EXR vs UWMC vs WD Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, UWM Holdings and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$149.91 +12.3% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$31.90B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.48 +18.4% 1M -73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$506.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$34.69 -4.4% 1M -56.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.08%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Extra Space Storage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Extra Space Storage 4, Walker & Dunlop 4, UWM Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRUWMCWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.90B $506.29M $1.14B EXR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x -13.6x 29.7x WD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 7.8x 8.2x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +26.1% +8.0% UWMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1.0% 3.0% WD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% 3.8% UWMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.6x 1.8x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% -73.8% -56.5% EXR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -26.3%/yr -23.2%/yr EXR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 80.1% 46.3% EXR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 35/100 47/100 WD

Percentile Scorecard

EXRUWMCWD

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

AxisEXRUWMCWD
Valuation 29 #104 of 145 19 #138 of 169 46 #91 of 169
Growth 57 #62 of 143 16 #134 of 159 30 #111 of 159
Profitability – 31 #101 of 146 37 #93 of 146
Financial Health – 17 #127 of 153 70 #46 of 153
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 94 #9 of 135 50 #68 of 135
Overall 42 35 47
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodEXRUWMCWDSPY
1 month +12.3%+18.4%-4.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%-20.9%-29.3% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%-58.2%-31.1% +7.1%
Year to date +15.1%-66.2%-42.3% +12.8%
1 year +5.7%-73.8%-56.5% +11.9%
3 years +44.2%-69.6%-45.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.0%-32.8%-18.5% +22.8%
5 years -24.0%-78.2%-73.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.4%-26.3%-23.2% +10.9%
10 years +107.9%—+45.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%—+3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRUWMCWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%80.1%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%89.7%52.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.471.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.92-1.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-89.5%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-75.7%-56.8% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$6.10$80.30 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$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.

MultipleEXRUWMCWD
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 25.7x -13.4xmedian 11.7x 30.0xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 4.1x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 15.1xmedian 13.1x 4.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.5x -0.5xmedian 6.5x -8.8xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 2.4xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.84median 1.86 0.26median 0.33 -0.84median 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 monthsEXRUWMCWD
Revenue $3.48B $3.58B $1.29B
Operating income $1.52B – –
Net income $1.09B -$104.96M $41.08M
Free cash flow – -$4.92B -$131.24M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $-0.11 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $498.41M $160.86M
Total debt – $19.23B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 337.53M 33.28M
Enterprise value $31.90B -$1.79B $215.39M

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
MetricEXRUWMCWD
P/E 30.4x -13.4x 30.0x
P/FCF 26.5x -0.5x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.5x -9.7x
P/S 9.1x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B – 2.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book – -0.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.1x 4.8x
EV/EBIT – 17.0x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 2.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF – -1.6x -13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.6x -15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.84 0.26 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRUWMCWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 26.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 27.3% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -175.0% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -31.9% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -287.6% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -51.2% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -103.1% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -100.4% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.4% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRUWMCWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 29.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -3.2% 4.3%
Net margin – -1.0% 3.0%
FCF margin – -137.6% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin – -135.9% -9.3%
Return on equity – -8.1% 2.4%
Return on assets 3.7% -0.6% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 6.3% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 46.3x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRUWMCWD
Debt / assets – 33.5% 16.8%
Debt / equity – 6.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – -1.2x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 94.5% 64.9%
Equity / assets – 5.5% 35.1%
Interest coverage – 0.8x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRUWMCWD
Dividend yield 4.3% 20.3% 7.8%
Net buyback yield – – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 20.3% 9.6%
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.

ConsensusEXRUWMCWD
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +26.3% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +37.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRUWMCWD
Held by institutions 97.5% 17.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding 796 291 266
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +31.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 387 214 160
Institutions selling 266 50 59
Buyers to sellers 1.45 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.

EXRUWMCWD
EXR 1.00 0.20 0.34
UWMC 0.20 1.00 0.37
WD 0.34 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, UWMC and WD?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $31.90B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $506.29M, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, UWMC and WD?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.7x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.6x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, UWM Holdings (UWMC) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.1x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.8x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest net margin (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, UWM Holdings (UWMC) leads (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Extra Space Storage (EXR) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +5.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.8%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -56.5%. Over five years, Extra Space Storage (EXR) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.4%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.00%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.08%. Extra Space Storage (EXR) and UWM Holdings (UWMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Extra Space Storage (EXR) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.0%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXR, 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, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 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.