PAPL vs UWMC vs WD Stock Comparison

Pineapple Financial, UWM Holdings and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.51 +20.8% 1M -74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$511.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$34.23 -7.6% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.08%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Walker & Dunlop leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Walker & Dunlop 7, UWM Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAPLUWMCWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.47M $511.35M $1.15B WD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.0x -13.8x 30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x 8.1x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% +26.1% +8.0% UWMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -90.1% -1.0% 3.0% WD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% 3.8% UWMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 10.6x 1.8x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -74.1% -58.9% WD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -26.0%/yr -23.4%/yr WD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 137.7% 80.2% 46.4% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 35/100 47/100 WD

Percentile Scorecard

PAPLUWMCWD

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

AxisPAPLUWMCWD
Valuation 7 #157 of 169 20 #136 of 169 46 #91 of 169
Growth 39 #100 of 162 16 #137 of 162 32 #111 of 162
Profitability 12 #131 of 149 30 #105 of 149 37 #95 of 149
Financial Health 54 #74 of 158 17 #132 of 158 72 #45 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 94 #9 of 136 47 #73 of 136
Overall 28 35 47
  • PAPL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD 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

PeriodPAPLUWMCWDSPY
1 month -17.8%+20.8%-7.6% +0.9%
3 months -25.4%-24.1%-32.1% +5.9%
6 months -34.8%-56.5%-32.8% +8.5%
Year to date -37.6%-65.5%-43.1% +13.3%
1 year -80.4%-74.1%-58.9% +12.4%
3 years —-69.7%-47.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-32.9%-19.2% +23.5%
5 years —-77.8%-73.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-26.0%-23.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+43.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+3.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAPLUWMCWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 137.7%80.2%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 123.5%89.8%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.361.471.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.92-1.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-89.5%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.4%-75.2%-58.9% -0.9%
52-week high $4.50$6.10$83.28 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$1.00$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.

MultiplePAPLUWMCWD
P/E now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 11.4x -13.7xmedian 11.4x 29.6xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 81.3xmedian 11.3x 15.2xmedian 11.3x 4.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 6.9x -0.5xmedian 6.9x -8.7xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.27median 0.34 -0.83median 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 monthsPAPLUWMCWD
Revenue $2.78M $3.58B $1.29B
Operating income -$402.62K – –
Net income -$2.51M -$104.96M $41.08M
Free cash flow -$5.13M -$4.92B -$131.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $-0.11 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $10.51M $498.41M $160.86M
Total debt $53.03M $19.23B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 25.58M 337.53M 33.28M
Enterprise value -$9.54M -$1.79B $225.37M

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
MetricPAPLUWMCWD
P/E -9.0x -13.7x 29.6x
P/FCF -4.4x -0.5x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x -0.5x -9.6x
P/S 8.1x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 0.4x 2.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 10.1x -0.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 81.3x 15.2x 4.8x
EV/EBIT -83.0x 17.1x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 12.0x 2.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -6.5x -1.6x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.5x -1.6x -15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27 -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAPLUWMCWD
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% 26.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.3% 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% -175.0% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -31.9% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% -287.6% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -51.2% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -628.7% -103.1% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -629.0% -100.4% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.4% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAPLUWMCWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.8% 14.6% 29.3%
Operating margin -14.5% – –
Pretax margin -74.1% -3.2% 4.3%
Net margin -90.1% -1.0% 3.0%
FCF margin -184.6% -137.6% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -184.6% -135.9% -9.3%
Return on equity -5.2% -8.1% 2.4%
Return on assets -3.3% -0.6% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 6.3% 3.8%
Return on capital employed -1.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 46.3x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAPLUWMCWD
Debt / assets 28.3% 33.5% 16.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 6.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x 10.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -4.2x -1.2x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 94.5% 64.9%
Equity / assets 68.1% 5.5% 35.1%
Interest coverage -0.4x 0.8x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 0.30 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAPLUWMCWD
Dividend yield – 19.9% 7.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.8%
Shareholder yield – 19.9% 9.7%
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.

ConsensusPAPLUWMCWD
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +58.3%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16MFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.1%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +77.2% +37.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAPLUWMCWD
Held by institutions – 17.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding – 290 265
Change in shares held, QoQ – +31.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 213 160
Institutions selling – 50 59
Buyers to sellers – 4.26 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.

PAPLUWMCWD
PAPL 1.00 0.01 0.07
UWMC 0.01 1.00 0.37
WD 0.07 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAPL, UWMC and WD?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) $22.47M, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $511.35M, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -6.6%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest net margin (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -90.1%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, UWM Holdings (UWMC) leads (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walker & Dunlop (WD) returned the most: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -80.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -74.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -58.9%. Over five years, Walker & Dunlop (WD) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.0%/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: UWM Holdings (UWMC) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.08%. Pineapple Financial (PAPL) and UWM Holdings (UWMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walker & Dunlop (WD) has been the steadiest (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) 137.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAPL, UWMC 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, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 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.