Chimera Investment Corporation(CIM)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CIM•NYSE•REIT / Real Estate

$13.54

$1.13B mkt cap·4.9× P/E·Price updated May 7, 2026

SectorReal Estate IndustryMortgage REITs Sub-IndustryResidential credit and whole-loan REITs

AboutChimera Investment Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company, through its subsidiaries, invests in a portfolio of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, agency mortgage-backed securities secured by pools of residential, commercial mortgage loans, and other real estate related securities. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT. In addition, the company invests in investment, non-investment grade, and non-rated classes. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.Show more

Revenue$821M+218.2%
FFO$238M+34.8%
FFO/Share2.83+31.9%
FFO Payout36.2%-46.4%
FFO per Share2.83+31.9%
NOI Margin94.87%-5.1%
FFO Margin28.96%-57.7%
ROE9.04%+30.6%
ROA1.59%+17.9%
Debt/Assets82.68%+8.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA16.57
Book Value/Share30.65-0.3%

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CIM Key Insights

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 21.0%
✓Sustainable FFO payout ratio of 36.2%
✓High NOI margin of 94.9%
✓Trading at only 0.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 5.1x
✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

CIM Price & Volume

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CIM Growth Metrics

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years9.72%

5 Years29.38%

3 Years-

TTM61.51%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-0.82%

5 Years21%

3 Years-

TTM-90.98%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-3.05%

5 Years47.79%

3 Years-

TTM-130.17%

Return on Capital

10 Years8.16%

5 Years8.26%

3 Years8.26%

Last Year8.26%

CIM Recent Earnings

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (42%)●Beat Revenue 7/12 qtrs (64%)

Q2 2026Latest

May 7, 2026

EPS

$0.78

Est $0.52

+50.6%

Revenue

—

Est $102M

Q1 2026

Feb 11, 2026

EPS

$0.53

Est $0.51

+5.0%

Revenue

$66M

Est $97M

-31.9%

Q4 2025

Nov 6, 2025

EPS

$0.37

Est $0.51

-26.7%

Revenue

$34M

Est $81M

-58.1%

Q3 2025

Aug 6, 2025

EPS

$0.39

Est $0.44

-11.8%

Revenue

$198M

Est $85M

+133.8%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	May 7, 2026	$0.78vs $0.52+50.6%	—vs $102M
Q1 2026	Feb 11, 2026	$0.53vs $0.51+5.0%	$66Mvs $97M-31.9%
Q4 2025	Nov 6, 2025	$0.37vs $0.51-26.7%	$34Mvs $81M-58.1%
Q3 2025	Aug 6, 2025	$0.39vs $0.44-11.8%	$198Mvs $85M+133.8%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

Company	Market Cap	Stock Price	P/E Ratio (TTM)	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	Return on Equity (ROE)	Debt / Equity
AGNCAGNC Investment Corp.Direct Competitor	9.62B	10.72	11.53	384.69%	24.23%	7.32%	0.01
NLYAnnaly Capital Management, Inc.Direct Competitor	16.08B	22.39	7.67	5.35%	30.28%	14.05%	6.92
MFAMFA Financial, Inc.Direct Competitor	995.42M	9.75	5.80	213.02%	20.7%	7.43%	6.01
MITTTPG Mortgage Investment Trust IncDirect Competitor	248.81M	7.84	8.71	14.4%	6.82%	6.11%	14.45
IVRInvesco Mortgage Capital Inc.Direct Competitor	576.83M	8.03	5.25	-24.6%	30.19%	13.34%	7.05
TWOTwo Harbors Investment Corp.Direct Competitor	1.3B	12.38	-2.84	-28.4%	-44.82%	-19.11%	4.79
PMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment TrustProduct Competitor	963.27M	11.07	11.18	103.82%	13.83%	7.06%	10.12
RWTRedwood Trust, Inc.Product Competitor	697.47M	5.58	-8.86	356.5%	-6.58%	-6.64%	22.56

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Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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CIM Income Statement

