PFSI vs RKT vs RMSG Stock Comparison

PennyMac Financial Services, Rocket Companies and Real Messenger Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.85 -2.7% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$32.70B
P/E
69.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins
RMSG Real Messenger Corp
$0.22 -24.1% 1M -91.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PennyMac Financial Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PennyMac Financial Services 8, Rocket Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSIRKTRMSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $32.70B $1.96M RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 69.4x -0.5x PFSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 19.8x — PFSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +101.7% — RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 4.7% — PFSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 2.4% — PFSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 10.8x — PFSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.8% -34.7% -91.1% RKT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr -5.6%/yr -53.3%/yr PFSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 58.9% 257.4% PFSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 41/100 — PFSI

Percentile Scorecard

PFSIRKTRMSG

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

AxisPFSIRKTRMSG
Valuation 40 #102 of 169 16 #142 of 169 0 #18 of 18
Growth 52 #77 of 160 91 #16 of 160 –
Profitability 48 #78 of 149 34 #99 of 149 –
Financial Health 47 #84 of 158 47 #85 of 158 69 #6 of 17
Shareholder Returns 62 #53 of 136 16 #114 of 136 –
Overall 50 41 –
  • PFSI ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RKT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RMSG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFSIRKTRMSGSPY
1 month -2.2%-2.7%-24.1% -0.2%
3 months -25.3%-15.2%-42.1% +3.9%
6 months -29.7%-22.6%-84.8% +8.2%
Year to date -51.4%-38.8%-83.7% +12.9%
1 year -51.8%-34.7%-91.1% +12.3%
3 years -7.9%+62.3%-98.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.7%+17.5%-73.2% +23.3%
5 years +3.0%-24.9%-97.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.6%-5.6%-53.3% +10.9%
10 years +276.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePFSIRKTRMSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%58.9%257.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%57.8%188.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.261.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-0.59-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-64.8%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.8%-49.4%-92.6% -1.2%
52-week high $159.46$23.44$2.99 $779.14
52-week low $57.77$10.53$0.22 $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.

MultiplePFSIRKTRMSG
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 11.1x 71.3xmedian 11.1x -0.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 66.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 13.5x 30.5xmedian 13.5x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 7.0x -57.6xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 4.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.32 0.45median 0.32 —median 0.52

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 monthsPFSIRKTRMSG
Revenue $2.21B $10.02B –
Net income $392.38M $471.36M –
Free cash flow -$1.80B -$772.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.37 $0.17 –
Cash & equivalents $214.27M $3.10B $321.97K
Total debt $4.84B $27.41B –
Shares (diluted) 53.25M 2.84B 8.91M
Enterprise value $318.20M $18.38B -$7.57M

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
MetricPFSIRKTRMSG
P/E 8.5x 71.3x -0.5x
P/FCF -1.8x -57.6x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x -70.2x –
P/S 1.5x 4.4x 66.5x
P/B 0.8x 1.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 9.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 30.5x –
EV/EBIT 4.8x 39.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 6.9x –
EV/FCF -4.1x -89.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.2x -108.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSIRKTRMSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 101.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 39.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.5% 4,530% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 39.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2.2% 5,670% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 157.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.1% 70.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -30.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.9% 65.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -32.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSIRKTRMSG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.6% 22.5% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 22.9% 6.6% –
Net margin 17.7% 4.7% –
FCF margin -81.4% -7.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -80.7% -6.3% –
Return on equity 9.1% 2.0% –
Return on assets 1.3% 0.8% –
Return on invested capital 13.0% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.6x -1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSIRKTRMSG
Debt / assets 16.2% 45.0% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 10.8x –
Debt / FCF -2.7x -35.5x –
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 61.4% 51.1%
Equity / assets 14.5% 38.6% 48.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – 1.8x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSIRKTRMSG
Dividend yield 1.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% -0.2% –
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.

ConsensusPFSIRKTRMSG
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.61FY2026 $0.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -50.4%FY2026 +114.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +125.2% +21.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $11.31BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +6.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSIRKTRMSG
Held by institutions 64.8% 50.4% –
Institutions holding 229 793 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +16.2% –
Institutions buying 132 429 –
Institutions selling 66 259 –
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.66 –

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.

PFSIRKTRMSG
PFSI 1.00 0.57 0.14
RKT 0.57 1.00 0.10
RMSG 0.14 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSI, RKT and RMSG?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) $3.27B, Rocket Companies (RKT) $32.70B, Real Messenger (RMSG) $1.96M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSI, RKT and RMSG?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 8.3x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 69.4x, Real Messenger (RMSG) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) is cheapest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.9x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Companies (RKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +25.9%, Rocket Companies (RKT) +101.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) has the highest net margin (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 17.7%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.0%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rocket Companies (RKT) returned the most: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -51.8%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -34.7%, Real Messenger (RMSG) -91.1%. Over five years, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) compounded fastest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +0.6%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -5.6%/yr, Real Messenger (RMSG) -53.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 0.02%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 0.00%, Real Messenger (RMSG) 0.00%. Rocket Companies (RKT) and Real Messenger (RMSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) has been the steadiest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 52.3%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.9%, Real Messenger (RMSG) 257.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFSI, RKT and RMSG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads on 8. 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.