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Visa (V)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $339.6 | Market Cap: $625.9 Bil
Sector: Financials | Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services

Visa (V)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $339.6
Market Cap: $625.9 Bil
Sector: Financials
Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 67%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -8.4%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/SPrice/Sales ratio is 16x, P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 25x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 27x
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 60%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 57%, CFO LTM is 23 Bil, FCF LTM is 22 Bil
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
  
0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 67%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 60%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 57%, CFO LTM is 23 Bil, FCF LTM is 22 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -8.4%
4 Expensive valuation multiples
P/SPrice/Sales ratio is 16x, P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 25x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 27x

Market Valuation

 9/15/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$339.60$314.43$257.06$203.52$210.20
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)625.9543.7407.2331.5404.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)25.120.820.522.521.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)19.215.220.118.518.5
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)631.8564.5427.7354.0425.4
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM16.114.312.911.715.2
P/EBIT TTM25.120.919.418.422.1
P/E TTM30.925.924.422.929.8
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.83.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.17.17.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.811.610.19.410.0
 9/15/2520242023
Share Price CYE$339.60$314.43$257.06
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)625.9543.7407.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)25.120.820.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)19.215.220.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)631.8564.5427.7
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM16.114.312.9
P/EBIT TTM25.120.919.4
P/E TTM30.925.924.4
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.1
P/E TTM (Sector)12.811.610.1

Business Description

Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
V Return17%-0%-3%26%22%8%89%
Peers Return8%26%-10%24%35%11%129%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: MA, AXP, ADP, COF, V. See V Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

VMAAXPADPCOFMedian
NameVisa Masterca.American.Automati.Capital . 
Mkt Price339.43580.41325.31293.50223.76325.31
Mkt Cap625.6529.3227.1119.185.7227.1
Rev LTM38,89329,06968,63820,56139,71038,893
Op Inc LTM25,86416,870-5,412-16,870
FCF LTM22,08314,31511,0954,39318,51114,315
FCF 3Y Avg19,89911,70416,3993,87418,02416,399
CFO LTM23,48515,48813,0944,94019,81615,488
CFO 3Y Avg21,13412,85118,2264,43519,09618,226

Growth & Margins

VMAAXPADPCOFMedian
NameVisa Masterca.American.Automati.Capital . 
Rev Chg LTM11.4%13.1%8.4%7.1%6.5%8.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg11.5%13.5%12.5%7.6%8.1%11.5%
Rev Chg Q14.3%14.2%9.3%7.5%6.4%9.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM3.4%3.2%2.3%1.8%1.5%2.3%
Op Mgn LTM66.5%58.0%-26.3%-58.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg66.8%58.0%-25.7%-58.0%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.0%0.1%-0.1%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM60.4%53.3%19.1%24.0%49.9%49.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg60.1%49.5%29.2%23.0%51.1%49.5%
FCF/Rev LTM56.8%49.2%16.2%21.4%46.6%46.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg56.6%45.1%26.3%20.1%48.3%45.1%

Valuation

VMAAXPADPCOFMedian
NameVisa Masterca.American.Automati.Capital . 
Mkt Cap625.6529.3227.1119.185.7227.1
P/S16.118.23.35.82.25.8
P/EBIT25.132.3-20.7-25.1
P/E30.840.322.429.217.629.2
P/CFO26.634.217.324.14.324.1
Total Yield3.8%2.5%5.0%5.4%6.8%5.0%
Dividend Yield0.6%0.0%0.5%2.0%1.1%0.6%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.1%2.7%10.2%3.7%32.6%4.1%
D/E0.00.00.30.10.50.1
Net D/E0.00.00.00.0-0.10.0

Returns

VMAAXPADPCOFMedian
NameVisa Masterca.American.Automati.Capital . 
1M Rtn-1.5%-0.2%6.5%-2.2%3.9%-0.2%
3M Rtn-3.6%3.4%13.0%-3.8%16.4%3.4%
6M Rtn2.6%10.3%22.9%1.6%31.0%10.3%
12M Rtn19.0%18.3%26.6%8.0%63.0%19.0%
3Y Rtn78.2%86.4%116.0%35.7%131.1%86.4%
1M Excs Rtn-2.7%-1.4%4.2%-5.1%1.3%-1.4%
3M Excs Rtn-17.4%-10.3%0.3%-13.2%4.6%-10.3%
6M Excs Rtn-15.6%-7.3%8.0%-16.7%16.2%-7.3%
12M Excs Rtn-0.0%-0.2%13.8%-12.0%44.3%-0.0%
3Y Excs Rtn8.2%14.4%56.1%-35.4%60.9%14.4%

Financials

Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity26,024,098
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-7.2%
Average Daily Volume5,342,506
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.87
Basic Shares Quantity1,843,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.4%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/29/2025-0.1%-3.8%-0.1%
4/29/20251.2%1.8%6.3%
1/30/2025-0.4%1.3%5.6%
10/29/20242.9%4.0%11.9%
7/23/2024-4.0%-0.6%1.5%
4/23/20240.3%-2.0%0.7%
1/25/2024-1.7%1.6%4.4%
10/24/20230.9%0.2%8.4%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive121516
# Negative1298
Median Positive1.9%2.2%6.0%
Median Negative-1.7%-2.5%-2.8%
Max Positive10.6%12.3%16.8%
Max Negative-6.9%-9.8%-12.2%

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0ANDRESKI PETER MGBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO2072025Sell349.622,332815,3141,569,095Form
1Taneja RajatPRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY12132024Sell314.467,0942,230,78181,869,399Form
2Fabara Paul DCHIEF RISK & CLIENT SVCS OFC11222024Sell307.972,171668,6035,510,815Form