Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Walker & Dunlop (WD) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.38% for Q2 2026, down 3.70 percentage points from 6.08% a year earlier and down 1.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Walker & Dunlop's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.25%, down 2.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -18.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Walker & Dunlop's Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.76% in FY2024 (-0.20 pp), 5.96% in FY2023 (-6.72 pp), 12.68% in FY2022 (-6.47 pp) and 19.15% in FY2021 (-2.83 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 1.43 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 8.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 4.15% (Q1 2026), 3.23% (Q4 2025) and 6.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Walker & Dunlop | 1.17 Bn | 254.01 Mn | - | 2.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.09% |
API Access
Walker & Dunlop Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();