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NEWS RELEASE CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS NEW YORK, November 5, 2026 - Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Executive Summary: Metric Value GAAP Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $(194) million, or $(2.31) per diluted common share Earnings available for distribution $32 million, or $0.38 per adjusted diluted common share GAAP Book Value per common share $14.82 per common share Economic Return (13.98)% (1) Earnings available for distribution per adjusted diluted common share is a non-GAAP measure. See additional discussion on page 6-7. (2) Our economic return is measured by the change in GAAP book value per common share plus common stock dividend. Business Highlights: • Significant movements in interest rates and mortgage spreads impacted book value. • Maintained a strong liquidity position amid heightened market volatility. Investment Portfolio Segment • Repositioned the Agency RMBS portfolio toward higher coupon securities to take advantage of more attractive yields; approximately 90% of our specified pools now have coupons of 5% or higher. • Committed to purchase $797 million of loans to support our securitization program during the quarter, bringing year to date purchases to $1.1 billion. • Subsequent to quarter end, completed the inaugural $291 million Prism securitization backed by loans originated by HomeXpress. Residential Origination Segment • Originated volume of $1.1 billion, up 27% vs prior year period, reflecting disciplined approach to pricing amid volatile market conditions.• Reported a net loss of $(2) million, and $439 thousand of EBTDA • Product mix shifted, with consumer Non-QM representing 42%, Investor Loans 55%, and QM at 3%. Expanded correspondent channel to account for 17% of production in the quarter. “The third quarter presented a challenging market environment, with significant credit spread widening and interest rate volatility putting pressure on our book value. Despite these headwinds, we are executing on our strategic priorities, most recently with the successful launch of Prism. Our focus is on disciplined capital allocation, maintaining strong liquidity and leveraging our expanded platform to drive long term shareholder value,” said Phillip J. Kardis II, President and CEO. (1) (2) 3 Reflects HomeXpress standalone results. HomeXpress was acquired on October 1, 2025 and is not included in Chimera’s consolidated results prior to that date.3
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Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Chimera Investment Corporation will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss the results at 8:30 AM ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Call-in Number: ▪ U.S. Toll Free: (866) 604-1613 ▪ International: (201) 689-7810 ▪ Webcast: https://www.chimerareit.com/news-events/ir-calendar Conference Call Replay: ▪ U.S. Toll Free: (877) 660-6853 ▪ International: (201) 612-7415 ▪ Conference ID: 13760724 ▪ A replay of the call will be available for a limited time and can be accessed via the dial-in numbers above or through the webcast archive on the company’s website. Other Information Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is a diversified, internally managed REIT, that serves the U.S. residential real estate market. Through its Investment Portfolio and Residential Origination segments, the company acquires, manages, finances and originates residential mortgage and real estate-related assets, with the objective of delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns to shareholders. Contact Investor Relations 888-895-6557 investor-relations@chimerareit.com www.chimerareit.com
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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) September 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 357,179 $ 278,582 Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $60 million and $43million, respectively) 673,683 817,280 Agency MBS, at fair value 5,545,002 3,463,485 Loans held for investment, at fair value 7,405,464 9,803,615 Loans held-for-sale, at fair value 1,986,814 896,117 Accrued interest receivable 85,283 78,691 Other assets 493,316 408,291 Interests in MSR financing receivables 41,256 37,294 Derivatives, at fair value, net 121,209 25,187 Total assets $ 16,709,206 $ 15,808,542 Liabilities: Secured financing agreements ($9.7 billion and $7.4 billion pledged as collateral, respectively,and includes $267 million and $299 million at fair value, respectively) $ 8,619,936 $ 6,031,182 Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($185 million and $210 million pledgedas collateral, respectively) 62,329 66,579 Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by Loans held for investment ($7.1 billion and $9.4billion pledged as collateral, respectively) 5,077,677 6,721,302 Long term debt 253,063 251,528 Payable for investments purchased 343,161 3,267 Accrued interest payable 40,658 43,032 Dividends payable 43,080 34,891 Accounts payable and other liabilities 97,663 82,308 Derivatives, at fair value, net 1,318 1,759 Total liabilities $ 14,538,885 $ 13,235,848 Stockholders’ Equity: Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized: 8.00% Series A cumulative redeemable: 5,800,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively($145,000 liquidation preference) $ 58 $ 58 8.00% Series B cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively($325,000 liquidation preference) 130 130 7.75% Series C cumulative redeemable: 10,400,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively($260,000 liquidation