NYSE$MFA

MFA Financial Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

MFA Financial reported Q1 2026 net interest income of $59.2M and a net loss of $1.0M ($0.11 per share).

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, MFA earned net interest income of $59.2 million after credit provisions and a net loss of $1.0 million ($0.11 per share) versus net income of $41.2 million ($0.31). Other losses included fair-value marks on residential whole loans and securities; Lima One mortgage banking added $7.7 million of income.

  • Net interest income $59.2M.
  • Net loss $1.0M; common EPS $(0.11).
  • Residential whole loan marks $(34.8)M.
  • Mortgage REIT model sensitive to rates and credit.
  • Preferred dividends $10.4M.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$59.2M

Previous: $57.5M+2.9%
EPS (adj)

-$0.11

Previous: $0.29-137.9%
Net Income

-$984K

Previous: $41.2M-102.4%

Revenue & EPS history

MFA Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$59.2M

Q1 2026+2.9%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 2 of 14 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

MFA Financial · $125M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Residential whole loans
    $125M

Forward guidance

Mortgage REIT discusses book value, spread, and credit without EPS guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Core net interest income stable.
  • Lima One banking income contribution.

Headwinds

  • Fair-value losses on loan portfolio.
  • Rate volatility on MSR and securities.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

33 / 68 earnings

Positive

+7.6%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-10.1%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.8%-2.5%-8.8%
Q4 2025+2.4%-0.2%-4.4%
Q3 2025+1.3%-0.2%+6.2%
Q1 2025-5.3%-4.4%-4.3%
Q4 2024+0.2%+0.3%+5.5%
Q3 2024-6.2%-6.1%-10.8%
Q2 2024+7.6%+7.5%+13.2%
Q1 2024-2.7%-1.0%-1.7%
Q4 2023+2.8%+0.1%+6.4%
Q3 2023-0.3%-0.6%+11.9%
Q2 2023-4.0%-3.0%-2.7%
Q1 2023+1.1%+1.1%+9.3%
Q4 2022+1.7%+0.6%-14.3%
Q3 2022+4.7%+5.0%+14.6%
Q2 2022-4.9%-5.1%-15.8%
Q1 2022-1.2%-8.8%-7.2%
Q4 2021-4.4%-4.9%-4.7%
Q3 2021+2.0%+1.8%-0.7%
Q2 2021+2.4%+2.6%+5.1%
Q1 2021-1.6%-2.9%+0.5%
Q4 2020+0.0%-3.8%-1.9%
Q3 2020+5.0%+7.8%+33.7%
Q2 2020+2.5%+8.4%-1.8%
Q1 2020-10.1%-11.5%-9.4%
Q4 2019+0.0%-4.1%-54.4%
Q3 2019+1.9%+2.3%+1.5%
Q2 2019+4.8%+3.8%+2.3%
Q1 2019-2.1%-0.7%-3.9%
Q4 2018+0.3%+0.1%-1.2%
Q3 2018+3.8%+4.2%+4.7%
Q2 2018-4.6%-7.0%-4.7%
Q1 2018-0.9%-0.1%+1.8%
Q4 2017+4.2%+2.2%+7.3%
Q3 2017-4.1%-6.8%-3.5%
Q2 2017+1.8%+2.1%+2.7%
Q1 2017-4.0%-3.5%+1.0%
Q4 2016-0.7%-0.2%+0.6%
Q3 2016+2.6%+3.5%+6.4%
Q2 2016+3.2%+3.7%+4.0%
Q1 2016+2.5%
Q4 2015-0.8%
Q3 2015-1.4%
Q2 2015-0.7%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014+1.7%
Q3 2014-2.0%
Q2 2014-0.5%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013+1.9%
Q3 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013-0.9%
Q1 2013+0.4%
Q4 2012+1.2%
Q3 2012-3.6%
Q2 2012-3.9%
Q1 2012+2.9%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+2.5%
Q2 2011+0.3%
Q1 2010+1.6%
Q1 2011+0.2%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q3 2009+1.6%
Q2 2009-1.1%
Q2 2010-1.1%

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