RITM vs NLY vs CMRF Stock Comparison

Rithm Capital, Annaly Capital Management and Cim Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.40 +3.1% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
10.64%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
2 wins
CMRF Cim Group, Inc.
$2.35 -0.4% 1M -59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$307.90M
Div. yield
14.04%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 8, Rithm Capital 2, Cim 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRITMNLYCMRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.25B $14.49B $1.03B NLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 14.8x 14.1x CMRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 6.1x — RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +51.6% -8.1% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 32.0% 23.7% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 12.4x NLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.64% 15.70% 14.04% NLY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.0% -10.6% -59.2% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -11.4%/yr — RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 21.7% 73.7% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 54/100 53/100 NLY

Percentile Scorecard

RITMNLYCMRF

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

AxisRITMNLYCMRF
Valuation 64 #61 of 169 58 #72 of 169 57 #74 of 169
Growth 18 #130 of 159 80 #32 of 159 42 #92 of 159
Profitability – 83 #26 of 146 68 #48 of 146
Financial Health – 29 #109 of 153 35 #100 of 153
Shareholder Returns 38 #84 of 135 19 #110 of 135 63 #51 of 135
Overall 40 54 53
  • RITM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CMRF 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

PeriodRITMNLYCMRFSPY
1 month +3.1%-9.1%-0.4% +0.7%
3 months -5.0%-20.0%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months -3.9%-19.3%+4.9% +7.1%
Year to date -13.8%-17.4%-7.8% +12.8%
1 year -14.0%-10.6%-59.2% +11.9%
3 years +2.2%+22.6%-59.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.7%+7.0%-25.8% +22.8%
5 years -17.3%-45.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.7%-11.4%— +10.9%
10 years -32.5%-54.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.9%-7.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRITMNLYCMRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%21.7%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%23.0%172.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.55-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.49-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-57.7%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-24.3%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $12.06$24.40$2.55 $779.14
52-week low $8.36$17.72$1.83 $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.

MultipleRITMNLYCMRF
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.7x 14.8xmedian 11.7x 14.1xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 4.9xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 7.8xmedian 13.1x 17.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 6.5x 3.9xmedian 6.5x 19.2xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 -0.97median 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 monthsRITMNLYCMRF
Revenue – $2.97B $307.90M
Net income $529.24M $1.13B $72.98M
Free cash flow – $3.72B $53.41M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $1.25 $0.17
Cash & equivalents – $2.18B $218.77M
Total debt – $38.38B $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 568.26M 764.36M 436.88M
Enterprise value $5.77B $5.52B $1.86B

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
MetricRITMNLYCMRF
P/E 14.6x 14.8x 14.1x
P/FCF -2.1x 3.9x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.9x 7.9x
P/S 1.0x 4.9x 3.3x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 17.0x
EV/EBIT – 7.8x 20.3x
EV/Revenue – 17.1x 12.4x
EV/FCF – 13.6x 71.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 0.47 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRITMNLYCMRF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 51.6% -8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 59.3% -16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -42.4% -24.7% 7,606%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 36.3% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -55.3% -38.9% 278.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 31.5% -14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.1% 27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% -17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.1% 15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRITMNLYCMRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 219.8% 72.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 38.7% 24.9%
Net margin – 32.0% 23.7%
FCF margin – 125.1% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 125.1% 42.1%
Return on equity 5.8% 6.9% 5.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.8% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRITMNLYCMRF
Debt / assets – 26.3% 46.5%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 12.4x
Debt / FCF – 10.3x 56.2x
Liabilities / assets 83.2% 89.1% 66.8%
Equity / assets 16.1% 10.9% 33.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRITMNLYCMRF
Dividend yield 10.6% 15.7% 14.0%
Net buyback yield – -15.7% –
Shareholder yield 10.6% 0.0% 14.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRITMNLYCMRF
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $3.01FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% -0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +1.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRITMNLYCMRF
Held by institutions 58.7% 58.3% –
Institutions holding 511 793 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 247 453 –
Institutions selling 176 208 –
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.18 –

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.

RITMNLYCMRF
RITM 1.00 0.62 -0.02
NLY 0.62 1.00 0.08
CMRF -0.02 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RITM, NLY and CMRF?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.25B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.49B, Cim (CMRF) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, RITM, NLY and CMRF?

Cim (CMRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.6x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.8x, Cim (CMRF) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). 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%, Cim (CMRF) -8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Cim (CMRF) 23.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%, Cim (CMRF) -59.2%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.7%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest dividend yield: Rithm Capital (RITM) 10.64%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.70%, Cim (CMRF) 14.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Cim (CMRF) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.