Walker & Dunlop (WD) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Walker & Dunlop's Payout Ratio came in at 2.42 for Q2 2026, up 196.2% from 0.82 a year earlier and up 81.8% from the prior quarter.
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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Walker & Dunlop's Payout Ratio was 1.63, up 99.2% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last five years.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.82 in FY2024 (+3.7%), 0.79 in FY2023 (+110.8%), 0.37 in FY2022 (+54.6%) and 0.24 in FY2021 (+31.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 42.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 196.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 17.3%).
- Business Quant data shows WD's Payout Ratio at 1.33 (Q1 2026), 1.63 (Q4 2025) and 0.79 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - |
| 10 | Walker & Dunlop | 1.17 Bn | 254.01 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.42 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.63 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.82 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.90 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.99 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
Walker & Dunlop Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "WD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();