UWMC vs RF vs VEL Stock Comparison

UWM Holdings, Regions Financial and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
19.35%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.51 +3.2% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.29B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
3.88%
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.48 +1.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$608.27M
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 7, Regions Financial 4, UWM Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUWMCRFVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.49B $24.29B $608.27M RF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.1x 11.3x 5.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 10.2x 5.9x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +4.4% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% 28.2% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 14.6% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.6x 1.6x 2.4x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 19.35% 3.88% — UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.5% +17.6% -17.2% RF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +3.7%/yr +4.0%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 23.3% 26.3% RF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 39/100 47/100 VEL

Percentile Scorecard

UWMCRFVEL

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

AxisUWMCRFVEL
Valuation 20 #136 of 169 24 #275 of 360 65 #60 of 169
Growth 16 #135 of 160 10 #173 of 191 64 #58 of 160
Profitability 32 #102 of 149 49 #87 of 168 58 #63 of 149
Financial Health 18 #130 of 158 49 #90 of 175 34 #105 of 158
Shareholder Returns 95 #8 of 136 64 #123 of 341 14 #117 of 136
Overall 36 39 47
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodUWMCRFVELSPY
1 month +26.0%+3.2%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -17.1%-8.8%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months -57.5%+0.6%-21.9% +8.2%
Year to date -64.6%+5.2%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year -73.5%+17.6%-17.2% +12.3%
3 years -68.9%+103.5%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.3%+26.7%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years -77.1%+20.1%+21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.6%+3.7%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years —+163.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUWMCRFVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%23.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.8%25.6%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.660.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.75-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-44.9%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.6%-12.0%-25.4% -1.2%
52-week high $6.10$32.40$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$24.07$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.

MultipleUWMCRFVEL
P/E now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 11.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 5.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.5x 6.5xmedian 5.0x 3.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x 14.6xmedian 10.9x 27.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.32 5.19median 1.34 0.18median 0.32

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 monthsUWMCRFVEL
Revenue $3.58B $7.62B $230.95M
Net income -$104.96M $2.23B $108.20M
Free cash flow -$4.92B $1.67B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $2.51 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $498.41M – $76.12M
Total debt $19.23B $7.63B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 337.53M 857.00M 39.30M
Enterprise value $1.04B $24.36B $257.66M

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
MetricUWMCRFVEL
P/E -14.1x 11.3x 5.6x
P/FCF -0.5x 14.6x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 13.7x 26.7x
P/S 0.7x 3.2x 2.6x
P/B 2.5x 1.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 6.5x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 6.7x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF -1.6x 19.1x 81.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.6x 18.0x 80.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 5.19 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUWMCRFVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 4.4% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% -0.7% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -175.0% 7.5% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -1.1% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -287.6% 15.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 2.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.1% -33.7% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -6.7% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.4% -30.0% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -6.9% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUWMCRFVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 64.2% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -3.2% 37.4% 65.6%
Net margin -1.0% 28.2% 46.6%
FCF margin -137.6% 21.9% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -135.9% 23.3% 9.9%
Return on equity -8.1% 11.8% 15.2%
Return on assets -0.6% 1.4% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 14.6% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUWMCRFVEL
Debt / assets 33.5% 4.7% 16.3%
Debt / equity 6.1x 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.6x 1.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -1.2x 4.6x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.5% 88.3% 90.9%
Equity / assets 5.5% 11.7% 9.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x 2.5x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUWMCRFVEL
Dividend yield 19.4% 3.9% –
Net buyback yield – 4.7% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 19.4% 8.6% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% –

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.

ConsensusUWMCRFVEL
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% -4.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +16.2% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUWMCRFVEL
Held by institutions 17.0% 84.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 290 1,104 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.8% +2.9% +0.9%
Institutions buying 213 558 65
Institutions selling 50 347 22
Buyers to sellers 4.26 1.61 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.

UWMCRFVEL
UWMC 1.00 0.23 0.18
RF 0.23 1.00 0.33
VEL 0.18 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UWMC, RF and VEL?

Regions Financial (RF) is the largest by market capitalisation: UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.49B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.29B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $608.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, UWMC, RF and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.1x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.2x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.2x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.9x). 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: UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regions Financial (RF) returned the most: UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%, Regions Financial (RF) +17.6%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.2%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +3.7%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: UWM Holdings (UWMC) 19.35%, Regions Financial (RF) 3.88%. Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regions Financial (RF) has been the steadiest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UWMC, RF 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.