NLY vs TWO-PC vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Annaly Capital Management, Two Harbors Investment and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionNLYTWO-PCBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.47B $2.67B $1.79B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.8x -36.1x 116.2x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — 9.9x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +58.5% +3.5% +39.6% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 105.1% -15.3% — NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% 21.7% 15.9% TWO-PC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 0.8x BXMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.18% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% +4.7% -42.4% TWO-PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.0%/yr +0.0%/yr -20.1%/yr TWO-PC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 9.4% 26.7% TWO-PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 40/100 65/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

NLYTWO-PCBXMT

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

AxisNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Valuation 55 #77 of 170 48 #89 of 170 93 #13 of 170
Growth 78 #37 of 165 30 #116 of 165 44 #93 of 165
Profitability 79 #34 of 155 40 #93 of 155 75 #39 of 155
Financial Health 33 #109 of 163 72 #46 of 163 64 #60 of 163
Shareholder Returns 16 #115 of 137 12 #121 of 137 49 #71 of 137
Overall 52 40 65
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWO-PC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT 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

PeriodNLYTWO-PCBXMTSPY
1 month -12.8%+0.5%-15.7% -1.0%
3 months -18.3%+1.8%-36.5% +2.9%
6 months -19.4%+2.4%-47.2% +6.4%
Year to date -18.0%+2.8%-44.6% +11.4%
1 year -12.2%+4.7%-42.4% +13.1%
3 years +17.0%+20.7%-47.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+6.5%-19.2% +21.5%
5 years -47.2%+0.1%-67.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -12.0%+0.0%-20.1% +10.9%
10 years -54.5%—-64.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -7.6%—-9.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNLYTWO-PCBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%9.4%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%9.3%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.070.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.50-1.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-36.2%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-0.5%-48.6% -2.5%
52-week high $24.40$25.51$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$23.37$10.19 $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.

MultipleNLYTWO-PCBXMT
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.0x -36.1xmedian 11.0x 116.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x -3.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 2.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x 5.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 -1.91median 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 monthsNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Revenue $2.65B $482.19M -$527.24M
Net income $2.98B -$21.68M $15.43M
Free cash flow $886.45M $127.22M $353.06M
EPS (diluted) $3.76 $-0.70 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $2.91B $642.69M $432.83M
Total debt $120.61B $479.41M $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 740.26M 105.43M 168.96M
Enterprise value $4.51B -$62.52M -$18.03M

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
MetricNLYTWO-PCBXMT
P/E 4.9x -36.1x 116.0x
P/FCF 15.5x 21.0x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 21.0x 5.1x
P/S 5.2x 5.5x -3.4x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -4.5x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x – 2.7x
EV/EBIT 5.6x 5.3x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 4.4x -4.9x
EV/FCF 51.0x 16.8x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.0x 16.8x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.03 -1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 58.5% 3.5% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 41.6% -40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 299.3% 92.8% 222.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -40.5% -61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 306.5% 79.2% 224.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.4% -1,161% -60.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% -54.1% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -43.8% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% -54.1% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -43.8% -7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 308.7% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 112.0% -1.0% –
Net margin 105.1% -15.3% –
FCF margin 33.4% 26.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 33.4% 26.4% -67.0%
Return on equity 17.9% -1.2% 0.5%
Return on assets 2.1% -0.2% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 16.6% 21.7% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -5.9x 22.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% -5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Debt / assets 23.9% 1.3% 6.3%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 38.8x 0.9x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 80.2% 83.2%
Equity / assets 11.8% 19.8% 16.8%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Dividend yield 15.8% 0.0% 17.7%
Net buyback yield -19.0% 0.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield -3.1% 0.0% 22.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -685.8% 2,069%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% 90.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -21.0% -9.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% -9.1%

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.

ConsensusNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.99FY2026 – $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% – +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026 $589.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 – +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +127.3% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLYTWO-PCBXMT
Held by institutions 58.3% – 63.8%
Institutions holding 791 – 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 452 – 178
Institutions selling 207 – 99
Buyers to sellers 2.18 – 1.80

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.

NLYTWO-PCBXMT
NLY 1.00 0.06 0.56
TWO-PC 0.06 1.00 0.07
BXMT 0.56 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLY, TWO-PC and BXMT?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) $2.67B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLY, TWO-PC and BXMT?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.8x, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -36.1x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 116.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 9.9x). 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) +58.5%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +3.5%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) leads (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 16.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 21.7%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) returned the most: Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +4.7%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -42.4%. Over five years, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) compounded fastest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) +0.0%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -20.1%/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%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 0.00%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 0.18%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) has been the steadiest (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Two Harbors Investment (TWO-PC) 9.4%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLY, TWO-PC and BXMT?

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.