Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.05B
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.3
- Dividend yield
- 8.46%
About Walker & Dunlop
Finance Services, SIC 6199
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is a commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm. Operating primarily through its Capital Markets and Servicing & Asset Management segments, the company provides loan origination, debt brokerage, property sales brokerage, loan servicing, and investment management services. It arranges financing solutions and conducts mortgage operations in connection with programs offered by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, Ginnie Mae, and various institutional lending partners.
The registrant serves clients across the commercial and multifamily real estate sectors, with activities including Fannie Mae DUS lending and tax credit equity warehousing. The company maintains principal executive offices in Bethesda, Maryland. It operates in multiple United States jurisdictions, including state-level operations in California, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Tennessee.
Summary of the business section of Walker & Dunlop's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
- Founded
- 1937
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, MD
- Address
- 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1300 20814
- Phone
- (301) 215-5500
- Website
- walkerdunlop.com
- Employees
- 1,466, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Finance Services
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMGLLP, McLean, Virginia
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WD
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Dec 15, 2010
- Shares outstanding
- 34M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $1.70B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1497770
- CUSIP
- 93148P102
- ISIN
- US93148P1021
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Walker | Chairman & CEO, Director | 1,040,960 |
| Stephen P. Theobald | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | 119,770 |
| Gregory Florkowski | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 37,862 |
| Paula A. Pryor | EVP and Chief HR Officer | 15,254 |
| Daniel J. Groman | EVP, GC, Secretary & CCO | 22,305 |
| Ernest Michael Freedman | Director | 9,193 |
| E. John Rice Jr | Director | 36,452 |
| Dana L. Schmaltz | Director | 87,421 |
| Jeffery R. Hayward | Director | 6,712 |
| Ellen Levy | Director | – |
| Donna Wells | Director | 6,658 |
| Gary S. Pinkus | Director | – |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 William M. Walker | $15.50M | $4.25M | $2.14M | $75 | $150 |
| FY2024 William M. Walker | $7.58M | $8.60M | $2.26M | $116 | $137 |
| FY2023 William M. Walker | $4.82M | $4.68M | $2.03M | $130 | $115 |
| FY2022 William M. Walker | $4.78M | -$7.71M | $1.90M | $89 | $110 |
| FY2021 William M. Walker | $7.56M | $19.98M | $2.93M | $167 | $127 |
| FY2020 William M. Walker | $6.95M | $20.19M | $3.50M | $146 | $92 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had a total of 1,466 employees, representing a 4.8% increase from the prior year, driven by growth in both corporate infrastructure and revenue-generating roles.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 10, 2012 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Merger vote | Definitive merger proxy statement |
| Dec 15, 2010 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Dec 9, 2010 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |