FNF vs MRBK vs DOUG Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Meridian and Douglas Elliman Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRBK Meridian Corp
$18.66 -3.2% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$222.50M
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$130.22M
Div. yield
2.92%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.61 +3.2% 1M -40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$146.33M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fidelity National Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fidelity National Financial 5, Meridian 5, Douglas Elliman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFMRBKDOUGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.71B $222.50M $146.33M FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 10.2x 5.5x DOUG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 12.0x — FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +7.4% -2.7% FNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 16.6% 2.5% MRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 31.5% — MRBK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.5x — FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.20% 2.92% 0.00% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.4% +21.6% -40.8% MRBK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +4.8%/yr — MRBK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 25.6% 61.9% MRBK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 38/100 64/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

FNFMRBKDOUG

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

AxisFNFMRBKDOUG
Valuation 88 #6 of 41 73 #26 of 94 61 #31 of 78
Growth 44 #23 of 40 9 #74 of 81 71 #21 of 69
Profitability 80 #9 of 40 52 #41 of 85 51 #31 of 62
Financial Health 32 #29 of 42 45 #47 of 84 73 #21 of 76
Shareholder Returns 67 #14 of 40 11 #78 of 87 –
Overall 62 38 64
  • FNF ranked among 46 companies in Insurance
  • MRBK ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • DOUG ranked among 84 companies in Real Estate

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNFMRBKDOUGSPY
1 month -3.5%-3.2%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -23.2%-6.7%-7.5% +3.5%
6 months -22.9%-2.9%-14.8% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%+6.1%-32.1% +12.2%
1 year -27.4%+21.6%-40.8% +13.0%
3 years +8.2%+95.2%-9.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%+25.0%-3.1% +23.1%
5 years -8.1%+26.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+4.8%— +11.0%
10 years +64.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNFMRBKDOUGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%25.6%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%24.8%69.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.331.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.990.85-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-57.2%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-9.9%-43.5% -1.8%
52-week high $57.61$20.71$2.85 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$14.29$1.40 $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.

MultipleFNFMRBKDOUG
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.0x 10.2xmedian 13.1x 5.5xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 3.4x 0.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.5x 2.6xmedian 6.0x 0.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 8.9x 11.9xmedian 12.3x -7.8xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.71 5.47median 1.40 0.15median 0.77

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 monthsFNFMRBKDOUG
Revenue $15.36B $130.22M $1.01B
Gross profit $15.08B – $175.64M
Operating income $1.46B – $35.43M
Net income $912.00M $21.66M $25.12M
Free cash flow $5.43B $18.62M -$18.69M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $1.78 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $3.58B – $105.23M
Total debt $4.38B $49.71M –
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 12.17M 85.71M
Enterprise value -$6.33B $213.90M -$313.38M

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
MetricFNFMRBKDOUG
P/E 13.8x 10.2x 5.5x
P/FCF 2.0x 11.9x -7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 11.0x -8.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.7x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 2.6x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 0.0x
EV/FCF 1.9x 14.5x -2.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 13.4x -2.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 5.47 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFMRBKDOUG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 7.4% -2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.3% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – -15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% – 202.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% – 37.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% 18.1% 140.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 4.4% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 10.5% 139.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 1.9% 36.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% -44.9% -235.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -18.7% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% -49.8% -91.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -18.9% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFMRBKDOUG
Gross margin 98.2% – 17.5%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 78.9% 4.3%
Operating margin 9.5% – 3.5%
Pretax margin 11.3% 21.5% 2.8%
Net margin 5.0% 16.6% 2.5%
FCF margin 35.3% 14.3% -1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 36.2% 15.5% -1.7%
Return on equity 10.3% 10.7% 14.5%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.8% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 31.5% –
Return on capital employed – – 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 0.9x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFMRBKDOUG
Debt / assets 3.8% 1.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 92.1% 62.4%
Equity / assets 7.7% 7.9% 37.6%
Interest coverage 6.0x 1.4x 17.7x
Current ratio – – 1.5x
Quick ratio – – 1.3x
Cash ratio – – 1.0x
Altman Z-score – – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFMRBKDOUG
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% -3.9% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% -1.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – –

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.

ConsensusFNFMRBKDOUG
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $1.55FY2026 $-0.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -18.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +34.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.25BFY2026 $126.41MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +4.2% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFMRBKDOUG
Held by institutions 83.3% 64.6% 51.2%
Institutions holding 711 101 132
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.3% +0.5%
Institutions buying 320 65 67
Institutions selling 257 20 41
Buyers to sellers 1.25 3.25 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.

FNFMRBKDOUG
FNF 1.00 0.26 0.18
MRBK 0.26 1.00 0.25
DOUG 0.18 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, MRBK and DOUG?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.71B, Meridian (MRBK) $222.50M, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $146.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, MRBK and DOUG?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x, Meridian (MRBK) 10.2x, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 5.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Meridian (MRBK) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Meridian (MRBK) +7.4%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meridian (MRBK) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Meridian (MRBK) 16.6%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Meridian (MRBK) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Meridian (MRBK) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Meridian (MRBK) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -27.4%, Meridian (MRBK) +21.6%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -40.8%. Over five years, Meridian (MRBK) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -1.7%/yr, Meridian (MRBK) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.20%, Meridian (MRBK) 2.92%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 0.00%. Douglas Elliman (DOUG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meridian (MRBK) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.6%, Meridian (MRBK) 25.6%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNF, MRBK and DOUG?

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