UWMC vs VEL vs RKT Stock Comparison

UWM Holdings, Velocity Financial and Rocket Companies 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
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
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

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.

QuestionUWMCVELRKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $529.91M $612.32M $35.89B RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.3x 5.7x 27.5x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 6.1x 19.8x 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% -12.6% -26.8% VEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +4.4%/yr -6.3%/yr VEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 26.3% 58.4% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 48/100 — VEL

Percentile Scorecard

UWMCVELRKT

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

AxisUWMCVELRKT
Valuation 19 #138 of 169 66 #58 of 169 20 #136 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
  • VEL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RKT 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

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

Risk

MeasureUWMCVELRKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%26.3%58.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.7%28.8%57.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.302.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.48-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-42.1%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.7%-23.1%-49.3% -1.2%
52-week high $6.10$20.76$23.44 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$14.48$10.53 $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.

MultipleUWMCVELRKT
P/E now vs peer median -13.4xmedian 11.7x 5.7xmedian 11.7x 25.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 4.4xmedian 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 -56.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.33 0.18median 0.33 0.10median 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 monthsUWMCVELRKT
Revenue $3.58B $230.95M –
Net income -$104.96M $108.20M –
Free cash flow -$4.92B $22.53M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $2.74 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $498.41M $76.12M $2.70B
Total debt $19.23B $1.30B –
Shares (diluted) 337.53M 39.30M 2.84B
Enterprise value -$1.77B $258.09M $35.89B

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
MetricUWMCVELRKT
P/E -13.4x 5.7x 25.9x
P/FCF -0.5x 27.9x -56.9x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 27.5x –
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 4.4x
P/B 2.4x 0.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 0.9x 11.0x
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 0.18 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUWMCVELRKT
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% 27.4% 1,044%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 31.4% 248.8%
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
MetricUWMCVELRKT
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% 15.2% 5.4%
Return on assets -0.6% 1.4% 2.2%
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
MetricUWMCVELRKT
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% 90.9% 59.6%
Equity / assets 5.5% 9.1% 40.4%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUWMCVELRKT
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUWMCVELRKT
Held by institutions 17.0% 100.0% 50.4%
Institutions holding 291 100 794
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.8% +0.9% +16.2%
Institutions buying 214 65 429
Institutions selling 50 22 259
Buyers to sellers 4.28 2.95 1.66

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.

UWMCVELRKT
UWMC 1.00 0.18 0.51
VEL 0.18 1.00 0.33
RKT 0.51 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UWMC, VEL and RKT?

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

Which stock is cheaper, UWMC, VEL and RKT?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.3x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.7x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) 7.8x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 6.1x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.8x). 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%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -12.6%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -26.8%. Over five years, Velocity Financial (VEL) compounded fastest (UWM Holdings (UWMC) -26.3%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.4%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -6.3%/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%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.