Real Estate
MFA Financial, Inc.(MFA)
Live Price
Offline$9.53
+1.60% today
1Y Change
+1.16%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.06B
- Revenue Growth
- +213.0%
- EPS Growth
- +106.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 13.9%
Coverage: 251 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $1.06B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $9.53 and up 1.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +213.0%, EPS growth of +106.0%, a dividend yield of 13.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +213.0%, EPS +106.0%, free cash flow -61.9% with operating margin 63.3% and ROIC 2.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 13.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 6.1 and price/sales 2.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MFA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+213.0% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+63.3% vs +59.6% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
6.1 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +213.0% and EPS at +106.0%, with operating margin around 63.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 13.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -0.2% | -2.6% | -5.2% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | +0.5% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -1.5% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | -26.5% | +2.7% | +3.2% | +7.1% |
Benchmark Edge
MFA vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MFA
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MFA Max Drawdown
-14.23%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MFA and SPY.
Company Overview
MFA Financial, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company invests in residential mortgage assets, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. MFA Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Leadership
- Craig L. Knutson
- IPO Date
- Apr 13, 1998
- Employees
- 348
- Street Address
- One Vanderbilt Avenue
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10017
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 207 6400
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 6.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 34.7
- Price/Sales
- 2.5
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +213.0%
- EPS
- +106.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -61.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 116.7%
- Operating Margin
- 63.3%
- Net Margin
- 42.2%
- ROE
- 9.7%
- ROIC
- 2.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 6.01
- Current Ratio
- โ
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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