preference) 104 104 8.00% Series D cumulative redeemable: 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively($200,000 liquidation preference) 80 80 Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 166,666,667 shares authorized, 83,711,818 and83,402,145 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 837 834 Additional paid-in-capital 4,438,590 4,429,009 Accumulated other comprehensive income 112,845 146,295 Cumulative earnings 4,372,838 4,571,610 Cumulative distributions to stockholders (6,755,161) (6,575,426) Total stockholders’ equity $ 2,170,321 $ 2,572,694 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 16,709,206 $ 15,808,542 (1) The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities, or VIEs, that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of September 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $7,046,471 and $9,215,343, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $4,981,153 and $6,533,891, respectively. (1) (1)
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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) For the Quarters Ended For the Nine Months Ended September 30,2026 September 30,2025 September 30,2026 September 30,2025 Net Interest Income: Interest income $ 230,687 $ 209,100 $ 671,607 $ 601,014 Interest expense 159,504 144,089 454,912 400,773 Net interest income 71,183 65,011 216,695 200,241 Increase in provision for credit losses 6,847 2,587 16,863 10,383 Other income (losses): Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives 127,224 (7,907) 160,772 (16,932) Realized gains (losses) on derivatives 74,901 2,015 87,298 (15,857) Periodic interest on derivatives, net 5,639 5,751 9,534 14,953 Net gains (losses) on derivatives 207,764 (141) 257,604 (17,836) Investment management and advisory fees 7,978 8,509 21,682 26,254 Interest income from investment in MSR financing receivables, net 777 500 3,927 500 Net unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value(391,000) (36,995) (471,922) 98,872 Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments (26,889) 1,991 (76,941) 76 Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt — — (41,605) 2,122 Other investment gains (losses) 1,063 1,945 1,382 4,481 Gain on origination and sale of loans, net 11,128 — 54,723 — Total other income (losses) (189,179) (24,191) (251,150) 114,469 Other expenses: Compensation and benefits 23,875 13,756 75,683 38,501 General and administrative expenses 12,174 6,936 35,814 20,658 Servicing and asset manager fees 6,164 6,991 16,117 21,726 Depreciation, amortization, and impairment of intangible assets 5,479 948 19,203 2,850 Transaction expenses — 9,931 3,305 16,009 Total other expenses 47,692 38,562 150,122 99,744 Income (loss) before income taxes (172,535) (329) (201,440) 204,583 Income tax expense (benefit) (306) 251 (2,671) 2,416 Net income (loss) $ (172,229)$ (580)$ (198,769)$ 202,167 Dividends on preferred stock $ 21,433 $ 21,417 $ 63,910 $ 64,200 Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (193,662)$ (21,997)$ (262,679)$ 137,967 Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders: Basic $ (2.31)$ (0.27)$ (3.14)$ 1.69 Diluted $ (2.31)$ (0.27)$ (3.14)$ 1.67 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic 83,870,874 81,507,492 83,787,100 81,435,782 Diluted 83,870,874 81,507,492 83,787,100 82,696,006 (1) Includes interest income of consolidated VIEs of $104,642 and $137,597 for the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 respectively, and $339,901 and $423,817 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. (2) Includes interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $55,287 and $70,387 for the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 respectively, and $173,765 and $213,076 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. (3) Includes interest income from investment in MSR financing receivables of a consolidated VIE of $312 and $363 for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $2,162 and $363 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. (4) Includes a related-party, non-cash imputed compensation expense from the Palisades Acquisition of $302 and $341 for the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $984 and $1,023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. (1) (2) (3) (4)
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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (dollars in thousands) (Unaudited) For the Quarters Ended For the Nine Months Ended September 30,2026 September 30,2025 September 30,2026 September 30,2025 Comprehensive income (loss): Net income (loss) $ (172,229)$ (580)$ (198,769)$ 202,167 Other comprehensive loss: Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net (16,139) (5,059) (36,590) (12,073) Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in netincome for other-than-temporary credit impairment losses — 2,056 3,140 2,056 Other comprehensive loss $ (16,139)$ (3,003)$ (33,450)$ (10,017) Comprehensive income (loss) before preferred stock dividends $ (188,368)$ (3,583)$ (232,219)$ 192,150 Dividends on preferred stock $ 21,433 $ 21,417 $ 63,910 $ 64,200 Comprehensive income (loss) available to common stock shareholders $ (209,801)$ (25,000)$ (296,129)$ 127,950
