FMCC vs PAPL vs VEL Stock Comparison

Federal Home Loan Mortgage, Pineapple Financial and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.97 +5.6% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$624.52M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 5, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFMCCPAPLVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.23B $24.51M $624.52M FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -609.3x -9.8x 5.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 0.9x — 6.1x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% -6.6% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -90.1% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 26.6x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.2% -78.6% -12.6% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr — +4.4%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 138.0% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 28/100 48/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

FMCCPAPLVEL

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

AxisFMCCPAPLVEL
Valuation 99 #2 of 169 7 #157 of 169 66 #58 of 169
Growth 70 #49 of 159 41 #95 of 159 68 #52 of 159
Profitability 37 #92 of 146 12 #128 of 146 59 #60 of 146
Financial Health – 52 #74 of 153 34 #102 of 153
Shareholder Returns – – 15 #115 of 135
Overall 69 28 48
  • FMCC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PAPL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL 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

PeriodFMCCPAPLVELSPY
1 month +9.4%-4.0%+5.6% +0.7%
3 months -28.0%-22.6%-8.7% +3.7%
6 months -42.8%-44.5%-17.2% +7.1%
Year to date -60.0%-31.9%-23.1% +12.8%
1 year -60.2%-78.6%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years +534.4%—+39.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +85.2%—+11.6% +22.8%
5 years +356.2%—+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +35.5%—+4.4% +10.9%
10 years +153.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFMCCPAPLVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%138.0%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.5%123.9%28.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.380.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.57-0.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.9%-99.4%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-78.7%-23.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.33$4.50$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$0.58$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.

MultipleFMCCPAPLVEL
P/E now vs peer median -525.2xmedian 11.7x -9.8xmedian 11.7x 5.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.7x 8.8xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 86.3xmedian 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 6.5x -4.8xmedian 6.5x 27.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -30.58median 0.33 —median 0.33 0.18median 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 monthsFMCCPAPLVEL
Revenue $24.70B $2.78M $230.95M
Operating income – -$402.62K –
Net income – -$2.51M $108.20M
Free cash flow – -$5.13M $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $-0.10 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $4.56B $10.51M $76.12M
Total debt – $53.03M $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 3.23B 25.58M 39.30M
Enterprise value $15.23B -$7.49M $270.29M

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
MetricFMCCPAPLVEL
P/E -525.2x -9.8x 5.7x
P/FCF 0.8x -4.8x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow – -4.8x 27.5x
P/S 0.5x 8.8x 2.7x
P/B 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 11.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 86.3x 3.6x
EV/EBIT – -88.0x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 12.8x 8.0x
EV/FCF – -6.9x 82.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -6.9x 81.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -30.58 – 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMCCPAPLVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% -6.6% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 88.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 29.1% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.5% 98.2% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -628.7% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -629.0% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMCCPAPLVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.8% 223.4%
Operating margin – -14.5% –
Pretax margin – -74.1% 65.6%
Net margin – -90.1% 46.6%
FCF margin – -184.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -184.6% 9.9%
Return on equity 16.9% -5.2% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.4% -3.3% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – – 18.9%
Return on capital employed – -1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMCCPAPLVEL
Debt / assets – 28.3% 16.3%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 26.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – -4.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.7% 31.9% 90.9%
Equity / assets 2.3% 68.1% 9.1%
Interest coverage – -0.4x 1.4x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 1.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 0.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMCCPAPLVEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -0.4%
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.

ConsensusFMCCPAPLVEL
Forward P/E 0.9xFY2026 – 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.33FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 – -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.7% – +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.94BFY2026 $4.16MFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +39.1%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +77.2% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMCCPAPLVEL
Held by institutions 0.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 – 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +48.6% – +0.9%
Institutions buying 5 – 65
Institutions selling 1 – 22
Buyers to sellers 5.00 – 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.

FMCCPAPLVEL
FMCC 1.00 0.05 0.16
PAPL 0.05 1.00 0.03
VEL 0.16 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMCC, PAPL and VEL?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $15.23B, Pineapple Financial (PAPL) $24.51M, Velocity Financial (VEL) $624.52M.

Which company is growing faster?

Velocity Financial (VEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +3.6%, Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -6.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -90.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -60.2%, Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -78.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -12.6%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +35.5%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 85.7%, Pineapple Financial (PAPL) 138.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FMCC, PAPL 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 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.