Redwood Trust Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) 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: Redwood Trust Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 31M vs 16,657M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Scale: Redwood Trust Inc ranks #129 of 189 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.09M compares with $16.32M for the peer group (0.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
Redwood Trust Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
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 an SEC filing; 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 Redwood Trust Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Redwood Trust Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Redwood Trust Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (11) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | - | - | |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
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.
RWT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
RWT Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
RWT Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size 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 | Adamas Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Annaly Capital Management Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Agnc Investment Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Redwood Trust Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Redwood Trust Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | 462.48 | 31.47 |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | 15,064.21 | 7,228.06 |
| Agnc Investment Corp | 10,992.52 | 4,497.00 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 2,096.85 | 2,297.66 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | 1,282.84 | 713.47 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 739.71 | 569.15 |
| SUBTOTAL | 32,358.78 | 17,558.91 |
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Sources: Redwood Trust Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Redwood Trust Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust | Named by the company | 85% |
| Two | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Redwood Trust Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | 462 | 89,664 | 12,123 |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | 15,064 | 37,843,225 | 15,598,440 |
| Agnc Investment Corp | 10,993 | 83,277,778 | 41,962,963 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 2,097 | 28,366,185 | 190,481 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | 1,283 | 1,468,039 | -705,681 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 740 | 2,575,339 | 980,783 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 31,896 | 16,319,772 | 5,083,118 |
Redwood Trust Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 182 companies in Redwood Trust Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Redwood Trust Inc ranks #129 of 182 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.03 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 417, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 169,907 | 11.84 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 127,892 | 8.91 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 101,514 | 7.07 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 78,673 | 5.48 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Iron Mountain Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 129 | Redwood Trust Inc | 467 | 0.03 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Redwood 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 2026-09-28.
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Brandywine Realty Trust | 493 | -35.86 % |
| 125 | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 480 | 20.23 % |
| 126 | Chiron Real Estate Inc | 476 | 14.60 % |
| 127 | One Liberty Properties Inc | 470 | 2.07 % |
| 128 | Farmland Partners Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 129 | Redwood Trust Inc | 467 | -35.78 % |
| 130 | Frontview Reit Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 131 | Gladstone Land Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 132 | Kkr Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 133 | Community Healthcare Trust inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 134 | Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Redwood Trust Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Redwood Trust Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (194 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.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 33.2x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 66.3x | 17.6x | +48.6x |
| P/B | 0.7x | 2.0x | -1.4x |
| Return on Equity | 0.44 % | industry aggregate | -5.51 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 1.99 % (avg) | - |
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.
Redwood Trust Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -6.91 % | 44.43 % | -213.99 % | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 61.22 % | 61.51 % | 135.92 % | 65.46 % | - | 9.42 % | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.56 % | 1.35 % | -4.50 % | 2.94 % | - | 0.11 % | - | - |
| P/E | 12.4x | 11.7x | - | 5.6x | - | - | 340.5x | - |
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.
Redwood Trust Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Redwood Trust Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Redwood Trust Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 1.9% (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.
Redwood 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 417 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Redwood Trust Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Redwood Trust Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Redwood Trust Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Redwood 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.
Redwood 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
- Return on equity 5.5 points below the industry aggregate.
- 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
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (60.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-97.5% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | 0.49 | 32.81 | 44.80 |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | - | 0.85 | - |
| Agnc Investment Corp | 0.01 | 0.43 | 6.94 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2.47 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | 0.09 | 1.02 | 0.18 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 0.13 | 0.87 | 1.98 |
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.
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +1,271.1 % |
| Agnc Investment Corp | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | Q1 2026 | +4.2 % | - |
| Adamas Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | -41.9 % | +319.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -89.4 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Agnc Investment Corp | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Adamas Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -72.4 % |
Redwood Trust Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.44% |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | 2.19% | 2.19% | 18.49% |
| Agnc Investment Corp | 1.95% | 7.27% | 18.67% |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.45% |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | - | - | - |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 1.71% | 1.95% | 15.09% |
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).
Redwood 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Trust Inc | - | 14.69 |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | 4.64 | 2.08 |
| Agnc Investment Corp | 4.83 | 2.44 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 155.13 | 0.91 |
| Two Harbors Investment Corp | - | 1.80 |
| Adamas Trust Inc | 4.77 | 1.30 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 5.92 | 1.84 |
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.