MFA Financial, Inc. is a US-listed company in the mortgage REITs industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.
MFA Financial has little or no product revenue yet.
Our model value for MFA Financial is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.
Source: 10-Q filed August 5, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation
Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.
Current signal Net margin expanding: TTM net margin reached 157.0%, up 78.3pp year over year.
Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.
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No model value for MFA Financial, Inc. at the moment. Current status: data-quality checks not passed. Available reported financials are shown below.
The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.
We value MFA Financial, Inc. as a mortgage reit, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.4%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.77 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.
| Model | Value per share | In the combined value? |
|---|---|---|
| Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. | ~$8.0 ~$5.0–$12 | Primary model, counts double |
| Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. | ~$4.5 ~$4.0–$5.1 | Included |
| Price-to-book vs peers Book value per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-book. | ~$6.5 ~$5.5–$11 | Included |
| Dividend discount (growing dividend) Today's dividend growing 2.5% a year, discounted at the cost of equity. | ~$26 ~$22–$31 | Left out: far from the other models (more than 3x away from their median) |
| Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. | — | Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions. |
Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare MFA Financial, Inc. with mortgage REITs in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.
Strong moat
How hard MFA Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
Net income has been a median 1.1% of total assets over 10 years.
Net margin has been a median 86.9%; its worst year was 78.6%.
The diluted share count fell 12.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.8% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
Next results: November 4, 2026, before the open. Analysts expect revenue of $57m and EPS of $0.30 (range $0.28 to $0.32) for the quarter.
| Fiscal year | EPS | Growth | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | $1.05 | +5% | $232m | +1% |
| Next | $1.38 | +32% | $235m | +1% |
Next year's EPS estimate has moved −6.2% in 90 days, across 5 analysts.
The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is −17.5% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 0 analysts raised MFA Financial, Inc.'s forecast and 4 cut it.
Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).
| Period | Current fiscal year | Next fiscal year |
|---|---|---|
| 90 days ago | $1.27 | $1.48 |
| 60 days ago | $1.13 | $1.41 |
| 30 days ago | $1.08 | $1.40 |
| 7 days ago | $1.08 | $1.38 |
| Now | $1.05 | $1.38 |
| Quarter to | Estimate | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $0.25 | $0.35 | +42.3% |
| Mar 2026 | $0.30 | $0.34 | +12.3% |
| Dec 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | +0.5% |
| Sept 2025 | $0.27 | $0.20 | −27.2% |
Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.
| Calendar year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||||
| MFA | +28% | −37% | +31% | +3% | +6% | −18% |
| Industry peers (median) | +26% | −21% | +17% | +4% | +6% | −21% |
| S&P 500 | +29% | −18% | +26% | +25% | +18% | +11% |
| Months that ended higher | ||||||
| MFA | 58% | 42% | 50% | 58% | 50% | 46% |
| S&P 500 | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 75% | 46% |
| Largest fall from a high during the year | ||||||
| MFA | −11% | −57% | −28% | −20% | −23% | −33% |
| S&P 500 | −5% | −25% | −10% | −8% | −19% | −9% |
Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 96% from February 20, 2020 to March 24, 2020. Getting back needed a 2131% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.
