DOUG vs FNF vs VLY Stock Comparison

Douglas Elliman, Fidelity National Financial and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.56 +4.0% 1M -38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$134.14M
P/E
5.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.06 +11.0% 1M +28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.80B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Valley National Bancorp leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valley National Bancorp 6, Fidelity National Financial 4, Douglas Elliman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOUGFNFVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.14M $11.72B $7.80B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 15.2x 11.0x DOUG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x 11.6x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.7% +13.0% +13.7% VLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 5.0% 31.8% VLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% 17.3% VLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.1x FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.03% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.1% -19.2% +28.6% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.4%/yr -0.5%/yr VLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 28.3% 25.2% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 51/100 58/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

DOUGFNFVLY

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

AxisDOUGFNFVLY
Valuation 94 #2 of 18 83 #21 of 119 70 #110 of 360
Growth 60 #7 of 16 32 #80 of 117 63 #128 of 344
Profitability 40 #10 of 16 58 #50 of 117 61 #134 of 345
Financial Health 63 #7 of 17 31 #82 of 118 45 #187 of 339
Shareholder Returns – 52 #52 of 108 50 #177 of 352
Overall 64 51 58
  • DOUG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • VLY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOUGFNFVLYSPY
1 month +4.0%+10.0%+11.0% -5.9%
3 months -12.8%-18.3%-2.8% -4.6%
6 months -24.3%-14.5%+4.9% +0.2%
Year to date -34.2%-21.3%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year -38.1%-19.2%+28.6% +8.2%
3 years -12.4%+6.6%+68.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.3%+2.1%+19.0% +19.0%
5 years —-7.0%-2.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-1.4%-0.5% +9.4%
10 years —+89.2%+45.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+6.6%+3.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDOUGFNFVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%28.3%25.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%29.2%23.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.290.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.681.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-40.2%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.3%-25.4%-7.4% -5.9%
52-week high $2.85$57.61$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$38.66$10.43 $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.

MultipleDOUGFNFVLY
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 28.6x 14.9xmedian 10.9x 11.0xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 10.6x 4.0xmedian 7.1x 4.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 14.1x 2.1xmedian 8.3x 8.3xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.51 1.00median 0.62 3.42median 1.29

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 monthsDOUGFNFVLY
Revenue $1.01B $15.36B $2.23B
Gross profit $175.64M $15.08B –
Operating income $35.43M $1.98B –
Net income $25.12M $912.00M $736.50M
Free cash flow -$18.69M $5.43B $934.39M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $2.89 $1.27
Cash & equivalents $105.23M $3.58B –
Total debt – $4.38B $2.72B
Shares (diluted) 85.71M 267.00M 556.27M
Enterprise value -$325.57M -$6.68B $7.45B

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
MetricDOUGFNFVLY
P/E 5.4x 14.9x 11.0x
P/FCF -7.6x 2.1x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -8.5x 2.1x 8.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 3.5x
P/B 0.8x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 0.8x 4.0x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 1.0x 5.7x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF -2.0x 2.1x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.2x 2.0x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 1.00 3.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOUGFNFVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.7% 13.0% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 10.8% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.2% 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 202.5% 18.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 30.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 140.2% -21.0% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 20.9% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 139.6% -26.7% 46.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 14.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -235.3% -19.0% 76.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -2.5% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.1% -19.3% 78.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% -2.6% 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOUGFNFVLY
Gross margin 17.5% 98.2% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 18.7% 104.8%
Operating margin 3.5% 12.9% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 11.3% 40.2%
Net margin 2.5% 5.0% 31.8%
FCF margin -1.9% 35.3% 42.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1.7% 36.2% 42.7%
Return on equity 14.5% 10.3% 9.3%
Return on assets 5.5% 0.8% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.6% 17.3%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – –
Asset turnover 2.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 6.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOUGFNFVLY
Debt / assets – 3.8% 4.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 92.3% 88.3%
Equity / assets 37.6% 7.7% 11.7%
Interest coverage 17.7x 8.2x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.5x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.0x – –
Altman Z-score 2.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOUGFNFVLY
Dividend yield – 4.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.6% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.6% 33.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% 26.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusDOUGFNFVLY
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 $4.83FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.8%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.7% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $14.23BFY2026 $2.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +2.2% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOUGFNFVLY
Held by institutions 51.2% 83.3% 76.7%
Institutions holding 132 713 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +1.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 67 321 250
Institutions selling 41 257 141
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.25 1.77

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.

DOUGFNFVLY
DOUG 1.00 0.20 0.38
FNF 0.20 1.00 0.31
VLY 0.38 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOUG, FNF and VLY?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $134.14M, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $11.72B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOUG, FNF and VLY?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 5.4x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 15.2x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.9x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has the highest net margin (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 31.8%). On return on invested capital, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 7.6%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -38.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -19.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +28.6%. Over five years, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -1.4%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 0.00%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 0.03%. Douglas Elliman (DOUG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 62.0%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 28.3%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOUG, FNF and VLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 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.