FMCC vs UWMC vs VEL Stock Comparison

Federal Home Loan Mortgage, UWM Holdings and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.40 +13.8% 1M -76.1% 1Y
Market cap
$524.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.43 +0.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$599.15M
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionFMCCUWMCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.48B $524.85M $599.15M FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,040x -14.1x 5.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 0.9x 7.4x 5.9x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +26.1% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.1% -1.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.9% 6.3% 18.9% FMCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.6x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.3% -76.1% -17.6% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.4%/yr -27.4%/yr +5.1%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.9% 79.6% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 37/100 47/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

FMCCUWMCVEL

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

AxisFMCCUWMCVEL
Valuation 92 #14 of 170 21 #135 of 170 65 #61 of 170
Growth 59 #67 of 160 16 #135 of 160 65 #56 of 160
Profitability 70 #46 of 149 32 #102 of 149 60 #61 of 149
Financial Health 27 #116 of 158 18 #130 of 158 33 #106 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 97 #5 of 135 14 #116 of 135
Overall 62 37 47
  • FMCC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC 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

PeriodFMCCUWMCVELSPY
1 month -8.2%+13.8%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -30.5%-24.3%-12.7% +3.5%
6 months -37.2%-62.6%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -61.5%-68.0%-25.7% +12.2%
1 year -63.3%-76.1%-17.6% +13.0%
3 years +509.4%-71.9%+35.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +82.7%-34.6%+10.6% +23.1%
5 years +338.2%-79.7%+28.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.4%-27.4%+5.1% +11.0%
10 years +137.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFMCCUWMCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.9%79.6%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.2%89.8%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.440.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.96-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.9%-89.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.6%-77.0%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $11.33$6.10$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$1.00$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.

MultipleFMCCUWMCVEL
P/E now vs peer median -1,051xmedian 11.0x -12.7xmedian 11.0x 5.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 14.9xmedian 13.1x 3.5xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.9x -0.5xmedian 6.9x 26.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 38.10median 0.32 0.25median 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 monthsFMCCUWMCVEL
Revenue $23.63B $3.58B $230.95M
Net income $12.95B -$104.96M $108.20M
Free cash flow $14.28B -$4.92B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.11 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $4.32B $498.41M $76.12M
Total debt $181.73B $19.23B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 3.23B 337.53M 39.30M
Enterprise value -$6.26B -$1.77B $244.92M

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
MetricFMCCUWMCVEL
P/E -1,051x -12.7x 5.5x
P/FCF 0.9x -0.5x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x -0.5x 26.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.6x 2.6x
P/B 0.2x 2.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -0.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 14.9x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 1.5x 16.8x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 2.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF 13.3x -1.6x 81.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x -1.6x 80.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 38.10 0.25 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMCCUWMCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 26.1% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 27.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.5% -175.0% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -31.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.0% -287.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -51.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% -103.1% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -18.2% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% -100.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -18.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMCCUWMCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 68.2% -3.2% 65.6%
Net margin -0.1% -1.0% 46.6%
FCF margin 60.5% -137.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 60.5% -135.9% 9.9%
Return on equity 17.1% -8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.4% -0.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 38.9% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 46.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMCCUWMCVEL
Debt / assets 5.2% 33.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 2.3x 6.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 12.7x -1.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.8% 94.5% 90.9%
Equity / assets 2.2% 5.5% 9.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMCCUWMCVEL
Dividend yield – 21.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 21.4% -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.

ConsensusFMCCUWMCVEL
Forward P/E 0.9xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.33FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.7% +26.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.94BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +37.3% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMCCUWMCVEL
Held by institutions 0.0% 79.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 290 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +48.6% +31.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 5 213 65
Institutions selling 1 50 22
Buyers to sellers 5.00 4.26 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.

FMCCUWMCVEL
FMCC 1.00 0.05 0.15
UWMC 0.05 1.00 0.18
VEL 0.15 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMCC, UWMC and VEL?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $12.48B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $524.85M, Velocity Financial (VEL) $599.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

Velocity Financial (VEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -1.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -0.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) leads (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 38.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -63.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -76.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.6%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +34.4%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -27.4%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +5.1%/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) 84.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 79.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FMCC, UWMC 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, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 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.