RKT vs UWMC vs VEL Stock Comparison

Rocket Companies, UWM Holdings and Velocity Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$15.00 +28.4% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$42.24B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
4 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.68 +29.2% 1M -70.9% 1Y
Market cap
$538.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$16.80 +14.7% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$673.51M
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 7, Rocket Companies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRKTUWMCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.24B $538.35M $673.51M RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x -14.5x 6.3x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 8.8x 6.4x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +90.4% +26.1% +33.4% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -1.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.5% 6.3% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 10.6x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -70.9% -10.6% RKT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -25.0%/yr +5.3%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 80.5% 27.2% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 34/100 46/100 RKT

Percentile Scorecard

RKTUWMCVEL

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

AxisRKTUWMCVEL
Valuation 37 #105 of 167 18 #138 of 167 63 #63 of 167
Growth 100 #1 of 162 15 #138 of 162 65 #58 of 162
Profitability 45 #84 of 153 30 #108 of 153 56 #68 of 153
Financial Health 54 #75 of 160 17 #133 of 160 35 #105 of 160
Shareholder Returns 34 #92 of 138 93 #11 of 138 13 #120 of 138
Overall 54 34 46
  • RKT ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL 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

PeriodRKTUWMCVELSPY
1 month +28.4%+29.2%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +8.2%-8.2%-5.0% -0.4%
6 months +2.4%-51.9%-14.2% +4.5%
Year to date -22.5%-61.6%-19.1% +12.4%
1 year -10.5%-70.9%-10.6% +13.6%
3 years +73.8%-69.0%+30.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%-32.3%+9.3% +20.8%
5 years -12.8%-76.2%+29.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.7%-25.0%+5.3% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureRKTUWMCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%80.5%27.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.3%90.4%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.151.400.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.88-0.39 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.5%-89.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-72.5%-19.1% -1.6%
52-week high $23.44$6.10$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $10.53$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.

MultipleRKTUWMCVEL
P/E now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 12.0x -15.3xmedian 12.0x 6.0xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 13.2x 15.7xmedian 13.2x 3.6xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 5.5x -0.5xmedian 5.5x 29.3xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.34 0.30median 0.34 0.19median 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 monthsRKTUWMCVEL
Revenue $11.46B $3.58B $230.95M
Net income $1.30B -$104.96M $108.20M
Free cash flow $1.16B -$4.92B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-0.11 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $2.70B $498.41M $76.12M
Total debt $24.90B $6.02B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 2.85B 337.53M 39.30M
Enterprise value $31.05B -$1.76B $319.28M

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
MetricRKTUWMCVEL
P/E 32.7x -15.3x 6.0x
P/FCF 36.7x -0.5x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 32.3x -0.6x 29.0x
P/S 3.7x 0.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.8x 2.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.5x -0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 15.7x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 17.7x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 2.3x 8.1x
EV/FCF 55.9x -1.7x 83.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.1x -1.7x 82.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.30 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKTUWMCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 90.4% 26.1% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 27.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 275.7% -175.0% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -31.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,042% -287.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 248.8% -51.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 254.5% -103.1% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 181.6% -18.2% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 225.4% -100.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 121.4% -18.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKTUWMCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.2% 14.6% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.8% -3.2% 65.6%
Net margin 11.4% -1.0% 46.6%
FCF margin 10.1% -137.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% -135.9% 9.9%
Return on equity 5.4% -8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 2.2% -0.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 4.5% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 46.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 1.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKTUWMCVEL
Debt / assets 41.4% 33.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 6.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 10.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 21.5x -1.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.6% 94.5% 90.9%
Equity / assets 40.4% 5.5% 9.1%
Interest coverage 2.4x 0.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKTUWMCVEL
Dividend yield 0.0% 17.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 17.9% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -94.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRKTUWMCVEL
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +114.3%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% +26.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.31BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +68.8%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +37.3% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKTUWMCVEL
Held by institutions 97.9% 17.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 796 291 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +31.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 429 214 65
Institutions selling 261 50 22
Buyers to sellers 1.64 4.28 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.

RKTUWMCVEL
RKT 1.00 0.51 0.35
UWMC 0.51 1.00 0.18
VEL 0.35 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKT, UWMC and VEL?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Companies (RKT) $42.24B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $538.35M, Velocity Financial (VEL) $673.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, RKT, UWMC and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rocket Companies (RKT) 32.4x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.5x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (Rocket Companies (RKT) 25.0x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.8x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.4x). 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: Rocket Companies (RKT) +90.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Rocket Companies (RKT) 11.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.5%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rocket Companies (RKT) returned the most: Rocket Companies (RKT) -10.5%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -70.9%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -10.6%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (Rocket Companies (RKT) -2.7%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.0%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rocket Companies (RKT) 0.00%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 0.00%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 0.00%. UWM Holdings (UWMC) and Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Rocket Companies (RKT) 59.8%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RKT, 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 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.