Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) stock
EFCNYSEReal EstateFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as EFC.PB, EFC.PC, EFC.PD
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 15/3045% below fair value
$11.01−0.16 (-1.43%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.42BP/E 6.7Yield 14168.96%
Ellington Financial statistics
83 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.72
- 1.03
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.47
- 1.91
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 27.9%
- 1.01%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 1.98%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 127M
- 27M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.17%
- 6.63%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 49.9%
- 58.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.47%
- -2.10%
- Short % of Float
- 8.16%
- 3.56%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.07%
- 2.83%
- Days to Cover
- 5.78
- 5.22
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $14.12
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $11.13
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $11.55
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $12.04
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $12.79
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.29
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.74%
- -3.02%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -4.45%
- 1.14%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -18.3%
- -13.7%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -16.7%
- -8.71%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -17.7%
- -9.09%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -15.9%
- -9.79%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -11.1%
- -8.03%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -37.6%
- -34.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -30.5%
- 30.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.23
- 0.74
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 38.8
- 46.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 19.3%
- 35.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.80
- 0.90
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 38.7%
- 4.32%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 10.9%
- 1.23%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.03%
- 0.02%
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 48.5%
- 5.50%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 62.0%
- -13.6%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 24.1%
- -15.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 77.7%
- 2.91%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 48.5%
- 7.46%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 25.0%
- 11.6%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.02
- 0.14
- Revenue Per Employee
- $980.72K
- $974.38K
- Profits Per Employee
- $409.84K
- $1.35K
- Employee Count
- 500
- 60
- WACC
- 8.87%
- 9.16%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $189.59M
- $319.98K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $269.49M
- $5.63M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $2.09
- $0.32
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.99B
- $176.16M
- Book Value Per Share
- $15.45
- $5.81
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.99B
- $82.15M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 14.2%
- 1.61%
- Dividend Yield
- 13966.0%
- 2.49%
- Buyback Yield
- -22.4%
- 1.54%
- Shareholder Yield
- 13943.6%
- 2.98%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1560.00
- $0.63
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -2.50%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 104.2%
- 104.2%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $379.16M
- $9.66M
- Income Tax
- $4.36M
- $366.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 2.30%
- 21.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $23.95
- $13.05
- Graham Upside
- 114.4%
- -12.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.04
- 0.97
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $41.24
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 269.2%
- -24.5%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | EFC | S&P 500 | Difference | EFC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.0% | -2.7% | −3.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.5% | -1.7% | −15.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | -11.3% | +11.9% | −23.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -10.8% | +12.0% | −22.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +24.6% | +78.2% | −53.6 pts | +7.6% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +14.0% | +73.2% | −59.3 pts | +2.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +114.2% | +309.6% | −195.4 pts | +7.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M EFC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.5% from the previous report, or 8.16% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 61.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,398,638 | -6.5% | 1,797,687 | 5.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,117,644 | +22.9% | 1,957,980 | 5.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,045,875 | +16.2% | 1,719,412 | 5.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,786,685 | +7.3% | 1,068,324 | 7.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,253,571 | +6.7% | 941,799 | 7.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,799,550 | -0.4% | 1,259,323 | 5.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,826,705 | +9.1% | 1,101,555 | 6.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,257,181 | +6.5% | 1,153,505 | 5.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5,872,856 | -2.5% | 1,860,198 | 3.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,023,443 | -6.0% | 1,008,428 | 6.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,406,347 | +11.8% | 1,170,309 | 5.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,729,282 | -15.2% | 1,387,952 | 4.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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