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Earnings available for distribution Earnings available for distribution (“EAD”) is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding: (i) Net unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value; (ii) Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments; (iii) Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt; (iv) Increase in provision for credit losses; (v) Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives; (vi) Realized gains (losses) on derivatives; (vii) Transaction expenses; (viii) stock compensation expenses for retirement eligible awards; (ix) Depreciation, amortization, and impairment of intangible assets, net of any tax impact; (x) non-cash imputed compensation expense related to business acquisitions; and (xi) Other investment gains (losses). Non-cash imputed compensation expense reflects the portion of the consideration paid in the Palisades Acquisition that pursuant to the sellers’ contractual arrangements is distributable to the sellers’ legacy employees (who are now our employees) and that for GAAP purposes is recorded as non-cash imputed compensation expense with an offsetting entry recorded as a non-cash contribution from a related party to stockholders’ equity. The excluded amounts do not include any normal, recurring compensation paid to our employees. Transaction expenses are primarily comprised of costs only incurred at the time of execution of our securitizations, certain structured secured financing agreements, and business combination transactions, and include costs such as underwriting fees, legal fees, diligence fees, accounting fees, bank fees, and other similar transaction-related expenses. These costs are incurred prior to or at the execution of the transaction and do not recur thereafter. Recurring expenses, such as servicing fees, custodial fees, trustee fees, and other similar ongoing fees, are not excluded from EAD. We believe that excluding these costs is useful to investors because it is generally consistent with the treatment applied by our peer group in their non-GAAP measure presentations, mitigates period to period comparability issues tied to the timing of securitization and structured finance transactions, and is consistent with the accounting for the deferral of debt issuance costs prior to the fair value election option made by us. We also believe it is important for investors to review EAD as it is consistent with how management internally evaluates the performance of the Company. Stock compensation expense charges incurred on awards to retirement eligible employees is reflected as an expense over a vesting period (generally 36 months) rather than reported as an immediate expense. We may hold long and/or short positions in TBA securities through transactions commonly referred to as “dollar roll” transactions. Under U.S. GAAP, these transactions are accounted for as derivatives and are carried at fair value. Changes in the fair value of TBA positions consist of two components: (i) drop income (expense) and (ii) mark-to-market adjustments. For financial statement presentation purposes, drop income (expense) is reported within Periodic interest on derivatives, net, while mark-to-market adjustments are reported within Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives. Together with any realized gains and losses, these amounts are included in Net gains (losses) on derivatives in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Management includes drop income (expense) in EAD because it views drop income (expense) as the economic equivalent of net interest income on the underlying Agency securities, reflecting the difference between the implied interest earned and the implied financing cost over the period from trade date to settlement date. This treatment is consistent with how management evaluates the Company’s investment performance and how we believe our investors analyze our investment performance. We view EAD as one measure of our investment portfolio's ability to generate income for distribution to common stockholders. EAD is one of the metrics, but not the exclusive metric, that our Board of Directors considers when determining the amount, if any, of dividends on our common stock. Other metrics that our Board of Directors may consider when determining the amount, if any, of dividends on our common stock include, among others, REIT taxable income, dividend yield, book value, cash generated from the portfolio, reinvestment opportunities, and other cash needs. To maintain our qualification as a REIT, U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) annually. EAD is different from REIT taxable income. For example, differences between EAD and REIT taxable income may result from whether the REIT uses mark-to-market accounting for GAAP purposes, accretion of market discount or OID and amortization of premium, and differences in the treatment of securitizations for GAAP and tax purposes, among other items. Further, REIT taxable income generally does not include earnings of our domestic taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) unless such income is distributed from current or accumulated earnings and profits. The determination of whether we have met the requirement to distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income is not based on EAD, and EAD should not be considered as an indication of our REIT taxable income, a guarantee of our ability to pay dividends, or a proxy for the amount of dividends we may pay. We believe EAD helps us and investors evaluate our financial performance period over period without the impact of certain non-recurring transactions. EAD should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for, or superior to, net income (loss) or net income (loss) per basic share computed in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our methodology for calculating EAD may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and accordingly, our EAD may not be comparable to the EAD reported by other REITs.
