Is ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR) a risky stock?
As of July 24, 2026, Clavix grades ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR) B- for risk, a composite score of 65 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts ARR in the "solid" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Grade as of July 24, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.
The five risk dimensions behind ARR's grade
Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how ARR scores on each, as of July 24, 2026.
What's moving ARR's risk right now
Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind ARR's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 24, 2026.
ARR topped EPS estimates by $0.03 in Q2 and tighter MBS spreads helped its net interest margin. Still, the big gap between GAAP net income of $114.8M and adjusted revenue of $76.8M suggests one-time gains drove most of the headline profit.
ARR posted a 4.8% total economic return for Q2 2026 and released its June 30, 2026 financial position. Offsetting that, the company lowered its July 2026 common share dividend and its Q3 2026 Series C Preferred Share dividend, trimming payouts to shareholders.
ARR set its August 2026 dividend per common share, keeping up its pattern of regular monthly payouts. As a mortgage REIT, the company typically returns capital to investors through these ongoing distributions.
Recent ARR news
The latest headlines Clavix ingested for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of ARR's grade.
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ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) reported a positive Q2 2026, with management noting that tighter agency mortgage-backed securities spreads helped offset a challenging macroeconomic backdrop that would typically pressure the mortgage REIT sector.
What a B- grade means
On the Clavix A+ to F scale, ARR's composite of 65 falls in the B band (65–79), read as "solid." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.
This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ARR or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.