Financial Services
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(WD)
Live Price
Offline$53.22
+1.68% today
1Y Change
-26.40%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.75B
- Revenue Growth
- +9.0%
- EPS Growth
- -47.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.3%
Coverage: 240 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $1.75B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $53.22 and down 26.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 5, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.0%, EPS growth of -47.0%, a dividend yield of 5.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.0%, EPS -47.0%, free cash flow -684.3% with operating margin 11.1% and ROIC 5.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 29.8 and price/sales 1.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.0% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+11.1% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +9.0% and EPS is at -47.0%, with operating margin around 11.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 5.3%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | โ | +1.8% | +8.9% | -0.3% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | -70.7% | -3.1% | +6.4% | -5.3% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +0.8% | -2.4% | -7.7% | -11.1% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WD Max Drawdown
-50.86%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Walker & Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, small-balance, and bridge/interim loans. It also provides multifamily finance for manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as an intermediary in the placement of commercial real estate debt between institutional sources of capital, including life insurance companies, investment banks, commercial banks, pension funds, CMBS conduits, and other institutional investors, as well as owners of various types of commercial real estate. Further, it advises on capital structure; develops the financing package; facilitates negotiations between its client and institutional sources of capital; coordinates due diligence; and assists in closing the transaction. Additionally, the company offers property sales brokerage, underwriting and risk management, and servicing and asset management services. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
- Leadership
- William Mallory Walker
- IPO Date
- Dec 15, 2010
- Employees
- 1.4k
- Street Address
- 7272 Wisconsin Avenue
- Mailing
- Bethesda, MD, 20814
- Region
- Bethesda, MD, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 301 215 5500
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 29.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.6
- Price/Sales
- 1.4
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.0%
- EPS
- -47.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -684.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 58.5%
- Operating Margin
- 11.1%
- Net Margin
- 4.6%
- ROE
- 3.3%
- ROIC
- 5.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.30
- Current Ratio
- 0.32
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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