STWD vs EFC vs RITM Stock Comparison

Starwood Property Trust, Ellington Financial and Rithm Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins
RITM Rithm Capital Corp.
$9.39 +2.7% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.18B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, Rithm Capital 3, Starwood Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTWDEFCRITMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.53B $1.50B $5.18B RITM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 8.8x 14.5x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 6.0x 4.2x RITM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +44.8% — EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 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 0.15% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -12.5% -14.2% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -8.7%/yr -3.8%/yr RITM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 18.4% 26.5% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 42/100 38/100 STWD

Percentile Scorecard

STWDEFCRITM

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

AxisSTWDEFCRITM
Valuation 52 #81 of 169 34 #112 of 169 61 #66 of 169
Growth 40 #96 of 160 60 #64 of 160 17 #133 of 160
Profitability 52 #72 of 149 43 #86 of 149 –
Financial Health 30 #111 of 158 60 #64 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #77 of 136 12 #120 of 136 37 #86 of 136
Overall 44 42 38
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RITM 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

PeriodSTWDEFCRITMSPY
1 month -13.4%-5.5%+2.7% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-13.7%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months -32.3%-12.3%-4.7% +8.2%
Year to date -30.9%-13.9%-13.9% +12.9%
1 year -33.1%-12.5%-14.2% +12.3%
3 years -27.9%-2.7%+2.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.3%-0.9%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years -51.2%-36.5%-17.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.4%-8.7%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years -43.4%-26.7%-32.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.5%-3.1%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTWDEFCRITMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%18.4%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%19.9%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.410.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.67-0.68-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-41.2%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-16.6%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$14.01$12.06 $779.14
52-week low $11.98$11.30$8.36 $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.

MultipleSTWDEFCRITM
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 14.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x -2.1xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 0.32 —median 0.32 -0.60median 0.32

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 monthsSTWDEFCRITM
Revenue $2.01B $455.40M –
Net income $264.72M $225.90M $529.24M
Free cash flow -$397.40M -$617.48M –
EPS (diluted) $0.62 – $0.63
Cash & equivalents $367.59M $247.47M –
Total debt $14.00B $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 366.73M – 568.26M
Enterprise value $3.07B $703.62M $5.18B

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
MetricSTWDEFCRITM
P/E 20.0x 8.8x 14.6x
P/FCF -11.6x -2.4x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x -2.4x –
P/S 2.3x 3.3x 1.0x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – –
EV/EBIT 11.1x 2.9x –
EV/Revenue 9.1x 3.3x –
EV/FCF -45.9x -2.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x -2.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 – -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCRITM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 44.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 27.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.4% 56.5% -42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 62.6% -13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% – -55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% – -24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.3% 0.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.6% -67.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 0.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -67.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCRITM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 90.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 14.9% 37.2% –
Net margin 11.4% 37.3% –
FCF margin -19.8% -135.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% -135.6% –
Return on equity 3.8% 11.4% 5.8%
Return on assets 0.4% 1.1% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 22.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCRITM
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% 90.5% 83.2%
Equity / assets 11.2% 9.5% 16.1%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCRITM
Dividend yield 15.4% 13.3% 10.6%
Net buyback yield -11.0% -19.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% -5.7% 10.6%
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.

ConsensusSTWDEFCRITM
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -2.6% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.99BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.4% +2.4% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTWDEFCRITM
Held by institutions 49.9% 50.4% 58.7%
Institutions holding 516 247 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying 256 139 246
Institutions selling 161 57 176
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.44 1.40

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.

STWDEFCRITM
STWD 1.00 0.58 0.56
EFC 0.58 1.00 0.56
RITM 0.56 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STWD, EFC and RITM?

Rithm Capital (RITM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.53B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, Rithm Capital (RITM) $5.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, STWD, EFC and RITM?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rithm Capital (RITM) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Rithm Capital (RITM) 4.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, 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) -33.1%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Rithm Capital (RITM) -14.2%. Over five years, Rithm Capital (RITM) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Rithm Capital (RITM) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 0.15%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 0.00%. Ellington Financial (EFC) and Rithm Capital (RITM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Rithm Capital (RITM) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.