Ellington Financial (EFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Ellington Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.42% in Q2 2026, up 2.74 percentage points from 8.68% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ellington Financial (EFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Ellington Financial came in at 8.71%, down 0.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +5.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.47% in FY2024 (+3.10 pp), 6.38% in FY2023 (+11.95 pp), -5.57% in FY2022 (-18.09 pp) and 12.52% in FY2021 (+9.35 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -5.90% (Q4 2022) and 16.41% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.73 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 19.21 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 21.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EFC's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 11.44% (Q1 2026), 8.22% (Q4 2025) and 9.11% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ellington Financial | 1.51 Bn | 744.04 Mn | - | 11.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.41% |
API Access
Ellington Financial Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "EFC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();