BEKE vs RKT vs VEL Stock Comparison

KE Holdings, Rocket Companies and Velocity Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BEKE KE Holdings Inc.
$18.84 +12.3% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$42.37B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.77B
Div. yield
1.49%
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
3 wins
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$14.82 +28.1% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$42.08B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.46B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$17.48 +17.6% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$686.85M
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 7, KE Holdings 3, Rocket Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEKERKTVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.37B $42.08B $686.85M BEKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 32.3x 6.3x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 25.1x 6.7x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.9% +90.4% +33.4% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 11.4% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.5% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.49% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.8% -9.1% -7.1% BEKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr -2.9%/yr +6.1%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 59.7% 27.5% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 46/100 BEKE

Percentile Scorecard

BEKERKTVEL

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

AxisBEKERKTVEL
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 34 #111 of 168 60 #68 of 168
Growth 40 #10 of 16 100 #1 of 163 65 #57 of 163
Profitability 93 #2 of 16 46 #84 of 154 56 #68 of 154
Financial Health – 54 #75 of 161 35 #105 of 161
Shareholder Returns – 33 #91 of 136 13 #119 of 136
Overall 58 53 46
  • BEKE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • RKT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEKERKTVELSPY
1 month +12.3%+28.1%+17.6% -5.9%
3 months +11.3%+12.0%-4.1% -4.6%
6 months +2.3%+4.7%-4.4% +0.2%
Year to date +19.5%-23.5%-15.8% +7.5%
1 year +18.8%-9.1%-7.1% +8.2%
3 years +24.2%+81.8%+39.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +7.5%+22.1%+11.6% +19.0%
5 years +4.5%-13.8%+34.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.9%-2.9%+6.1% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureBEKERKTVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%59.7%27.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%57.2%28.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.940.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.15-0.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-62.8%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-36.8%-15.8% -5.9%
52-week high $19.59$23.44$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $14.26$10.53$14.48 $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.

MultipleBEKERKTVEL
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 28.6x 32.3xmedian 11.9x 6.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.6x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 3.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 14.1x 36.3xmedian 5.4x 30.5xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 1.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -22.23median 0.51 0.13median 0.34 0.20median 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 monthsBEKERKTVEL
Revenue $12.77B $11.46B $230.95M
Gross profit $3.07B – –
Operating income $694.87M – –
Net income $685.32M $1.30B $108.20M
Free cash flow $1.15B $1.16B $22.53M
R&D $345.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $0.46 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $2.70B $76.12M
Total debt – $24.90B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 2.85B 39.30M
Enterprise value $15.18B $30.90B $336.24M

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
MetricBEKERKTVEL
P/E 30.5x 32.3x 6.3x
P/FCF 36.9x 36.3x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow 36.9x 31.9x 30.1x
P/S 3.3x 3.7x 3.0x
P/B – 1.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book – 10.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 51.0x 20.8x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.6x 8.3x
EV/FCF 30.9x 55.4x 84.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 48.7x 83.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.23 0.13 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.9% 90.4% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 47.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.6% 275.7% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 58.8% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 1,042% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 248.8% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 222.1% 254.5% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 181.6% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.3% 225.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 121.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Gross margin 24.0% – –
EBITDA margin – 32.2% 223.4%
Operating margin 5.4% – –
Pretax margin 7.9% 15.8% 65.6%
Net margin 5.4% 11.4% 46.6%
FCF margin 9.0% 10.1% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 11.5% 9.9%
Return on equity – 5.4% 15.2%
Return on assets – 2.2% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 4.5% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.8% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Debt / assets – 41.4% 16.3%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 21.5x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets – 59.6% 90.9%
Equity / assets – 40.4% 9.1%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.5% -0.1% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -94.5% –
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.

ConsensusBEKERKTVEL
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $0.59FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +110.7%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +6.8% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.61BFY2026 $11.58BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +72.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.9% -3.2% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEKERKTVEL
Held by institutions 5.7% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 205 796 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.0% +16.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 106 428 65
Institutions selling 64 261 22
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.64 2.95

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.

BEKERKTVEL
BEKE 1.00 0.08 0.10
RKT 0.08 1.00 0.34
VEL 0.10 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEKE, RKT and VEL?

KE Holdings (BEKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: KE Holdings (BEKE) $42.37B, Rocket Companies (RKT) $42.08B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $686.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, BEKE, RKT and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (KE Holdings (BEKE) 30.5x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 32.3x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (KE Holdings (BEKE) 15.8x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 25.1x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Companies (RKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: KE Holdings (BEKE) -10.9%, Rocket Companies (RKT) +90.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (KE Holdings (BEKE) 5.4%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 11.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year KE Holdings (BEKE) returned the most: KE Holdings (BEKE) +18.8%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -9.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -7.1%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (KE Holdings (BEKE) +0.9%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -2.9%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: KE Holdings (BEKE) 1.49%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 0.00%. Rocket Companies (RKT) and Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (KE Holdings (BEKE) 37.0%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 59.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEKE, RKT and VEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads on 7. 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.