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ARMOUR Residential REIT Highlights Strong Q4 Results, Liquidity

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  • ARMOUR Residential REIT delivered strong Q4 2025 earnings, higher book value and solid dividends.
  • The company expanded its MBS portfolio, raised fresh equity capital and maintained high liquidity and leverage discipline.
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ARMOUR Residential REIT Highlights Strong Q4 Results, Liquidity

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ARMOUR Residential REIT ( (ARR) ) has provided an announcement.

ARMOUR Residential REIT reported unaudited fourth-quarter 2025 results on February 18, 2026, posting GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $208.7 million, or $1.86 per share, and distributable earnings of $79.8 million, or $0.71 per share. The company generated net interest income of $50.4 million, maintained an economic net interest spread of 1.77%, paid $0.72 per common share in dividends for the quarter, and raised $3.8 million via preferred stock issuance.

As of December 31, 2025, book value per common share rose 6.5% from September 30 to $18.63, contributing to a Q4 total economic return of 10.63% and a full-year 2025 economic return of 12.79%. ARMOUR reported $1.2 billion of liquidity, portfolio leverage near 8:1, and a portfolio 97.0% invested in Agency MBS, while management highlighted roughly 60% portfolio growth in 2025 driven by $878 million of capital deployment into MBS amid tighter spreads, lower volatility, and a lower rate environment, underscoring confidence in its capital deployment and risk management strategy.

On February 17, 2026, the company reported more than $1.0 billion in liquidity excluding $300.0 million of pending MBS principal and interest, and a securities portfolio of about $21.1 billion, including TBA securities. Through February 11, 2026, ARMOUR raised approximately $138.0 million via common stock and $4.8 million via preferred stock under at-the-market programs, while keeping its debt-to-equity ratio around 8:1 and signaling continued active balance sheet and capital management for shareholders’ benefit.

The most recent analyst rating on (ARR) stock is a Hold with a $19.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ARMOUR Residential REIT stock, see the ARR Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on ARR Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ARR is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by improving TTM financial performance (return to profitability and positive cash generation) and constructive technical trend strength (price above key moving averages with positive MACD). This is tempered by a weak valuation profile due to an extremely high P/E despite the outsized dividend yield, plus mortgage REIT-specific risks noted on the earnings call (higher prepayments and macro/data uncertainty) and potential dilution from the expanded ATM program.

To see Spark’s full report on ARR stock, click here.

More about ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust that invests primarily in Agency mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury securities. The company finances its $20.0 billion portfolio largely through repurchase agreements and uses interest rate swaps and other hedging instruments to manage interest rate and spread risk while targeting attractive returns for shareholders.

Average Trading Volume: 3,431,830

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $2.05B

See more insights into ARR stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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