Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Arbor Realty Trust Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 461M vs 240M combined for its competitors (65.7% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-18.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-303.6%) for its tracked peer group.
- Scale: Arbor Realty Trust Inc ranks #133 of 187 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.71M compares with $0.45M for the peer group (1.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
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Arbor Realty Trust Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Arbor Realty Trust Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Arbor Realty Trust Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Arbor Realty Trust Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -1.0% year over year, combined, vs -16.3% for Arbor Realty Trust Inc. Arbor Realty Trust Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.15% to 0.13%, a loss of 0.02 percentage points.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (7) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ABR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ABR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ABR Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
ABR Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Harbors Investment Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Cim Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Adamas Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Chimera Investment Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Arbor Realty Trust Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Arbor Realty Trust Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Arbor Realty Trust Inc |
271.96 | 460.76 |
 Equity Residential |
24,437.67 | 3,030.82 |
 Innodata inc |
1,287.57 | 317.16 |
 Two Harbors Investment Corp |
1,284.10 | 713.47 |
 Chimera Investment Corporation |
612.68 | 817.13 |
 Adamas Trust Inc |
513.66 | 240.05 |
| SUBTOTAL | 28,921.08 | 6,288.35 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Arbor Realty Trust Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| The Bancorp Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust | Company report | 85% |
| Fastly Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Equity Residential | Company report | 85% |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Cim Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Arbor Realty Trust Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Cim Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | Asset Management 94.30 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 272 | 705,597 | -115,508 |
| Equity Residential | 24,438 | 1,894,260 | 562,004 |
| Innodata inc | 1,288 | 31,381 | 4,599 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | 1,284 | 1,468,039 | -44,599 |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | 613 | 1,931,738 | 2,863 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 514 | 1,086,190 | 35,131 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 28,649 | 452,102 | 87,677 |
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Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Innodata inc | US 87.93 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 181 companies in Arbor Realty Trust Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Arbor Realty Trust Inc ranks #133 of 181 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.02 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 413, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 180,807 | 12.02 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 121,613 | 8.09 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 100,396 | 6.67 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 88,026 | 5.85 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Crown Castle Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 133 | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 307 | 0.02 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Arbor Realty Trust Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-06.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 393 | 11.72 % |
| 129 | Redwood Trust Inc | 391 | -41.45 % |
| 130 | Farmland Partners Inc | 382 | -11.40 % |
| 131 | Chiron Real Estate Inc | 380 | -4.20 % |
| 132 | Kkr Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 133 | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 307 | -82.85 % |
| 134 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 135 | Alpine Income Property Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 136 | Gladstone Land Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 137 | Regency Centers Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 138 | Brt Apartments Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-06. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (283 companies). See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 85.13 % | 42.02 % (avg) | +43.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | -17.75 % | industry median | -55.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 28.46 % | 38.49 % (avg) | -10.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 11.06 % | 28.31 % (avg) | -17.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (283 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 30.7x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 84.9x | 17.6x | +67.3x |
| P/B | 0.3x | 1.9x | -1.6x |
| Return on Equity | -2.61 % | industry aggregate | -8.60 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.39 % | 2.23 % (avg) | -2.62 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 35.64 % | 5.53 % | 24.36 % | 35.15 % | 5.42 % | 49.55 % | -32.80 % | -17.96 % |
| Operating Margin | 41.78 % | 40.13 % | 35.85 % | 56.46 % | 54.33 % | - | 43.47 % | 27.24 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.09 % | 2.59 % | 2.31 % | 3.20 % | 1.86 % | - | 1.21 % | 0.67 % |
| P/E | 8.2x | 11.6x | 10.9x | 8.3x | 9.3x | 8.1x | 12.7x | 17.9x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Strategic Group Map
Arbor Realty Trust Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -12.9% and operating margin of -17.8% compares with an average of -8.5% growth and -18.7% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Arbor Realty Trust Inc sits below that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 2.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 413 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 11.06 % vs industry average 28.31 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Arbor Realty Trust Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 55.7 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 8.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-18.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-303.6% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 145.67 | 4,583.31 | 3.70 |
| Equity Residential | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Innodata inc | 1.47 | 2.14 | - |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | 0.09 | 1.02 | 1.87 |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | 0.07 | 0.33 | 2.66 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 0.14 | 1.73 | 2.18 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | Q3 2026 | -16.3 % | - |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
| Innodata inc | Q2 2026 | +57.8 % | +99.6 % |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | -51.0 % |
| Adamas Trust Inc | Q3 2026 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -42.3 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | Q3 2026 | +89.8 % | -28.7 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -80.8 % |
| Innodata inc | Q2 2026 | +40.5 % | +69.1 % |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Adamas Trust Inc | Q3 2026 | - | -45.6 % |
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Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | - | - | - |
| Equity Residential | 4.35% | 3.91% | 8.16% |
| Innodata inc | 20.93% | 33.75% | 37.79% |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | - | - | - |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.55% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Arbor Realty Trust Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 2.94 | 0.59 |
| Equity Residential | 27.68 | 8.06 |
| Innodata inc | 28.13 | 4.06 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | - | 1.80 |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | - | 0.75 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | - | 2.14 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 27.42 | 4.60 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.