NLY vs ARR vs RITM Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, Armour Residential REIT and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.40 +3.1% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 4, Rithm Capital 3, Armour Residential REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLYARRRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.14B $1.82B $5.24B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x -28.0x 14.6x RITM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 4.6x 4.2x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.6% +126.9% — ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.0% -25.8% — NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.20% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -21.2% -14.0% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr -24.7%/yr -3.7%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 24.3% 26.5% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 40/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

NLYARRRITM

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

AxisNLYARRRITM
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 60 #68 of 169 64 #61 of 169
Growth 80 #32 of 159 86 #23 of 159 18 #130 of 159
Profitability 83 #26 of 146 65 #52 of 146 –
Financial Health 29 #109 of 153 – –
Shareholder Returns 19 #110 of 135 62 #52 of 135 38 #84 of 135
Overall 54 68 40
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM 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

PeriodNLYARRRITMSPY
1 month -9.1%-8.8%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-22.3%-5.0% +3.7%
6 months -19.3%-27.1%-3.9% +7.1%
Year to date -17.4%-27.8%-13.8% +12.8%
1 year -10.6%-21.2%-14.0% +11.9%
3 years +22.6%-6.1%+2.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.0%-2.1%+0.7% +22.8%
5 years -45.4%-75.7%-17.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.4%-24.7%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years -54.8%-88.7%-32.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.6%-19.6%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNLYARRRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%24.3%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%28.1%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.650.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.87-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-77.4%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-33.2%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $24.40$19.12$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$12.30$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.

MultipleNLYARRRITM
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.7x -28.5xmedian 11.7x 14.6xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.5x 4.2xmedian 6.5x -2.1xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.33 -0.61median 0.33 -0.60median 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 monthsNLYARRRITM
Revenue $2.97B $251.92M –
Net income $1.13B -$52.08M $529.24M
Free cash flow $3.72B $456.23M –
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $-0.45 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $99.67M –
Total debt $38.38B – –
Shares (diluted) 764.36M 144.56M 568.26M
Enterprise value $5.10B $1.50B $5.24B

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
MetricNLYARRRITM
P/E 14.8x -28.5x 14.6x
P/FCF 3.9x 4.2x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 4.2x –
P/S 4.9x 7.5x 1.0x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – –
EV/EBIT 7.8x – –
EV/Revenue 17.1x 7.1x –
EV/FCF 13.6x 3.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 3.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -0.61 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYARRRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.6% 126.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 114.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% -180.7% -42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 25.9% -13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.9% -189.3% -55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 47.0% -24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 154.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 36.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 154.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 36.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLYARRRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 219.8% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 38.7% – –
Net margin 32.0% -25.8% –
FCF margin 125.1% 181.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 125.1% 181.1% –
Return on equity 6.9% – 5.8%
Return on assets 0.8% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 12.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x -8.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYARRRITM
Debt / assets 26.3% – –
Debt / equity 2.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – –
Debt / FCF 10.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 89.5% 83.2%
Equity / assets 10.9% 10.5% 16.1%
Interest coverage 1.2x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYARRRITM
Dividend yield 15.7% 22.5% 10.6%
Net buyback yield -15.7% -34.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -11.7% 10.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -701.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 80.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 56.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% –

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.

ConsensusNLYARRRITM
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 4.6xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.01FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% -5.8% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.65BFY2026 $481.02MFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.7% +3.4% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYARRRITM
Held by institutions 58.3% 54.9% 58.7%
Institutions holding 793 250 511
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +16.2% -1.7%
Institutions buying 453 169 247
Institutions selling 208 42 176
Buyers to sellers 2.18 4.02 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.

NLYARRRITM
NLY 1.00 0.68 0.62
ARR 0.68 1.00 0.53
RITM 0.62 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, ARR and RITM?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.14B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.82B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, ARR and RITM?

Rithm Capital (RITM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.9x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.0x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, 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?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -21.2%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.0%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.7%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLY, ARR 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 4. 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.