STWD vs ARR vs LADR Stock Comparison

Starwood Property Trust, Armour Residential REIT and Ladder Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.37 +4.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Starwood Property Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Starwood Property Trust 4, Ladder Capital 4, Armour Residential REIT 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTWDARRLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $1.84B $1.16B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x -28.4x 11.7x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 4.6x 9.1x ARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +126.9% -33.3% ARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -25.8% 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — 5.6% STWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x — 11.6x STWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% 0.20% 0.10% ARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.7% -22.2% -13.0% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr -24.8%/yr -4.8%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 24.3% 21.4% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 68/100 42/100 ARR

Percentile Scorecard

STWDARRLADR

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

AxisSTWDARRLADR
Valuation 51 #83 of 169 60 #69 of 169 37 #107 of 169
Growth 37 #102 of 162 85 #25 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Profitability 52 #72 of 149 64 #55 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 30 #111 of 158 – 21 #125 of 158
Shareholder Returns 45 #75 of 136 65 #48 of 136 42 #79 of 136
Overall 43 68 42
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR 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

PeriodSTWDARRLADRSPY
1 month -14.5%-9.3%+4.1% +0.9%
3 months -25.9%-22.5%-4.6% +5.9%
6 months -32.2%-26.5%-8.6% +8.5%
Year to date -32.0%-28.3%-14.7% +13.3%
1 year -33.7%-22.2%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years -29.0%-7.3%-1.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.8%-2.5%-0.5% +23.5%
5 years -51.9%-75.9%-21.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.6%-24.8%-4.8% +11.0%
10 years -44.5%-88.8%-25.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.7%-19.6%-2.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTWDARRLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%24.3%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%28.0%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.650.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.69-0.91-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-77.4%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.2%-33.7%-18.0% -0.9%
52-week high $18.61$19.12$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $11.98$12.30$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.

MultipleSTWDARRLADR
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 11.4x -28.3xmedian 11.4x 11.8xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x 16.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 14.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 6.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x 15.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 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 monthsSTWDARRLADR
Revenue $2.01B $251.92M $72.65M
Net income $264.72M -$52.08M $98.91M
Free cash flow -$397.40M $456.23M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $-0.45 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $367.59M $99.67M $41.78M
Total debt $14.00B – $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 366.73M 144.56M 124.89M
Enterprise value $3.06B $1.53B $1.01B

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
MetricSTWDARRLADR
P/E 19.7x -28.3x 11.8x
P/FCF -11.4x 4.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 4.1x 13.5x
P/S 2.3x 7.5x 16.3x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 14.7x
EV/EBIT 11.1x – 16.8x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 7.1x 75.5x
EV/FCF -45.7x 3.9x 69.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 3.9x 62.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 -0.60 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTWDARRLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 126.9% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 114.4% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.4% -180.7% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 25.9% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% -189.3% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 47.0% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.3% 154.8% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.6% 36.4% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 154.8% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 36.4% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTWDARRLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 90.6% – 512.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 14.9% – 140.9%
Net margin 11.4% -25.8% 136.2%
FCF margin -19.8% 181.1% 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% 181.1% 120.7%
Return on equity 3.8% – 6.8%
Return on assets 0.4% – 1.7%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x -8.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 1.1% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTWDARRLADR
Debt / assets 22.9% – 71.9%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x – 11.6x
Debt / FCF -35.2x – 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 89.5% 75.8%
Equity / assets 11.2% 10.5% 24.2%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTWDARRLADR
Dividend yield 15.7% 22.7% 9.8%
Net buyback yield -11.2% -34.5% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 4.5% -11.8% 12.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 264.4% -701.8% 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -176.1% 80.1% 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% 56.5% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 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.

ConsensusSTWDARRLADR
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 4.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -5.8% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.99BFY2026 $481.02MFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.4% +3.4% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTWDARRLADR
Held by institutions 49.9% 54.9% 63.6%
Institutions holding 516 250 220
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +16.2% +4.9%
Institutions buying 256 169 117
Institutions selling 161 42 62
Buyers to sellers 1.59 4.02 1.89

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.

STWDARRLADR
STWD 1.00 0.49 0.67
ARR 0.49 1.00 0.33
LADR 0.67 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STWD, ARR and LADR?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.52B, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) $1.84B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, STWD, ARR and LADR?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -28.4x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 8.9x, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 4.6x, 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: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) +126.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -25.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%). On return on invested capital, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) leads (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.7%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -22.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -13.0%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.6%/yr, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) -24.8%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) has the highest dividend yield: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 0.20%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, Armour Residential REIT (ARR) 24.3%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STWD, 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, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 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.