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The following table provides GAAP measures of net income and net income per diluted share available to common stockholders for the periods presented and details with respect to reconciling the line items to Earnings available for distribution and related per average diluted common share amounts. Earnings available for distribution is presented on an adjusted dilutive shares basis. For the Quarters Ended September 30,2026 June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 December 31,2025 September 30,2025 (dollars in thousands, except per share data) GAAP net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (193,662) $ (4,012) $ (65,007) $ 6,501 $ (21,997) Adjustments : Net unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments at fair value 391,000 43,386 37,536 17,138 36,995 Net realized (gains) losses on sales of investments 26,889 9,623 40,428 23,268 (1,991) Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt — 2,748 38,858 (20) — Increase in provision for credit losses 6,847 7,192 2,824 5,322 2,587 Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives (127,224) (15,398) (18,150) (27,303) 7,907 Realized (gains) losses on derivatives (74,901) (9,527) (2,870) 17,495 (2,015) Transaction expenses — 3,207 98 625 9,931 Stock Compensation expense for retirement eligible awards (515) (510) 2,023 (449) (506) Depreciation, amortization, and impairment expense 5,479 4,076 9,649 4,332 948 HomeXpress acquisition intangible amortization tax impact (850) (850) (863) (837) — Non-cash imputed compensation related to business acquisition 302 341 341 341 341 Other investment (gains) losses (1,063) (1,229) 910 (1,252) (1,945) Earnings available for distribution $ 32,302 $ 39,047 $ 45,777 $ 45,161 $ 30,255 GAAP net income (loss) per diluted common share $ (2.31) $ (0.05) $ (0.78) $ 0.08 $ (0.27) Earnings available for distribution per adjusted diluted common share $ 0.38 $ 0.46 $ 0.54 $ 0.53 $ 0.37 (1) As a result of the business combinations, we updated the determination of earnings available for distribution to exclude non-recurring acquisition-related transaction expenses, non-cash amortization of intangibles and depreciation expenses, and non-cash imputed compensation expenses. These expenses are excluded as they relate to our business combinations and are not directly related to our income-generating activities. (2) Non-cash amortization of intangibles, depreciation, and impairment expense related to acquisitions. (3) Tax impact on non-cash amortization of intangibles and depreciation expenses related to business combinations. (1) (2) (3)
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At September 30, 2026, the Company’s reportable segments include (i) Investment Portfolio and (ii) Residential Origination. TheInvestment Portfolio segment consists of our investment and third-party advisory services activities, as well as the purchase and aggregation of LHFS from HomeXpress and third-party mortgage originators for future securitizations. The Residential Originationsegment consists of the stand-alone mortgage origination business of HomeXpress that originates Non-QM residential mortgage loans(both consumer loans and Investor Loans), and other Non-Agency and Agency mortgage loan products. The segment informationpresented below reflects the Company’s current reportable segment structure. Segment Results of Operations The following tables present, for each reportable segment, revenues, the measure of segment profit or loss, and significant segmentexpenses that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). Segment results are prepared on the same basisas the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are reconciled to consolidated amounts below: For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2026 June 30, 2026 (dollars in thousands) InvestmentPortfolio ResidentialOrigination Total InvestmentPortfolio ResidentialOrigination Total Net interest income: Interest income $ 214,131 $ 16,556 $ 230,687 $ 206,910 $ 14,715 $ 221,625 Interest expense 147,630 11,874 159,504 140,205 10,911 151,116 Net interest income 66,501 4,682 71,183 66,705 3,804 70,509 Increase in provision for credit losses 6,847 — 6,847 7,192 — 7,192 Other income (losses): Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives 127,224 — 127,224 15,398 — 15,398 Realized gains (losses) on derivatives 74,901 — 74,901 9,527 — 9,527 Periodic interest on derivatives, net 5,639 — 5,639 2,061 — 2,061 Net gains (losses) on derivatives 207,764 — 207,764 26,986 — 26,986 Investment management and advisory fees 7,978 — 7,978 6,540 — 6,540 Interest income from investment in MSR financingreceivables, net 777 — 777 838 — 838 Net unrealized gains (losses) on financialinstruments at fair value (391,000) — (391,000) (43,386) — (43,386) Net realized losses on sales of investments (26,889) — (26,889) (9,623) — (9,623) Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt — — — (2,748) — (2,748) Other investment gains (losses) 1,063 — 1,063 1,229 — 1,229 Gain on origination and sale of loans, net 176 10,952 11,128 (68) 22,278 22,210 Total other income (losses) (200,131) 10,952 (189,179) (20,232) 22,278 2,046 Other expenses: Compensation and benefits 11,402 12,473 23,875 13,223 11,879 25,102 General and administrative expenses 9,452 2,722 12,174 9,027 2,452 11,479 Servicing and asset manager fees 6,164 — 6,164 4,431 — 4,431 Depreciation, amortization, and impairmentexpense 2,048 3,431 5,479 644 3,432 4,076 Transaction expenses — — — 3,207 — 3,207 Total other expenses 29,066 18,626 47,692 30,532 17,763 48,295 Income (loss) before income taxes (169,543) (2,992) (172,535) 8,749 8,319 17,068 Income tax (benefit) expense 254 (560) (306) 47 (348) (301) Net income (loss) (169,797) (2,432) (172,229) 8,702 8,667 17,369 Dividends on preferred stock 21,433 — 21,433 21,381 — 21,381 Net income (loss) available to commonshareholders $ (191,230) $ (2,432) $ (193,662) $ (12,679) $ 8,667 $ (4,012)
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Investment Portfolio Segment The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s MBS portfolio, within our Investment Portfolio Segment, at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. September 30, 2026 Principal orNotional Valueat Period-End(dollars inthousands) WeightedAverageAmortizedCost Basis WeightedAverage FairValue WeightedAverageCoupon Weighted AverageYield at Period-End Non-Agency RMBS Senior $ 816,412 $ 41.09 $ 54.25 5.7 % 21.8 % Subordinated 382,975 45.06 46.44 3.8 % 9.2 % Interest-only 2,282,171 6.13 2.32 0.8 % 3.3 % Agency RMBS Pass-through 5,739,072 100.65 96.33 5.6 % 5.4 % Agency CMBS ACMBS bond 17,905 97.77 92.42 4.1 % 4.4 % (1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end. December 31, 2025 Principal orNotional Value atPeriod-End(dollars inthousands) WeightedAverageAmortizedCost Basis WeightedAverage FairValue WeightedAverageCoupon Weighted AverageYield at Period-End Non-Agency RMBS Senior $ 852,887 $ 42.78 $ 59.21 5.7 % 20.3 % Subordinated 453,269 48.99 51.47 4.2 % 9.3 % Interest-only 2,428,976 6.03 3.25 0.8 % 4.4 % Agency RMBS Pass-through 3,096,299 97.79 99.52 5.0 % 5.3 % CMO 330,871 99.94 100.31 5.1 % 5.1 % Interest-only 367,866 5.07 4.04 0.6 % 6.5 % Agency CMBS Project loans 39,693 101.52 81.98 3.4 % 3.3 % Interest-only 123,375 2.67 2.11 0.7 % 13.0 % (1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end. (1) (1)
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At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s secured financing agreements collateralized by MBS, Loans held for investment, and LHFS had the following remaining maturities and borrowing rates. September 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands) Principal WeightedAverageBorrowingRates Range of BorrowingRates Principal WeightedAverageBorrowingRates Range of BorrowingRates Overnight $ — N/A N/A $ — N/A N/A 1 to 29 days 4,929,563 4.18% 3.80% - 6.65% 2,630,804 4.15% 3.93% - 6.76% 30 to 59 days 1,622,196 4.26% 3.85% - 6.65% 781,654 4.86% 3.94% - 6.54% 60 to 89 days 123,902 5.59% 4.90% - 6.65% 722,995 4.75% 3.90% - 6.54% 90 to 119 days 64,174 6.09% 4.79% - 6.65% 263,081 6.78% 5.37% - 6.97% 120 to 180 days 778,594 6.97% 4.84% - 8.15% 96,153 5.47% 5.36% - 6.54% 180 days to 1 year 483,694 5.66% 5.15% - 6.90% 810,443 6.03% 4.77% - 8.38% 1 to 2 years 633,906 5.95% 4.97% - 7.25% 733,206 6.79% 4.98% - 8.15% Total $ 8,636,029 4.69% $ 6,038,336 5.02% (1) The values for secured financing agreements in the table above are net of $533 thousand and $271 thousand of deferred financing costs as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Investment Portfolio Segment September 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 September 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 Portfolio Composition Amortized Cost Fair Value Non-Agency RMBS 4.6 % 5.5 % 4.6 % 5.8 % Senior 2.6 % 2.9 % 3.0 % 3.6 % Subordinated 1.1 % 1.6 % 1.2 % 1.6 % Interest-only 0.9 % 1.0 % 0.4 % 0.6 % Agency RMBS 37.6 % 24.1 % 37.4 % 24.2 % Pass-through 37.6 % 21.6 % 37.4 % 21.8 % CMO N/A 2.4 % N/A 2.3 % Interest-only N/A 0.1 % N/A 0.1 % Agency CMBS 0.1 % 0.3 % 0.1 % 0.2 % ACMBS bond 0.1 % N/A 0.1 % N/A Project loans N/A 0.3 % N/A 0.2 % Interest-only N/A 0.0 % N/A 0.1 % Loans held for investment 50.2 % 69.8 % 50.3 % 69.5 % Loans held for sale 7.1 % N/A 7.4 % N/A Interests in MSR financing receivables 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.3 % Fixed-rate percentage of portfolio 97.8 % 86.5 % 98.0 % 86.1 % Adjustable-rate percentage of portfolio 2.2 % 13.5 % 2.0 % 13.9 % The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our consolidated assets and liabilities at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. September 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands) Interest earning assets at period-end $ 15,652,219$ 15,017,791 Interest bearing liabilities at period-end $ 14,013,005$ 13,070,591 GAAP Leverage at period-end 6.5:1 5.1:1 GAAP Leverage at period-end (recourse) 4.1:1 2.4:1 (1) Excludes cash and cash equivalents. (1) (1) (1)
