BETR vs UWMC vs WD Stock Comparison

Better Home & Finance Holding, UWM Holdings and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.58 +24.4% 1M -71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
18.99%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
4 wins
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$35.75 +5.1% 1M -55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
7.58%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walker & Dunlop leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walker & Dunlop 5, UWM Holdings 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.

QuestionBETRUWMCWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $398.81M $2.53B $1.19B UWMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -14.4x 31.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.3x 8.5x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +26.1% +8.0% BETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -94.5% -1.0% 3.0% WD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% 6.3% 3.8% UWMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 10.6x 1.8x BETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 18.99% 7.58% UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.3% -71.9% -55.3% WD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.0%/yr -26.3%/yr -23.2%/yr WD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 124.2% 80.5% 46.5% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 35/100 47/100 WD

Percentile Scorecard

BETRUWMCWD

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

AxisBETRUWMCWD
Valuation 6 #159 of 169 18 #139 of 169 48 #88 of 169
Growth 74 #43 of 164 17 #137 of 164 31 #114 of 164
Profitability 5 #146 of 154 28 #111 of 154 37 #97 of 154
Financial Health 9 #149 of 163 17 #135 of 163 73 #45 of 163
Shareholder Returns 1 #136 of 137 93 #10 of 137 44 #77 of 137
Overall 19 35 47
  • BETR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD 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

PeriodBETRUWMCWDSPY
1 month +78.2%+24.4%+5.1% -2.3%
3 months -23.0%-18.1%-31.3% -0.7%
6 months -49.5%-55.4%-29.7% +4.8%
Year to date -35.5%-63.9%-40.6% +10.3%
1 year -71.3%-71.9%-55.3% +10.3%
3 years -12.5%-70.8%-53.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.3%-33.7%-22.5% +20.1%
5 years -95.8%-78.2%-73.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -47.0%-26.3%-23.2% +10.1%
10 years ——+35.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBETRUWMCWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 124.2%80.5%46.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.0%90.1%52.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.521.361.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.89-1.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-89.5%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.2%-74.1%-55.5% -3.5%
52-week high $72.94$6.10$80.30 $779.14
52-week low $8.12$1.00$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.

MultipleBETRUWMCWD
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 11.6x -14.4xmedian 11.6x 31.0xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 13.1x 15.4xmedian 13.1x 4.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 6.0x -0.5xmedian 6.0x -9.1xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.34 0.28median 0.34 -0.87median 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 monthsBETRUWMCWD
Revenue $190.37M $3.58B $1.29B
Net income -$179.95M -$104.96M $41.08M
Free cash flow -$156.15M -$4.92B -$131.24M
R&D $30.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.65 $-0.11 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $102.25M $498.41M $160.86M
Total debt $653.14M $6.02B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 18.65M 337.53M 33.28M
Enterprise value -$156.47M $1.09B $274.64M

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
MetricBETRUWMCWD
P/E -2.2x -14.4x 31.0x
P/FCF -2.6x -0.5x -9.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.6x -0.5x -10.0x
P/S 2.1x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 6.9x 2.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 9.9x -0.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -8.6x 15.4x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -7.7x 17.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF -6.1x -1.6x -14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -1.7x -15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.28 -0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBETRUWMCWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 26.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 27.3% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.1% -175.0% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% -31.9% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% -287.6% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -51.2% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.5% -103.1% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% -18.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% -100.4% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% -18.4% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBETRUWMCWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -58.2% 14.6% 29.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -84.9% -3.2% 4.3%
Net margin -94.5% -1.0% 3.0%
FCF margin -82.0% -137.6% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -81.5% -135.9% -9.3%
Return on equity -541.6% -8.1% 2.4%
Return on assets -11.6% -0.6% 0.7%
Return on invested capital -17.1% 6.3% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 46.3x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBETRUWMCWD
Debt / assets 42.3% 33.5% 16.8%
Debt / equity 11.3x 6.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 10.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -4.2x -1.2x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 94.5% 64.9%
Equity / assets 3.8% 5.5% 35.1%
Interest coverage -3.2x 0.8x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBETRUWMCWD
Dividend yield – 19.0% 7.6%
Net buyback yield -28.3% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield -28.3% 19.0% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusBETRUWMCWD
Forward P/E – 8.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.36FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +58.3%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $212.53MFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +37.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBETRUWMCWD
Held by institutions 32.4% 17.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding 90 291 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.6% +31.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 54 214 160
Institutions selling 21 50 59
Buyers to sellers 2.57 4.28 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.

BETRUWMCWD
BETR 1.00 0.24 0.17
UWMC 0.24 1.00 0.37
WD 0.17 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BETR, UWMC and WD?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) $398.81M, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.53B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.19B.

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%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest net margin (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -94.5%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, UWM Holdings (UWMC) leads (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -17.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, 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) -71.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -71.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -55.3%. Over five years, Walker & Dunlop (WD) compounded fastest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -47.0%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: UWM Holdings (UWMC) 18.99%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 7.58%. Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 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) 124.2%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.5%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BETR, UWMC 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, Walker & Dunlop (WD) leads on 5. 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.