MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA Real Estate Reit Mortgage

MFA Financial, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $745.1 million, up 2.91% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.48%, EPS grew 59.1%, free cash flow grew 162.6% and total debt rose 22.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

6.59 0.11 −1.64%
Market cap
$677.3M
P/E
6.5×
Fwd P/E
10.1×
Dividend yield
21.9%
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Insider Decisions trades per month

Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — — — — — —
Insider Ownership 3.55%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 677.29
Revenue 764.92
Net Income 148.24
Free Cash Flow 359.11
Net Debt 11,343.66
Current Ratio 0.00
Debt/Equity 6.56
P/E ratio 6.46
Fwd P/E 10.10
P/S ratio 0.89
P/B ratio 0.38
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth 4.60%
Next Y EPS Growth 32.31% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y revenue growth (68.81%) (below 0%: weak)
Next 5Y EPS Growth 13.96%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 2.03%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 0.33%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 2.03%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 44.16%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 32.77%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 1.44
Annual Dividend Rate 1.44
Annual Dividend Yield 21.85%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.44
0.36
0.36
0.36
2025 1.44
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
2024 1.40
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
2023 1.40
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
2022 1.67
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.35
2021 1.54
0.30
0.40
0.40
0.44
2020 1.30
0.80
0.20
0.30
2019 3.20
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
2018 3.20
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
2017 3.20
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
2016 3.20
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 488 601 387 310
Receivables — — — —
Inventory — — — —
Other — — — —
9,530 9,413 9,197 9,078
2023 2024 2025 2026
Payables — — — —
ST’ Debt — — — —
Other — — — —
— — — —

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 4.23% 11.47% 15.59%
Cash Flow (12.14%) 14.71% (40.13%)
Earnings (7.52%) 0.00% 0.00%
Book Value (4.73%) (6.26%) (2.78%)

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 192 197 — — —
’25 181 188 186 190 745
’24 177 187 182 178 724
’23 132 144 159 170 606
’22 106 109 124 143 482
’21 81 85 91 106 362
’20 145 103 83 102 433
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 71 129 — — —
’25 (15) 38 15 38 76
’24 53 46 (11) 111 200
’23 (7) 72 40 4 109
’22 134 79 136 7 355
’21 24 72 12 29 138
’20 13 43 (40) 22 38
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 97 160 — — —
’25 10 61 42 60 173
’24 78 72 7 129 286
’23 27 105 66 26 224
’22 174 120 160 36 489
’21 70 71 49 134 325
’20 59 103 48 94 303
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (0.11) 0.34 — — —
’25 0.31 0.21 0.35 0.42 1.30
’24 0.14 0.32 0.37 (0.02) 0.82
’23 0.62 (0.34) (0.64) 0.76 0.46
’22 (0.86) (1.06) (0.62) (0.02) (2.56)
’21 0.68 0.52 1.08 0.32 2.64
’20 (8.08) 0.76 0.68 0.32 (6.28)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 22.44 30.52 25.60 26.32 1.28 14.44 7.15 8.41 9.88 7.85

