LADR vs NLY vs TWO-PC Stock Comparison

Ladder Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.31 +2.6% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$100.99M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services

Head to Head

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Annaly Capital Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 7, Two Harbors Investment 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLADRNLYTWO-PCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $13.47B $2.67B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 4.8x -36.1x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 6.1x — NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.6% +58.5% +3.5% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 51.8% 105.1% -15.3% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 16.6% 21.7% TWO-PC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.3x 3.8x — NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.6% -12.2% +4.7% TWO-PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr -12.0%/yr +0.0%/yr TWO-PC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 21.7% 9.4% TWO-PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 52/100 40/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

LADRNLYTWO-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

AxisLADRNLYTWO-PC
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 55 #77 of 170 48 #89 of 170
Growth 17 #138 of 165 78 #37 of 165 30 #116 of 165
Profitability 59 #64 of 155 79 #34 of 155 40 #93 of 155
Financial Health 21 #129 of 163 33 #109 of 163 72 #46 of 163
Shareholder Returns 38 #86 of 137 16 #115 of 137 12 #121 of 137
Overall 34 52 40
  • LADR 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

PeriodLADRNLYTWO-PCSPY
1 month +2.6%-12.8%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%-18.3%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months -10.0%-19.4%+2.4% +6.4%
Year to date -15.3%-18.0%+2.8% +11.4%
1 year -15.6%-12.2%+4.7% +13.1%
3 years +1.2%+17.0%+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.4%+5.4%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years -20.9%-47.2%+0.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.6%-12.0%+0.0% +10.9%
10 years -24.2%-54.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.7%-7.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLADRNLYTWO-PCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%21.7%9.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%23.2%9.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.560.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.560.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-57.8%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-24.8%-0.5% -2.5%
52-week high $11.42$24.40$25.51 $779.14
52-week low $8.52$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.

MultipleLADRNLYTWO-PC
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x -36.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.1x 5.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 6.9x 15.5xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.80median 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 monthsLADRNLYTWO-PC
Revenue $100.99M $2.65B $482.19M
Net income $52.20M $2.98B -$21.68M
Free cash flow $95.42M $886.45M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 $3.76 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $37.59M $2.91B $642.69M
Total debt $14.54B $120.61B $479.41M
Shares (diluted) 125.25M 740.26M 105.43M
Enterprise value $1.00B $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
MetricLADRNLYTWO-PC
P/E 22.2x 4.9x -36.1x
P/FCF 12.4x 15.5x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 15.5x 21.0x
P/S 11.7x 5.2x 5.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x -4.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 5.5x –
EV/EBIT 20.5x 5.6x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 51.0x 17.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 54.0x 51.0x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.0x 51.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.80 0.11 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYTWO-PC
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.6% 58.5% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 37.6% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 299.3% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 53.5% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.4% 306.5% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.9% 43.4% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.1% -23.6% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -31.6% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.2% -23.6% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -31.6% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLADRNLYTWO-PC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 295.0% 308.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 54.6% 112.0% -1.0%
Net margin 51.8% 105.1% -15.3%
FCF margin 94.5% 33.4% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 102.0% 33.4% 26.4%
Return on equity 3.6% 17.9% -1.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.1% -0.2%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 16.6% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.3x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 23.7% – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLADRNLYTWO-PC
Debt / assets 71.4% 23.9% 1.3%
Debt / equity 2.8x 2.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.3x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 42.0x 38.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 88.2% 80.2%
Equity / assets 25.5% 11.8% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.6x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLADRNLYTWO-PC
Dividend yield 9.9% 15.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 2.0% -19.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 11.9% -3.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 224.1% – -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 122.6% – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% – -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -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.

ConsensusLADRNLYTWO-PC
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $2.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% -0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $236.29MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% -0.3% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLADRNLYTWO-PC
Held by institutions 63.6% 58.3% –
Institutions holding 220 791 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 117 452 –
Institutions selling 62 207 –
Buyers to sellers 1.89 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.

LADRNLYTWO-PC
LADR 1.00 0.56 0.01
NLY 0.56 1.00 0.06
TWO-PC 0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) $2.67B.

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

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ladder Capital (LADR) 22.2x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.8x, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.0x, 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: Ladder Capital (LADR) -10.6%, 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 (Ladder Capital (LADR) 51.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) leads (Ladder Capital (LADR) 4.4%, 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: Ladder Capital (LADR) -15.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +4.7%. Over five years, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) compounded fastest (Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.6%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 0.00%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) has been the steadiest (Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%, 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, LADR, 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 7. 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.