedian 6.9x 39.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.11median 0.32 -7.68median 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 monthsEFCIVRARI
Revenue $455.40M $92.31M $237.89M
Net income $225.90M $120.07M $132.00M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $166.02M $21.41M
EPS (diluted) – $1.13 $0.91
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $73.38M $1.24B
Total debt $1.01B $7.51M $16.76B
Shares (diluted) – 94.90M 131.60M
Enterprise value $690.89M $282.84M -$887.26M

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
MetricEFCIVRARI
P/E 8.8x 4.9x 7.2x
P/FCF -2.4x 3.4x 39.5x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 3.4x 9.8x
P/S 3.3x 6.1x 3.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.8x
EV/EBIT 2.9x – -0.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.4x -1.7x
EV/FCF -2.4x 3.0x -18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 3.0x -4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 -7.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCIVRARI
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% -17.6% -14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 34.7% -11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 196.2% 3,268%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 71.5% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 281.8% 806.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 43.6% -0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 8.7% -56.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -14.9% -35.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 8.7% -58.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -14.9% -56.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCIVRARI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 206.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% – 55.6%
Net margin 37.3% 116.1% 50.3%
FCF margin -135.6% 179.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 179.9% 36.3%
Return on equity 11.4% – 8.6%
Return on assets 1.1% – 2.2%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCIVRARI
Debt / assets 1.2% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 86.3% 41.3%
Equity / assets 9.5% 13.7% 58.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCIVRARI
Dividend yield 13.3% 28.2% 117.4%
Net buyback yield -19.0% -50.9% 14.6%
Shareholder yield -5.7% -22.7% 132.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 115.0% 106.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 83.2% 658.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.4% -9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% -11.2%

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.

ConsensusEFCIVRARI
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 2.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $-2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 -311.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -23.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $210.73MFY2026 $146.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +179.4%FY2026 -46.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +8.8% -15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCIVRARI
Held by institutions 50.4% 41.7% 61.8%
Institutions holding 247 180 282
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +23.1% -5.8%
Institutions buying 139 119 144
Institutions selling 57 36 83
Buyers to sellers 2.44 3.31 1.73

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.

EFCIVRARI
EFC 1.00 0.52 0.19
IVR 0.52 1.00 0.13
ARI 0.19 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, IVR and ARI?

Ellington Financial (EFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) $523.40M, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $864.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, IVR and ARI?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 4.9x, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 7.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 2.7x). 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%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -17.6%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 116.1%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -25.3%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -35.8%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -29.5%/yr, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 0.26%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 0.16%. Ellington Financial (EFC) 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%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 24.0%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, IVR and ARI?

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.