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Revenue	629.18M	452.74M	488.15M	226.4M	1.06B	-415.21M	204.77M	257.93M	820.77M	499.18M
Revenue Growth %	2.42%	-28.04%	7.82%	-53.62%	366.88%	-139.28%	149.32%	25.96%	218.22%	61.51%
Property Operating Expenses	62.96M	49.11M	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.1M	33.49M
Net Operating Income (NOI)	566.22M▲ 0%	403.63M▼ 28.7%	488.15M▲ 20.9%	226.4M▼ 53.6%	1.06B▲ 366.9%	-415.21M▼ 139.3%	204.77M▲ 149.3%	257.93M▲ 26.0%	778.67M▲ 201.9%	620.91M▲ 0%
NOI Margin %	89.99%	89.15%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	94.87%	124.39%
Operating Expenses	574M	452.74M	488.15M	226.4M	1.06B	-415.21M	204.77M	257.93M	14.01M	157.21M
G&A Expenses	47.86M	57.78M	72.8M	67.72M	69.07M	72.03M	55.69M	64.56M	30M	60.66M
EBITDA	1.01B	597.65M	0	0	0	0	0	0	771.84M	433.88M
EBITDA Margin %	160.36%	132.01%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	94.04%	86.92%
Depreciation & Amortization	-48.56M	202.69M	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.18M	14.93M
D&A / Revenue %	-7.72%	44.77%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.88%	2.99%
Operating Income	1.06B▲ 0%	394.96M▼ 62.7%	0▼ 100.0%	0▲ 0%	0▲ 0%	0▲ 0%	0▲ 0%	0▲ 0%	764.65M▲ 0%	320.63M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	168.08%	87.24%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	93.16%	64.23%
Interest Expense	532.75M	679.11M	758.81M	516.18M	326.63M	333.29M	509.54M	496.27M	554.92M	4M
Interest Coverage	2.17x	1.60x	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.42x	-
Non-Operating Income	0	-691.29M	0	0	0	0	0	0	-23.04M	-5.46M
Pretax Income	524.78M▲ 0%	411.73M▼ 21.5%	413.74M▲ 0.5%	89.01M▼ 78.5%	674.52M▲ 657.8%	-513.32M▼ 176.1%	126.21M▲ 124.6%	176.11M▲ 39.5%	232.77M▲ 32.2%	17.74M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	83.41%	90.94%	84.76%	39.32%	63.81%	123.63%	61.63%	68.28%	28.36%	3.55%
Income Tax	108K	91K	193K	158K	4.41M	-253K	102K	49K	2.27M	-1.55M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.02%	0.02%	0.05%	0.18%	0.65%	0.05%	0.08%	0.03%	0.97%	-8.75%
Net Income	524.67M▲ 0%	411.64M▼ 21.5%	413.55M▲ 0.5%	88.85M▼ 78.5%	670.11M▲ 654.2%	-513.07M▼ 176.6%	126.1M▲ 124.6%	176.06M▲ 39.6%	230.5M▲ 30.9%	19.29M▲ 0%
Net Margin %	83.39%	90.92%	84.72%	39.25%	63.4%	123.57%	61.58%	68.26%	28.08%	3.86%
Net Income Growth %	-4.94%	-21.54%	0.46%	-78.51%	654.17%	-176.56%	124.58%	39.62%	30.92%	-90.98%
Funds From Operations (FFO)	476.11M▲ 0%	614.33M▲ 29.0%	472.45M▼ 23.1%	191.42M▼ 59.5%	740.7M▲ 287.0%	-451.58M▼ 161.0%	126.1M▲ 127.9%	176.39M▲ 39.9%	237.68M▲ 34.8%	35.69M▲ 0%
FFO Margin %	75.67%	135.69%	96.78%	84.55%	70.07%	108.76%	61.58%	68.39%	28.96%	7.15%
FFO Growth %	-11.06%	29.03%	-23.09%	-59.48%	286.95%	-160.97%	-	-	34.75%	-120.36%
FFO per Share	7.59	9.82	7.52	2.70	9.05	-5.79	1.61	2.15	2.83	0.43
FFO Payout Ratio %	78.93%	60.94%	79.22%	168.54%	40.32%	-63.72%	154.81%	67.51%	36.2%	349.91%
EPS (Diluted)	2.61▲ 0%	2.19▼ 16.1%	1.81▼ 17.4%	0.39▼ 78.5%	2.43▲ 523.1%	-2.19▼ 190.1%	0.54▲ 124.7%	1.10▲ 103.7%	2.75▲ 150.0%	0.23▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	-11.22%	-16.09%	-17.35%	-78.45%	523.08%	-190.12%	124.66%	103.7%	150%	-130.17%
EPS (Basic)	2.62	2.20	1.82	0.42	7.65	-2.19	0.55	1.12	2.80	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	62.76M	62.58M	62.8M	71M	81.83M	77.98M	78.14M	82.16M	83.94M	83.66M

