Rocket Companies falls 9.5% as Q2 revenue misses estimates

Rocket Companies reported Q2 revenue of $2.78 billion, up 94.5% year over year but short of the $2.82 billion consensus.

"Rocket reached record levels of purchase and refinance market share in one of the toughest spring housing markets in years, while delivering our most profitable quarter in four years," Varun Krishna, chief executive officer of Rocket Companies, said.

Non-GAAP profit of $0.16 per share matched analyst estimates. Management guided third-quarter revenue to about $2.6 billion, a 45.8% year-over-year increase but 10.1% below the $2.9 billion analysts expected.

Metric	Actual	Consensus	Beat/Miss
Revenue	$2.78B	$2.82B	-1.4%
EPS (non-GAAP)	$0.16	$0.16	In line
Q3 Revenue Guide	$2.6B	$2.9B	-10.1%

Shares fell 9.5% to $12.04 in after-hours trading, extending a 32% year-to-date decline. The stock had already dropped 5% to $13.10 during Thursday's session ahead of the report as the 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 12-month highs, compressing refinance demand and purchase-loan volumes.

The Detroit-based fintech has expanded beyond core mortgage origination by acquiring brokerage Redfin and mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper, a diversification push that helped lift revenue after five years of contraction. Revenue declined at a 9.4% annual rate over the past five years before accelerating to 49.2% annualized growth over the last two years.

The Redfin and Mr. Cooper deals mark Rocket's push to build an end-to-end homeownership platform spanning brokerage, mortgage origination, and loan servicing. The acquisitions broaden revenue beyond the rate-sensitive origination business, which has struggled as the Federal Reserve kept borrowing costs elevated.

The miss comes as the spring housing market delivered one of its toughest seasons in years. Higher mortgage rates and weak existing-home sales weighed on origination volumes across the sector, with rival Opendoor Technologies down 9% to $3.43 and the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF off 3% to $98.17 on Thursday. Offerpad Solutions edged up 1% to $4.67 as investors looked past its own weak quarter.

The guidance shortfall shows management expects demand to stay constrained into the third quarter. Investors will watch the earnings call for updated origination volumes and gain-on-sale margins to gauge whether the Redfin and Mr. Cooper integrations can offset the housing headwinds. The housing-finance complex faces a critical stretch as long-dated yields press higher, and Rocket's results alongside Opendoor's 9% slide show the sector's recovery depends on mortgage rates easing from current levels.

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