Walker & Dunlop (WD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Walker & Dunlop's (WD) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $275.4 million in Q1 2026, up 18.64% year-on-year from $232.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 23.2% quarter-over-quarter from $358.6 million in Q4 2025.
Walker & Dunlop (WD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Walker & Dunlop's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $275.4 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 18.64% year-over-year to $275.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 17.65% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, up 15.42% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $275.4 million in Q1 2026 per WD's latest filing, from $358.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $358.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $204.1 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $242.5 million (2024), against an average of $255.4 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 51.84% in 2022; the steepest drop was 20.74% in 2022.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $235.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.3% to $235.0 million in 2023, then increased by 23.14% to $289.3 million in 2024, then grew by 23.93% to $358.6 million in 2025, then slipped by 23.2% to $275.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WD Operating Expenses figures stand at $275.4 million (Q1 2026), $358.6 million (Q4 2025), and $291.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 38.33 Bn | 35.64 Bn | - | 2.54 Bn |
| 2 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 35.67 Bn | 35.67 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 3 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 18.11 Bn | 13.64 Bn | - | 2.02 Bn |
| 4 | PennyMac Financial Services | 4.41 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 523.89 Mn | 440.29 Mn |
| 5 | CNFinance Holdings | 3.28 Bn | 3.20 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Walker & Dunlop | 1.64 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - | 275.38 Mn |
| 7 | Velocity Financial | 681.36 Mn | -6.51 Bn | - | 54.34 Mn |
| 8 | UWM Holdings | 540.43 Mn | 116.43 Mn | - | 575.39 Mn |
| 9 | Better Home & Finance Holding | 362.34 Mn | 298.07 Mn | - | 98.41 Mn |
| 10 | Onity | 340.51 Mn | 215.81 Mn | - | 132.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 275.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 358.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 291.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 272.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 232.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 289.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 254.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 242.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 214.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 234.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 240.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 236.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 204.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 235.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 261.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 267.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 229.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 297.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 251.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 207.11 Mn |