EFC vs PMT vs AGNC Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 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
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.78 -8.7% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.27B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionEFCPMTAGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $632.65M $10.27B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 5.1x 4.9x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 7.4x 6.0x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +14.6% +162.9% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 35.8% 213.7% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 24.1% — PMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.22% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -43.9% -13.9% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -18.9%/yr -11.7%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 30.1% 22.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 45/100 62/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

EFCPMTAGNC

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

AxisEFCPMTAGNC
Valuation 35 #111 of 170 39 #105 of 170 60 #69 of 170
Growth 61 #63 of 160 35 #105 of 160 100 #1 of 160
Profitability 43 #85 of 149 41 #89 of 149 61 #59 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 31 #109 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 12 #119 of 135 79 #29 of 135 25 #101 of 135
Overall 42 45 62
  • EFC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PMT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC 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

PeriodEFCPMTAGNCSPY
1 month -5.3%-15.1%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-26.5%-17.5% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%-41.6%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -13.7%-43.7%-18.1% +12.2%
1 year -12.0%-43.9%-13.9% +13.0%
3 years -2.4%-42.4%+25.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%-16.8%+7.9% +23.1%
5 years -36.4%-64.8%-46.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.7%-18.9%-11.7% +11.0%
10 years -26.6%-53.7%-56.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%-7.4%-8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFCPMTAGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%30.1%22.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%37.4%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.550.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-1.46-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-66.9%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-48.8%-27.9% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$13.81$12.17 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$6.74$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.

MultipleEFCPMTAGNC
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x 5.0xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 10.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.9x -0.1xmedian 6.9x 11.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.18median 0.32 0.03median 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 monthsEFCPMTAGNC
Revenue $455.40M $347.66M $978.00M
Net income $225.90M $166.19M $2.27B
Free cash flow -$617.48M -$10.07B $886.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.42 $1.80
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $225.24M $457.00M
Total debt $1.01B $12.66B $114.00M
Shares (diluted) – 87.29M 1.16B
Enterprise value $690.89M -$1.17B $8.42B

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
MetricEFCPMTAGNC
P/E 8.8x 5.0x 4.9x
P/FCF -2.4x -0.1x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x -0.1x 11.5x
P/S 3.3x 1.8x 10.5x
P/B 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x -0.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 2.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.7x 10.0x
EV/FCF -2.4x -0.3x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x -0.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCPMTAGNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 14.6% 162.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -3.0% 203.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 58.0% 499.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 17.7% 322.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 95.7% 675.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% 144.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -93.2% 93.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -140.1% 45.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -93.2% 93.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -140.1% 45.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCPMTAGNC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 36.5% –
Net margin 37.3% 35.8% 213.7%
FCF margin -135.6% -2,897% 90.6%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% -2,897% 90.6%
Return on equity 11.4% 8.9% –
Return on assets 1.1% 0.7% –
Return on invested capital 22.6% 24.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x -60.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCPMTAGNC
Debt / assets 1.2% 12.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 92.6% 89.7%
Equity / assets 9.5% 7.4% 10.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCPMTAGNC
Dividend yield 13.3% 22.6% 16.4%
Net buyback yield -19.0% – -15.3%
Shareholder yield -5.7% 22.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 83.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -1.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.7% –

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.

ConsensusEFCPMTAGNC
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +38.5% +0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $357.43MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +2.6% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCPMTAGNC
Held by institutions 50.4% 72.1% 40.8%
Institutions holding 247 213 700
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +8.8% +11.3%
Institutions buying 139 109 417
Institutions selling 57 64 176
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.70 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.

EFCPMTAGNC
EFC 1.00 0.42 0.63
PMT 0.42 1.00 0.48
AGNC 0.63 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, PMT and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) $632.65M, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, PMT and AGNC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 5.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 7.4x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x). 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%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) +14.6%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 35.8%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -43.9%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -18.9%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.7%/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%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 0.22%, 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) 18.5%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 30.1%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, PMT 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 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.