BETR vs FNMA vs WD Stock Comparison

Better Home & Finance Holding, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$38.38 +16.2% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.07%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae 6, Walker & Dunlop 3, Better Home & Finance Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBETRFNMAWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $353.96M $25.40B $1.32B FNMA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 20.3x 34.4x FNMA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 1.8x 9.1x FNMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% -0.1% +8.0% BETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -94.5% 4.2% 3.0% FNMA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% 2.9% 3.8% WD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x — 1.8x BETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.9% -53.0% -52.2% WD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.4%/yr +38.3%/yr -23.4%/yr FNMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 123.9% 86.5% 47.2% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 55/100 46/100 FNMA

Percentile Scorecard

BETRFNMAWD

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

AxisBETRFNMAWD
Valuation 5 #159 of 167 68 #55 of 167 47 #89 of 167
Growth 72 #46 of 162 88 #21 of 162 32 #111 of 162
Profitability 5 #146 of 153 61 #61 of 153 36 #98 of 153
Financial Health 8 #147 of 160 5 #152 of 160 72 #45 of 160
Shareholder Returns 2 #135 of 138 – 42 #80 of 138
Overall 18 55 46
  • BETR ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FNMA ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBETRFNMAWDSPY
1 month +81.4%+20.8%+16.2% -1.0%
3 months +13.8%-9.3%-25.3% -0.4%
6 months -52.7%-38.7%-27.8% +4.5%
Year to date -38.0%-52.8%-36.2% +12.4%
1 year -68.9%-53.0%-52.2% +13.6%
3 years -15.9%+565.8%-50.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -5.6%+88.2%-20.7% +20.8%
5 years -96.0%+406.0%-73.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -47.4%+38.3%-23.4% +10.4%
10 years —+199.4%+41.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.6%+3.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBETRFNMAWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 123.9%86.5%47.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 133.7%74.5%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.461.091.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.61-1.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-78.7%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.4%-57.7%-52.2% -1.6%
52-week high $66.07$11.95$80.23 $779.14
52-week low $8.12$3.26$31.67 $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.

MultipleBETRFNMAWD
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.0x 23.7xmedian 12.0x 33.2xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 5.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 5.5x 0.9xmedian 5.5x -9.7xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.34 0.05median 0.34 -0.93median 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 monthsBETRFNMAWD
Revenue $190.37M $30.12B $1.29B
Net income -$179.95M $15.41B $41.08M
Free cash flow -$156.15M $32.60B -$131.24M
R&D $30.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.65 $0.21 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $102.25M – $160.86M
Total debt $653.14M $4.17T $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 18.65M 5.89B 33.28M
Enterprise value -$201.32M $25.40B $394.84M

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
MetricBETRFNMAWD
P/E -2.1x 23.7x 33.2x
P/FCF -2.5x 0.9x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow -2.5x 0.9x -10.7x
P/S 2.0x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 6.6x 0.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.4x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 27.5x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 139.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF -6.0x 128.8x -14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.0x 128.8x -16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.05 -0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBETRFNMAWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% -0.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 0.4% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.1% 2.9% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 1.1% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% 10,350% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 493.4% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.5% 480.8% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 17.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 480.8% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 17.2% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBETRFNMAWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -58.2% – 29.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -84.9% 63.7% 4.3%
Net margin -94.5% 4.2% 3.0%
FCF margin -82.0% 108.2% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -81.5% 108.2% -9.3%
Return on equity -541.6% 13.0% 2.4%
Return on assets -11.6% 0.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital -17.1% 2.9% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBETRFNMAWD
Debt / assets 42.3% 96.6% 16.8%
Debt / equity 11.3x 34.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF -4.2x 127.9x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 97.2% 64.9%
Equity / assets 3.8% 2.8% 35.1%
Interest coverage -3.2x 1.1x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBETRFNMAWD
Dividend yield – – 7.1%
Net buyback yield -29.4% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield -29.4% 0.0% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 226.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -70.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.2%

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.

ConsensusBETRFNMAWD
Forward P/E – 1.8xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.36FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.9%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.9% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $212.53MFY2026 $31.10BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -7.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBETRFNMAWD
Held by institutions 32.4% 0.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding 90 25 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.6% +58.6% +3.5%
Institutions buying 54 13 160
Institutions selling 21 2 59
Buyers to sellers 2.57 6.50 2.71

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.

BETRFNMAWD
BETR 1.00 0.17 0.18
FNMA 0.17 1.00 0.12
WD 0.18 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BETR, FNMA and WD?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) $353.96M, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) $25.40B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BETR, FNMA and WD?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -2.0x, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 20.3x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 34.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is cheapest (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 1.8x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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 National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -0.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) has the highest net margin (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -94.5%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 4.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Walker & Dunlop (WD) leads (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -17.1%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 2.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walker & Dunlop (WD) returned the most: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -68.9%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -53.0%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -52.2%. Over five years, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) compounded fastest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -47.4%/yr, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) +38.3%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 0.00%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.07%. Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) and Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walker & Dunlop (WD) has been the steadiest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 123.9%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 86.5%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BETR, FNMA and WD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) leads on 6. 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.