MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA)

NYSE • Real Estate

$6.66

+$0.04 (+0.6%)

Market open

Last close at October 23, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$6.57

Previous Close$6.66

Day Range$6.54 - $6.68

Avg. Volume (3M)2.7M

Market Cap$673.2M

P/E Ratio5.0

52 Week Range

$6.38$10.43

Next EarningsIn 10 daysNov 4, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026

Revenueeverything earned$252M100%

Gross Profitminus cost of goods$241.3M96%

Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$186.4M74%

Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$46.7M19%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, MFA Financial, Inc. keeps $19 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)

$751.9M

Net Income (TTM)

$148.2M

EPS (TTM)

$1.32

ROA (TTM)

1.09%

Current Ratio

333.16

Dividend Yield

4.8%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Financial Highlights

Dividends History

Split History

Earnings

-14.3%Q3 2025$0.24

-33.3%Q4 2025$0.2

+0.5%Q1 2026$0.27

-3.6%Q2 2026$0.3

+42.6%Q3 2026$0.35

Nov 4

in 10 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026

Beat +42.6%

MFA Financial’s adjusted EPS topped consensus in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, with preliminary results reported Aug. 5 showing $0.35 a share versus the $0.25 estimate, about 43% ahead and up 45.8% from $0.24 a year ago. Net income rose 41% year over year to about $46.8 million from $33.2 million a year earlier, while the company repurchased about $14.2 million of stock and paid roughly $97.5 million in dividends.

Next report — what to expect

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) reports on November 5, 2026. Wall Street’s next-period consensus calls for EPS of $0.284 on revenue of $58.8 million. For trailing context, revenue rose +31.3% year over year last quarter. On surprises, MFA has beaten EPS in 2 of 8 most recent quarters.

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About MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) is a mortgage-focused real estate investment trust in the real estate sector that invests in U.S. housing credit assets, including mortgage-backed securities, residential whole loans, and mortgage servicing rights-related assets. In FY2025, it generated $875.2 million in revenue.

Name

MFA Financial, Inc.

CEO

Craig L. Knutson

Website

www.mfafinancial.com

Industry

Real Estate

Year Founded

1997

Employees

307

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

The day ended with MFA 0.7% higher at 6.67, while its sector was flat. Trading was lighter than usual, with volume about two-thirds of its usual level.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (2.7M)

1.6M

vs S&P 500 Today

Outperforming Market

+1.20%

Updated: October 23, 2026 at 20:07 UTC

Technical Indicators

1 Buy2 Neutral5 Sell

MFA exhibits a clear bearish structure driven by a strong trend reading while momentum indicators show mixed oversold conditions. The ADX is very high, signaling a dominant trend to the downside, and the price sits beneath most medium- and long-term moving averages, including the 200-day, which supports the sell bias. Momentum tools are weak overall—MACD is negative and RSI is near the lower bound—while the stochastic shows an early buy signal and volatility is moderate. Volume-based OBV is markedly negative, confirming distribution rather than accumulation. Technical takeaway: Strong sell — trend strength and selling volume dominate despite isolated oversold readings.

All signals

EMA (5 indicators)$6.70 - $8.94
Sell
RSI (14)30.36
Neutral
Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)19.19
Buy
MACD Level (12, 26)-0.47
Neutral

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