UWMC vs VEL vs FNMA Stock Comparison

UWM Holdings, Velocity Financial and Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.48 +18.4% 1M -73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
20.27%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.97 +5.6% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$627.52M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 7, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUWMCVELFNMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.37B $627.52M $26.99B FNMA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.4x 5.7x 21.5x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 6.1x 1.7x FNMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +33.4% -0.1% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% 46.6% 4.2% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 18.9% 2.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.6x 2.4x — VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 20.27% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.8% -12.6% -58.1% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +4.4%/yr +39.2%/yr FNMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 26.3% 86.6% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 48/100 57/100 FNMA

Percentile Scorecard

UWMCVELFNMA

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

AxisUWMCVELFNMA
Valuation 19 #138 of 169 66 #58 of 169 71 #49 of 169
Growth 16 #134 of 159 68 #52 of 159 87 #21 of 159
Profitability 31 #101 of 146 59 #60 of 146 63 #54 of 146
Financial Health 17 #127 of 153 34 #102 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 135 15 #115 of 135 –
Overall 35 48 57
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FNMA 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

PeriodUWMCVELFNMASPY
1 month +18.4%+5.6%+12.7% +0.7%
3 months -20.9%-8.7%-23.6% +3.7%
6 months -58.2%-17.2%-43.8% +7.1%
Year to date -66.2%-23.1%-57.1% +12.8%
1 year -73.8%-12.6%-58.1% +11.9%
3 years -69.6%+39.1%+530.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -32.8%+11.6%+84.8% +22.8%
5 years -78.2%+24.3%+422.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%+4.4%+39.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+172.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUWMCVELFNMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%26.3%86.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.7%28.8%74.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.301.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.48-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-42.1%-78.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.7%-23.1%-61.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.10$20.76$11.95 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$14.48$3.26 $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.

MultipleUWMCVELFNMA
P/E now vs peer median -13.4xmedian 11.7x 5.7xmedian 11.7x 21.5xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 13.1x 3.6xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 6.5x 27.9xmedian 6.5x 0.8xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.33 0.18median 0.33 0.04median 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 monthsUWMCVELFNMA
Revenue $3.58B $230.95M $30.12B
Net income -$104.96M $108.20M $15.41B
Free cash flow -$4.92B $22.53M $32.60B
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $2.74 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $498.41M $76.12M –
Total debt $19.23B $1.30B $4.17T
Shares (diluted) 337.53M 39.30M 5.89B
Enterprise value $929.08M $276.91M $26.99B

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
MetricUWMCVELFNMA
P/E -13.4x 5.7x 21.5x
P/FCF -0.5x 27.9x 0.8x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 27.5x 0.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 0.9x
P/B 2.4x 0.9x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 0.9x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 3.6x –
EV/EBIT 17.0x 3.7x 27.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 8.0x 139.3x
EV/FCF -1.6x 82.0x 128.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.6x 81.0x 128.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.18 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFNMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 33.4% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 32.9% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -175.0% 33.2% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 37.7% 1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -287.6% 27.4% 10,350%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 31.4% 493.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.1% -15.3% 480.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -30.5% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.4% -15.2% 480.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -30.8% 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFNMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 223.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -3.2% 65.6% 63.7%
Net margin -1.0% 46.6% 4.2%
FCF margin -137.6% 9.8% 108.2%
Operating cash flow margin -135.9% 9.9% 108.2%
Return on equity -8.1% 15.2% 13.0%
Return on assets -0.6% 1.4% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 18.9% 2.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.3x 0.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFNMA
Debt / assets 33.5% 16.3% 96.6%
Debt / equity 6.1x 1.8x 34.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.6x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.2x 57.5x 127.9x
Liabilities / assets 94.5% 90.9% 97.2%
Equity / assets 5.5% 9.1% 2.8%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUWMCVELFNMA
Dividend yield 20.3% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 20.3% -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.

ConsensusUWMCVELFNMA
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 1.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +21.0% -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026 $31.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +9.3% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUWMCVELFNMA
Held by institutions 17.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Institutions holding 291 100 25
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.8% +0.9% +58.6%
Institutions buying 214 65 13
Institutions selling 50 22 2
Buyers to sellers 4.28 2.95 6.50

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.

UWMCVELFNMA
UWMC 1.00 0.18 0.04
VEL 0.18 1.00 0.16
FNMA 0.04 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UWMC, VEL and FNMA?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is the largest by market capitalisation: UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.37B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $627.52M, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) $26.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, UWMC, VEL and FNMA?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -13.4x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.7x, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is cheapest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.8x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.1x, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 1.7x). 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%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velocity Financial (VEL) returned the most: UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.8%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -12.6%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -58.1%. Over five years, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.4%/yr, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) +39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: UWM Holdings (UWMC) 20.27%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 0.00%. Velocity Financial (VEL) and Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) pays no regular dividend.

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 National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 86.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.