CIM Balance Sheet

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Total Assets	21.22B	27.71B	27.12B	17.52B	15.41B	13.4B	12.93B	13.12B	15.81B	15.98B
Asset Growth %	27.19%	30.57%	-2.13%	-35.38%	-12.07%	-13.02%	-3.53%	1.45%	20.52%	65.03%
Real Estate & Other Assets	101.29M	51.25M	53.11M	78.82M	39.24M	34.06M	30.4M	102.42M	11.13B	0
PP&E (Net)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investment Securities	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0
Total Current Assets	13.9B	12.98B	15.11B	13.46B	12.74B	11.76B	11.71B	11.37B	394.57M	592.35M
Cash & Equivalents	63.57M	47.49M	109.88M	269.09M	385.74M	264.6M	221.68M	84M	278.58M	476.22M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Assets	113.89M	324.77M	703.84M	81.16M	88.59M	140.13M	88.53M	85.94M	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Liabilities	17.59B	24B	23.17B	13.74B	11.67B	10.74B	10.37B	10.59B	13.24B	13.52B
Total Debt	16.85B	22.65B	21.74B	13.51B	11.08B	10.61B	10.11B	10.01B	13.07B	0
Net Debt	16.78B	22.6B	21.63B	13.24B	10.69B	10.35B	9.89B	9.93B	12.79B	-476.22M
Long-Term Debt	8.08B	7.49B	7.63B	8.06B	6.18B	6.65B	7.43B	6.22B	7.04B	0
Short-Term Borrowings	8.76B	15.15B	14.11B	5.45B	4.9B	3.97B	2.68B	3.79B	6.03B	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	9.51B	16.51B	15.53B	5.68B	5.49B	4.09B	2.94B	4.37B	6.03B	0
Accounts Payable	584.63M	1.15B	1.26B	111.89M	488.99M	25.9M	168.25M	499.81M	0	0
Deferred Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	165.26M	0
Total Equity	3.63B▲ 0%	3.7B▲ 1.9%	3.95B▲ 6.7%	3.78B▼ 4.4%	3.74B▼ 1.1%	2.67B▼ 28.6%	2.56B▼ 4.0%	2.53B▼ 1.3%	2.57B▲ 1.8%	2.46B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	16.37%	1.89%	6.74%	-4.4%	-1.14%	-28.62%	-4.05%	-1.28%	1.84%	-11.68%
Shareholders Equity	3.63B	3.7B	3.95B	3.78B	3.74B	2.67B	2.56B	2.53B	2.57B	2.46B
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Stock	1.88M	1.87M	1.87M	2.31M	2.37M	2.32M	804K	809K	834K	836K
Additional Paid-in Capital	3.83B	4.07B	4.28B	4.54B	4.36B	4.32B	4.37B	4.39B	4.43B	0
Retained Earnings	-990.68M	-997.26M	-1.03B	-1.32B	-1.03B	-1.88B	-2B	-2.02B	-2B	0
Preferred Stock	188K	292K	372K	372K	372K	372K	372K	372K	372K	0
Return on Assets (ROA)	2.77%	1.68%	1.51%	0.4%	4.07%	-3.56%	0.96%	1.35%	1.59%	0.12%
Return on Equity (ROE)	15.53%	11.22%	10.8%	2.3%	17.83%	-16.03%	4.83%	6.92%	9.04%	0.75%
Debt / Assets	79.38%	81.73%	80.17%	77.12%	71.89%	79.2%	78.19%	76.35%	82.68%	0%
Debt / Equity	4.63x	6.11x	5.50x	3.58x	2.96x	3.98x	3.95x	3.96x	5.08x	5.08x
Net Debt / EBITDA	16.63x	37.81x	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.57x	16.57x
Book Value per Share	57.92	59.18	62.95	53.23	45.66	34.20	32.75	30.75	30.65	29.45

