NLY vs RITM vs ARR Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, Rithm Capital and Armour Residential REIT Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.22 +0.9% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 4, Rithm Capital 2, Armour Residential REIT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLYRITMARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.54B $5.24B $1.82B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 14.6x -28.1x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 4.1x 4.6x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +126.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -25.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.20% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.9% -15.1% -22.7% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr -4.0%/yr -25.0%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 26.4% 24.3% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 68/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

NLYRITMARR

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

AxisNLYRITMARR
Valuation 44 #95 of 170 63 #63 of 170 61 #67 of 170
Growth – 16 #134 of 160 86 #23 of 160
Profitability – – 63 #56 of 149
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns 75 #34 of 135 37 #86 of 135 63 #51 of 135
Overall – 39 68
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR 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

PeriodNLYRITMARRSPY
1 month -11.5%+0.9%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months -19.1%-0.1%-21.7% +3.5%
6 months -20.1%-8.9%-27.9% +7.0%
Year to date -18.4%-15.4%-28.3% +12.2%
1 year -12.9%-15.1%-22.7% +13.0%
3 years +23.9%+0.9%-7.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.4%+0.3%-2.5% +23.1%
5 years -46.9%-18.6%-76.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.9%-4.0%-25.0% +11.0%
10 years -56.2%-34.0%-88.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.9%-4.1%-19.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNLYRITMARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%26.4%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%26.7%28.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.720.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.57-0.93 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-39.2%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.2%-23.5%-33.6% -1.8%
52-week high $24.40$12.06$19.12 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$8.36$12.30 $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.

MultipleNLYRITMARR
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 11.0x 14.4xmedian 11.0x -28.3xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.9x -2.1xmedian 6.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -0.59median 0.32 -0.60median 0.32

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 monthsNLYRITMARR
Revenue – – $251.92M
Net income – $529.24M -$52.08M
Free cash flow – – $456.23M
EPS (diluted) – $0.63 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $2.18B – $99.67M
Shares (diluted) 740.26M 568.26M 144.56M
Enterprise value $13.54B $5.24B $1.51B

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
MetricNLYRITMARR
P/E 5.4x 14.4x -28.3x
P/FCF 17.2x -2.1x 4.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 4.1x
P/S 5.8x 1.0x 7.5x
P/B 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – 7.1x
EV/FCF – – 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.59 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYRITMARR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 126.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 114.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -42.4% -180.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% 25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -55.3% -189.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -24.2% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 154.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 154.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYRITMARR
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 83.2% 89.5%
Equity / assets 10.9% 16.1% 10.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYRITMARR
Dividend yield 15.9% 10.8% 22.7%
Net buyback yield – – -34.5%
Shareholder yield 15.9% 10.8% -11.8%
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.

ConsensusNLYRITMARR
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 4.1xFY2026 4.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.01FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +1.3% -5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.65BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026 $481.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.7% +5.8% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYRITMARR
Held by institutions 58.3% 58.7% 54.9%
Institutions holding 791 510 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -1.7% +16.2%
Institutions buying 452 246 169
Institutions selling 207 176 42
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.40 4.02

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.

NLYRITMARR
NLY 1.00 0.61 0.68
RITM 0.61 1.00 0.53
ARR 0.68 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, RITM and ARR?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.54B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.24B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, RITM and ARR?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.6x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.1x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.9%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -15.1%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.7%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.9%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -4.0%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.0%/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%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%. 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%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.4%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.