Ellington Financial Inc.

EFCNYSEReal Estate● Active

$13.53

$-0.02(-0.15%)

Market Cap$1.3B

P/E Ratio—

52W High$14.12

52W Low$11.28

Avg Volume1.5M

Open$13.58

Beta0.93

Overview

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) Free Cash Flow & Analysis

Annual & trailing free cash flow, FCF margin, YoY change, valuation ratios, and peer context.

EFC · free cash flow · updated Jun 8, 2026

Core FCF metrics

EFC · FCF · TTM · margin & CAGR

Free cash flow was $509.0M for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), up 218.2% year-over-year The FCF margin was 75.5%. Five-year CAGR stands at +27.7%.

FY2025 Free Cash Flow$509.0M▲ +218.2% YoY

Trailing 12M (TTM)−$652.1MTrailing 4Q sum · TTM negative vs latest FY positive

FCF Margin75.5%$509.0M ÷ revenue

3-Year CAGR+422.0%FY2022 → FY2025

5-Year CAGR+27.7%FY2020 → FY2025

FormulaFCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital ExpendituresTTM = trailing 4 quarters sumCAGR → N/A if either endpoint ≤ 0

Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USDUpdated: Jun 8, 2026

Annual free cash flow history

FCF ($B, upper) · YoY Growth % (lower)

Positive FCFNegative FCF

Free Cash Flow

YoY Growth %

Annual free cash flow data

EFC · free cash flow history · annual / quarterly

Fiscal YearOperating CFCapExFree Cash FlowYoY ChangeFCF Margin

FY2025Latest$509.0M(0M)$509.0M▲ +218.2%75.5%

FY2024−$430.5M(0M)−$430.5M▼ 78.0%-152.6%

FY2023−$241.9M(0M)−$241.9M▼ 6859.6%-94.3%

FY2022$42.7M(39M)$3.6M▼ 98.4%8.3%

FY2021$51.3M(173M)$224.1M▲ +49.3%103.4%

FCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures · CapEx shown as (negative) · Source: SEC filings via FMP

FCF valuation metrics

EFC · P/FCF · FCF yield · FCF per share

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) valuation ratios are currently unavailable — market cap, share count, or TTM data could not be retrieved from our data provider.

FCF Yield (TTM)

N/A

Free Cash Flow ÷ Market Cap

per FMP freeCashFlowYieldTTM definition

FCF per Share (TTM)

N/A

TTM FCF ÷ Shares Outstanding

Price / FCF

N/A

Share Price ÷ FCF per Share

EV / FCF (TTM)

N/A

Enterprise Value basis

Valuation ratios are unavailable — market cap, share count, or TTM data could not be retrieved. Individual metrics are shown where available.

Source: FMP /key-metrics-ttm · /cash-flow-statement Q · /income-statementFY2025 · 2025-12-31

Cash flow statement summary

EFC · cash flow statement · operating / investing / financing

For FY2025, Ellington Financial Inc. generated $509.0M in operating cash flow and spent 0M in capital expenditures, yielding $509.0M in free cash flow.

Operating Activities

+$509.0M

Cash from core business operations

2025-12-31

Investing Activities

−$5.47B

CapEx, acquisitions & investments

2025-12-31

Financing Activities

+$5.09B

Buybacks, dividends & debt

2025-12-31

FCF FormulaOperating CF ($509.0M) − |CapEx| (0M) = FCF ($509.0M)

For the complete Operating / Investing / Financing line-item breakdown:

View Full Cash Flow Statement →

Free cash flow vs peers (Real Estate)

EFC vs peers · FCF

#CompanyFree Cash FlowYoYFCF MarginRelative

Ellington Financial Inc.YOU

EFC

$509.0M+218.2%75.5%

10%

American Tower Corporation

AMT

$3.78B+2.2%35.5%

76%

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Real Estate · Sorted by FCF · FMP /cash-flow-statementFull FCF Rankings →

About Free Cash Flow & Methodology

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported free cash flow of $509.0M for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), up 218.2% year-over-year. The FCF margin was 75.5%.

Based on available data, Ellington Financial Inc. has maintained positive free cash flow for at least 7 fiscal year(s). FCF peaked at $654.2M in FY2015. The 5-year CAGR stands at +27.7%.

Data sourced from FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USD.

Q&A and summaries align with SEC 10-K/10-Q cash flow disclosures and FMP /cash-flow-statement where noted.

Revenue Financial statements Net income Earnings Forecast Price history Market cap Cash on hand P/E ratio

Frequently asked questions

EFC free cash flow · 8 questions

Ellington Financial Inc. free cash flow was $509.0M for FY2025, up 218.2% year-over-year. On a trailing twelve-month (TTM) basis, free cash flow stands at −$652.1M.

EFC free cash flowEFC FCFEFC FCF 2025EFC free cash flow TTM

▸ Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · US GAAP · Ellington Financial Inc. · Ellington Financial Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Last updated: Jun 8, 2026