EFC vs NLY vs TWO-PC Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Annaly Capital Management and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.73 -5.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 5, Two Harbors Investment 3, Ellington Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCNLYTWO-PCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $13.47B $2.67B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 4.8x -36.1x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 6.1x — EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +58.5% +3.5% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 105.1% -15.3% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 16.6% 21.7% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% -12.2% +4.7% TWO-PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.6%/yr -12.0%/yr +0.0%/yr TWO-PC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 21.7% 9.4% TWO-PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 52/100 40/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

EFCNLYTWO-PC

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

AxisEFCNLYTWO-PC
Valuation 34 #112 of 170 55 #77 of 170 48 #89 of 170
Growth 61 #65 of 165 78 #37 of 165 30 #116 of 165
Profitability 42 #90 of 155 79 #34 of 155 40 #93 of 155
Financial Health 62 #63 of 163 33 #109 of 163 72 #46 of 163
Shareholder Returns 11 #122 of 137 16 #115 of 137 12 #121 of 137
Overall 42 52 40
  • EFC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWO-PC 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

PeriodEFCNLYTWO-PCSPY
1 month -5.6%-12.8%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -12.2%-18.3%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months -10.7%-19.4%+2.4% +6.4%
Year to date -13.6%-18.0%+2.8% +11.4%
1 year -13.0%-12.2%+4.7% +13.1%
3 years -3.1%+17.0%+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.1%+5.4%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years -36.3%-47.2%+0.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.6%-12.0%+0.0% +10.9%
10 years -26.3%-54.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.0%-7.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEFCNLYTWO-PCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%21.7%9.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%23.2%9.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.560.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.560.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.7%-57.8%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-24.8%-0.5% -2.5%
52-week high $14.01$24.40$25.51 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$17.72$23.37 $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.

MultipleEFCNLYTWO-PC
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x -36.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 5.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.9x 15.5xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.11median 0.31 0.03median 0.31

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 monthsEFCNLYTWO-PC
Revenue $455.40M $2.65B $482.19M
Net income $225.90M $2.98B -$21.68M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $886.45M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) – $3.76 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $2.91B $642.69M
Total debt $1.01B $120.61B $479.41M
Shares (diluted) – 740.26M 105.43M
Enterprise value $694.71M $4.51B -$62.52M

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
MetricEFCNLYTWO-PC
P/E 8.8x 4.9x -36.1x
P/FCF -2.4x 15.5x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 15.5x 21.0x
P/S 3.3x 5.2x 5.5x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x -4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 5.5x –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 5.6x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 17.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF -2.4x 51.0x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 51.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCNLYTWO-PC
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 58.5% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 37.6% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 299.3% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 53.5% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 306.5% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 43.4% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -23.6% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -31.6% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -23.6% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -31.6% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCNLYTWO-PC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 308.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 112.0% -1.0%
Net margin 37.3% 105.1% -15.3%
FCF margin -135.6% 33.4% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 33.4% 26.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 17.9% -1.2%
Return on assets 1.1% 2.1% -0.2%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 16.6% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 0.3x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCNLYTWO-PC
Debt / assets 1.2% 23.9% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 38.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 88.2% 80.2%
Equity / assets 9.5% 11.8% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.6x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCNLYTWO-PC
Dividend yield 13.3% 15.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -19.0% -19.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.7% -3.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -13.3%

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.

ConsensusEFCNLYTWO-PC
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% -0.3% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCNLYTWO-PC
Held by institutions 50.4% 58.3% –
Institutions holding 247 791 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 139 452 –
Institutions selling 57 207 –
Buyers to sellers 2.44 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.

EFCNLYTWO-PC
EFC 1.00 0.65 0.01
NLY 0.65 1.00 0.06
TWO-PC 0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, NLY and TWO-PC?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) $2.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, NLY and TWO-PC?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.8x, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, 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?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +58.5%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 16.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -13.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +4.7%. Over five years, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.6%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 9.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, NLY and TWO-PC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads on 5. 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.