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Taxes Paid
Ellington Financial Inc. Taxes Paid decreased by 105.7% to -$43.00K in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 490.9%, from $11.00K to -$43.00K. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Taxes Paid shows a downward trend with a -16.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026May 11, 2026
How to read this metric
High cash taxes relative to earnings may indicate limited tax planning opportunities or specific jurisdictional tax requirements.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes during the period, which may differ from the tax expense reported on the income...
Peer comparison
Comparable across peers in the same tax jurisdictions; useful for calculating effective cash tax rates.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_paidHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $777.00K | $1.72M | $363.00K | -$24.00K | $112.00K | $56.00K | -$1.76M | -$518.00K | $232.00K | $28.00K | $34.00K | $412.00K | $11.00K | $418.00K | $455.00K | $755.00K | -$43.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | +120.7% | -78.8% | -106.6% | +566.7% | -50.0% | <-999% | +70.5% | +144.8% | -87.9% | +21.4% | >999% | -97.3% | >999% | +8.9% | +65.9% | -105.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -85.6% | -96.7% | -584.3% | <-999% | +144.8% | — | — | — | -95.3% | >999% | >999% | +83.3% | -490.9% |
Range-$1.76M – $1.72M
CAGR-51.5%
Avg YoY Growth-55.2%
Median YoY Growth-90.4%
Taxes Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ellington Financial Inc.'s taxes paid?
- Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported taxes paid of -$43.00K in Q1 2026.
- How has Ellington Financial Inc.'s taxes paid changed year-over-year?
- Ellington Financial Inc.'s taxes paid decreased by 490.9% year-over-year, from $11.00K to -$43.00K.
- What is the long-term trend for Ellington Financial Inc.'s taxes paid?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Ellington Financial Inc.'s taxes paid has grown at a -16.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.85M to $1.64M.
- What does taxes paid mean?
- The actual cash paid to tax authorities during the period.