Current Assets
Restricted Cash
MFA Financial Restricted Cash increased by 9.1% to $189.24M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.8%, from $219.58M to $189.24M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Restricted Cash shows an upward trend with a 89.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal higher debt service requirements or increased collateral obligations, while a decrease may indicate the release of restricted funds.
Detailed definition
Cash balances that are legally or contractually set aside for specific purposes, such as debt service reserves, collater...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy where project financing requires specific reserve accounts.
Metric ID:
restricted_cashHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.84M | $55.51M | $99.75M | $144.60M | $159.75M | $167.31M | $159.90M | $165.14M | $174.01M | $153.45M | $170.21M | $222.91M | $252.02M | $197.35M | $262.38M | $219.58M | $269.22M | $231.80M | $173.46M | $189.24M |
| QoQ Change | — | +528.0% | +79.7% | +45.0% | +10.5% | +4.7% | -4.4% | +3.3% | +5.4% | -11.8% | +10.9% | +31.0% | +13.1% | -21.7% | +33.0% | -16.3% | +22.6% | -13.9% | -25.2% | +9.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | +201.4% | +60.3% | +14.2% | +8.9% | -8.3% | +6.4% | +35.0% | +44.8% | +28.6% | +54.2% | -1.5% | +6.8% | +17.5% | -33.9% | -13.8% |
Range$8.84M – $269.22M
CAGR+90.6%
Avg YoY Growth+133.0%
Median YoY Growth+15.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MFA Financial's restricted cash?
- MFA Financial (MFA) reported restricted cash of $189.24M in Q1 2026.
- How has MFA Financial's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
- MFA Financial's restricted cash decreased by 13.8% year-over-year, from $219.58M to $189.24M.
- What is the long-term trend for MFA Financial's restricted cash?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), MFA Financial's restricted cash has grown at a 89.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.17M to $173.46M.
- What does restricted cash mean?
- Cash that is legally tied up and cannot be used for day-to-day operations.