BETR vs FMCC vs VEL Stock Comparison

Better Home & Finance Holding, Federal Home Loan Mortgage and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.97 +5.6% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$612.32M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal Home Loan Mortgage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Home Loan Mortgage 4, Velocity Financial 4, Better Home & Finance Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBETRFMCCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $393.04M $13.42B $612.32M FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -536.8x 5.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 0.9x 6.1x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +3.6% +33.4% BETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -94.5% — 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% — 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x — 2.4x BETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -70.5% -60.2% -12.6% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.0%/yr +35.5%/yr +4.4%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 123.9% 85.7% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 69/100 48/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

BETRFMCCVEL

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

AxisBETRFMCCVEL
Valuation 6 #159 of 169 99 #2 of 169 66 #58 of 169
Growth 76 #39 of 159 70 #49 of 159 68 #52 of 159
Profitability 6 #138 of 146 37 #92 of 146 59 #60 of 146
Financial Health 9 #139 of 153 – 34 #102 of 153
Shareholder Returns 2 #133 of 135 – 15 #115 of 135
Overall 20 69 48
  • BETR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FMCC 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

PeriodBETRFMCCVELSPY
1 month +124.3%+9.4%+5.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.8%-28.0%-8.7% +3.7%
6 months -44.2%-42.8%-17.2% +7.1%
Year to date -29.6%-60.0%-23.1% +12.8%
1 year -70.5%-60.2%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years -4.2%+534.4%+39.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.4%+85.2%+11.6% +22.8%
5 years -95.4%+356.2%+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -46.0%+35.5%+4.4% +10.9%
10 years —+153.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBETRFMCCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 123.9%85.7%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 133.9%72.5%28.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.511.230.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.70-0.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-78.9%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-64.2%-23.1% -1.2%
52-week high $77.90$11.33$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $8.12$2.98$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.

MultipleBETRFMCCVEL
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 11.7x -525.2xmedian 11.7x 5.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 6.5x 0.8xmedian 6.5x 27.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 0.33 -30.58median 0.33 0.18median 0.33

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 monthsBETRFMCCVEL
Revenue $190.37M $24.70B $230.95M
Net income -$179.95M – $108.20M
Free cash flow -$156.15M – $22.53M
R&D $30.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.65 $-0.01 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $102.25M $4.56B $76.12M
Total debt $653.14M – $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 18.65M 3.23B 39.30M
Enterprise value -$162.24M $13.42B $258.09M

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
MetricBETRFMCCVEL
P/E -2.4x -525.2x 5.7x
P/FCF -2.8x 0.8x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x – 27.5x
P/S 2.3x 0.5x 2.7x
P/B 7.5x 0.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 0.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.9x – 3.6x
EV/EBIT -8.0x – 3.7x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.5x 8.0x
EV/FCF -6.3x – 82.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.4x – 81.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 -30.58 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBETRFMCCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 3.6% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 6.1% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.1% – 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% – 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% 26.5% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 17.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.5% – -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% – -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% – -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% – -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBETRFMCCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -58.2% – 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -84.9% – 65.6%
Net margin -94.5% – 46.6%
FCF margin -82.0% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -81.5% – 9.9%
Return on equity -541.6% 16.9% 15.2%
Return on assets -11.6% 0.4% 1.4%
Return on invested capital -17.1% – 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% – 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBETRFMCCVEL
Debt / assets 42.3% – 16.3%
Debt / equity 11.3x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF -4.2x – 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 97.7% 90.9%
Equity / assets 3.8% 2.3% 9.1%
Interest coverage -3.2x – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBETRFMCCVEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -25.9% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -25.9% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusBETRFMCCVEL
Forward P/E – 0.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.36FY2026 $4.33FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.4%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -12.7% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $212.53MFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +2.2% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBETRFMCCVEL
Held by institutions 32.4% 0.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 90 12 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.6% +48.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 54 5 65
Institutions selling 21 1 22
Buyers to sellers 2.57 5.00 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.

BETRFMCCVEL
BETR 1.00 0.18 0.19
FMCC 0.18 1.00 0.16
VEL 0.19 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BETR, FMCC and VEL?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) $393.04M, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $13.42B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $612.32M.

Which company is growing faster?

Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) +48.7%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +3.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -94.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -17.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -70.5%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -60.2%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -12.6%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -46.0%/yr, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +35.5%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 123.9%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 85.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BETR, FMCC 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, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 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.