---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-030664"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:19:07.604039+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial Q1 net income $95.5M ($0.78/dil.); ADE $0.55/share; book value $13.56

## Summary
- Net income attributable to common stockholders $95.5M ($0.78/share) vs $14.7M ($0.14) in prior quarter.
- Adjusted distributable earnings $66.5M ($0.55/share) outpaced dividends of $0.39/share.
- Longbridge segment net income $57.5M; originated $515.4M in new loans, up 52% YoY.
- Book value per share $13.56 (+3% net of dividends); annualized economic return 26%.
- Raised common equity and retired highest-cost preferred stock; long-term debt-to-equity 9.0:1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-030664
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000162828026030664/0001628280-26-030664-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000162828026030664/efc-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6cac63c432a9d78604d31eac88822a8951394979
  claim: Ellington Financial Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income Net income attributable to common stockholders of $95.5 million, or $0.78 per common share., EPS $0.78 per common share.
  evidence_excerpt: Ellington Financial Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results OLD GREENWICH, Connecticut—May 5, 2026 Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Highlights • Net income attributable to common stockholders of $95.5 million, or $0.78 per common share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000162828026030664/0001628280-26-030664-index.htm

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