Annaly Capital Management vs Starwood Property Trust
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The short version
- Annaly Capital Management is the larger business, with $6.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.8B for Starwood Property Trust, about 3.2 times as much.
- Annaly Capital Management grew revenue faster (23.1%, against β5.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Starwood Property Trustβs earnings: a P/E of 21.3x against 4.5x for Annaly Capital Management.
| Latest fiscal year | NLY Β· FY25 | STWD Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $13.6B | $4.6B |
| Revenue | $6.0B | $1.8B |
| Free cash flow | β | $99.4M |
| Net income | $2.0B | $412M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 23.1% | β5.3% |
| 5-year growth | 21.7% | 10.2% |
| Share count change | 22.6% | 9.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | 34.0% | 22.3% |
| FCF margin | β | 5.4% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | 14.1% | 6.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $495M | $669M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 4.5x | 21.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Revenue
FY16
NLY $2.2B
STWD $785M
FY17
NLY $2.5B
STWD $880M
FY18
NLY $3.3B
STWD $1.1B
FY19
NLY $3.8B
STWD $1.2B
FY20
NLY $2.2B
STWD $1.1B
FY21
NLY $2.0B
STWD $1.2B
FY22
NLY $2.8B
STWD $1.5B
FY23
NLY $3.7B
STWD $2.0B
FY24
NLY $4.8B
STWD $1.9B
FY25
NLY $6.0B
STWD $1.8B
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Operating margin
FY16
NLY β
STWD 17.0%
FY17
NLY β
STWD 16.4%
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Free cash flow
FY16
NLY β
STWD $541M
FY17
NLY β
STWD β$821M
FY18
NLY β
STWD $531M
FY19
NLY β
STWD β$44.1M
FY20
NLY β
STWD $1.0B
FY21
NLY β
STWD β$1.0B
FY22
NLY β
STWD $189M
FY23
NLY β
STWD $529M
FY24
NLY β
STWD $647M
FY25
NLY β
STWD $99.4M
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Return on capital
FY16
NLY 19.1%
STWD β
FY17
NLY 19.9%
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FY20
NLY β0.1%
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.