PAPL vs FMCC vs WD Stock Comparison

Pineapple Financial, Federal Home Loan Mortgage and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$38.38 +16.2% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.07%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal Home Loan Mortgage leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Home Loan Mortgage 6, Walker & Dunlop 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAPLFMCCWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.64M $12.32B $1.26B FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.4x 373.4x 32.7x WD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 1.1x 9.1x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% +3.6% +8.0% WD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -90.1% 0.1% 3.0% WD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 41.2% 3.8% FMCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x — 1.8x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.7% -51.9% -52.2% FMCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +36.4%/yr -23.4%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 138.8% 86.1% 47.2% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 65/100 46/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

PAPLFMCCWD

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

AxisPAPLFMCCWD
Valuation 6 #157 of 167 89 #19 of 167 47 #89 of 167
Growth 44 #92 of 162 78 #37 of 162 32 #111 of 162
Profitability 12 #135 of 153 65 #55 of 153 36 #98 of 153
Financial Health 51 #79 of 160 29 #114 of 160 72 #45 of 160
Shareholder Returns – – 42 #80 of 138
Overall 28 65 46
  • PAPL ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FMCC ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAPLFMCCWDSPY
1 month -21.5%+21.3%+16.2% -1.0%
3 months -40.7%-7.2%-25.3% -0.4%
6 months -32.4%-37.1%-27.8% +4.5%
Year to date -48.2%-53.9%-36.2% +12.4%
1 year -80.7%-51.9%-52.2% +13.6%
3 years -98.0%+607.6%-50.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -73.1%+92.1%-20.7% +20.8%
5 years —+371.7%-73.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+36.4%-23.4% +10.4%
10 years —+193.7%+41.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.4%+3.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePAPLFMCCWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 138.8%86.1%47.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.6%72.7%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.991.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.60-1.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-78.9%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.7%-58.8%-52.2% -1.6%
52-week high $3.79$11.33$80.23 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$2.98$31.67 $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.

MultiplePAPLFMCCWD
P/E now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 12.0x 457.7xmedian 12.0x 33.2xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 5.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 5.5x 1.1xmedian 5.5x -9.7xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 11.41median 0.34 -0.93median 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 monthsPAPLFMCCWD
Revenue $2.78M $24.70B $1.29B
Operating income -$402.62K – –
Net income -$2.51M $13.41B $41.08M
Free cash flow -$5.13M $13.43B -$131.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.01 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $10.51M $4.56B $160.86M
Total debt $21.44M $166.52B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 25.58M 3.23B 33.28M
Enterprise value -$13.37M -$6.36B $330.31M

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
MetricPAPLFMCCWD
P/E -7.4x 457.7x 33.2x
P/FCF -3.6x 1.1x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x 1.1x -10.7x
P/S 6.7x 0.6x 1.0x
P/B 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 72.0x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT -73.4x 1.4x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 7.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF -5.8x 13.2x -14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.8x 13.2x -16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 11.41 -0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% 3.6% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 20.0% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 197.1% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.1% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -628.7% -15.5% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.9% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -629.0% -15.5% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.9% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.8% – 29.3%
Operating margin -14.5% – –
Pretax margin -74.1% 67.5% 4.3%
Net margin -90.1% 0.1% 3.0%
FCF margin -184.6% 54.4% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -184.6% 54.4% -9.3%
Return on equity -5.2% 16.9% 2.4%
Return on assets -3.3% 0.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 41.2% 3.8%
Return on capital employed -1.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.0x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCWD
Debt / assets 28.3% 4.7% 16.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF -4.2x 12.4x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 97.7% 64.9%
Equity / assets 68.1% 2.3% 35.1%
Interest coverage -0.4x 1.1x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 0.21 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAPLFMCCWD
Dividend yield – – 7.1%
Net buyback yield – – 1.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 226.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -70.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.2%

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.

ConsensusPAPLFMCCWD
Forward P/E – 1.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $4.33FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.4%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -12.7% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16MFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.1%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +77.2% +2.2% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAPLFMCCWD
Held by institutions – 0.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding – 12 267
Change in shares held, QoQ – +48.6% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 5 160
Institutions selling – 1 59
Buyers to sellers – 5.00 2.71

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.

PAPLFMCCWD
PAPL 1.00 0.03 0.07
FMCC 0.03 1.00 0.13
WD 0.07 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAPL, FMCC and WD?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) $18.64M, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $12.32B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAPL, FMCC and WD?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -7.4x, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 373.4x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is cheapest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 1.1x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -6.6%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +3.6%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest net margin (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -90.1%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 0.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) leads (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 41.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) returned the most: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -80.7%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -51.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -52.2%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +36.4%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -23.4%/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%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.07%. Pineapple Financial (PAPL) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walker & Dunlop (WD) has been the steadiest (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) 138.8%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 86.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.