LADR vs BXMT vs STWD Stock Comparison

Ladder Capital, Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Starwood Property Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.10 +5.4% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ladder Capital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ladder Capital 5, Blackstone Mortgage Trust 4, Starwood Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLADRBXMTSTWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $1.95B $4.73B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x -5.2x 20.8x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 10.5x 9.1x LADR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -33.3% -16.7% +11.8% STWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 136.2% — 11.4% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 12.4% 7.0% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.6x 1.2x 7.5x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.16% 0.15% BXMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.1% -40.3% -30.9% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -19.7%/yr -13.4%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.6% 27.0% 20.3% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 51/100 44/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

LADRBXMTSTWD

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

AxisLADRBXMTSTWD
Valuation 40 #101 of 168 84 #27 of 168 55 #77 of 168
Growth 46 #89 of 163 11 #145 of 163 41 #96 of 163
Profitability 65 #55 of 154 33 #104 of 154 52 #75 of 154
Financial Health 22 #127 of 162 60 #65 of 162 33 #109 of 162
Shareholder Returns 40 #83 of 137 67 #46 of 137 38 #86 of 137
Overall 42 51 44
  • LADR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD 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

PeriodLADRBXMTSTWDSPY
1 month +5.4%+1.7%-4.1% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%-23.2%-22.9% -2.2%
6 months -11.3%-42.1%-31.4% +4.2%
Year to date -17.2%-42.1%-30.4% +10.6%
1 year -14.1%-40.3%-30.9% +10.4%
3 years -14.5%-49.0%-34.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year -5.1%-20.1%-13.2% +20.2%
5 years -24.2%-66.5%-51.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -5.4%-19.7%-13.4% +10.1%
10 years -28.7%-62.2%-42.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year -3.3%-9.3%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLADRBXMTSTWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.6%27.0%20.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%30.2%21.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.400.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-1.49-1.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-69.9%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.3%-46.3%-32.7% -3.2%
52-week high $11.42$20.63$18.61 $779.14
52-week low $8.52$10.19$11.98 $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.

MultipleLADRBXMTSTWD
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.8x -5.0xmedian 11.8x 20.1xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 2.7x -2.4xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.1x 4.6xmedian 13.1x 10.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 6.0x 5.2xmedian 6.0x -11.7xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.02median 0.33 0.09median 0.33 -0.68median 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 monthsLADRBXMTSTWD
Revenue $72.65M -$752.54M $2.01B
Net income $98.91M -$375.62M $264.72M
Free cash flow $78.51M $352.79M -$397.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $-2.22 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $41.78M $511.50M $367.59M
Total debt $4.35B $1.19B $14.00B
Shares (diluted) 124.89M 168.96M 366.73M
Enterprise value $1.01B $1.30M $3.27B

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
MetricLADRBXMTSTWD
P/E 11.4x -5.0x 20.1x
P/FCF 14.6x 5.2x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 5.2x 4.3x
P/S 15.8x -2.4x 2.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 4.6x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 4.8x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 75.0x -3.3x 9.1x
EV/FCF 69.4x 7.1x -46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.2x 7.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.02 0.09 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLADRBXMTSTWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -33.3% -16.7% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.9% -41.9% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.9% -450.3% -33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% -56.5% -26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.4% -455.7% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -57.4% -29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 574.8% 57.4% 58.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -9.6% 76.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 455.2% 57.4% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% -9.6% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLADRBXMTSTWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 512.5% – 90.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 140.9% – 14.9%
Net margin 136.2% – 11.4%
FCF margin 108.1% – -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 120.7% -46.9% 54.3%
Return on equity 6.8% -12.3% 3.8%
Return on assets 1.7% -2.0% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 12.4% 7.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -0.9x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 33.9% -3.6% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLADRBXMTSTWD
Debt / assets 71.9% 6.8% 22.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.4x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.6x 1.2x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 55.4x 3.4x -35.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.8% 83.7% 88.8%
Equity / assets 24.2% 16.3% 11.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLADRBXMTSTWD
Dividend yield 10.1% 17.0% 15.3%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 5.5% -10.9%
Shareholder yield 12.8% 22.5% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 118.0% -84.6% 264.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 148.7% 90.1% -176.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% -1.8% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -9.3% 5.4%

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.

ConsensusLADRBXMTSTWD
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 – -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +35.8% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $287.80MFY2026 $588.88MFY2026 $1.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -7.5% +22.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLADRBXMTSTWD
Held by institutions 63.6% 63.8% 50.0%
Institutions holding 221 349 518
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +1.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 118 178 256
Institutions selling 62 100 163
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.78 1.57

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.

LADRBXMTSTWD
LADR 1.00 0.66 0.67
BXMT 0.66 1.00 0.73
STWD 0.67 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LADR, BXMT and STWD?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.95B, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, LADR, BXMT and STWD?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -5.2x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ladder Capital (LADR) is cheapest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 8.8x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.5x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -16.7%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 12.4%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Ladder Capital (LADR) -14.1%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -40.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -30.9%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Ladder Capital (LADR) -5.4%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -19.7%/yr, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.16%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 27.0%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LADR, BXMT and STWD?

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