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Ellington Financial Inc.

EFCDividend Payer
Real Estate · REIT - Mortgage🇺🇸 United States
$11.73
Dividend Yield13.29%
Annual Dividend$1.56
Ex-Dividend DateOct 30, 2026
Market Cap$1.49B
26/ 100
Financial Health
At Risk
⚠ High payout ratio (97%)⚠ Heavy leverage (D/E 9.3x)⚠ Very high yield (13.3%) signals riskRevenue growing (34%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) operates in the REIT - Mortgage industry and is based in the United States. It pays a monthly dividend of $1.56 a year, a yield of 13.29% at the current price of $11.73. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 7.6% a year. It paid out 97% of its earnings as dividends. 8 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $14.64 is 24.8% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
75% of 8 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$14.64
+24.8% vs current price

About Ellington Financial Inc.

Ellington Financial Inc. , through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. It operates in two segments, Investment Portfolio and Longbridge.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
7.0
P/B Ratio
0.83
EV/EBITDA
—
Beta
0.97
vs S&P 500
52W High
$14.12
52W Low
$11.28

Profitability

Gross Margin
100.00%
Operating Margin
55.87%
Net Margin
51.50%
ROE
12.25%
Free Cash Flow
—

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
928.78
lower is safer
Current Ratio
7.63
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
7.60
>1 healthy
Employees
500
HQ
Old Greenwich, CT, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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