| Results released | Next day | S&P 500 next day | 5 days | 21 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2026 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +0.7% | −2.4% |
| May 5, 2026 | −3.8% | +2.2% | −5.8% | −8.9% |
| February 18, 2026 | +1.3% | +0.2% | +1.2% | −0.5% |
| November 6, 2025 | −0.5% | −1.0% | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| August 6, 2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +6.5% | +13.4% |
| May 6, 2025 | −5.2% | −0.4% | −3.1% | −4.3% |
| February 19, 2025 | +0.6% | −0.2% | +2.2% | +6.8% |
| November 6, 2024 | −6.3% | +3.3% | −10.1% | −10.8% |
| August 8, 2024 | +7.6% | +2.8% | +9.0% | +13.6% |
| May 6, 2024 | −2.7% | +1.1% | −1.6% | −1.7% |
| February 22, 2024 | +2.8% | +2.1% | +3.6% | +6.4% |
| November 7, 2023 | −0.3% | +0.4% | +4.2% | +11.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
| Period | Revenue (TTM) |
|---|---|
| FY17 Q3 | $365.8M |
| FY17 Q4 | $395.3M |
| FY18 Q1 | $401.3M |
| FY18 Q2 | $394.1M |
| FY18 Q3 | $416.1M |
| FY18 Q4 | $381.5M |
| FY19 Q1 | $393.7M |
| FY19 Q2 | $419.5M |
| FY19 Q3 | $431.9M |
| FY19 Q4 | $475.2M |
| FY20 Q1 | -$366.9M |
| FY20 Q2 | -$392.5M |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
| Period | Revenue growth, TTM YoY |
|---|---|
| FY17 Q1 | 3.0% |
| FY17 Q2 | 3.5% |
| FY17 Q3 | -1.8% |
| FY17 Q4 | 6.1% |
| FY18 Q1 | 7.0% |
| FY18 Q2 | 3.9% |
| FY18 Q3 | 13.8% |
| FY18 Q4 | -3.5% |
| FY19 Q1 | -1.9% |
| FY19 Q2 | 6.4% |
| FY19 Q3 | 3.8% |
| FY19 Q4 | 24.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
| Period | FCF margin (TTM) |
|---|---|
| FY17 Q3 | 55.0% |
| FY17 Q4 | 44.4% |
| FY18 Q1 | 34.2% |
| FY18 Q2 | 30.7% |
| FY18 Q3 | 34.6% |
| FY18 Q4 | 38.5% |
| FY19 Q1 | 45.1% |
| FY19 Q2 | 44.9% |
| FY19 Q3 | 48.6% |
| FY19 Q4 | 45.0% |
| FY20 Q1 | -51.8% |
| FY20 Q2 | -47.5% |
| Fiscal year | 2008 Dec 2008 | 2009 Dec 2009 | 2010 Dec 2010 | 2011 Dec 2011 | 2012 Dec 2012 | 2013 Dec 2013 | 2014 Dec 2014 | 2015 Dec 2015 | 2016 Dec 2016 | 2017 Dec 2017 | 2018 Dec 2018 | 2019 Dec 2019 | LTM Jun 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 70 | 309 | 308 | 358 | 349 | 341 | 359 | 366 | 373 | 394 | 381 | 589 | −393 |
| Net income | 38 | 268 | 270 | 316 | 307 | 303 | 314 | 313 | 313 | 322 | 302 | 378 | −616 |
| Diluted EPS | $0.21 | $4.24 | $3.72 | $3.60 | $3.32 | $3.12 | $3.24 | $3.20 | $3.20 | $3.16 | $2.72 | $3.16 | −$5.20 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | — | +343.4% | −0.3% | +16.1% | −2.5% | −2.4% | +5.3% | +2.1% | +1.7% | +5.8% | −3.3% | +54.5% | −193.6% |
| Net income | — | +612.6% | +0.6% | +17.3% | −3.0% | −1.3% | +3.6% | −0.1% | −0.2% | +3.1% | −6.4% | +25.3% | −286.8% |
| Diluted EPS | — | +>999% | −12.3% | −3.2% | −7.8% | −6.0% | +3.8% | −1.2% | 0.0% | −1.3% | −13.9% | +16.2% | −276.1% |
| Margins | |||||||||||||
| Net margin | 54.0% | 86.7% | 87.5% | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.9% | 87.4% | 85.5% | 83.9% | 81.8% | 79.1% | 64.2% | 157.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 267.3% | 87.1% | 79.6% | 92.7% | 88.8% | 87.4% | 71.1% | 75.5% | 47.9% | 44.5% | 38.5% | 36.3% | −47.5% |
| Cash flow | |||||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 187 | 270 | 246 | 334 | 310 | 298 | 256 | 278 | 179 | 177 | 148 | 216 | 186 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −0 |
| Free cash flow | 186 | 269 | 246 | 332 | 310 | 298 | 255 | 277 | 179 | 176 | 147 | 214 | 186 |
| Stock-based pay | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 185 | 267 | 242 | 328 | 303 | 294 | 246 | 269 | 170 | 168 | 139 | 205 | 178 |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||||||
