FNMA vs UWMC vs VEL Stock Comparison

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae, UWM Holdings and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$509.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.48 +1.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$603.41M
P/E
5.6x
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, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNMAUWMCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.82B $509.66M $603.41M FNMA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 104.9x -13.7x 5.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.5x 8.2x 5.9x FNMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +26.1% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -1.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.8% 6.3% 18.9% VEL
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 -63.7% -73.5% -17.2% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.7%/yr -25.6%/yr +4.0%/yr FNMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 80.1% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 36/100 47/100 FNMA

Percentile Scorecard

FNMAUWMCVEL

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

AxisFNMAUWMCVEL
Valuation 55 #77 of 169 20 #136 of 169 65 #60 of 169
Growth 86 #23 of 160 16 #135 of 160 64 #58 of 160
Profitability 69 #47 of 149 32 #102 of 149 58 #63 of 149
Financial Health 6 #149 of 158 18 #130 of 158 34 #105 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 95 #8 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Overall 54 36 47
  • FNMA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC 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

PeriodFNMAUWMCVELSPY
1 month -10.9%+26.0%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -31.3%-17.1%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months -45.3%-57.5%-21.9% +8.2%
Year to date -61.0%-64.6%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year -63.7%-73.5%-17.2% +12.3%
3 years +474.0%-68.9%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.1%-32.3%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years +376.1%-77.1%+21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +36.7%-25.6%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +147.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFNMAUWMCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%80.1%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.1%89.8%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.480.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.92-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.7%-89.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.9%-74.6%-25.4% -1.2%
52-week high $11.95$6.10$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$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.

MultipleFNMAUWMCVEL
P/E now vs peer median 108.3xmedian 11.1x -14.1xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x 3.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x 27.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.32 0.28median 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 monthsFNMAUWMCVEL
Revenue $29.17B $3.58B $230.95M
Net income $15.09B -$104.96M $108.20M
Free cash flow $41.31B -$4.92B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $-0.11 $2.74
Cash & equivalents – $498.41M $76.12M
Total debt $4.19T $19.23B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 5.89B 337.53M 39.30M
Enterprise value $23.82B -$1.79B $249.18M

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
MetricFNMAUWMCVEL
P/E 108.3x -14.1x 5.6x
P/FCF 0.6x -0.5x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.6x -0.5x 26.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 0.2x 2.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 27.9x 17.3x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 144.4x 2.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF 102.0x -1.6x 81.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 102.0x -1.6x 80.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 0.28 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNMAUWMCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 26.1% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 27.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.4% -175.0% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -31.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 22,700% -287.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 200.4% -51.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 485.1% -103.1% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -18.2% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 485.1% -100.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -18.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNMAUWMCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 64.8% -3.2% 65.6%
Net margin 0.8% -1.0% 46.6%
FCF margin 141.6% -137.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 141.6% -135.9% 9.9%
Return on equity 13.2% -8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.3% -0.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 2.8% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 46.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNMAUWMCVEL
Debt / assets 96.7% 33.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 36.0x 6.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 101.4x -1.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 94.5% 90.9%
Equity / assets 2.7% 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
MetricFNMAUWMCVEL
Dividend yield – 19.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 19.4% -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.

ConsensusFNMAUWMCVEL
Forward P/E 1.5xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% +26.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.10BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +37.3% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNMAUWMCVEL
Held by institutions 0.0% 17.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 25 290 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +58.6% +31.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 13 213 65
Institutions selling 2 50 22
Buyers to sellers 6.50 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.

FNMAUWMCVEL
FNMA 1.00 0.04 0.15
UWMC 0.04 1.00 0.18
VEL 0.15 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNMA, UWMC and VEL?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) $23.82B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $509.66M, Velocity Financial (VEL) $603.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, FNMA, UWMC and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 104.9x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.7x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is cheapest (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 1.5x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.2x, 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?

Velocity Financial (VEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -3.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 0.8%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 2.8%, 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 National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -63.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.2%. Over five years, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) compounded fastest (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) +36.7%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 85.6%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNMA, 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, 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.