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Economic Net Interest Income - Investment Portfolio Segment Economic net interest income of our Investment Portfolio segment is a non-GAAP financial measure that equals GAAP net interest income adjusted for net periodic interest on derivatives, interest income from our Residential Origination segment and interest income from investment in MSR financing receivables, and excludes interest earned on cash and interest expense from our Residential Origination segment. For the purpose of computing economic net interest income and ratios relating to cost of funds measures throughout this section, interest expense includes net payments on our derivatives, which is presented as a part of Net gains (losses) on derivatives in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and swap futures are used to manage the increase in interest paid on secured financing agreements in a rising rate environment. Presenting the net contractual interest payments on interest rate derivatives with the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities reflects our total contractual interest payments. We believe this presentation is useful to investors because it depicts the economic value of our investment strategy by showing all components of interest expense and net interest income of our investment portfolio. However, Economic net interest income should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net interest income computed in accordance with GAAP. Where indicated, interest expense, adjusting for any interest earned on cash, is referred to as Economic interest expense. Where indicated, net interest income reflecting net periodic interest on derivatives and any interest earned on cash, is referred to as Economic net interest income. The following table reconciles the Economic net interest income to GAAP net interest income and Economic interest expense to GAAP interest expense for the periods presented. GAAP InterestIncome InterestIncome onMortgage LoanOrigination Other Economic InterestIncome GAAP InterestExpense Periodic Interest On Derivatives,net & InterestExpense on Mortgage LoanOrigination Economic InterestExpense GAAP Net InterestIncome PeriodicInterest On Derivatives,net Other Net InterestIncome onMortgage LoanOrigination EconomicNet InterestIncome For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 $ 230,687 $ (16,235) $ (3,019) $ 211,433 $ 159,504 $ (17,513) $ 141,991 $ 71,183 $ 5,639 $ (3,019) $ (4,361) $ 69,442 For the Quarter EndedJune 30, 2026 $ 221,625 $ (14,420) $ (2,772) $ 204,433 $ 151,116 $ (12,972) $ 138,144 $ 70,509 $ 2,061 $ (2,772) $ (3,509) $ 66,289 For the Quarter EndedMarch 31, 2026 $ 219,295 $ (13,706) $ (472) $ 205,117 $ 144,293 $ (11,958) $ 132,335 $ 75,002 $ 1,834 $ (472) $ (3,582) $ 72,782 For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 $ 220,328 $ (12,355) $ (3,540) $ 204,433 $ 154,150 $ (15,101) $ 139,049 $ 66,178 $ 5,422 $ (3,540) $ (2,676) $ 65,384 For the Quarter EndedSeptember 30, 2025 $ 209,100 $ — $ (2,204) $ 206,896 $ 144,089 $ (5,751) $ 138,338 $ 65,011 $ 5,751 $ (2,204) $ — $ 68,558 (1) Primarily interest income on cash and cash equivalents from our Investment Portfolio and Residential Origination segments and interest income from investment in MSR financing receivables. (1) (1)
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The table below shows our average earning assets held, interest earned on assets, yield on average interest earning assets, average debt balance, economic interest expense, economic average cost of funds, economic net interest income and net interest rate spread for the periods presented. For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2026 June 30, 2026 (dollars in thousands) (dollars in thousands) AverageBalance Interest AverageYield/Cost AverageBalance Interest AverageYield/Cost Assets: Interest-earning assets : Agency RMBS $ 5,530,592 $ 75,611 5.5 % $ 5,005,152 $ 68,137 5.3 % Agency CMBS 17,502 192 4.4 % 38,544 899 9.3 % Non-Agency RMBS 658,950 21,756 13.1 % 677,333 23,230 13.7 % Loans held for investment 7,832,648 106,574 5.4 % 8,102,064 110,291 5.4 % Loans held for sale 371,504 6,523 7.0 % 56,982 1,038 7.3 % MSR 38,221 777 8.1 % 38,221 838 8.8 % Total $ 14,449,417 $ 211,433 5.9 % $ 13,918,296 $ 204,433 5.9 % Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: Interest-bearing liabilities : Secured financing agreements collateralized by: Agency RMBS $ 5,372,564 $ 50,407 4.1 % $ 4,843,317 $ 47,147 3.9 % Agency CMBS 16,490 161 3.9 % 31,732 351 4.4 % Non-Agency RMBS 391,782 5,244 5.4 % 412,063 5,296 5.1 % Loans held for investment 1,297,903 18,819 5.8 % 1,393,527 22,467 6.4 % Loans held for sale 342,404 4,524 5.3 % 52,630 686 5.2 % Securitized debt 5,615,398 56,471 4.0 % 5,741,507 55,832 3.9 % Long term debt 259,750 6,365 9.8 % 259,750 6,365 9.8 % Total $ 13,296,291 $ 141,991 4.3 % $ 12,734,526 $ 138,144 4.3 % Economic net interest income/net interest rate spread $ 69,442 1.6 % $ 66,289 1.6 % Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin $ 1,153,126 1.9 % $ 1,183,770 1.9 % Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities 1.09 1.09 (1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost. (2) Interest includes periodic interest on derivatives, net. (3) These amounts have been adjusted to reflect the daily outstanding averages for which the financial instruments were held during the period. (4) This table excludes interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of our Residential Origination segment. Our Residential Origination segment includesaverage interest-earning assets of $891 million, average interest-bearing liabilities of $824 million, interest income of $17 million, interest expense of $12 million,and net interest income of $5 million. (5) The average balance amount represents committed capital by us during the period. (6) Average Yield includes the receipt of one-time extension fee received during the second quarter. (1)(4) (3) (6) (3) (3) (5) (2)(4) (3) (3) (3)
