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Chimera Investment (CIM) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $231 million, up 10.3% on the year

Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM) reported revenue of $231 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 10.3% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was -$172 million, and diluted earnings per share $-2.31. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Revenue
$231 million
+10.3% on the year · +4.1% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
n/a
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
-$172 million
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
-$2.31
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

  • GAAP loss and book value fell: GAAP net loss to common shareholders was $(194) million, or $(2.31) per diluted share, against $(4) million, or $(0.05), in the second quarter. GAAP book value per common share was $14.82, against $17.75 at June 30.
  • Economic return was (13.98)%: Economic return was (13.98)%, against (0.76)% in the second quarter. It is measured as the change in GAAP book value per share plus the common dividend.
  • Fair value losses of $391 million: Net unrealized losses on financial instruments at fair value were $391.0 million, against $43.4 million in the second quarter. Net realized losses on sales of investments were $26.9 million.
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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue231222209+4.1%+10.3%
Pre-tax income-17317.1-0.3
Income tax-0.3-0.30.3
Effective tax raten/a-1.8%n/a
Net income-17217.4-0.6
Net margin-74.7%7.8%-0.3%
Diluted EPS-$2.31-$0.05-$0.27
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow-400-339-137
Cash from investing-288-35758.1
Cash from financing602665321-9.4%+87.9%
Depreciation and amortisationn/an/a0.9
Share-based compensation3.03.02.00.0%+50.0%
Dividends paid37.637.730.0-0.1%+25.3%
Dividend per share$0.45$0.45$0.370.0%+21.6%
Diluted shares, weighted84m84m82m+0.1%+2.9%
Shares outstanding at period end84m84m81m+0.0%+3.3%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity2,1702,4162,571-10.2%-15.6%
Debt8,8737,9785,128+11.2%+73.0%
Other liabilities5,6665,6517,416+0.3%-23.6%
Total liabilities and equity16,70916,04515,115+4.1%+10.5%
Securities held for sale or to maturity6,2195,9923,793+3.8%+63.9%
Cash and equivalents357444491-19.6%-27.3%
Other assets10,1339,60910,831+5.5%-6.4%
Total assets16,70916,04515,115+4.1%+10.5%

Questions

What was Chimera Investment's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Chimera Investment (CIM) reported revenue of $231 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 10.3% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Chimera Investment earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net loss for Q3 FY2026 was $172 million, and the diluted loss per share $2.31.

When did Chimera Investment report Q3 FY2026 results?

Chimera Investment filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 15 quarters

Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue189197196191187187195192191201209220219222231
Interest expense120131132127121n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Pre-tax income57.436.02.230.512956.7136-14716935.9-0.328.2-46.017.1-173
Tax rate0%0%3%0%0%0%0%n/a1%1%n/a-1%n/a-2%n/a
Net income57.436.02.230.512956.7136-14716735.5-0.628.3-43.917.4-172
Net margin30%18%1%16%69%30%70%-76%88%18%-0%13%-20%8%-75%
Diluted EPS$0.51$0.24-$0.21$0.15 basic$1.35$0.41$1.39-$2.07 basic$1.77$0.17-$0.27$0.08 basic-$0.78-$0.05-$2.31
Operating cash flow30.410744.731.357.369.041.438.048.8-7.4-137-153243-339-400
Buybacksn/an/a6.9n/an/an/a0.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Dividends paid54.853.644.042.726.827.234.930.130.630.230.031.932.437.737.6
Shares outstanding77m75m76m80m80m80m81m81m81m81m81m83m84m84m84m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-K10-K10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read moreMoney is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 5 November 2026: the filing.