AGM vs WD vs PFSI Stock Comparison

Federal Agricultural Mortgage, Walker & Dunlop and PennyMac Financial Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$34.23 -7.6% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
7.92%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

PennyMac Financial Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PennyMac Financial Services 5, Federal Agricultural Mortgage 4, Walker & Dunlop 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGMWDPFSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $1.14B $3.30B PFSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 29.6x 8.4x PFSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 8.1x 13.8x WD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +8.0% +25.9% PFSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.9% 3.0% 17.7% AGM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 3.8% 13.0% PFSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 2.5x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 7.92% 1.89% WD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% -58.9% -51.3% AGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -23.4%/yr +0.4%/yr AGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 46.4% 52.3% AGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 47/100 50/100 PFSI

Percentile Scorecard

AGMWDPFSI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGMWDPFSI
Valuation 29 #121 of 169 46 #91 of 169 39 #103 of 169
Growth 63 #61 of 162 32 #111 of 162 52 #78 of 162
Profitability 70 #46 of 149 37 #95 of 149 47 #79 of 149
Financial Health 8 #146 of 158 72 #45 of 158 47 #85 of 158
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 136 47 #73 of 136 63 #51 of 136
Overall 45 47 50
  • AGM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PFSI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGMWDPFSISPY
1 month -5.3%-7.6%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -4.2%-32.1%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months +18.6%-32.8%-28.9% +8.5%
Year to date +16.4%-43.1%-51.9% +13.3%
1 year +27.2%-58.9%-51.3% +12.4%
3 years +41.1%-47.3%-8.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.2%-19.2%-3.0% +23.5%
5 years +62.1%-73.7%+2.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%-23.4%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +394.4%+43.6%+274.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.3%+3.7%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGMWDPFSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%46.4%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%52.9%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.060.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-1.27-0.98 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-79.6%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-58.9%-60.2% -0.9%
52-week high $241.09$83.28$159.46 $779.14
52-week low $139.00$31.67$57.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGMWDPFSI
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.4x 29.6xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 4.8xmedian 11.3x 4.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 6.9x -8.7xmedian 6.9x -1.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.34 -0.83median 0.34 0.61median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGMWDPFSI
Revenue $445.56M $1.29B $2.21B
Net income $229.00M $41.08M $392.38M
Free cash flow $310.06M -$131.24M -$1.80B
EPS (diluted) $18.38 $1.15 $7.37
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $160.86M $214.27M
Total debt $34.78B $820.95M $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 10.88M 33.28M 53.25M
Enterprise value -$1.43B $224.07M $348.03M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGMWDPFSI
P/E 11.1x 29.6x 8.4x
P/FCF 7.2x -8.7x -1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x -9.6x -1.8x
P/S 5.0x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 4.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 13.8x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 80.7x 1.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 116.0x -13.7x -4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 116.0x -15.1x -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 -0.83 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGMWDPFSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 8.0% 25.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 5.0% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% -61.4% 1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -33.1% 14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% -65.1% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -35.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.4% 37.5% -11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 7.8% -16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.5% 35.3% -11.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 8.6% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGMWDPFSI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 29.3% 73.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 62.9% 4.3% 22.9%
Net margin 44.9% 3.0% 17.7%
FCF margin 69.6% -10.2% -81.4%
Operating cash flow margin 69.6% -9.3% -80.7%
Return on equity 12.8% 2.4% 9.1%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.7% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 3.8% 13.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -2.9x -4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGMWDPFSI
Debt / assets 88.5% 16.8% 16.2%
Debt / equity 18.8x 0.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 112.2x -6.3x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 64.9% 85.5%
Equity / assets 4.7% 35.1% 14.5%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.7x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGMWDPFSI
Dividend yield 3.1% 7.9% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -4.1% 1.8% 1.2%
Shareholder yield -1.0% 9.7% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% 226.6% 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% -70.9% -3.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% 3.1% 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 4.2% 6.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGMWDPFSI
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.54FY2026 $4.23FY2026 $4.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026 -50.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% +15.4% +125.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $449.96MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.6% +9.1% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGMWDPFSI
Held by institutions 86.3% 89.0% 64.8%
Institutions holding 256 265 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.5% -0.5%
Institutions buying 148 160 132
Institutions selling 71 59 66
Buyers to sellers 2.08 2.71 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGMWDPFSI
AGM 1.00 0.30 0.19
WD 0.30 1.00 0.29
PFSI 0.19 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGM, WD and PFSI?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) $2.22B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.14B, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) $3.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGM, WD and PFSI?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 11.1x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 29.6x, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walker & Dunlop (WD) is cheapest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 9.5x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 8.1x, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +14.7%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) has the highest net margin (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 44.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 3.6%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) returned the most: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +27.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -58.9%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -51.3%. Over five years, Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) compounded fastest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +10.2%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.4%/yr, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 3.08%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 7.92%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 1.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) has been the steadiest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 30.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.4%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGM, WD and PFSI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.