CIM Cash Flow Statement

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	487.29M	297.58M	65.04M	257.9M	519.18M	325.72M	213.27M	205.67M	-248.88M	-248.88M
Operating CF Growth %	-11.87%	-38.93%	-78.15%	296.55%	101.31%	-37.26%	-34.52%	-3.56%	-221.01%	-646.64%
Operating CF / Revenue %	77.45%	65.73%	13.32%	113.91%	49.12%	-78.45%	104.15%	79.74%	-30.32%	-49.86%
Net Income	524.67M	411.64M	413.55M	88.85M	670.11M	-513.07M	126.1M	176.06M	266.42M	19.29M
Depreciation & Amortization	-25.42M	28.63M	58.9M	102.56M	70.58M	61.49M	0	321K	7.18M	16.4M
Stock-Based Compensation	3.61M	8.8M	10.58M	5.02M	6.51M	8.18M	9.55M	10.1M	56.7M	47.05M
Other Non-Cash Items	31.44M	-320.9M	-290.77M	185.83M	-119.87M	779.96M	107.75M	25.03M	-593.49M	-311.16M
Working Capital Changes	10.7M	88.38M	-68.33M	-21.8M	-37.57M	-10.84M	-30.14M	-5.84M	12.04M	19.51M
Cash from Investing	-4.33B	-6.03B	1.24B	8.33B	2.55B	509.84M	551.75M	178.22M	-1.66B	-1.52B
Acquisitions (Net)	-398.26M	0	0	0	0	0	0	-29.11M	0	0
Purchase of Investments	-1.74B	-8.05B	-3.3B	-465.68M	-227.03M	-80.93M	0	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	-9.12M	2.74M	-20.36M	-166.95M	-45.31M	76.47M	0	0	-23.19M	-61.78M
Other Investing	-3.92B	-6.03B	4.56B	8.96B	2.82B	514.3M	551.75M	207.33M	-1.63B	-1.46B
Cash from Financing	3.73B	5.71B	-1.24B	-8.43B	-2.95B	-956.7M	-807.94M	-521.58M	2.11B	1.81B
Dividends Paid	-411.7M	-417.59M	-446.96M	-396.38M	-372.41M	-361.51M	-250.53M	-223.25M	-86.03M	-145.99M
Common Dividends	-375.77M	-374.4M	-374.26M	-322.63M	-298.64M	-287.75M	-195.22M	-119.08M	-86.03M	-124.9M
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	3M
Share Repurchases	-314.43M	-14.83M	-193.37M	-22.07M	-1.83M	-48.89M	-33.1M	0	0	0
Other Financing	1.65B	0	0	-33.75M	-220.94M	0	-1K	0	-122.7M	-10.8M
Net Change in Cash	-114.14M▲ 0%	-16.08M▲ 85.9%	62.39M▲ 487.9%	159.21M▲ 155.2%	116.65M▼ 26.7%	-121.14M▼ 203.8%	-42.92M▲ 64.6%	-137.69M▼ 220.8%	194.58M▲ 241.3%	25.23M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5.88M	-5.88M
Cash at Beginning	177.71M	63.57M	47.49M	109.88M	269.09M	385.74M	264.6M	221.68M	84M	0
Cash at End	63.57M	47.49M	109.88M	269.09M	385.74M	264.6M	221.68M	84M	278.58M	0
Free Cash Flow	487.29M▲ 0%	297.58M▼ 38.9%	65.04M▼ 78.1%	257.9M▲ 296.6%	519.18M▲ 101.3%	325.72M▼ 37.3%	213.27M▼ 34.5%	205.67M▼ 3.6%	-248.88M▼ 221.0%	-54.36M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %	-11.87%	-38.93%	-78.15%	296.55%	101.31%	-37.26%	-34.52%	-3.56%	-221.01%	-127.57%
FCF / Revenue %	77.45%	65.73%	13.32%	113.91%	49.12%	-78.45%	104.15%	79.74%	-30.32%	-10.89%

CIM Key Ratios

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FFO per Share	7.59	9.82	7.52	2.7	9.05	-5.79	1.61	2.15	2.83	0.43
FFO Payout Ratio	78.93%	60.94%	79.22%	168.54%	40.32%	-63.72%	154.81%	67.51%	36.2%	349.91%
NOI Margin	89.99%	89.15%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	94.87%	124.39%
Net Debt / EBITDA	16.63x	37.81x	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.57x	16.57x
Debt / Assets	79.38%	81.73%	80.17%	77.12%	71.89%	79.2%	78.19%	76.35%	82.68%	0%
Interest Coverage	2.17x	1.60x	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.42x	-
Book Value / Share	57.92	59.18	62.95	53.23	45.66	34.2	32.75	30.75	30.65	29.45
Revenue Growth	2.42%	-28.04%	7.82%	-53.62%	366.88%	-139.28%	149.32%	25.96%	218.22%	61.51%

CIM SEC Filings & Documents

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

Material company update

May 7, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 7, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 20, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

FY 2026

Feb 18, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 19, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

FY 2026

May 7, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 6, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 6, 2025·SEC

CIM Frequently Asked Questions

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) reported $499.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 14195% increase from $3.5M in 2007.

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) grew revenue by 218.2% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) is profitable, generating $19.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (28.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) pays a dividend with a yield of 7.57%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.0%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Industry Metrics

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) generated Funds From Operations (FFO) of $35.7M in the trailing twelve months. FFO is the primary profitability metric for REITs.

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) offers a 7.57% dividend yield, which is attractive for income investors. REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders.

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