BEKE vs DOUG vs LHAI Stock Comparison

KE Holdings, Douglas Elliman and Linkhome Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEKE KE Holdings Inc.
$17.07 +2.8% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.47B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.77B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
4 wins
DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.60 +4.6% 1M -38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$138.00M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins
LHAI Linkhome Holdings Inc.
$1.05 -1.9% 1M -89.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.53M
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

KE Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (KE Holdings 4, Douglas Elliman 2, Linkhome Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEKEDOUGLHAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.47B $138.00M $16.40M BEKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 5.5x -65.8x DOUG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.9% -2.7% +15.5% LHAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 2.5% -1.2% BEKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 19.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -38.7% -89.9% BEKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 62.0% 203.8% BEKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 33/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

BEKEDOUGLHAI

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

AxisBEKEDOUGLHAI
Valuation 29 #13 of 18 88 #3 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Growth 33 #11 of 16 47 #9 of 16 0 #16 of 16
Profitability 93 #2 of 16 47 #9 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Financial Health – 63 #7 of 17 100 #1 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 52 61 33
  • BEKE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • DOUG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • LHAI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEKEDOUGLHAISPY
1 month +2.8%+4.6%-1.9% -1.0%
3 months +7.4%-5.9%+16.7% +2.9%
6 months +5.5%-18.4%-1.9% +6.4%
Year to date +8.3%-32.5%-86.3% +11.4%
1 year -7.3%-38.7%-89.9% +13.1%
3 years +8.6%-15.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.8%-5.6%— +21.5%
5 years -31.7%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.3%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBEKEDOUGLHAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%62.0%203.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%69.2%168.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.311.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.62-0.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-91.0%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-43.9%-93.3% -2.5%
52-week high $19.59$2.85$15.59 $779.14
52-week low $14.26$1.40$0.65 $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.

MultipleBEKEDOUGLHAI
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 20.5x 5.5xmedian 20.5x -68.4xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.9x 0.9xmedian 9.9x -43.2xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 12.3x -7.8xmedian 12.3x -8.1xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 7.48median 0.50 0.15median 0.50 —median 0.50

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 monthsBEKEDOUGLHAI
Revenue $12.77B $1.01B $20.53M
Gross profit $3.07B $175.64M $660.39K
Operating income $694.87M $35.43M -$388.91K
Net income $685.32M $25.12M -$283.35K
Free cash flow $1.15B -$18.69M -$2.14M
R&D $345.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.80 $0.29 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $105.23M $5.10M
Total debt – – $191.10K
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 85.71M 16.23M
Enterprise value -$7.71B -$321.71M -$3.12M

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
MetricBEKEDOUGLHAI
P/E 20.5x 5.5x -68.4x
P/FCF 33.5x -7.8x -8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 33.5x -8.7x -8.1x
P/S 3.0x 0.1x 0.8x
P/B – 0.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x -43.2x
EV/EBIT 45.3x 1.1x -31.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.4x -2.2x -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x -2.4x -5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.48 0.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEKEDOUGLHAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.9% -2.7% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% -15.2% -54.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% 202.5% -135.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 37.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.6% 140.2% -136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 36.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2.4% 139.6% -128.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 36.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 222.1% -235.3% -224.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 18.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.3% -91.1% -224.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 24.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEKEDOUGLHAI
Gross margin 24.0% 17.5% 3.2%
EBITDA margin – 4.3% -1.4%
Operating margin 5.4% 3.5% -1.9%
Pretax margin 7.9% 2.8% -1.5%
Net margin 7.2% 2.5% -1.2%
FCF margin 9.0% -1.9% -10.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% -1.7% -10.4%
Return on equity – 14.5% -3.3%
Return on assets – 5.5% -3.0%
Return on invested capital – – -4.2%
Return on capital employed – 10.6% -5.0%
Asset turnover – 2.3x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.7x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEKEDOUGLHAI
Debt / assets – – 0.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 19.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets – 62.4% 9.5%
Equity / assets – 37.6% 90.5%
Interest coverage – 17.7x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 10.2x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 9.6x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 9.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.59 16.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEKEDOUGLHAI
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBEKEDOUGLHAI
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $-0.24FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.57BFY2026 $1.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +7.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEKEDOUGLHAI
Held by institutions 5.7% 51.2% –
Institutions holding 205 132 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.0% +0.5% –
Institutions buying 106 67 –
Institutions selling 64 41 –
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.63 –

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.

BEKEDOUGLHAI
BEKE 1.00 0.08 0.02
DOUG 0.08 1.00 0.18
LHAI 0.02 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEKE, DOUG and LHAI?

KE Holdings (BEKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: KE Holdings (BEKE) $19.47B, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $138.00M, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) $16.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, BEKE, DOUG and LHAI?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (KE Holdings (BEKE) 21.1x, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 5.5x, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -65.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: KE Holdings (BEKE) -10.9%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

KE Holdings (BEKE) has the highest net margin (KE Holdings (BEKE) 7.2%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year KE Holdings (BEKE) returned the most: KE Holdings (BEKE) -7.3%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -38.7%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -89.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, KE Holdings (BEKE) has been the steadiest (KE Holdings (BEKE) 36.9%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 62.0%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) 203.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEKE, DOUG and LHAI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, KE Holdings (BEKE) leads on 4. 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.