RKT vs VEL vs WD Stock Comparison

Rocket Companies, Velocity Financial and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.57 -0.5% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.45B
P/E
69.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins
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
8 wins
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$34.23 -7.6% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
7.92%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 8, Rocket Companies 2, Walker & Dunlop 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRKTVELWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.45B $612.59M $1.14B RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.6x 5.6x 29.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 6.0x 8.1x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +101.7% +33.4% +8.0% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 46.6% 3.0% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 18.9% 3.8% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.8x 2.4x 1.8x WD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 7.92% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% -16.3% -58.9% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +3.9%/yr -23.4%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 26.3% 46.4% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 47/100 47/100 VEL

Percentile Scorecard

RKTVELWD

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

AxisRKTVELWD
Valuation 16 #142 of 169 64 #62 of 169 46 #91 of 169
Growth 91 #16 of 162 65 #57 of 162 32 #111 of 162
Profitability 33 #100 of 149 59 #62 of 149 37 #95 of 149
Financial Health 45 #87 of 158 34 #105 of 158 72 #45 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #115 of 136 14 #117 of 136 47 #73 of 136
Overall 40 47 47
  • RKT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL 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

PeriodRKTVELWDSPY
1 month -0.5%+2.4%-7.6% +0.9%
3 months -15.5%-11.8%-32.1% +5.9%
6 months -19.7%-18.6%-32.8% +8.5%
Year to date -40.2%-24.9%-43.1% +13.3%
1 year -33.9%-16.3%-58.9% +12.4%
3 years +58.5%+36.8%-47.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.6%+11.0%-19.2% +23.5%
5 years -29.8%+21.3%-73.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.8%+3.9%-23.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+43.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+3.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRKTVELWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%26.3%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.7%28.8%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.260.311.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.62-1.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.8%-42.1%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-24.9%-58.9% -0.9%
52-week high $23.44$20.76$83.28 $779.14
52-week low $10.53$14.48$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.

MultipleRKTVELWD
P/E now vs peer median 69.6xmedian 11.4x 5.6xmedian 11.4x 29.6xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 11.3x 3.6xmedian 11.3x 4.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.3xmedian 6.9x 27.2xmedian 6.9x -8.7xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.34 0.18median 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 monthsRKTVELWD
Revenue $10.02B $230.95M $1.29B
Net income $471.36M $108.20M $41.08M
Free cash flow -$772.00M $22.53M -$131.24M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $2.74 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $3.10B $76.12M $160.86M
Total debt $27.41B $1.30B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 2.84B 39.30M 33.28M
Enterprise value $29.13B $261.98M $224.07M

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
MetricRKTVELWD
P/E 69.6x 5.6x 29.6x
P/FCF -56.3x 27.2x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow -68.5x 26.9x -9.6x
P/S 4.3x 2.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 30.0x 3.6x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 39.1x 3.6x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 7.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF -87.8x 81.3x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -106.9x 80.4x -15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.18 -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKTVELWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 101.7% 33.4% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 32.9% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 4,530% 33.2% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 37.7% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,670% 27.4% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 157.4% 31.4% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.4% -15.3% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -30.5% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.1% -15.2% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -30.8% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKTVELWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.5% 223.4% 29.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 6.6% 65.6% 4.3%
Net margin 4.7% 46.6% 3.0%
FCF margin -7.7% 9.8% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -6.3% 9.9% -9.3%
Return on equity 2.0% 15.2% 2.4%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 18.9% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 0.2x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKTVELWD
Debt / assets 45.0% 16.3% 16.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.8x 2.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -35.5x 57.5x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.4% 90.9% 64.9%
Equity / assets 38.6% 9.1% 35.1%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.4x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKTVELWD
Dividend yield – – 7.9%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.4% 1.8%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.4% 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.

ConsensusRKTVELWD
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +114.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% +21.0% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.31BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +68.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +9.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKTVELWD
Held by institutions 50.4% 100.0% 89.0%
Institutions holding 793 100 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +0.9% +3.5%
Institutions buying 429 65 160
Institutions selling 259 22 59
Buyers to sellers 1.66 2.95 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.

RKTVELWD
RKT 1.00 0.33 0.39
VEL 0.33 1.00 0.28
WD 0.39 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKT, VEL and WD?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Companies (RKT) $43.45B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $612.59M, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, RKT, VEL and WD?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rocket Companies (RKT) 69.6x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.3x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.0x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 8.1x). 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) +101.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.7%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Rocket Companies (RKT) 2.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: Rocket Companies (RKT) -33.9%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -16.3%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -58.9%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (Rocket Companies (RKT) -6.8%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +3.9%/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: Rocket Companies (RKT) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 7.92%. Rocket Companies (RKT) 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) 58.8%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RKT, VEL 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, Velocity Financial (VEL) 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.