STWD vs AGNC vs EFC Stock Comparison

Starwood Property Trust, AGNC Investment and Ellington Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.95 -5.3% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.85 -2.8% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, AGNC Investment 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTWDAGNCEFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $10.43B $1.46B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x -137.2x 8.6x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 6.1x 6.1x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +111.0% +44.8% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -6.2% 37.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — 22.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.16% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.2% -11.0% -11.0% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -10.9%/yr -8.2%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 22.3% 18.4% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 49/100 42/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

STWDAGNCEFC

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

AxisSTWDAGNCEFC
Valuation 53 #80 of 169 40 #102 of 169 33 #114 of 169
Growth 38 #99 of 159 77 #37 of 159 60 #64 of 159
Profitability 52 #70 of 146 61 #57 of 146 44 #82 of 146
Financial Health 32 #104 of 153 – 61 #61 of 153
Shareholder Returns 47 #72 of 135 17 #112 of 135 11 #120 of 135
Overall 45 49 42
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC 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

PeriodSTWDAGNCEFCSPY
1 month -13.8%-5.3%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -23.7%-18.0%-12.2% +3.7%
6 months -32.5%-18.8%-10.6% +7.1%
Year to date -31.2%-16.5%-12.7% +12.8%
1 year -32.2%-11.0%-11.0% +11.9%
3 years -29.3%+29.0%+0.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.9%+8.9%+0.1% +22.8%
5 years -51.4%-43.8%-34.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-10.9%-8.2% +10.9%
10 years -43.8%-54.9%-25.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.6%-7.7%-2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTWDAGNCEFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%22.3%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%23.2%20.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.700.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.62-0.49-0.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-57.2%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%-26.5%-15.4% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$12.17$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $11.98$8.44$11.30 $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.

MultipleSTWDAGNCEFC
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 11.7x -141.4xmedian 11.7x 8.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 9.2xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 6.5x 9.9xmedian 6.5x -2.4xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 0.33 4.66median 0.33 —median 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 monthsSTWDAGNCEFC
Revenue $2.01B $1.23B $455.40M
Net income $264.72M $103.00M $225.90M
Free cash flow -$397.40M $1.14B -$617.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $-0.06 –
Cash & equivalents $367.59M $468.00M $247.47M
Total debt $14.00B – $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 366.73M 1.20B –
Enterprise value $3.02B $8.56B $659.08M

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
MetricSTWDAGNCEFC
P/E 19.9x -141.4x 8.9x
P/FCF -11.6x 9.9x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 9.9x -2.4x
P/S 2.3x 9.2x 3.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – –
EV/EBIT 11.1x – 2.9x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 8.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF -45.9x 9.5x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 9.5x -2.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 4.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTWDAGNCEFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 111.0% 44.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 102.6% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.4% -87.7% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -30.3% 62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -109.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.3% 88.2% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.6% 445.6% -67.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 88.2% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 445.6% -67.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTWDAGNCEFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 90.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 14.9% – 37.2%
Net margin 11.4% -6.2% 37.3%
FCF margin -19.8% 92.3% -135.6%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% 92.3% -135.6%
Return on equity 3.8% – 11.4%
Return on assets 0.4% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 11.0x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTWDAGNCEFC
Debt / assets 22.9% – 1.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x – –
Debt / FCF -35.2x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 91.3% 90.5%
Equity / assets 11.2% 8.7% 9.5%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTWDAGNCEFC
Dividend yield 15.5% 16.1% 13.2%
Net buyback yield -11.0% -17.0% -18.8%
Shareholder yield 4.5% -0.9% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 264.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -176.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –

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.

ConsensusSTWDAGNCEFC
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $1.47FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +0.7% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.99BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.4% +13.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTWDAGNCEFC
Held by institutions 49.9% 40.8% 50.4%
Institutions holding 517 701 247
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +11.2% +2.9%
Institutions buying 256 417 139
Institutions selling 162 177 57
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.36 2.44

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.

STWDAGNCEFC
STWD 1.00 0.65 0.58
AGNC 0.65 1.00 0.63
EFC 0.58 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STWD, AGNC and EFC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.48B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.43B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, STWD, AGNC and EFC?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.7x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -137.2x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.0x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.1x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +111.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -6.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -32.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -11.0%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.16%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STWD, AGNC and EFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ellington Financial (EFC) 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.