Walker & Dunlop (WD) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.19
- Estimate
- $1.13
- Surprise
- +5.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $82.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.4 → 6.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Walker & Dunlop (WD) beat the $1.13 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.19 — a clear 5.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.4/10) to Sell at 6.3/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WD Sell at 4.3/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.1% surprise compares with a +2.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 4.5/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $42.66
- Price target
- $48.45
- Stop
- $39.92
- Upside to target
- +13.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.5:1
The stock trades at 35.6× trailing but 7.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WD at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Mortgage Finance
- Market cap
- $1.43B
- P/E (fwd)
- 7.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 35.6
- 52-week range
- $39.01–$90.00
- Off 52-week high
- 52.6%
- RSI (14)
- 62
- Volume vs avg
- 0.23×
- Score today
- 4.3/10