BEKE vs RKT vs VEL Stock Comparison

KE Holdings, Rocket Companies and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEKE KE Holdings Inc.
$17.65 +8.4% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.23B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.77B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.85 -2.7% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$32.58B
P/E
69.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.48 +1.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$600.90M
P/E
5.6x
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, Rocket Companies 2, KE Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEKERKTVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.23B $32.58B $600.90M RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 69.1x 5.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 19.8x 5.9x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.9% +101.7% +33.4% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 4.7% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.8x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% -34.7% -17.2% BEKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -5.6%/yr +4.0%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 58.9% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 41/100 47/100 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 29 #13 of 18 16 #142 of 169 65 #60 of 169
Growth 33 #11 of 16 91 #16 of 160 64 #58 of 160
Profitability 93 #2 of 16 34 #99 of 149 58 #63 of 149
Financial Health – 47 #85 of 158 34 #105 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 16 #114 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Overall 52 41 47
  • BEKE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • RKT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL 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

PeriodBEKERKTVELSPY
1 month +8.4%-2.7%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months +5.9%-15.2%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months +11.8%-22.6%-21.9% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%-38.8%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year -1.9%-34.7%-17.2% +12.3%
3 years +13.8%+62.3%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%+17.5%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years -10.2%-24.9%+21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%-5.6%+4.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBEKERKTVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%58.9%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%57.8%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.792.260.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.59-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-64.8%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-49.4%-25.4% -1.2%
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 21.2xmedian 21.2x 71.3xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 0.7x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 30.5xmedian 13.5x 3.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 12.3x -57.6xmedian 7.0x 27.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 7.74median 0.52 0.45median 0.32 0.18median 0.32

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 $10.02B $230.95M
Gross profit $3.07B – –
Operating income $694.87M – –
Net income $685.32M $471.36M $108.20M
Free cash flow $1.15B -$772.00M $22.53M
R&D $345.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.80 $0.17 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $3.10B $76.12M
Total debt – $27.41B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 2.84B 39.30M
Enterprise value -$7.95B $18.25B $246.66M

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 21.2x 71.3x 5.6x
P/FCF 34.6x -57.6x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x -70.2x 26.7x
P/S 3.1x 4.4x 2.6x
P/B – 1.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book – 9.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 30.5x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 47.2x 39.8x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 6.9x 7.9x
EV/FCF 28.6x -89.1x 81.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.6x -108.5x 80.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.74 0.45 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.9% 101.7% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 39.7% 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% 4,530% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 39.3% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.4% 5,670% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 157.4% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 222.1% 70.4% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -30.9% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.3% 65.1% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -32.0% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Gross margin 24.0% – –
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 223.4%
Operating margin 5.4% – –
Pretax margin 7.9% 6.6% 65.6%
Net margin 7.2% 4.7% 46.6%
FCF margin 9.0% -7.7% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% -6.3% 9.9%
Return on equity – 2.0% 15.2%
Return on assets – 0.8% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.3% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Debt / assets – 45.0% 16.3%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.8x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – -35.5x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets – 61.4% 90.9%
Equity / assets – 38.6% 9.1%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEKERKTVEL
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.6% -0.2% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusBEKERKTVEL
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +114.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +21.7% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.61BFY2026 $11.31BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.9% +6.4% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEKERKTVEL
Held by institutions 5.7% 50.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 205 793 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.0% +16.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 106 429 65
Institutions selling 64 259 22
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.66 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 0.05 0.05
RKT 0.05 1.00 0.33
VEL 0.05 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEKE, RKT and VEL?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: KE Holdings (BEKE) $19.23B, Rocket Companies (RKT) $32.58B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $600.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, BEKE, RKT and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (KE Holdings (BEKE) 20.9x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 69.1x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (KE Holdings (BEKE) 14.8x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.8x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.9x). 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) +101.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (KE Holdings (BEKE) 7.2%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Rocket Companies (RKT) 2.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year KE Holdings (BEKE) returned the most: KE Holdings (BEKE) -1.9%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -34.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.2%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (KE Holdings (BEKE) -2.1%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -5.6%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (KE Holdings (BEKE) 36.9%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.9%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). 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.