| Cash | 361 | 653 | 345 | 394 | 401 | 565 | 182 | 165 | 260 | 450 | 52 | 71 | 666 |
| Total debt | 0 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net debt (negative = net cash) | −361 | −644 | −345 | −394 | −401 | −565 | −182 | −143 | −260 | −450 | −52 | −71 | −666 |
| Diluted shares | — | 62m | 70m | 85m | 89m | 91m | 92m | 93m | 93m | 97m | 105m | 117m | 119m |
| Returned to shareholders | |||||||||||||
| Dividends | 131 | 222 | 260 | 329 | 341 | 595 | 295 | 297 | 298 | 309 | 330 | 362 | 272 |
| Buybacks | — | — | — | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total returned | 131 | 222 | 260 | 329 | 351 | 611 | 295 | 297 | 298 | 309 | 330 | 362 | 272 |
| Quarter | 2018 Q3 Sept 2018 | 2018 Q4 Dec 2018 | 2019 Q1 Mar 2019 | 2019 Q2 Jun 2019 | 2019 Q3 Sept 2019 | 2019 Q4 Dec 2019 | 2020 Q1 Mar 2020 | 2020 Q2 Jun 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | ||||||||
| Revenue | 107 | 83 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 126 | −729 | 91 |
| Net income | 87 | 61 | 89 | 93 | 96 | 101 | −909 | 97 |
| Diluted EPS | $0.76 | $0.52 | $0.76 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.84 | −$8.08 | $0.76 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||||||
| Revenue | +25.8% | −29.5% | +12.1% | +28.4% | +11.6% | +52.3% | −744.6% | −21.9% |
| Net income | +36.6% | −39.5% | +6.5% | +32.2% | +9.7% | +65.3% | <−999% | +3.8% |
| Diluted EPS | +26.7% | −45.8% | −5.0% | +17.6% | +5.3% | +61.5% | <−999% | −5.0% |
| Margins | ||||||||
| Net margin | 81.5% | 73.6% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 80.1% | 79.8% | 124.7% | 106.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 43.0% | 69.5% | 32.4% | 41.3% | 56.4% | 48.9% | −1.8% | 48.8% |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | 46 | 58 | 37 | 49 | 68 | 62 | 13 | 43 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Free cash flow | 46 | 58 | 37 | 48 | 67 | 62 | 13 | 44 |
| Stock-based pay | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 45 | 53 | 36 | 46 | 66 | 57 | 12 | 43 |
| Manager | Value | Shares | Share of 13F value | Shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock, Inc. | $91.7M | 9.5M | 18.5% | ▲ 3.0% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $45.1M | 4.7M | 9.1% | ▲ 0.7% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $43.8M | 4.5M | 8.8% | ▼ 0.3% |
| State Street Corp | $25.9M | 2.6M | 5.2% | ▲ 6.0% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $25.7M | 2.6M | 5.2% | ▲ 2.9% |
| Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd. | $21.2M | 2.2M | 4.3% | ▲ 3.4% |
| Invesco Ltd. | $17.3M | 1.8M | 3.5% | ▲ 8.0% |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | $16.6M | 1.7M | 3.3% | ▲ 11.5% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | $14.9M | 1.5M | 3.0% | ▼ 1.8% |
| FMR LLC | $12.7M | 1.3M | 2.6% | ▲ 12.2% |
| Northern Trust Corp | $10.2M | 1.0M | 2.0% | ▲ 10.7% |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | $10M | 1.0M | 2.0% | ▼ 12.2% |
From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not MFA Financial, Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .
From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.
Next expected around November 5, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced
| Data | Last updated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Share price | Exchange closing prices | |
| Financial statements | SEC 10-K and 10-Q filings | |
| News and updates | Company releases and SEC 8-K filings | |
| Analyst estimates | Aggregated analyst estimates | |
| Valuation and scores | Our models, from the filed figures |
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