LADR vs NLY vs DX Stock Comparison

Ladder Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Dynex Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +3.4% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.83%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.89 -4.5% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
18.73%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 6, Ladder Capital 3, Dynex Capital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLADRNLYDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.18B $14.49B $2.81B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 14.8x -45.3x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 6.1x 7.2x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -33.3% +51.6% +319.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 136.2% 32.0% -18.6% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 12.2% — NLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.6x 5.5x — NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.83% 15.70% 18.73% DX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -10.6% -18.3% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -11.4%/yr -9.1%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 21.7% 18.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 42/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

LADRNLYDX

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

AxisLADRNLYDX
Valuation 39 #104 of 169 58 #72 of 169 47 #90 of 169
Growth 44 #89 of 159 80 #32 of 159 65 #56 of 159
Profitability 67 #49 of 146 83 #26 of 146 39 #89 of 146
Financial Health 22 #120 of 153 29 #109 of 153 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #76 of 135 19 #110 of 135 16 #114 of 135
Overall 43 54 42
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLADRNLYDXSPY
1 month +3.4%-9.1%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%-20.0%-15.1% +3.7%
6 months -8.9%-19.3%-20.0% +7.1%
Year to date -14.8%-17.4%-22.3% +12.8%
1 year -12.8%-10.6%-18.3% +11.9%
3 years -6.0%+22.6%+12.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.1%+7.0%+4.1% +22.8%
5 years -22.0%-45.4%-37.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.9%-11.4%-9.1% +10.9%
10 years -25.5%-54.8%-47.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%-7.6%-6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLADRNLYDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%21.7%18.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%23.0%20.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.550.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.49-0.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-57.7%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-24.3%-26.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.42$24.40$14.74 $779.14
52-week low $8.52$17.72$10.57 $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.

MultipleLADRNLYDX
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.7x 14.8xmedian 11.7x -45.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 2.7x 4.9xmedian 2.7x 8.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.1x 7.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 6.5x 3.9xmedian 6.5x 11.3xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.05median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 0.69median 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 monthsLADRNLYDX
Revenue $72.65M $2.97B $326.26M
Net income $98.91M $1.13B -$49.75M
Free cash flow $78.51M $3.72B $249.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $1.25 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $41.78M $2.18B $993.01M
Total debt $4.35B $38.38B –
Shares (diluted) 124.89M 764.36M 251.84M
Enterprise value $1.03B $5.52B -$90.44M

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
MetricLADRNLYDX
P/E 11.7x 14.8x -45.3x
P/FCF 15.0x 3.9x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 3.9x 11.3x
P/S 16.2x 4.9x 8.6x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 7.8x –
EV/EBIT 16.8x 7.8x –
EV/Revenue 75.5x 17.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF 69.9x 13.6x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x 13.6x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.05 0.47 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -33.3% 51.6% 319.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.9% 59.3% 85.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.9% -24.7% -126.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 36.3% -80.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.4% -38.9% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 31.5% -65.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 574.8% 30.1% 105.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 19.3% 48.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 455.2% 30.1% 105.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 19.3% 48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 512.5% 219.8% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 140.9% 38.7% –
Net margin 136.2% 32.0% -18.6%
FCF margin 108.1% 125.1% 76.5%
Operating cash flow margin 120.7% 125.1% 76.5%
Return on equity 6.8% 6.9% –
Return on assets 1.7% 0.8% –
Return on invested capital 5.6% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 3.3x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 33.9% – 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLADRNLYDX
Debt / assets 71.9% 26.3% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 11.6x 5.5x –
Debt / FCF 55.4x 10.3x –
Liabilities / assets 75.8% 89.1% 89.1%
Equity / assets 24.2% 10.9% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLADRNLYDX
Dividend yield 9.8% 15.7% 18.7%
Net buyback yield 2.6% -15.7% -53.1%
Shareholder yield 12.5% 0.0% -34.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 118.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 148.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – –

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.

ConsensusLADRNLYDX
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% -0.3% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $287.80MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $414.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% +1.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLADRNLYDX
Held by institutions 64.7% 58.3% 47.0%
Institutions holding 221 793 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +4.6% +25.7%
Institutions buying 118 453 200
Institutions selling 62 208 54
Buyers to sellers 1.90 2.18 3.70

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.

LADRNLYDX
LADR 1.00 0.56 0.44
NLY 0.56 1.00 0.77
DX 0.44 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LADR, NLY and DX?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.49B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, LADR, NLY and DX?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.8x, Dynex Capital (DX) -45.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%). On return on invested capital, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.3%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.9%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dynex Capital (DX) has the highest dividend yield: Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.83%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.70%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.73%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LADR, NLY and DX?

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 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.