LADR vs NLY vs EFC Stock Comparison

Ladder Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Ellington Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +3.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.83%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLADRNLYEFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.18B $13.76B $1.49B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 5.4x 8.8x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 6.1x 6.0x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -33.3% — +44.8% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 136.2% — 37.3% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 22.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.83% 15.82% 13.34% NLY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% -13.4% -12.5% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr -11.8%/yr -8.7%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 21.7% 18.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 — 42/100 LADR

Percentile Scorecard

LADRNLYEFC

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

AxisLADRNLYEFC
Valuation 38 #106 of 169 45 #93 of 169 34 #112 of 169
Growth 44 #90 of 160 – 60 #64 of 160
Profitability 64 #55 of 149 – 43 #86 of 149
Financial Health 22 #123 of 158 – 60 #64 of 158
Shareholder Returns 42 #80 of 136 79 #29 of 136 12 #120 of 136
Overall 42 – 42
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC 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

PeriodLADRNLYEFCSPY
1 month +3.0%-11.1%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.3%-21.1%-13.7% +3.9%
6 months -10.7%-19.7%-12.3% +8.2%
Year to date -14.8%-18.0%-13.9% +12.9%
1 year -14.4%-13.4%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years -1.6%+24.4%-2.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.5%+7.6%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years -21.3%-46.5%-36.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.7%-11.8%-8.7% +10.9%
10 years -25.3%-55.0%-26.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.9%-7.7%-3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLADRNLYEFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%21.7%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%23.1%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.550.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.62-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-57.7%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-24.9%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $11.42$24.40$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $8.52$17.72$11.30 $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.

MultipleLADRNLYEFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 7.0x 17.2xmedian 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.05median 0.32 —median 0.32 —median 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 monthsLADRNLYEFC
Revenue $72.65M – $455.40M
Net income $98.91M – $225.90M
Free cash flow $78.51M – -$617.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 – –
Cash & equivalents $41.78M $2.18B $247.47M
Total debt $4.35B – $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 124.89M 740.26M –
Enterprise value $1.03B $13.83B $727.45M

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
MetricLADRNLYEFC
P/E 11.7x 5.4x 8.8x
P/FCF 15.0x 17.2x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – -2.4x
P/S 16.2x 5.8x 3.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x – –
EV/EBIT 16.8x – 2.9x
EV/Revenue 75.5x – 3.3x
EV/FCF 69.9x – -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.5x – -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.05 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYEFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -33.3% – 44.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.9% – 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.9% – 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% – 62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.4% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 574.8% – 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.8% – -67.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 455.2% – 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% – -67.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYEFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 512.5% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 140.9% – 37.2%
Net margin 136.2% – 37.3%
FCF margin 108.1% – -135.6%
Operating cash flow margin 120.7% – -135.6%
Return on equity 6.8% – 11.4%
Return on assets 1.7% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 33.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLADRNLYEFC
Debt / assets 71.9% – 1.2%
Debt / equity 3.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.6x – –
Debt / FCF 55.4x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.8% 89.1% 90.5%
Equity / assets 24.2% 10.9% 9.5%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLADRNLYEFC
Dividend yield 9.8% 15.8% 13.3%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – -19.0%
Shareholder yield 12.5% 15.8% -5.7%
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.

ConsensusLADRNLYEFC
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% -0.3% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $287.80MFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% +1.7% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLADRNLYEFC
Held by institutions 63.6% 58.3% 50.4%
Institutions holding 220 791 247
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +4.6% +2.9%
Institutions buying 117 452 139
Institutions selling 62 207 57
Buyers to sellers 1.89 2.18 2.44

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.

LADRNLYEFC
LADR 1.00 0.56 0.49
NLY 0.56 1.00 0.65
EFC 0.49 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LADR, NLY and EFC?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.76B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, LADR, NLY and EFC?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x). 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: Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ladder Capital (LADR) -14.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.7%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest dividend yield: Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.83%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.82%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.