Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Walker & Dunlop's Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.74% in Q2 2026, down 1.58 percentage points from 2.32% a year earlier and down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Walker & Dunlop came in at 1.21%, down 1.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.39% in FY2024 (-0.15 pp), 2.55% in FY2023 (-1.97 pp), 4.52% in FY2022 (-0.87 pp) and 5.39% in FY2021 (-1.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 1.41 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 3.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WD's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.29% (Q1 2026), 1.05% (Q4 2025) and 2.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Walker & Dunlop | 1.33 Bn | 509.47 Mn | 210.76 Mn | -0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.15% |
API Access
Walker & Dunlop Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();