All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

MFA: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

MFA total return snapshot: MFA returned +12.93% over the past year and +5.84% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 7, 1988, MFA is up +294,738.71% in nominal total return, or +23.66%/yr, and is currently −31.99% below its total-return high on Feb. 20, 2020.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MFA
×
+294,738.71%
+23.66%/yr
+28.53%/yr
R2=0.706
MFA Financial Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value
End
Value
MFA
×
$10,000.00
1988-12-07
$29,483,870.97
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
MFA
×
+5.84% +12.93%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MFA
×
−31.99%
on 2026-07-24
from 2020-02-20 peak
−95.52%
on 2020-03-24
from 2020-02-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MFA
×
+12.93% +10.03%
+4.89%/yr
+20.00%
+6.26%/yr
−1.06%
−0.21%/yr
+5.14%
+0.50%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MFA
2026 (YTD) +5.84%
2025 +6.07%
2024 +2.63%
2023 +30.66%
2022 −37.20%
2021 +27.71%
2020 −40.87%
2019 +27.54%
2018 −5.85%
2017 +14.30%
2016 +28.97%
2015 −8.03%
2014 +25.03%
2013 +6.14%
2012 +34.84%
2011 −5.57%
2010 +24.66%
2009 +43.99%
2008 −26.76%
2007 +26.65%
2006 +39.05%
2005 −31.35%
2004 +0.43%
2003 +30.00%
2002 +9.81%
2001 +100.10%
2000 +19.16%
1999 +14.82%
1998 +30,975.00%
1997 +20.00%
1996 +5.26%
1995 −9.52%
1994 −16.00%
1993 −10.71%
1992 +3.70%
1991 +17.39%
1990 −4.17%
1989 −14.29%
1988 −9.68%