Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Mfa Financial (MFA) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.34% in Q2 2026, up 1.32 percentage points from 7.02% a year earlier and up 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mfa Financial reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.64%, up 3.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight years, with a three-year change of +19.86 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.37% in FY2024 (+2.25 pp), 4.12% in FY2023 (+14.34 pp) and -10.22% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has ranged from 1.62% in Q1 2024 to 10.79% in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 6.59 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 4.75 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.46% (Q1 2026), 9.69% (Q4 2025) and 7.05% (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 | Mfa Financial | 793.54 Mn | -87.67 Mn | - | 8.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 10.51% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 11.88% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 12.69% |
API Access
Mfa 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=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();