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Ellington Financial Inc. EFC Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$149.5M+29.0%
Net income$95.5M+202%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$191.5M-11.9%
Total debt$643.0M+155%
Total equity$1.9B+19.0%
Total assets$20.2B+21.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$10.0M+92.1%
CapEx-$168.0K
Free cash flow-$10.1M+92.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.68B+22.8%
Enterprise value$2.13B+55.9%
P/E9.2×-2.0×
P/S3.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin32.9%
Net margin34.6%+6.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.3%+2.5pp
Debt / equity0.3×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ellington Financial Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ellington Financial Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ellington Financial Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported return on invested capital of 23% in Q1 2026.
How has Ellington Financial Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ellington Financial Inc.'s return on invested capital decreased by 4.9% year-over-year, from 24.2% to 23%.
What is the long-term trend for Ellington Financial Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Ellington Financial Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a 7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 77.3% to 90%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.