STWD vs EFC vs TWOD Stock Comparison

Starwood Property Trust, Ellington Financial and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 6, Starwood Property Trust 3, Two Harbors Investment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTWDEFCTWODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.61B $1.49B $2.69B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 8.8x -36.5x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 6.0x — EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +44.8% +3.5% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 37.3% -15.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 22.6% 21.7% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 15.43% 13.34% — STWD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -12.5% -2.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -8.7%/yr — EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 18.4% 6.2% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 42/100 41/100 STWD

Percentile Scorecard

STWDEFCTWOD

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

AxisSTWDEFCTWOD
Valuation 52 #81 of 169 34 #112 of 169 48 #89 of 169
Growth 40 #96 of 160 60 #64 of 160 30 #112 of 160
Profitability 52 #72 of 149 43 #86 of 149 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 30 #111 of 158 60 #64 of 158 73 #44 of 158
Shareholder Returns 44 #77 of 136 12 #120 of 136 15 #116 of 136
Overall 44 42 41
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD 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

PeriodSTWDEFCTWODSPY
1 month -13.4%-5.5%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-13.7%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months -32.3%-12.3%-0.7% +8.2%
Year to date -30.9%-13.9%-0.5% +12.9%
1 year -33.1%-12.5%-2.0% +12.3%
3 years -27.9%-2.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.3%-0.9%— +23.3%
5 years -51.2%-36.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.4%-8.7%— +10.9%
10 years -43.4%-26.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.5%-3.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTWDEFCTWODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%18.4%6.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%19.9%8.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.410.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.67-0.68-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-41.2%-4.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-16.6%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$14.01$26.37 $779.14
52-week low $11.98$11.30$25.11 $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.

MultipleSTWDEFCTWOD
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.1x 8.8xmedian 11.1x -36.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 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 21.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.03median 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 monthsSTWDEFCTWOD
Revenue $2.01B $455.40M $482.19M
Net income $264.72M $225.90M -$21.68M
Free cash flow -$397.40M -$617.48M $127.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 – $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $367.59M $247.47M $642.69M
Total debt $14.00B $1.01B $115.68M
Shares (diluted) 366.73M – 105.43M
Enterprise value $3.51B $727.45M -$37.29M

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
MetricSTWDEFCTWOD
P/E 20.0x 8.8x -36.5x
P/FCF -11.6x -2.4x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x -2.4x 21.2x
P/S 2.3x 3.3x 5.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – –
EV/EBIT 11.1x 2.9x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 3.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF -45.9x -2.4x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x -2.4x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCTWOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 44.8% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 27.5% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.4% 56.5% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 62.6% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% – 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% – -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.3% 0.3% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.6% -67.8% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 0.3% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -67.7% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCTWOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 90.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 14.9% 37.2% -1.0%
Net margin 11.4% 37.3% -15.3%
FCF margin -19.8% -135.6% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% -135.6% 26.4%
Return on equity 3.8% 11.4% -1.2%
Return on assets 0.4% 1.1% -0.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 22.6% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x -2.7x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCTWOD
Debt / assets 22.9% 1.2% 1.3%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x – –
Debt / FCF -35.2x -0.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 90.5% 80.2%
Equity / assets 11.2% 9.5% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.5x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTWDEFCTWOD
Dividend yield 15.4% 13.3% –
Net buyback yield -11.0% -19.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.4% -5.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 264.4% – -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) -176.1% – 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% – -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – -13.3%

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.

ConsensusSTWDEFCTWOD
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $1.94FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.99BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +22.4% +2.4% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTWDEFCTWOD
Held by institutions 49.9% 50.4% –
Institutions holding 516 247 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.9% –
Institutions buying 256 139 –
Institutions selling 161 57 –
Buyers to sellers 1.59 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.

STWDEFCTWOD
STWD 1.00 0.58 0.12
EFC 0.58 1.00 0.13
TWOD 0.12 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STWD, EFC and TWOD?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.61B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, STWD, EFC and TWOD?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.0x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.1x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x). 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%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -33.1%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has the highest dividend yield: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 15.43%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%. Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.