FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #76 of 78 in industry

Mfa Financial, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $102,285 · Holding & Investment Offices.

Holding & Investment Offices peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-17
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
Industry rank
#76/78

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
2:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.1M
Median worker
$102,285

Answer first

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $7.1M ranks #766 of 1,423 complete filings; its 2:1 pay ratio ranks #1393. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $102,285. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-67 peer cohort (# 76 of 78, 4th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Holding & Investment Offices companies.

Dollar rank
#766
$7.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1393
2:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
4th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Mfa Financial, Inc. ranks nationally

Mfa Financial, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$7,079,634 46th percentile higher than 46% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Mfa Financial, Inc. vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers

CEO total pay ($7.1M) against pay ratio (2:1) for Mfa Financial, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Holding & Investment Offices industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both06045901.912091803.818137705.724183607.60:115.5:130.9:146.4:161.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Mfa Financial, Inc., CEO total pay: 7079634 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Mfa Financial, Inc.Royal Gold Inc, CEO total pay: 467055 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Royal Gold IncAlexanders Inc, CEO total pay: 321252 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 4:1Alexanders IncBXP, Inc., CEO total pay: 23047305 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1BXP, Inc.Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp, CEO total pay: 1143355 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
Mfa Financial, Inc. vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers, plotted against the industry's $8.2M median CEO total and 59:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Holding & Investment Offices peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 67. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Mfa Financial, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Mfa Financial, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
2:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-85:1
from FY2024 87:1
CEO $ YoY
-12%
$7.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Mfa Financial, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $7.4M - $254,800 1:1 -
2022 $6.3M -16% $92,427 8:1 +7:1
2023 $6.6M +6% $100,077 35:1 +27:1
2024 $8.1M +22% $95,219 87:1 +52:1
2025 $7.1M -12% $102,285 2:1 -85:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1055160, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices

This Company's Ratio
2:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$7.1M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
Below
#76 of 78 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Holding & Investment Offices →

Mfa Financial, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #76 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (4th percentile). the CEO earned 2× the median employee ($102,285) in FY2025.

At $102,285 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under HEAVY CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$7.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

2:1

Below typical

Mfa Financial, Inc. in the lower Holding & Investment Offices third

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #76 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (4th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Holding & Investment Offices (SIC 67) median ratio is 59:1 across 78 FY2025 filers; Mfa Financial, Inc.'s $7.1M CEO total is at or below the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #766 and ratio rank #1393 split - treat 2:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.1M
Median Employee Pay
$102,285
Pay Ratio
2:1
Filing Date
2026-04-17

Company Info

CIK
1055160
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
SIC Code
6798
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1055160, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #76 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (4th percentile).

Read with Mfa Financial, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Avantor, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $7K lighter vs Mfa Financial, Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Marketaxess Holdings Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $21K heavier vs Mfa Financial, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Regions Financial Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $28K heavier vs Mfa Financial, Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Tanger Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $34K heavier vs Mfa Financial, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Royal Gold Inc (SIC 67 pole)

Royal Gold Inc stamps FLOOR · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #766/#1393

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #766 by CEO dollars and #1393 by ratio under HEAVY · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Mfa Financial, Inc. (CIK 1055160), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.