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 32.20 35.60 32.60 32.00 32.36 19.60 18.88 12.38 13.45 11.08
People
People Employees 52 55 60 66 58 60 349 377 348 307
Revenue/emp, $m 8.80 7.88 7.59 10.54 7.46 6.04 1.38 1.61 2.08 2.43
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 457 433 456 696 433 362 482 606 724 745
Gross margin, % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
EBT 313 322 302 378 (679) 329 (232) 80 120 176
EBT margin, % 68.35 74.38 66.23 54.33 (156.96) 90.77 (48.18) 13.28 16.53 23.63
Net income 313 322 302 378 (679) 329 (232) 80 119 177
Depreciation 38 32 29 45 11 (59) (27) (19) (5) 1
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 4.93 4.46 4.35 6.17 3.83 3.27 4.68 5.92 7.00 7.19
Earnings 3.20 3.16 2.72 3.20 (6.28) 2.68 (2.56) 0.46 0.83 1.31
Cash flow 1.93 1.82 1.41 1.91 0.34 1.24 3.44 1.06 1.93 0.74
Capex 0.33 0.57 1.02 0.76 2.34 1.69 1.30 1.13 0.83 0.93
Free cash flow 2.26 2.38 2.43 2.68 2.68 2.93 4.74 2.19 2.77 1.67
Book value 32.70 33.59 32.62 30.01 22.34 22.97 19.28 18.59 17.80 17.65
Shares, m 93 97 105 113 113 111 103 102 103 104
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 9.82 9.95 9.68 9.56 0.00 7.02 0.00 25.00 12.43 7.05
P/S 6.30 7.04 6.14 4.96 4.06 5.57 2.17 1.90 1.46 1.29
P/B 0.95 0.94 0.82 1.02 0.70 0.79 0.53 0.61 0.57 0.53
EV/Sales 24.59 21.23 23.24 19.18 12.18 22.06 15.27 15.19 13.27 15.46
EV/FCF 53.55 39.75 41.58 44.22 17.40 24.61 15.05 41.11 33.57 66.70
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 179 177 148 216 38 138 355 109 200 76
Capex 31 55 107 86 265 187 134 115 86 96
Free cash flow 210 232 255 302 303 325 489 224 286 173
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 1,724 2,697 4,771 7,586 6,147 8,317 8,013 9,530 9,413 9,197
Total debt 8,687 6,615 7,879 10,032 4,337 6,379 6,812 8,537 9,155 10,940
Net debt 8,369 6,151 7,790 9,897 3,515 5,974 6,318 8,049 8,554 10,553
Shareholders’ equity 3,034 3,262 3,416 3,384 2,525 2,543 1,989 1,900 1,842 1,828
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 2.32 2.62 2.45 2.79 (6.92) 3.68 (2.90) 0.48 0.78 1.12
ROIC 2.26 2.55 2.10 2.83 3.01 1.78 2.39 2.75 3.33 2.98
ROE 9.92 9.77 8.59 10.68 (24.01) 11.68 (11.67) 2.43 4.62 7.44
Negative figures in brackets.

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MFA Financial, Inc. vs peers in Reit Mortgage (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance $824.0M 8.0× 31.6× −37.40% (below 0%: shrinking) −8.33% (below 0%: shrinking) −20.13% (below 0%: shrinking) 91.99% 16.46% Compare
CIM Chimera Investment Corporation $715.7M — (loss-making) 16.4× +10.10% (above 0%: growing) n/m −4,466.16% (below 0%: shrinking) 100.00% 1.81% Compare
ADAM Adamas Trust, Inc. $700.2M 4.5× 9.5× +23.77% (above 0%: growing) n/m +171.68% (above 0%: growing) 26.87% 30.52% Compare
MFA MFA Financial, Inc. $677.3M 6.5× 10.1× +4.48% (above 0%: growing) +59.09% (above 0%: growing) +162.56% (above 0%: growing) 100.00% 78.90%
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust $615.7M 4.9× 8.4× +3.60% (above 0%: growing) n/m −45.97% (below 0%: shrinking) 63.63% 34.80% Compare
IVR INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC $607.1M 3.7× 10.2× +20.93% (above 0%: growing) n/m +3.93% (above 0%: growing) 35.24% 28.86% Compare
ABR Arbor Realty Trust $522.4M 38.6× 22.1× −2.77% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +172.80% (above 0%: growing) 19.79% (4.57%) Compare
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. $520.7M 14.1× 9.4× +32.33% (above 0%: growing) −36.84% (below 0%: shrinking) +87.71% (above 0%: growing) 90.86% 18.69% Compare
BRSP BrightSpire Capital, Inc. $479.5M — (loss-making) 25.0× −9.80% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +150.31% (above 0%: growing) 61.99% (40.13%) Compare
Median of peers $611.4M 6.4× 13.3× +6.85% — +45.82% 62.81% 17.58%

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MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) key facts

  • Strength: MFA Financial, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $745.1 million, up 2.91% from fiscal 2024.
  • MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is a Reit Mortgage company in the Real Estate sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, MFA traded at $6.59, a market capitalization of $677.3 million.
  • MFA Financial, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share, a yield of 21.9%, with a payout ratio of 144.0%.
  • Return on equity was 7.44% and debt-to-equity 6.56.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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