Fiserv vs PayPal
PayPal reported revenue of $33.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.6 times Fiserv's $21.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Fiserv's revenue grew 3.6% in its latest year, and PayPal's grew 4.3%. Fiserv had an operating margin of 27.4%, against 18.3% at PayPal. Free cash flow was $4.3 billion at Fiserv and $5.6 billion at PayPal.
Side by side
| Fiserv | PayPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $21.2B | $33.2B |
| Revenue growth | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.4% | 9.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 27.4% | 18.3% |
| Net margin | 16.4% | 15.8% |
| Free cash flow | $4.3B | $5.6B |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.3% | 16.8% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 25.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.2x | −0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $6.2B |
| Change in diluted share count | −5.7% | −6.8% |
| Last close | $48.33 | $54.99 |
| P/E at the last close | 9.3× | 10.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $4.5 million, sold $0 | bought $254,537, sold $8.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 7 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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