NLY vs AGNC vs RITM Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, AGNC Investment and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.84 -10.8% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.23B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.39 -0.2% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.06B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 6, AGNC Investment 3, Rithm Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLYAGNCRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.58B $10.23B $5.17B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 4.9x 15.4x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 5.9x 4.2x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +58.5% +162.9% +6.2% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 105.1% 213.7% 6.6% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% — 1.4% NLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 30.4x NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% -12.4% -13.3% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.0%/yr -11.8%/yr -4.0%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 22.4% 26.3% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 62/100 22/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

NLYAGNCRITM

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

AxisNLYAGNCRITM
Valuation 55 #77 of 170 59 #70 of 170 36 #110 of 170
Growth 78 #37 of 165 99 #2 of 165 12 #145 of 165
Profitability 79 #34 of 155 62 #60 of 155 30 #109 of 155
Financial Health 33 #109 of 163 – 25 #122 of 163
Shareholder Returns 16 #115 of 137 27 #100 of 137 9 #125 of 137
Overall 52 62 22
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM 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

PeriodNLYAGNCRITMSPY
1 month -12.8%-10.8%-0.2% -1.0%
3 months -18.3%-16.5%+3.0% +2.9%
6 months -19.4%-19.8%-7.3% +6.4%
Year to date -18.0%-17.5%-13.9% +11.4%
1 year -12.2%-12.4%-13.3% +13.1%
3 years +17.0%+17.2%+4.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+5.4%+1.3% +21.5%
5 years -47.2%-46.6%-18.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -12.0%-11.8%-4.0% +10.9%
10 years -54.5%-54.6%-32.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -7.6%-7.6%-3.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNLYAGNCRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%22.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%23.3%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.710.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.55-0.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-58.0%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-27.4%-22.1% -2.5%
52-week high $24.40$12.17$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$8.44$8.36 $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.

MultipleNLYAGNCRITM
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 15.7xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.6x 10.5xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 36.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 6.9x -2.2xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 -0.67median 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 monthsNLYAGNCRITM
Revenue $2.65B $978.00M $5.06B
Net income $2.98B $2.27B $496.77M
Free cash flow $886.45M $886.00M -$2.41B
EPS (diluted) $3.76 $1.80 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $2.91B $457.00M $2.54B
Total debt $120.61B $114.00M $102.82B
Shares (diluted) 740.26M 1.16B 568.26M
Enterprise value $4.62B $8.38B -$4.23B

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
MetricNLYAGNCRITM
P/E 4.9x 4.9x 15.7x
P/FCF 15.5x 11.6x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 11.6x -2.8x
P/S 5.2x 10.5x 1.0x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x – 36.2x
EV/EBIT 5.6x – 43.7x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 10.1x 6.5x
EV/FCF 51.0x 11.1x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.0x 11.1x -17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.03 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYAGNCRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) 58.5% 162.9% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 203.5% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 299.3% 499.5% -39.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 322.7% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 306.5% 675.3% -53.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.4% 144.1% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% 93.4% -1,454%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 45.9% -40.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% 93.4% -294.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 45.9% -44.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLYAGNCRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 308.7% – 17.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 112.0% – 13.5%
Net margin 105.1% 213.7% 6.6%
FCF margin 33.4% 90.6% -47.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.4% 90.6% -37.2%
Return on equity 17.9% – 5.5%
Return on assets 2.1% – 0.9%
Return on invested capital 16.6% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.4x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYAGNCRITM
Debt / assets 23.9% – 55.3%
Debt / equity 2.0x – 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 30.4x
Debt / FCF 38.8x – -12.4x
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 89.7% 83.3%
Equity / assets 11.8% 10.3% 16.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x – 12.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYAGNCRITM
Dividend yield 15.8% 16.3% 10.6%
Net buyback yield -19.0% -15.2% -13.7%
Shareholder yield -3.1% 1.1% -3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNLYAGNCRITM
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.99FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +0.7% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +6.4% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYAGNCRITM
Held by institutions 58.3% 40.8% 58.7%
Institutions holding 791 700 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +11.3% -1.7%
Institutions buying 452 417 246
Institutions selling 207 176 176
Buyers to sellers 2.18 2.37 1.40

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.

NLYAGNCRITM
NLY 1.00 0.87 0.61
AGNC 0.87 1.00 0.64
RITM 0.61 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, AGNC and RITM?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.58B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.23B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, AGNC and RITM?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.9x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 5.9x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x). 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: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +58.5%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Rithm Capital (RITM) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 16.6%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -12.4%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -13.3%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.8%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.4%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLY, AGNC and RITM?

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.