RKT vs WD vs BETR Stock Comparison

Rocket Companies, Walker & Dunlop and Better Home & Finance Holding Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$14.82 +28.1% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$42.44B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
8 wins
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$39.73 +13.1% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.07%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rocket Companies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rocket Companies 8, Walker & Dunlop 3, Better Home & Finance Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRKTWDBETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.44B $1.30B $341.18M RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 33.9x -1.9x RKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 9.5x — WD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +90.4% +8.0% +48.7% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 3.0% -94.5% RKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.5% 3.8% -17.1% RKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 1.8x -5.0x BETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% WD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.1% -50.3% -69.0% RKT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr -22.9%/yr -48.0%/yr RKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 47.4% 124.0% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 46/100 18/100 RKT

Percentile Scorecard

RKTWDBETR

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

AxisRKTWDBETR
Valuation 34 #111 of 168 43 #96 of 168 5 #159 of 168
Growth 100 #1 of 163 35 #107 of 163 72 #47 of 163
Profitability 46 #84 of 154 37 #98 of 154 6 #145 of 154
Financial Health 54 #75 of 161 72 #46 of 161 9 #147 of 161
Shareholder Returns 33 #91 of 136 42 #80 of 136 1 #135 of 136
Overall 53 46 18
  • RKT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BETR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRKTWDBETRSPY
1 month +28.1%+13.1%+69.2% -5.9%
3 months +12.0%-10.4%+14.0% -4.6%
6 months +4.7%-27.5%-37.8% +0.2%
Year to date -23.5%-33.9%-41.8% +7.5%
1 year -9.1%-50.3%-69.0% +8.2%
3 years +81.8%-46.6%-19.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +22.1%-18.9%-7.0% +19.0%
5 years -13.8%-72.7%-96.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.9%-22.9%-48.0% +9.4%
10 years —+46.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRKTWDBETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%47.4%124.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.2%53.2%133.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.940.892.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-1.06-0.56 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.8%-79.6%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-50.3%-71.3% -5.9%
52-week high $23.44$79.98$66.07 $779.14
52-week low $10.53$31.67$8.12 $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.

MultipleRKTWDBETR
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 11.9x 34.4xmedian 11.9x -2.0xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 12.1x 5.3xmedian 12.1x -8.2xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 5.4x -10.1xmedian 5.4x -2.3xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 6.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.34 -0.96median 0.34 -0.06median 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 monthsRKTWDBETR
Revenue $11.46B $1.29B $190.37M
Net income $1.30B $41.08M -$179.95M
Free cash flow $1.16B -$131.24M -$156.15M
R&D – – $30.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $1.15 $-9.65
Cash & equivalents $2.70B $160.86M $102.25M
Total debt $24.90B $820.95M $653.14M
Shares (diluted) 2.85B 33.28M 18.65M
Enterprise value $31.25B $374.05M -$214.09M

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
MetricRKTWDBETR
P/E 32.3x 34.4x -2.0x
P/FCF 36.3x -10.1x -2.3x
P/Operating cash flow 31.9x -11.1x -2.3x
P/S 3.7x 1.0x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 0.8x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 1.4x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 5.3x -8.2x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 15.2x -7.4x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 1.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 55.4x -15.1x -5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.7x -16.6x -5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 -0.96 -0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKTWDBETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 90.4% 8.0% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 5.0% 33.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 275.7% -61.4% 10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -33.1% 33.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,042% -65.1% 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 248.8% -35.7% 34.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 254.5% 37.5% 32.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 181.6% 7.8% -30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 225.4% 35.3% 32.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 121.4% 8.6% -30.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKTWDBETR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.2% 29.3% -58.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.8% 4.3% -84.9%
Net margin 11.4% 3.0% -94.5%
FCF margin 10.1% -10.2% -82.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% -9.3% -81.5%
Return on equity 5.4% 2.4% -541.6%
Return on assets 2.2% 0.7% -11.6%
Return on invested capital 4.5% 3.8% -17.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -2.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% – 26.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKTWDBETR
Debt / assets 41.4% 16.8% 42.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 11.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 1.8x -5.0x
Debt / FCF 21.5x -6.3x -4.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.6% 64.9% 96.2%
Equity / assets 40.4% 35.1% 3.8%
Interest coverage 2.4x 1.7x -3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKTWDBETR
Dividend yield 0.0% 6.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.6% -31.3%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 8.4% -31.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.0% 226.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.1% -70.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -94.5% 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.

ConsensusRKTWDBETR
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $4.18FY2026 $-7.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +110.7%FY2026 +154.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +16.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.58BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $212.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +72.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +9.1% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKTWDBETR
Held by institutions 97.9% 89.0% 32.4%
Institutions holding 796 267 90
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.2% +3.5% +15.6%
Institutions buying 428 160 54
Institutions selling 261 59 21
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.71 2.57

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.

RKTWDBETR
RKT 1.00 0.41 0.26
WD 0.41 1.00 0.17
BETR 0.26 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKT, WD and BETR?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Companies (RKT) $42.44B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.30B, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) $341.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, RKT, WD and BETR?

Rocket Companies (RKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rocket Companies (RKT) 32.5x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 33.9x, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -1.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walker & Dunlop (WD) is cheapest (Rocket Companies (RKT) 25.1x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 9.5x). 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%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rocket Companies (RKT) has the highest net margin (Rocket Companies (RKT) 11.4%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -94.5%). On return on invested capital, Rocket Companies (RKT) leads (Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.5%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rocket Companies (RKT) returned the most: Rocket Companies (RKT) -9.1%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -50.3%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -69.0%. Over five years, Rocket Companies (RKT) compounded fastest (Rocket Companies (RKT) -2.9%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -22.9%/yr, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -48.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest dividend yield: Rocket Companies (RKT) 0.00%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.07%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 0.00%. Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walker & Dunlop (WD) has been the steadiest (Rocket Companies (RKT) 59.7%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 47.4%, Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 124.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RKT, WD and BETR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rocket Companies (RKT) 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.