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Chimera Investment Corporation CIMP

$25.04 +0.20% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.04B

Expensive vs sectorLow risk

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Three things to know

  1. Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.76, down 159.7% year over year.
  2. Operating margin narrowed to 21.8% from 40.6% a year earlier.
  3. Revenue over the last four quarters was $676.4M, up 62.2% from a year earlier, accelerating from 47.7% a quarter earlier.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth45Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 8%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 6%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 3%
  • Revenue growth accelerationTop 5%
Quality4Very weak

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 14%
  • Gross marginTop 46%
  • Operating marginBottom 45%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 4%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 13%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 1%
  • Interest coverBottom 15%
Value4Very weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldBottom 20%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 11%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 12%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 7%
Momentum68Positive

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 49%
  • 6-month returnTop 39%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 38%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 3%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Top 41%
Revisions—Not enough data

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

Stability80Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 1%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 1%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 14%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 1%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)47.7%62.2%↑
EPS growth (YoY)-135.8%-159.7%↓
Gross margin70.1%52.1%↓
Operating margin40.6%21.8%↓
FCF margin29.0%-21.1%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)62.2%47.7%↑Top 8%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)-159.7%-135.8%↓Bottom 6%
Gross margin52.1%70.1%↓Top 46%
Operating margin21.8%40.6%↓Bottom 45%
Net margin0.2%46.2%↓—
Free-cash-flow margin-21.1%29.0%↓—
Return on invested capital-1.1%—Bottom 14%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
-2.00×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
0.9%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
4.2%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
-161.2 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
76.80×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
0.2×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
15.81%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
0.00%
Shareholder yield
15.81%
Share count change, 1 year
+1.5%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+2.4%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
EV / EBITDA82.9×——Bottom 12%
EV / Sales20.77×——Bottom 7%
Free-cash-flow yield-13.74%——Bottom 11%
Earnings yield-3.03%——Bottom 20%

P/E over the past five years

Range 2.7× – 38.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
-0.0%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
-159.7%
Change in P/E multiple
+67.9%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✓ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-0.4%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+0.0%
Distance from 50-day average
-0.4%
Distance from 200-day average
-0.3%
RSI (14)
46.7
Relative volume
1.37×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
5.2%
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.19
Correlation with S&P 500
0.39
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-2.2%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-5.0%

Financial statements

Market cap
$1.04B
EPS, diluted (TTM)
-$0.76
Revenue (TTM)
$676.4M
Dividend yield
10.31%
52-week range
$24.25 – $25.64
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$1.06B-$415.2M$204.8M$257.9M$820.8M
Gross profit$1.06B-$415.2M$204.8M$257.9M$778.7M
Operating income$0$0$0$0$764.7M
Net income$670.1M-$513.1M$126.1M$176.1M$230.5M
EPS (diluted)$7.32-$7.53$0.54$1.10$2.75
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$152.0M-$113.5M$318.3M$60.1M$177.9M$209.3M$188.6M$100.5M
Net income$136.5M-$146.5M$167.3M$35.5M-$580,000$28.3M-$43.9M$17.4M
EPS (diluted)$1.39-$2.06$1.77$0.17-$0.27$0.34-$0.78-$0.05
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$519.2M$325.7M$213.3M$205.7M-$248.9M
Capital expenditure$0$0$0$0$0
Free cash flow$519.2M$325.7M$213.3M$205.7M-$248.9M
Dividends paid-$298.6M-$287.7M-$195.2M-$119.1M-$122.7M
Net share buybacks-$1.8M-$48.9M$40.7M$0$0

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$444.0M
Total assets
$16.05B
Total liabilities
$13.63B
Total debt
$13.45B
Net debt
$13.01B
Shareholders’ equity
$2.42B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Oct 30, 2026$0.55Nov 16, 2026
Jul 31, 2026$0.55Aug 17, 2026
May 1, 2026$0.55May 15, 2026
Jan 30, 2026$0.56Feb 17, 2026
Oct 31, 2025$0.36Nov 17, 2025

Short interest

Shares sold short
7,778
Days to cover
1.00
Change vs previous report
+90.9%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.