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AGNC InvestmentAGNC +1.01%36 Altman Z-Score is -0.73 as of Sep. 21, 2026. GuruFocus rates AGNC with a GF Score™ of 36/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 721 REITs companies, AGNC Investment ranks worse than 138696.12% on this metric.
The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.
AGNC Investment has a Altman Z-Score of -0.73, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.
The historical rank and industry rank for AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:
X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.
X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.
X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.
X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.
X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.
Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.
AGNC Investment Altman Z-Score Related Terms
AGNC Investment Altman Z-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score 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.
AGNC vs NLY, STWD, RITM: Altman Z-Score Comparison
For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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.
AGNC Investment Altman Z-Score vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score falls into.
Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:
Z
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1.2
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X1
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1.4
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X2
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3.3
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X3
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0.6
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X4
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1.0
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X5
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1.2
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-0.7265
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1.4
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-0.0733
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3.3
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0.0427
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0.6
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0.1082
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0.0411
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-0.73
* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.
AGNC Investment (AGNC) has a Altman Z-Score of -0.73 as of Sep. 21, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on AGNC Investment and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, AGNC Investment ranks #999999 out of 721 companies in the REITs industry.
Is AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score too high?
AGNC Investment's current Altman Z-Score is -0.73. Based on the distribution chart, AGNC Investment ranks #999999 out of 721 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, AGNC Investment has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AGNC Investment's Altman Z-Score compare to NLY and STWD?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, AGNC Investment ranks #999999 out of 721 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places AGNC Investment in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 1.07. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a REITs company?
The median Altman Z-Score among REITs companies is 1.07, based on 721 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score 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 Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on AGNC Investment and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 1.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AGNC Investment's current Altman Z-Score is -0.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AGNC Investment stock overvalued right now?
AGNC Investment (AGNC) has a current Altman Z-Score of -0.73. The current Altman Z-Score is -0.73. AGNC Investment's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For AGNC Investment (AGNC), the current Altman Z-Score is -0.73 as of Sep. 21, 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.
AGNC Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust that invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. The firm's asset portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or by a U.S. Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association. It also invests in other types of mortgage and mortgage-related residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities or other investments in or related to, the housing, mortgage, or real estate markets.
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