UWMC vs RKT vs VEL Stock Comparison

UWM Holdings, Rocket Companies and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.48 +18.4% 1M -73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$529.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.89 +1.7% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.89B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
1 win
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.97 +5.6% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$612.32M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 10, Rocket Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUWMCRKTVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $529.91M $35.89B $612.32M RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.3x 27.5x 5.7x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 19.8x 6.1x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% — +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% — 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.6x — 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.8% -26.8% -12.6% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr -6.3%/yr +4.4%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 58.4% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 — 48/100 VEL

Percentile Scorecard

UWMCRKTVEL

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

AxisUWMCRKTVEL
Valuation 19 #138 of 169 20 #136 of 169 66 #58 of 169
Growth 16 #134 of 159 – 68 #52 of 159
Profitability 31 #101 of 146 – 59 #60 of 146
Financial Health 17 #127 of 153 – 34 #102 of 153
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 135 – 15 #115 of 135
Overall 35 – 48
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RKT 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

PeriodUWMCRKTVELSPY
1 month +18.4%+1.7%+5.6% +0.7%
3 months -20.9%-10.3%-8.7% +3.7%
6 months -58.2%-18.7%-17.2% +7.1%
Year to date -66.2%-38.6%-23.1% +12.8%
1 year -73.8%-26.8%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years -69.6%+62.7%+39.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -32.8%+17.6%+11.6% +22.8%
5 years -78.2%-27.9%+24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%-6.3%+4.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureUWMCRKTVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%58.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.7%57.0%28.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.472.250.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.46-0.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-64.8%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.7%-49.3%-23.1% -1.2%
52-week high $6.10$23.44$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$10.53$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.

MultipleUWMCRKTVEL
P/E now vs peer median -13.4xmedian 11.7x 25.9xmedian 11.7x 5.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 4.4xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 6.5x -56.9xmedian 6.5x 27.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.33 0.10median 0.33 0.18median 0.33

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 monthsUWMCRKTVEL
Revenue $3.58B – $230.95M
Net income -$104.96M – $108.20M
Free cash flow -$4.92B – $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $0.46 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $498.41M $2.70B $76.12M
Total debt $19.23B – $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 337.53M 2.84B 39.30M
Enterprise value -$1.77B $35.89B $258.09M

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
MetricUWMCRKTVEL
P/E -13.4x 25.9x 5.7x
P/FCF -0.5x -56.9x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x – 27.5x
P/S 0.7x 4.4x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x 1.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 11.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x – 3.6x
EV/EBIT 17.0x – 3.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 8.0x
EV/FCF -1.6x – 82.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.6x – 81.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.10 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUWMCRKTVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% – 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% – 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -175.0% – 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -287.6% 1,044% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 248.8% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.1% – -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.4% – -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% – -30.8%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUWMCRKTVEL
Dividend yield 20.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 20.3% 0.0% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusUWMCRKTVEL
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +114.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +21.7% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $11.31BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +6.4% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUWMCRKTVEL
Held by institutions 17.0% 50.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 291 794 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.8% +16.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 214 429 65
Institutions selling 50 259 22
Buyers to sellers 4.28 1.66 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.

UWMCRKTVEL
UWMC 1.00 0.51 0.18
RKT 0.51 1.00 0.33
VEL 0.18 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UWMC, RKT and VEL?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: UWM Holdings (UWMC) $529.91M, Rocket Companies (RKT) $35.89B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $612.32M.

Which stock is cheaper, UWMC, RKT and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.3x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 27.5x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.8x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.8x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.1x). 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%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (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: UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.8%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -26.8%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -12.6%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -6.3%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.4%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UWMC, RKT 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 10. 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.