NLY vs LADR vs RITM Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, Ladder Capital and Rithm Capital Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.28 +7.5% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.45 +8.4% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.29B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 5, Ladder Capital 4, Rithm Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLYLADRRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.45B $1.16B $5.29B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 11.7x 14.8x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 8.8x 4.1x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.6% -33.3% +6.2% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.0% 136.2% 6.6% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 5.6% 1.4% NLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 11.6x 30.4x NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% -12.2% -13.9% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.5%/yr -5.1%/yr -4.1%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 21.5% 26.6% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 42/100 22/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

NLYLADRRITM

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

AxisNLYLADRRITM
Valuation 58 #72 of 169 38 #105 of 169 34 #112 of 169
Growth 80 #33 of 164 44 #93 of 164 13 #143 of 164
Profitability 82 #28 of 154 65 #55 of 154 29 #109 of 154
Financial Health 30 #114 of 163 22 #128 of 163 27 #119 of 163
Shareholder Returns 18 #113 of 137 41 #81 of 137 8 #126 of 137
Overall 54 42 22
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR 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

PeriodNLYLADRRITMSPY
1 month +0.1%+7.5%+8.4% -2.3%
3 months -18.7%-3.8%-6.1% -0.7%
6 months -17.2%-8.8%-2.0% +4.8%
Year to date -17.2%-15.6%-13.3% +10.3%
1 year -12.6%-12.2%-13.9% +10.3%
3 years +7.7%-12.8%-4.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +2.5%-4.5%-1.5% +20.1%
5 years -45.6%-23.1%-18.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year -11.5%-5.1%-4.1% +10.1%
10 years -54.5%-26.8%-31.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year -7.6%-3.1%-3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNLYLADRRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%21.5%26.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%22.1%26.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.350.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.57-0.52 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-32.3%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-18.7%-21.6% -3.5%
52-week high $24.40$11.42$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$8.52$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.

MultipleNLYLADRRITM
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 11.6x 11.6xmedian 11.6x 15.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.7x 16.1xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x 36.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.0x 14.9xmedian 6.0x -2.2xmedian 6.0x
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 0.34 -1.04median 0.34 -0.67median 0.34

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 monthsNLYLADRRITM
Revenue $2.97B $72.65M $5.70B
Net income $1.13B $98.91M $529.24M
Free cash flow $3.72B $78.51M -$2.01B
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.79 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $41.78M –
Total debt $38.38B $4.35B $30.15B
Shares (diluted) 764.36M 124.89M 572.82M
Enterprise value $5.41B $1.01B $5.29B

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
MetricNLYLADRRITM
P/E 14.9x 11.6x 15.8x
P/FCF 3.9x 14.9x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 13.3x -2.8x
P/S 4.9x 16.1x 1.0x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 14.7x 36.3x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 16.8x 43.8x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 75.4x 6.5x
EV/FCF 13.6x 69.7x -13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 62.4x -17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -1.04 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYLADRRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.6% -33.3% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 59.3% -22.9% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 24.9% -39.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -14.0% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.9% 25.4% -53.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -11.2% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 574.8% -1,454%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -20.8% -40.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 455.2% -294.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -23.1% -44.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLYLADRRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 219.8% 512.5% 17.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 38.7% 140.9% 13.5%
Net margin 32.0% 136.2% 6.6%
FCF margin 125.1% 108.1% -47.7%
Operating cash flow margin 125.1% 120.7% -37.2%
Return on equity 6.9% 6.8% 5.5%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 5.6% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 0.9x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 33.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYLADRRITM
Debt / assets 26.3% 71.9% 55.3%
Debt / equity 2.4x 3.0x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 11.6x 30.4x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 55.4x -12.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 75.8% 83.3%
Equity / assets 10.9% 24.2% 16.7%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.5x 12.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYLADRRITM
Dividend yield 15.7% 9.9% 10.6%
Net buyback yield -15.7% 2.6% -13.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 12.6% -3.0%
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.

ConsensusNLYLADRRITM
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 4.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.01FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +10.7% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.65BFY2026 $287.80MFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.7% -10.2% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYLADRRITM
Held by institutions 58.3% 63.6% 58.7%
Institutions holding 794 221 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +4.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying 453 118 247
Institutions selling 209 62 176
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.90 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.

NLYLADRRITM
NLY 1.00 0.57 0.63
LADR 0.57 1.00 0.50
RITM 0.63 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, LADR and RITM?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.45B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, LADR and RITM?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.2x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 8.8x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.1x). 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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Rithm Capital (RITM) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.6%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.2%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -13.9%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.5%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -5.1%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -4.1%/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%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%, 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, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.5%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLY, LADR 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 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.