Mfa Financial (MFA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Mfa Financial's Free Cash Flow came in at $231.12 million for Q3 2026, compared with $14.73 million a year earlier and up 79.5% from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Mfa Financial reported Free Cash Flow of $468.61 million, up 212.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $76.25 million, down 61.9% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $200.12 million in FY2024 (+84.0%), $108.74 million in FY2023 (-69.4%), $355.05 million in FY2022 (+182.3%) and $125.76 million in FY2021 (+275.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to Q1 2009.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 571.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 88.2%).
- Business Quant data shows MFA's Free Cash Flow at $128.79 million (Q2 2026), $71.07 million (Q1 2026) and $37.63 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 686.08 Mn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 876.00 Mn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 2.50 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 144.57 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 343.38 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 2.86 Bn |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - | 231.12 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 231.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 128.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 71.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 111.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 72.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 135.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 132.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.42 Mn |
API Access
Mfa Financial Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "MFA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();