PAPL vs FMCC vs PFSI Stock Comparison

Pineapple Financial, Federal Home Loan Mortgage and PennyMac Financial Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionPAPLFMCCPFSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.47M $13.45B $3.34B FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.0x -1,121x 8.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 0.8x 13.8x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% -1.3% +25.9% PFSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -90.1% -0.1% 17.7% PFSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 38.9% 13.0% FMCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x — 2.5x PFSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -66.0% -51.3% PFSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +32.4%/yr +0.4%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 137.7% 85.0% 52.3% PFSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 61/100 50/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

PAPLFMCCPFSI

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

AxisPAPLFMCCPFSI
Valuation 7 #157 of 169 92 #14 of 169 39 #103 of 169
Growth 39 #100 of 162 58 #69 of 162 52 #78 of 162
Profitability 12 #131 of 149 69 #47 of 149 47 #79 of 149
Financial Health 54 #74 of 158 26 #117 of 158 47 #85 of 158
Shareholder Returns – – 63 #51 of 136
Overall 28 61 50
  • PAPL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FMCC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PFSI 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

PeriodPAPLFMCCPFSISPY
1 month -17.8%-7.7%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -25.4%-34.9%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months -34.8%-44.9%-28.9% +8.5%
Year to date -37.6%-64.3%-51.9% +13.3%
1 year -80.4%-66.0%-51.3% +12.4%
3 years —+465.6%-8.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+78.2%-3.0% +23.5%
5 years —+306.7%+2.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+32.4%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years —+126.2%+274.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.5%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAPLFMCCPFSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 137.7%85.0%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 123.5%72.4%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.361.270.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.78-0.98 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-78.9%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.4%-68.0%-60.2% -0.9%
52-week high $4.50$11.33$159.46 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$2.98$57.77 $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.

MultiplePAPLFMCCPFSI
P/E now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 11.4x -975.6xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 81.3xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 4.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 6.9x 0.8xmedian 6.9x -1.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 35.36median 0.34 0.61median 0.34

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 monthsPAPLFMCCPFSI
Revenue $2.78M $23.63B $2.21B
Operating income -$402.62K – –
Net income -$2.51M $12.95B $392.38M
Free cash flow -$5.13M $14.28B -$1.80B
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.00 $7.37
Cash & equivalents $10.51M $4.32B $214.27M
Total debt $53.03M $181.73B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 25.58M 3.23B 53.25M
Enterprise value -$9.54M -$5.29B $393.76M

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
MetricPAPLFMCCPFSI
P/E -9.0x -975.6x 8.4x
P/FCF -4.4x 0.8x -1.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x 0.8x -1.8x
P/S 8.1x 0.5x 1.5x
P/B 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 0.2x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 81.3x – 4.5x
EV/EBIT -83.0x 1.5x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 12.0x 8.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF -6.5x 13.2x -4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.5x 13.2x -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 35.36 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCPFSI
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% -1.3% 25.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 12.5% 1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.3% 14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 85.0% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -27.6% 13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -628.7% -1.6% -11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% -16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -629.0% -1.6% -11.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCPFSI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.8% – 73.6%
Operating margin -14.5% – –
Pretax margin -74.1% 68.2% 22.9%
Net margin -90.1% -0.1% 17.7%
FCF margin -184.6% 60.5% -81.4%
Operating cash flow margin -184.6% 60.5% -80.7%
Return on equity -5.2% 17.1% 9.1%
Return on assets -3.3% 0.4% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 38.9% 13.0%
Return on capital employed -1.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x -4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCPFSI
Debt / assets 28.3% 5.2% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF -4.2x 12.7x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 97.8% 85.5%
Equity / assets 68.1% 2.2% 14.5%
Interest coverage -0.4x 1.1x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 0.30 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCPFSI
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -3.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.0%

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.

ConsensusPAPLFMCCPFSI
Forward P/E – 0.8xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $4.33FY2026 $4.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.4%FY2026 -50.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -12.7% +125.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16MFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.1%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +77.2% +2.2% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAPLFMCCPFSI
Held by institutions – 0.0% 64.8%
Institutions holding – 12 229
Change in shares held, QoQ – +48.6% -0.5%
Institutions buying – 5 132
Institutions selling – 1 66
Buyers to sellers – 5.00 2.00

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.

PAPLFMCCPFSI
PAPL 1.00 0.06 0.03
FMCC 0.06 1.00 0.09
PFSI 0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAPL, FMCC and PFSI?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) $22.47M, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $13.45B, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) $3.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -6.6%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -1.3%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) has the highest net margin (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -90.1%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -0.1%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) leads (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 38.9%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) returned the most: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -80.4%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -66.0%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -51.3%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +32.4%/yr, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 0.00%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 0.02%. Pineapple Financial (PAPL) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) has been the steadiest (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) 137.7%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 85.0%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAPL, FMCC and PFSI?

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.