Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) Stock

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) is a Real Estate stock trading at $11.53 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $965.20M and a trailing P/E of 797.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Chimera Investment Corporation operates as a U.S. real estate investment trust and, through its subsidiaries, invests in a portfolio of mortgage-related assets, including residential mortgage loans and agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities and other real-estate-related securities. It also invests across investment and non-investment grade, and non-rated classes.

Understand Chimera Investment Corporation: how it makes money

Chimera Investment Corporation operates as a REIT that invests in mortgage assets such as residential mortgage loans and agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, and it also runs advisory and securitization activities reflected in its third-party loans under management and securitization principal balances.

The profit engine is tied to the scale and flow of mortgage collateral through its platform, with performance signaled by third-party loans under management and by securitization and warehouse principal balances rather than consumer end-market demand.

Business quality (Weak): Operating profitability is currently weak, with an operating margin of -21.0% in the latest quarter, and there is no segment revenue breakdown provided here, so key diligence should focus on the company’s operating metrics tied to loan management, origination, and securitization volumes.

Bull case

  • Large third-party platform footprint: Third-Party Loans Under Management (Palisades Advisory Services) is 24.0 USD_B.
  • Activity across the mortgage pipeline: The company reports Home Express First-Lien Loan Origination Volume by Unpaid Principal Balance of 0.88 USD_B and Loans Securitized Using Warehouse Facilities of 0.73 USD_B.

Bear case

  • Currently negative operating profitability: Operating margin is -21.0% for the quarter ended 2026-03-31.
  • Mortgage credit and market sensitivity: The company invests across agency and non-agency residential MBS, and also in investment, non-investment grade, and non-rated classes.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$11.53
Market Cap$965.20M
P/E Ratio797.0
Price / Book0.40
Price / Sales1.11
DCF Value (model)$63.17
DCF Upside vs Price447.9%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$821.34M
Net Margin28.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)10.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)-129.4%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E797.0
Sector P/E (Real Estate)27.2
Industry P/E (Trading)35.3
vs Sector2833.2%
vs Industry2156.3%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($95.11M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorReal Estate
IndustryTrading
CEOPhillip John Kardis
Employees77
CountryUS
IPO Date2007-11-29

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.