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Chimera Investment Corporation CIM

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Chimera Investment Corporation

Overview of Chimera Investment Corporation

CIM NYQ
Real Estate REIT - Mortgage Small Cap
Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM), is a Small Cap company, in the REIT - Mortgage industry, last closed at $13.09, about 204.3% undervalued vs fair value, -4.7% 1Y return, ranked 204/330 in sector.
$13.09
-0.46%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 32.0%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.09B
Enterprise Value
$13.88B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.chimerareit.com
HQ New York, NY
Employees 423
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Apr 30 Ex-div: Mar 31
Earnings May 7 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$35
$40
$45
Current: $13.09 +204% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Real Estate Investment Trust - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$820.8M
218.2%%
Net Operating Income
$764.7M
13.7%%
Net Income
$90.3M
30.9%%
FFO (Funds From Operations)
$85.4M
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Real Estate Investment Trust

Quality & Reliability Indicators

FFO Payout Ratio
100.7%
Poor

Dividends / FFO - basic dividend safety

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$86.0M
122.7% of AFFO

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/2
Improving
1
High Impact
1
Critical
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Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Chimera Investment Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
39
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Rent Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 96% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CIM's balance between Growth (30.3%), Profitability (29.1%), and Safety (40.6%). Growth 30% Safety 41% Profitability 29%

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Growth

45th percentile vs peers
46
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 2.18 79p EPS Growth YoY 62.8% 64p TSR -3.8% 55p Revenue CAGR 3Y -37.5% 11p EPS CAGR 3Y -46.8% 2p
Strengths
  • Cash Flow To Debt Ratio in top 20% of peers (39.4%, 82th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

43th percentile vs peers
44
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Safety

61th percentile vs peers
61
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Chimera Investment Corporation.

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Bear
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Base
$39.83
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+204.3% vs current
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