DOUG vs LHAI vs OPAD Stock Comparison

Douglas Elliman, Linkhome Holdings and Offerpad Solutions Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.55 +0.6% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$135.86M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
5 wins
LHAI Linkhome Holdings Inc.
$0.85 -17.5% 1M -92.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.53M
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins
OPAD Offerpad Solutions Inc.
$2.42 -26.0% 1M -91.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$404.53M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Douglas Elliman leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Douglas Elliman 5, Linkhome Holdings 2, Offerpad Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOUGLHAIOPADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.86M $16.71M $11.08M DOUG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.5x -67.1x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.7% +15.5% -42.5% LHAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% -1.2% -9.8% DOUG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% -55.7% LHAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 19.0x 0.6x OPAD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% -92.3% -91.0% DOUG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -70.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 204.4% 102.7% DOUG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 33/100 49/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

DOUGLHAIOPAD

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

AxisDOUGLHAIOPAD
Valuation 88 #3 of 18 18 #15 of 18 82 #8 of 39
Growth 53 #8 of 16 0 #16 of 16 45 #18 of 32
Profitability 47 #9 of 16 13 #14 of 16 32 #20 of 29
Financial Health 63 #7 of 17 100 #1 of 17 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 63 33 49
  • DOUG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • LHAI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • OPAD ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOUGLHAIOPADSPY
1 month +0.6%-17.5%-26.0% +0.9%
3 months -9.9%+6.3%-37.5% +5.9%
6 months -21.3%-20.2%-69.3% +8.5%
Year to date -34.6%-88.9%-80.0% +13.3%
1 year -43.2%-92.3%-91.0% +12.4%
3 years -12.4%—-96.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -4.3%—-68.7% +23.5%
5 years ——-99.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——-70.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureDOUGLHAIOPADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%204.4%102.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%169.8%99.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.073.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.45-0.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-95.8%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.6%-94.5%-91.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2.85$15.59$27.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$0.65$2.41 $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.

MultipleDOUGLHAIOPAD
P/E now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 20.9x -55.4xmedian 20.9x -0.3xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 9.8x -31.3xmedian 9.8x 0.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 13.1x -6.6xmedian 13.1x 0.2xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.54 —median 0.54 -0.01median 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 monthsDOUGLHAIOPAD
Revenue $1.01B $20.53M $404.53M
Gross profit $175.64M $660.39K $30.02M
Operating income $35.43M -$388.91K -$31.34M
Net income $25.12M -$283.35K -$39.85M
Free cash flow -$18.69M -$2.14M $73.60M
R&D – – $3.24M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $-0.02 $-8.31
Cash & equivalents $105.23M $5.10M $33.12M
Total debt – $191.10K $14.72M
Shares (diluted) 85.71M 16.23M 4.80M
Enterprise value -$323.85M -$2.81M -$120.37M

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
MetricDOUGLHAIOPAD
P/E 5.3x -55.4x -0.3x
P/FCF -7.5x -6.6x 0.2x
P/Operating cash flow -8.5x -6.6x 0.2x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x
P/B 0.8x 1.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 0.8x -31.3x 0.2x
EV/EBIT 1.0x -22.5x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
EV/FCF -1.9x -4.1x -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x -4.1x -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 – -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOUGLHAIOPAD
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.7% 15.5% -42.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – -44.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.2% -54.7% -42.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 202.5% -135.9% 25.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% – 50.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 140.2% -136.2% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 139.6% -128.5% 59.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.2% – 56.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -235.3% -224.6% 49.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – -54.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.1% -224.6% 70.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% – -54.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOUGLHAIOPAD
Gross margin 17.5% 3.2% 7.4%
EBITDA margin 4.3% -1.4% -7.4%
Operating margin 3.5% -1.9% -7.7%
Pretax margin 2.8% -1.5% -9.7%
Net margin 2.5% -1.2% -9.8%
FCF margin -1.9% -10.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin -1.7% -10.4% 18.2%
Return on equity 14.5% -3.3% -95.8%
Return on assets 5.5% -3.0% -25.7%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% -55.7%
Return on capital employed 10.6% -5.0% -52.8%
Asset turnover 2.3x 2.5x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 7.5x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOUGLHAIOPAD
Debt / assets – 0.6% 9.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 19.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 9.5% 76.7%
Equity / assets 37.6% 90.5% 23.3%
Interest coverage 17.7x – -3.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 10.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 9.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 9.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.58 13.85 -2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOUGLHAIOPAD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -206.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -206.6%
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.

ConsensusDOUGLHAIOPAD
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 – $-7.36FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 – $410.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 – -27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% – +71.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOUGLHAIOPAD
Held by institutions 51.2% – 28.3%
Institutions holding 132 – 21
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% – +5.3%
Institutions buying 67 – 21
Institutions selling 41 – 0
Buyers to sellers 1.63 – –

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.

DOUGLHAIOPAD
DOUG 1.00 0.19 0.22
LHAI 0.19 1.00 0.11
OPAD 0.22 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOUG, LHAI and OPAD?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $135.86M, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) $16.71M, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) $11.08M.

Which company is growing faster?

Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) +15.5%, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) -42.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) has the highest net margin (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -1.2%, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) -9.8%). On return on invested capital, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) leads (Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -4.2%, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) -55.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Douglas Elliman (DOUG) returned the most: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -43.2%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) -92.3%, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) -91.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) has been the steadiest (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 61.9%, Linkhome Holdings (LHAI) 204.4%, Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) 102.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOUG, LHAI and OPAD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 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.