FIGR vs WD vs VEL Stock Comparison

Figure Technology Solutions, Walker & Dunlop and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$34.20 -10.0% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.08%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.43 +0.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$593.92M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 7, Figure Technology Solutions 3, Walker & Dunlop 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIGRWDVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.86B $1.15B $593.92M FIGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 29.9x 5.5x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 8.1x 5.9x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +88.8% +8.0% +33.4% FIGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% 3.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 3.8% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 2.4x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -60.1% -17.6% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.3%/yr +5.1%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.2% 46.5% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 48/100 47/100 FIGR

Percentile Scorecard

FIGRWDVEL

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

AxisFIGRWDVEL
Valuation 15 #144 of 170 50 #86 of 170 65 #61 of 170
Growth 97 #6 of 160 35 #104 of 160 65 #56 of 160
Profitability 72 #43 of 149 39 #92 of 149 60 #61 of 149
Financial Health 80 #32 of 158 71 #46 of 158 33 #106 of 158
Shareholder Returns 3 #131 of 135 44 #76 of 135 14 #116 of 135
Overall 53 48 47
  • FIGR ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIGRWDVELSPY
1 month -31.3%-10.0%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -24.0%-30.6%-12.7% +3.5%
6 months -33.4%-32.8%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -46.4%-43.1%-25.7% +12.2%
1 year -45.2%-60.1%-17.6% +13.0%
3 years —-47.3%+35.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-19.2%+10.6% +23.1%
5 years —-73.4%+28.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-23.3%+5.1% +11.0%
10 years —+42.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+3.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFIGRWDVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.2%46.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.8%53.0%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.621.050.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-1.29-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-79.6%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.4%-59.9%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $73.91$85.36$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $21.91$31.67$14.48 $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.

MultipleFIGRWDVEL
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 11.0x 29.6xmedian 11.0x 5.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 4.8xmedian 13.1x 3.5xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.7xmedian 6.9x -8.7xmedian 6.9x 26.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -0.83median 0.32 0.18median 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 monthsFIGRWDVEL
Revenue $708.87M $1.29B $230.95M
Gross profit $620.58M – –
Operating income $201.41M – –
Net income $237.39M $41.08M $108.20M
Free cash flow -$86.49M -$131.24M $22.53M
R&D $62.64M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.96 $1.15 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $1.44B $160.86M $76.12M
Total debt $963.50M $820.95M $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 246.97M 33.28M 39.30M
Enterprise value -$335.18M $219.55M $239.69M

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
MetricFIGRWDVEL
P/E 20.5x 29.6x 5.5x
P/FCF -56.7x -8.7x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow -56.7x -9.5x 26.6x
P/S 6.9x 0.9x 2.6x
P/B 3.5x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 4.8x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 13.8x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.4x 7.9x
EV/FCF -51.2x -13.7x 81.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -51.2x -15.1x 80.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.83 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIGRWDVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 88.8% 8.0% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 229.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 279.9% -61.4% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -33.1% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% -65.1% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -35.7% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.5% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.3% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIGRWDVEL
Gross margin 87.5% – –
EBITDA margin – 29.3% 223.4%
Operating margin 28.4% – –
Pretax margin 28.3% 4.3% 65.6%
Net margin 33.5% 3.0% 46.6%
FCF margin -12.2% -10.2% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -12.2% -9.3% 9.9%
Return on equity 17.6% 2.4% 15.2%
Return on assets 8.3% 0.7% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 3.8% 18.9%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -2.9x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 15.4% – 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIGRWDVEL
Debt / assets 31.9% 16.8% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -11.1x -6.3x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 64.9% 90.9%
Equity / assets 46.8% 35.1% 9.1%
Interest coverage 3.2x 1.7x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.9x – –
Quick ratio 1.2x – –
Cash ratio 1.1x – –
Altman Z-score 2.70 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIGRWDVEL
Dividend yield – 7.9% –
Net buyback yield -14.1% 1.8% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -14.1% 9.7% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusFIGRWDVEL
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $4.23FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +98.1%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.5% +15.4% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.27MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.4%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +50.2% +9.1% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIGRWDVEL
Held by institutions 66.8% 89.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 307 265 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.9% +3.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 196 160 65
Institutions selling 82 59 22
Buyers to sellers 2.39 2.71 2.95

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.

FIGRWDVEL
FIGR 1.00 0.12 0.08
WD 0.12 1.00 0.28
VEL 0.08 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIGR, WD and VEL?

Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) $4.86B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.15B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $593.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIGR, WD and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 20.5x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 29.9x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 20.5x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 8.1x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) +88.8%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 33.5%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 8.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) -45.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -60.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.6%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.3%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.08%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 0.00%. Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) and Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 94.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIGR, WD and VEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads on 7. 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.