EFCMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

EFC reported solid operating performance with meaningful portfolio expansion and strengthened balance sheet fundamentals across key metrics.

The company demonstrated healthy operational momentum with operating income growing over 20% year-over-year, indicating improved efficiency in its credit-focused investment strategy. The balanced expansion of both assets and liabilities suggests disciplined capital deployment, while the growth in stockholders' equity and sustained dividend payments reflect strong capital management for this REIT.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

EFC exhibited robust financial performance with operating income growing 22.6% to $43.1M, demonstrating improved operational efficiency. The company expanded its investment footprint substantially, with total assets growing 18.6% to $19.4B and liabilities increasing proportionally by 18.7% to $17.5B, maintaining a balanced capital structure. Stockholders' equity strengthened by 16.8% to $1.8B while dividend payments increased 12.3% to $183.6M, indicating the REIT's ability to grow shareholder value while maintaining its distribution commitments.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Operating Income
P&L
+22.6%
$35.2M$43.1M

Operating income improving — cost discipline or growing revenue base absorbing fixed costs.

Total Liabilities
Balance Sheet
+18.7%
$14.7B$17.5B

Liabilities increased 18.7% — monitor debt-to-equity ratio and interest coverage.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
+18.6%
$16.3B$19.4B

Asset base grew 18.6% — expansion through organic growth, acquisitions, or capital deployment.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
+16.8%
$1.6B$1.8B

Equity base grew 16.8% — retained earnings accumulation or equity issuance strengthening the balance sheet.

Dividends Paid
Cash Flow
+12.3%
$163.5M$183.6M

Dividend payments increased 12.3% — management confidence in sustained cash generation.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-03-02
PRIOR — 2025-03-03
ADDED
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 81 7A.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 220 9A.
Our Company We are a Delaware corporation operating as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol EFC.
We were formed in July 2007 and became a publicly traded company following our initial public offering in October 2010.
We employ a credit-focused investment strategy and manage a diversified portfolio totaling approximately $4.9 billion as of December 31, 2025.
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REMOVED
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 78 7A.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 215 9A.
The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of our securities or our investments; market volatility; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans underlying the securities owned by us for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S.
Our Company We were organized in July 2007 and commenced operations in August 2007.
We are a Delaware corporation that is externally managed by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
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