PFSI vs UWMC vs VEL Stock Comparison

PennyMac Financial Services, UWM Holdings and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.51 +20.8% 1M -74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
19.87%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.59 +2.4% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$612.59M
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 9, PennyMac Financial Services 2, UWM Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSIUWMCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.30B $2.42B $612.59M PFSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.4x -13.7x 5.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 7.9x 6.0x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +26.1% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% -1.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 6.3% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 10.6x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.89% 19.87% — UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.3% -74.1% -16.3% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -26.0%/yr +3.9%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 80.2% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 35/100 47/100 PFSI

Percentile Scorecard

PFSIUWMCVEL

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

AxisPFSIUWMCVEL
Valuation 39 #103 of 169 20 #136 of 169 64 #62 of 169
Growth 52 #78 of 162 16 #137 of 162 65 #57 of 162
Profitability 47 #79 of 149 30 #105 of 149 59 #62 of 149
Financial Health 47 #85 of 158 17 #132 of 158 34 #105 of 158
Shareholder Returns 63 #51 of 136 94 #9 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Overall 50 35 47
  • PFSI 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

PeriodPFSIUWMCVELSPY
1 month -0.4%+20.8%+2.4% +0.9%
3 months -26.2%-24.1%-11.8% +5.9%
6 months -28.9%-56.5%-18.6% +8.5%
Year to date -51.9%-65.5%-24.9% +13.3%
1 year -51.3%-74.1%-16.3% +12.4%
3 years -8.8%-69.7%+36.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.0%-32.9%+11.0% +23.5%
5 years +2.2%-77.8%+21.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.4%-26.0%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +274.1%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePFSIUWMCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%80.2%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%89.8%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.470.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.98-0.92-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-89.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.2%-75.2%-24.9% -0.9%
52-week high $159.46$6.10$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $57.77$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.

MultiplePFSIUWMCVEL
P/E now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.4x -13.7xmedian 11.4x 5.6xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 11.3x 15.2xmedian 11.3x 3.6xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 6.9x -0.5xmedian 6.9x 27.2xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.34 0.27median 0.34 0.18median 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 monthsPFSIUWMCVEL
Revenue $2.21B $3.58B $230.95M
Net income $392.38M -$104.96M $108.20M
Free cash flow -$1.80B -$4.92B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $7.37 $-0.11 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $214.27M $498.41M $76.12M
Total debt $4.84B $19.23B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 53.25M 337.53M 39.30M
Enterprise value $348.03M $977.21M $261.98M

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
MetricPFSIUWMCVEL
P/E 8.4x -13.7x 5.6x
P/FCF -1.8x -0.5x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x -0.5x 26.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -0.5x -0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 15.2x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 4.8x 17.1x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 2.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF -4.1x -1.6x 81.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.1x -1.6x 80.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 0.27 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSIUWMCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 26.1% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 27.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.5% -175.0% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -31.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.2% -287.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -51.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.1% -103.1% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -18.2% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.9% -100.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -18.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSIUWMCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.6% 14.6% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 22.9% -3.2% 65.6%
Net margin 17.7% -1.0% 46.6%
FCF margin -81.4% -137.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -80.7% -135.9% 9.9%
Return on equity 9.1% -8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 1.3% -0.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.6x 46.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSIUWMCVEL
Debt / assets 16.2% 33.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x 6.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 10.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -2.7x -1.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 94.5% 90.9%
Equity / assets 14.5% 5.5% 9.1%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSIUWMCVEL
Dividend yield 1.9% 19.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 19.9% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusPFSIUWMCVEL
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.61FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -50.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +125.2% +26.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +37.3% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSIUWMCVEL
Held by institutions 64.8% 17.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 229 290 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +31.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 132 213 65
Institutions selling 66 50 22
Buyers to sellers 2.00 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.

PFSIUWMCVEL
PFSI 1.00 0.39 0.28
UWMC 0.39 1.00 0.18
VEL 0.28 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSI, UWMC and VEL?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) $3.30B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.42B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $612.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSI, UWMC and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 8.4x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.7x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.8x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.9x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.0x). 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: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +25.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 17.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.0%, 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: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -51.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -74.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -16.3%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +0.4%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.0%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 1.89%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 19.87%. Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 52.3%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.2%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFSI, 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 9. 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.