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Fiserv vs Visa

Fiserv FISV · Visa V · Transaction & Payment Processing Services

Visa reported revenue of $40.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.9 times Fiserv's $21.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Fiserv's revenue grew 3.6% in its latest year, and Visa's grew 11.3%. Fiserv had an operating margin of 27.4%, against 60.0% at Visa. Free cash flow was $4.3 billion at Fiserv and $21.6 billion at Visa. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.

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FiservVisa
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Sep 30, 2025
Revenue$21.2B$40.0B
Revenue growth3.6%11.3%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years7.4%12.9%
Gross margin——
Operating margin27.4%60.0%
Net margin16.4%50.1%
Free cash flow$4.3B$21.6B
Free cash flow margin20.3%53.9%
Return on capital8.9%42.4%
Net debt to EBITDA3.2x0.3x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$22.9B
Change in diluted share count−5.7%—
Last close$48.33$404.16
P/E at the last close9.3×—
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $4.5 million, sold $0sold $86.3 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 8—
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
FiservVisa
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
FiservVisa
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Fiserv and Visa pages.