STWD vs LADR vs DX Stock Comparison

Starwood Property Trust, Ladder Capital and Dynex Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.36 +3.4% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
0.10%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.89 -4.5% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Starwood Property Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Starwood Property Trust 5, Ladder Capital 4, Dynex Capital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTWDLADRDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.50B $1.15B $2.74B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 11.6x -45.3x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 9.1x 7.2x DX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% -33.3% +319.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 136.2% -18.6% 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 0.16% 0.10% 0.00% STWD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.2% -12.8% -18.3% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -4.9%/yr -9.1%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 21.3% 18.8% DX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 43/100 42/100 STWD

Percentile Scorecard

STWDLADRDX

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

AxisSTWDLADRDX
Valuation 53 #80 of 169 39 #104 of 169 47 #90 of 169
Growth 38 #99 of 159 44 #89 of 159 65 #56 of 159
Profitability 52 #70 of 146 67 #49 of 146 39 #89 of 146
Financial Health 32 #104 of 153 22 #120 of 153 –
Shareholder Returns 47 #72 of 135 44 #76 of 135 16 #114 of 135
Overall 45 43 42
  • STWD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX 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

PeriodSTWDLADRDXSPY
1 month -13.8%+3.4%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months -23.7%-3.3%-15.1% +3.7%
6 months -32.5%-8.9%-20.0% +7.1%
Year to date -31.2%-14.8%-22.3% +12.8%
1 year -32.2%-12.8%-18.3% +11.9%
3 years -29.3%-6.0%+12.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.9%-2.1%+4.1% +22.8%
5 years -51.4%-22.0%-37.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-4.9%-9.1% +10.9%
10 years -43.8%-25.5%-47.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.6%-2.9%-6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTWDLADRDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%21.3%18.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%21.9%20.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.340.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.62-0.60-0.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-32.3%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%-18.0%-26.1% -1.2%
52-week high $18.61$11.42$14.74 $779.14
52-week low $11.98$8.52$10.57 $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.

MultipleSTWDLADRDX
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 11.7x 11.7xmedian 11.7x -45.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 16.2xmedian 2.7x 8.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 6.5x 15.0xmedian 6.5x 11.3xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.67median 0.33 -1.05median 0.33 0.69median 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 monthsSTWDLADRDX
Revenue $2.01B $72.65M $326.26M
Net income $264.72M $98.91M -$49.75M
Free cash flow -$397.40M $78.51M $249.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $0.79 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $367.59M $41.78M $993.01M
Total debt $14.00B $4.35B –
Shares (diluted) 366.73M 124.89M 251.84M
Enterprise value $3.04B $1.00B -$160.93M

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
MetricSTWDLADRDX
P/E 19.9x 11.7x -45.3x
P/FCF -11.6x 15.0x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 13.5x 11.3x
P/S 2.3x 16.2x 8.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 14.7x –
EV/EBIT 11.1x 16.8x –
EV/Revenue 9.1x 75.5x 5.6x
EV/FCF -45.9x 69.9x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 62.5x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.67 -1.05 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTWDLADRDX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% -33.3% 319.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -22.9% 85.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.4% 24.9% -126.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -14.0% -80.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% 25.4% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -11.2% -65.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.3% 574.8% 105.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.6% -20.8% 48.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 455.2% 105.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -23.1% 48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTWDLADRDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 90.6% 512.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 14.9% 140.9% –
Net margin 11.4% 136.2% -18.6%
FCF margin -19.8% 108.1% 76.5%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% 120.7% 76.5%
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 0.9x -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 33.9% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTWDLADRDX
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% 75.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 11.2% 24.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTWDLADRDX
Dividend yield 15.5% 9.8% 18.7%
Net buyback yield -11.0% 2.6% -53.1%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 12.5% -34.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 264.4% 118.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -176.1% 148.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 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.

ConsensusSTWDLADRDX
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026 +67.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +10.7% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.99BFY2026 $287.80MFY2026 $414.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +262.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.4% -10.2% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTWDLADRDX
Held by institutions 49.9% 64.7% 47.0%
Institutions holding 517 221 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.9% +25.7%
Institutions buying 256 118 200
Institutions selling 162 62 54
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.90 3.70

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.

STWDLADRDX
STWD 1.00 0.67 0.57
LADR 0.67 1.00 0.44
DX 0.57 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STWD, LADR and DX?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.50B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.15B, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, STWD, LADR and DX?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.8x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.6x, Dynex Capital (DX) -45.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dynex Capital (DX) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.0x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 9.1x, Dynex Capital (DX) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%). 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) -32.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -12.8%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.3%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.4%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -4.9%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.1%/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) 0.16%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 0.10%, Dynex Capital (DX) 0.00%. Dynex Capital (DX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynex Capital (DX) has been the steadiest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 19.9%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.3%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STWD, LADR and DX?

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 5. 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.