Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Mfa Financial's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -0.08% for Q3 2026, down 1.17 percentage points from 1.08% a year earlier and down 1.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mfa Financial's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.45%, up 0.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last three years, with a three-year change of +3.98 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.08% in FY2024 (+0.27 pp), 0.81% in FY2023 (+3.34 pp) and -2.54% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.05 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 1.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MFA's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.10% (Q2 2026), 1.02% (Q1 2026) and 1.41% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - | -0.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.08% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.14% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 3.29% |
API Access
Mfa Financial Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();