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The table below shows our Net income (loss) and Economic net interest income as a percentage of average stockholders’ equity and Earnings available for distribution as a percentage of average common stockholders’ equity, and Average Tangible Common Equity. Return on average equity is defined as our GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of average equity. Average equity is defined as the average of our beginning and ending stockholders’ equity balance for the period reported. Economic net interest income and Earnings available for distribution are non-GAAP measures as defined in previous sections. Tangible Common Equity is a non-GAAP measure and is defined below. Return on AverageEquity Economic Net InterestIncome/Average Equity Earnings available fordistribution/AverageCommon Equity Earnings available fordistribution/Average TangibleCommon Equity (Ratios have been annualized) For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 (30.04)% 13.91 % 9.48 % 11.05 % For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 2.85 % 12.35 % 10.35 % 11.91 % For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 (6.97)% 13.03 % 11.53 % 13.24 % For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 4.41 % 10.75 % 11.00 % 11.91 % For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 (0.09)% 10.56 % 7.26 % 7.44 % (1) Represents our Economic Net Interest Income and Average equity on our Investment Portfolio segment. Tangible Common Equity is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as Total stockholders' equity available to common stockholders less intangible assets and goodwill related to the business acquisitions. We believe that this measure helps our management and investors understand our capital adequacy and changes from period to period in our common stockholders' equity exclusive of changes of intangible assets. The following table presents a reconciliation of Total Stockholders’ Equity to Tangible Common Equity as of the following periods. As of September 30,2026 June 30, 2026March 31, 2026December 31,2025 September 30,2025 (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Total stockholders' equity $ 2,170,321 $ 2,415,626 $ 2,463,759 $ 2,572,694 $ 2,571,238 Less: Liquidation Preference on Preferred Stock (930,000) (930,000) (930,000) (930,000) (930,000) Total stockholders' equity available to commonstockholders $ 1,240,321 $ 1,485,626 $ 1,533,759 $ 1,642,694 $ 1,641,238 Less: Intangibles (95,535) (100,850) (104,760) (114,246) (18,124) Less: Goodwill (95,342) (95,342) (95,342) (95,342) (22,152) Total Intangibles & Goodwill (190,877) (196,192) (200,102) (209,588) (40,276) Tangible Common Equity $ 1,049,444 $ 1,289,434 $ 1,333,657 $ 1,433,106 $ 1,600,962 Investment Portfolio Segment The following table presents changes to Accretable Discount (net of premiums) as it pertains to our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio, excluding premiums on interest-only investments, during the previous five quarters on our investment portfolio segment. For the Quarters Ended (dollars in thousands) Accretable Discount (Net of Premiums) September 30,2026 June 30, 2026March 31, 2026December 31,2025 September 30,2025 Balance, beginning of period $ 56,913 $ 59,964 $ 79,422 $ 89,297 $ 108,412 Accretion of discount (6,168) (8,774) (9,756) (8,795) (10,803) Purchases — — — — — Sales 200 (58) (7,241) (4,224) (10,786) Elimination in consolidation — — — — — Transfers from/(to) credit reserve, net 6,304 5,781 (2,460) 3,144 2,474 Balance, end of period $ 57,249 $ 56,913 $ 59,964 $ 79,422 $ 89,297 (1)
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Residential Origination Segment • NET LOSS OF $2 MILLION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. • EBTDA OF $439 THOUSAND FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. • FUNDED PRODUCTION VOLUME OF $1.1 BILLION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. Earnings Before Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization In managing our Residential Origination segment, management additionally uses Earnings Before Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBTDA, a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental performance measure to evaluate the underlying operating efficiency and scalability of the business. EBTDA is defined as GAAP Net Income of the Residential Origination Segment, adjusted for federal and state tax provisions; and non-cash items such as intangibles amortization