NLY vs BXMT vs LADR Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Ladder 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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNLYBXMTLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.49B $1.83B $1.18B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 119.1x 11.7x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 10.3x 9.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.6% +39.6% -33.3% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.0% — 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 15.9% 5.6% BXMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 0.8x 11.6x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 15.70% 17.28% 9.83% BXMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -42.0% -12.8% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr -19.9%/yr -4.9%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 26.7% 21.3% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 66/100 43/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

NLYBXMTLADR

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

AxisNLYBXMTLADR
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 95 #9 of 169 39 #104 of 169
Growth 80 #32 of 159 42 #93 of 159 44 #89 of 159
Profitability 83 #26 of 146 79 #32 of 146 67 #49 of 146
Financial Health 29 #109 of 153 61 #60 of 153 22 #120 of 153
Shareholder Returns 19 #110 of 135 53 #64 of 135 44 #76 of 135
Overall 54 66 43
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR 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

PeriodNLYBXMTLADRSPY
1 month -9.1%-11.8%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-27.3%-3.3% +3.7%
6 months -19.3%-42.7%-8.9% +7.1%
Year to date -17.4%-43.1%-14.8% +12.8%
1 year -10.6%-42.0%-12.8% +11.9%
3 years +22.6%-45.1%-6.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.0%-18.1%-2.1% +22.8%
5 years -45.4%-66.9%-22.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.4%-19.9%-4.9% +10.9%
10 years -54.8%-63.6%-25.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.6%-9.6%-2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNLYBXMTLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%26.7%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%30.0%21.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.440.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-1.57-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-69.9%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-47.3%-18.0% -1.2%
52-week high $24.40$20.63$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$10.19$8.52 $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.

MultipleNLYBXMTLADR
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.7x 119.1xmedian 11.7x 11.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.7x -3.5xmedian 2.7x 16.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 13.1x 2.7xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.5x 5.2xmedian 6.5x 15.0xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.33 -1.96median 0.33 -1.05median 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 monthsNLYBXMTLADR
Revenue $2.97B -$527.24M $72.65M
Net income $1.13B $15.43M $98.91M
Free cash flow $3.72B $353.06M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.09 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $432.83M $41.78M
Total debt $38.38B $1.22B $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 764.36M 168.96M 124.89M
Enterprise value $5.52B $24.37M $1.03B

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
MetricNLYBXMTLADR
P/E 14.8x 119.1x 11.7x
P/FCF 3.9x 5.2x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 5.2x 13.5x
P/S 4.9x -3.5x 16.2x
P/B 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 2.7x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 2.8x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 17.1x -5.0x 75.5x
EV/FCF 13.6x 7.4x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 7.4x 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -1.96 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYBXMTLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.6% 39.6% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 59.3% -40.2% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 222.8% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -61.9% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.9% 224.8% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -60.8% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 7.2% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -7.7% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 7.2% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -7.7% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLYBXMTLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 219.8% – 512.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 38.7% – 140.9%
Net margin 32.0% – 136.2%
FCF margin 125.1% – 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin 125.1% -67.0% 120.7%
Return on equity 6.9% 0.5% 6.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.1% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 15.9% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 22.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – -5.2% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYBXMTLADR
Debt / assets 26.3% 6.3% 71.9%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.4x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 0.8x 11.6x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 3.4x 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 83.2% 75.8%
Equity / assets 10.9% 16.8% 24.2%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.0x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYBXMTLADR
Dividend yield 15.7% 17.3% 9.8%
Net buyback yield -15.7% 4.5% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 21.7% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2,069% 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 90.4% 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -9.0% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% 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.

ConsensusNLYBXMTLADR
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.01FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 – +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +35.8% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.65BFY2026 $588.88MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.7% -7.5% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYBXMTLADR
Held by institutions 58.3% 63.8% 64.7%
Institutions holding 793 348 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +1.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 453 178 118
Institutions selling 208 99 62
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.80 1.90

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.

NLYBXMTLADR
NLY 1.00 0.58 0.56
BXMT 0.58 1.00 0.67
LADR 0.56 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, BXMT and LADR?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.49B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.83B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, BXMT and LADR?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.8x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 119.1x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 10.3x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x). 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: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 15.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -42.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.8%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -19.9%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) has the highest dividend yield: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.70%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 17.28%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.