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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP CIM

NYSE · reit · Real Estate Investment Trusts · website · IPO 2007-11-16 · LEI

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.1B
P / E5.0×
P / B0.4×
Dividend yield10.73%
Return on equity9.0%
Net cash$27.1M
Enterprise value USD$1.1B
Graham number +190.9%$34.44

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($34.44); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
17.70% 14.40% 11.10% 10.50% 2.40% 17.90% -19.20% 4.90% 7.00% 9.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
188.0M 188.3M 187.7M 188.4M 230.6M 245.5M 231.8M 80.5M 82.2M 83.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$109.9M -$217.5M -$385.7M -$221.7M $50.6M -$27.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.30% 2.50% 1.50% 1.50% 0.50% 4.30% -3.80% 1.00% 1.30% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.01× 0.00× 0.00× 0.05× 0.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.92 $2.61 $1.96 $1.81 $0.07 $2.44 -$7.53 $0.68 $1.10 $1.72 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP trades at about 6.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.2×–432.9×, median 21.2×).

6.9× 432.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.2×–432.9×); dot = today's 6.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Return on assets1.5%1.3%1.0%-3.8%4.3%0.5%1.5%1.5%2.5%3.3%
Return on equity9.0%7.0%4.9%-19.2%17.9%2.4%10.5%11.1%14.4%17.7%
Debt / equity0.10×0.05×0.00×—0.00×0.01×0.00×———

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.