MFA (MFA Financial) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $2.00 (As of Jun. 2026)

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What is MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

MFA Financial MFA -0.34% 24 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.00 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates MFA with a GF Score™ of 24/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

MFA Financial's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.222. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.00 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, MFA Financial's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -9.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -6.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of MFA Financial was 0.40% per year. The lowest was -12.10% per year. And the median was -6.50% per year.

As of today (2026-08-23), MFA Financial's current stock price is $8.91. MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.00. MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 4.46.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of MFA Financial was 10.75. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 5.81.


MFA Financial  (NYSE:MFA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=8.91/2.00
=4.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of MFA Financial was 10.75. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 5.81.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

MFA Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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MFA Financial Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.96 1.81 1.85 2.00

MFA vs ABR, ARI, PMT: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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MFA Financial Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, MFA Financial's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=1.222/333.9520*333.9520
=1.222

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

MFA Financial Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 0.671 241.428 0.928
201612 0.878 241.432 1.214
201703 0.475 243.801 0.651
201706 0.556 244.955 0.758
201709 0.230 246.819 0.311
201712 0.552 246.524 0.748
201803 0.057 249.554 0.076
201806 0.377 251.989 0.500
201809 0.429 252.439 0.568
201812 0.511 251.233 0.679
201903 0.326 254.202 0.428
201906 0.425 256.143 0.554
201909 0.564 256.759 0.734
201912 0.517 256.974 0.672
202003 0.115 258.115 0.149
202006 0.360 257.797 0.466
202009 -0.323 260.280 -0.414
202012 0.193 260.474 0.247
202103 0.165 264.877 0.208
202106 0.300 271.696 0.369
202109 0.105 274.310 0.128
202112 0.244 278.802 0.292
202203 1.244 287.504 1.445
202206 0.769 296.311 0.867
202209 1.339 296.808 1.507
202212 0.066 296.797 0.074
202303 -0.066 301.836 -0.073
202306 0.709 305.109 0.776
202309 0.389 307.789 0.422
202312 0.035 306.746 0.038
202403 0.508 312.332 0.543
202406 0.449 314.175 0.477
202409 -0.106 315.301 -0.112
202412 1.075 315.605 1.137
202503 -0.138 319.799 -0.144
202506 0.365 322.561 0.378
202509 0.139 324.800 0.143
202512 0.365 324.054 0.376
202603 0.669 330.213 0.677
202606 1.222 333.952 1.222

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.00 mean?
MFA Financial (MFA) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.00 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on MFA Financial and its competitors.
Is MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
MFA Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.00. Overall, MFA Financial has a GF Score™ of 24/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to ABR and ARI?
MFA Financial's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.00 can be compared against companies in the REITs industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a REITs company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the REITs industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on MFA Financial and its competitors. MFA Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MFA Financial stock overvalued right now?
MFA Financial (MFA) has a current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.00. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.00. MFA Financial's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For MFA Financial (MFA), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.00 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

MFA Financial Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address One Vanderbilt Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
MFA Financial Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. Its principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. The company selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. The company's reportable segments include mortgage-related assets; and Lima One.
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