RITM vs ARR vs LADR Stock Comparison

Rithm Capital, Armour Residential REIT and Ladder Capital Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.51 +8.7% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
10.52%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +9.9% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
9.83%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ladder Capital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ladder Capital 6, Rithm Capital 3, Armour Residential REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRITMARRLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.31B $1.87B $1.18B RITM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x -28.1x 11.7x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 4.5x 9.1x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +126.9% -33.3% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% -25.8% 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% — 5.6% LADR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 22.2x — 11.6x LADR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.52% 22.86% 9.83% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.5% -23.5% -12.7% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -25.4%/yr -5.3%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 24.7% 21.7% LADR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 68/100 42/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

RITMARRLADR

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

AxisRITMARRLADR
Valuation 40 #101 of 167 61 #65 of 167 39 #102 of 167
Growth 32 #110 of 162 85 #25 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Profitability 34 #102 of 153 63 #58 of 153 64 #56 of 153
Financial Health 33 #108 of 160 – 21 #126 of 160
Shareholder Returns 23 #106 of 138 64 #51 of 138 41 #82 of 138
Overall 32 68 42
  • RITM ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRITMARRLADRSPY
1 month +8.7%-6.8%+9.9% -1.0%
3 months -5.8%-24.2%-1.3% -0.4%
6 months -3.4%-27.7%-9.0% +4.5%
Year to date -12.8%-28.8%-14.8% +12.4%
1 year -13.5%-23.5%-12.7% +13.6%
3 years -3.8%-21.8%-12.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -1.3%-7.9%-4.2% +20.8%
5 years -17.4%-76.8%-23.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -3.8%-25.4%-5.3% +10.4%
10 years -32.2%-89.0%-29.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.8%-19.8%-3.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRITMARRLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%24.7%21.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%28.3%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.690.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.95-0.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-77.7%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-34.1%-18.0% -1.6%
52-week high $12.06$19.12$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $8.36$12.14$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.

MultipleRITMARRLADR
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 12.0x -28.1xmedian 12.0x 11.7xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 7.4xmedian 2.6x 16.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 14.7xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 5.5x 4.1xmedian 5.5x 15.0xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.61median 0.34 -0.60median 0.34 -1.05median 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 monthsRITMARRLADR
Revenue $5.70B $251.92M $72.65M
Net income $529.24M -$52.08M $98.91M
Free cash flow -$2.01B $456.23M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $-0.45 $0.79
Cash & equivalents – $99.67M $41.78M
Total debt $30.15B – $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 572.82M 144.56M 124.89M
Enterprise value $5.83B $1.56B $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
MetricRITMARRLADR
P/E 14.8x -28.1x 11.7x
P/FCF -2.6x 4.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 4.1x 13.5x
P/S 0.9x 7.4x 16.2x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 26.1x – 14.7x
EV/EBIT 34.5x – 16.8x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 7.0x 75.5x
EV/FCF -17.7x 3.9x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -24.8x 3.9x 62.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.61 -0.60 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRITMARRLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 126.9% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 114.4% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -42.4% -180.7% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 25.9% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -55.6% -189.3% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.4% 47.0% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.3% 154.8% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 36.4% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 154.8% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 36.4% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRITMARRLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 23.9% – 512.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.0% – 140.9%
Net margin 6.3% -25.8% 136.2%
FCF margin -35.2% 181.1% 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin -25.1% 181.1% 120.7%
Return on equity 5.8% – 6.8%
Return on assets 1.0% – 1.7%
Return on invested capital 1.4% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x -8.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRITMARRLADR
Debt / assets 53.2% – 71.9%
Debt / equity 3.3x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 22.2x – 11.6x
Debt / FCF -15.0x – 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 83.9% 89.5% 75.8%
Equity / assets 16.1% 10.5% 24.2%
Interest coverage 16.6x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRITMARRLADR
Dividend yield 10.5% 22.9% 9.8%
Net buyback yield -4.6% -34.7% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 6.0% -11.9% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -701.8% 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 80.1% 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 56.5% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 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.

ConsensusRITMARRLADR
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 4.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% -5.8% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $481.02MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +3.4% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRITMARRLADR
Held by institutions 58.7% 54.9% 63.6%
Institutions holding 513 250 221
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +16.2% +4.9%
Institutions buying 248 169 118
Institutions selling 176 42 62
Buyers to sellers 1.41 4.02 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.

RITMARRLADR
RITM 1.00 0.55 0.51
ARR 0.55 1.00 0.36
LADR 0.51 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RITM, ARR and LADR?

Rithm Capital (RITM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.31B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.87B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, RITM, ARR and LADR?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.8x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.1x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.5x, 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?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rithm Capital (RITM) +17.0%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Rithm Capital (RITM) 6.3%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%). On return on invested capital, Ladder Capital (LADR) leads (Rithm Capital (RITM) 1.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Rithm Capital (RITM) -13.5%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -23.5%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.7%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.8%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.4%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has the highest dividend yield: Rithm Capital (RITM) 10.52%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 22.86%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ladder Capital (LADR) has been the steadiest (Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.8%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.7%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RITM, ARR 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, Ladder Capital (LADR) leads on 6. 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.