and depreciation. In our current model where we sell all the loans we originate and purchase from correspondents on a servicing-released basis, the economics are driven by origination income and loan sale activity, net and personnel-based costs. EBTDA helps isolate core operating results by excluding the effects of capital structure, non-cash depreciation and amortization, and tax attributes that can vary period to period. This measure allows management to assess margin performance, expense discipline, and incremental profitability as loan volumes fluctuate, and supports internal decision-making related to staffing levels, compensation structures, and growth initiatives. We believe this presentation is useful to investors because it provides investors with important information concerning the operating performance of our Residential Origination Segment exclusive of certain non-cash and other costs. However, EBTDA should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net income computed inaccordance with GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation from GAAP net income to common stockholders for our residential origination segment to a non-GAAP measure of EBTDA for the period presented. For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 (dollars in thousands) Residential Origination Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (2,432) Adjustments: Income tax expense (benefit) (560) Amortization of intangibles and depreciation expenses 3,431 Earnings Before Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization $ 439
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Disclaimer In this press release references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Chimera,” or “the Company” refer to Chimera Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries unless specifically stated otherwise or the context otherwise indicates. This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “goal,” “expect,” “target,” “assume,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “would,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results, including, among other things, those described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, under the caption “Risk Factors.” Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: our ability to obtain funding on favorable terms and access the capital markets; our ability to achieve optimal levels of leverage and effectively manage our liquidity; changes in inflation, the yield curve, interest rates, including the resumption of Federal Reserve monetary tightening, and mortgage prepayment rates; our ability to manage credit risk related to our investments and comply with the Dodd-Frank Act and related laws and regulations relating to credit risk retention for securitizations; rates of default, delinquencies, forbearance, deferred payments or decreased recovery rates on our investments; the concentration of properties securing our securities and residential loans in a small number of geographic areas; our ability to execute on our business and investment strategy; our ability to determine accurately the fair market value of our assets; changes in our industry, the general economy or geopolitical conditions, including the ongoing conflicts involving the U.S. in the Middle East; our ability to successfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, including the acquisition of HomeXpress; our ability to originate or acquire quality and profitable loans at an appropriate and consistent cost; our ability to sell the loans that we originate or acquire; our ability to refinance or obtain additional liquidity for borrowing; our ability to manage, maintain and expand our relationships with our clients, the independent mortgage brokers and bankers; our ability to operate our investment management and advisory services and manage any regulatory rules and conflicts of interest; the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not be effective; our ability to effect our strategy to securitize residential mortgage loans; our ability to compete with competitors and source target assets at attractive prices; the ability of servicers and other third parties to perform their services at a high level and comply with applicable law and expanding regulations; our dependence on information technology and its susceptibility to cyber-attacks; the development, proliferation and use of artificial intelligence; our ability to find and retain qualified executive officers and key personnel; our ability to comply with extensive government regulation, including, but not limited to, federal and state consumer lending regulations; the impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law and rates, accounting guidance, refinancing and borrowing guidelines and similar matters; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; our ability to maintain our classification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; the volatility of the market price and trading volume of our shares; and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future. 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