UWMC vs VEL vs FMCC Stock Comparison

UWM Holdings, Velocity Financial and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$514.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.48 +1.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$599.73M
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal Home Loan Mortgage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Federal Home Loan Mortgage 5, Velocity Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUWMCVELFMCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $514.73M $599.73M $12.19B FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 5.6x -1,016x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 5.9x 0.9x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +33.4% -1.3% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% 46.6% -0.1% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 18.9% 38.9% FMCC
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 -73.5% -17.2% -64.4% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +4.0%/yr +34.7%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 26.3% 84.8% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 47/100 62/100 FMCC

Percentile Scorecard

UWMCVELFMCC

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

AxisUWMCVELFMCC
Valuation 20 #136 of 169 65 #60 of 169 92 #14 of 169
Growth 16 #135 of 160 64 #58 of 160 59 #67 of 160
Profitability 32 #102 of 149 58 #63 of 149 70 #46 of 149
Financial Health 18 #130 of 158 34 #105 of 158 27 #115 of 158
Shareholder Returns 95 #8 of 136 14 #117 of 136 –
Overall 36 47 62
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FMCC 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

PeriodUWMCVELFMCCSPY
1 month +26.0%+1.0%-9.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.1%-13.1%-31.1% +3.9%
6 months -57.5%-21.9%-41.5% +8.2%
Year to date -64.6%-25.4%-61.9% +12.9%
1 year -73.5%-17.2%-64.4% +12.3%
3 years -68.9%+35.8%+503.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.3%+10.7%+82.1% +23.3%
5 years -77.1%+21.9%+343.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.6%+4.0%+34.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+141.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUWMCVELFMCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%26.3%84.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.8%28.7%72.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.311.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.66-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-42.1%-78.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.6%-25.4%-65.9% -1.2%
52-week high $6.10$20.76$11.33 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$14.48$2.98 $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.

MultipleUWMCVELFMCC
P/E now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 11.1x -1,040xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.5x 3.5xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x 27.0xmedian 7.0x 0.9xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.32 0.18median 0.32 37.71median 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 monthsUWMCVELFMCC
Revenue $3.58B $230.95M $23.63B
Net income -$104.96M $108.20M $12.95B
Free cash flow -$4.92B $22.53M $14.28B
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $2.74 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $498.41M $76.12M $4.32B
Total debt $19.23B $1.30B $181.73B
Shares (diluted) 337.53M 39.30M 3.23B
Enterprise value -$1.78B $245.50M -$6.55B

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
MetricUWMCVELFMCC
P/E -14.1x 5.6x -1,040x
P/FCF -0.5x 27.0x 0.9x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 26.7x 0.9x
P/S 0.7x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 2.5x 0.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 0.9x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 3.5x –
EV/EBIT 17.3x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 7.9x 8.0x
EV/FCF -1.6x 81.1x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.6x 80.2x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.18 37.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFMCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 33.4% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 32.9% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -175.0% 33.2% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 37.7% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -287.6% 27.4% 85.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 31.4% -27.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.1% -15.3% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -30.5% 16.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.4% -15.2% -1.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -30.8% 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFMCC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 223.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -3.2% 65.6% 68.2%
Net margin -1.0% 46.6% -0.1%
FCF margin -137.6% 9.8% 60.5%
Operating cash flow margin -135.9% 9.9% 60.5%
Return on equity -8.1% 15.2% 17.1%
Return on assets -0.6% 1.4% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 18.9% 38.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.3x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFMCC
Debt / assets 33.5% 16.3% 5.2%
Debt / equity 6.1x 1.8x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.6x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.2x 57.5x 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 94.5% 90.9% 97.8%
Equity / assets 5.5% 9.1% 2.2%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFMCC
Dividend yield 19.4% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 19.4% -0.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUWMCVELFMCC
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 0.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $4.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +21.0% -12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026 $23.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +9.3% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUWMCVELFMCC
Held by institutions 17.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Institutions holding 290 100 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.8% +0.9% +48.6%
Institutions buying 213 65 5
Institutions selling 50 22 1
Buyers to sellers 4.26 2.95 5.00

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.

UWMCVELFMCC
UWMC 1.00 0.18 0.04
VEL 0.18 1.00 0.15
FMCC 0.04 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UWMC, VEL and FMCC?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: UWM Holdings (UWMC) $514.73M, Velocity Financial (VEL) $599.73M, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $12.19B.

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%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -0.1%). On return on invested capital, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) leads (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 38.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.2%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -64.4%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.0%/yr, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +34.7%/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%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 84.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UWMC, VEL and FMCC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) leads on 5. 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.