V — Visa Inc. $370.64

FINANCIAL · Generated 2026-10-06 23:49

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52-Week Range
293.89 – 385.57
P/E (TTM)
31.54
EPS (TTM)
11.75
Earnings Date (est.)
Jul 28, 2026
Forward Dividend & Yield
2.68 (72.00%)
Ex-Dividend Date
Aug 11, 2026
1y Target Est
419.36

Price vs Rates, Inflation & Volume (long-term)

Dotted = market-implied expectation (next ~12 mo), not a prediction.

Quality Scorecard Transitional

B79/100
✅ Pricing power (gross margin) 98% Gross margin 98% — wide margins, likely pricing power
✅ Return on equity 61% ROE 61% — high returns on capital
✅ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA) 0.3x Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — low leverage
✅ Interest coverage 45x EBIT covers interest 45x — comfortably covered
✅ Earnings consistency (revenue) 0/3 down 0 revenue-down year(s) in 3 — no down years
🟡 Earnings growth (net income YoY) +2% Net income +2% YoY — earnings roughly flat
✅ Cash conversion (CFO/NI) 115% Operating cash ÷ net income 115% — earnings convert to cash
❌ Operating margin trend eroding Operating margin eroding
🟡 Revenue growth 14% Revenue +14% — moderate growth
🟡 Growth trajectory holding steady YoY +11% vs +11% prior 2-yr avg — holding steady
✅ Free cash flow margin 54% FCF margin 54% — strong cash generation
✅ Returns capital to shareholders yes dividend ~72.0%; shares -5.0%/yr

Transitional-stage checklist (proxy metrics from yfinance). 12 of 12 criteria scored. Not financial advice.

Buy-Now Score

72/100
Quality ×40%79
Trajectory ×30%73
Valuation ×30%63

Comparative rank: 40% Quality + 30% Trajectory + 30% Valuation — higher = better buy now. Not financial advice.

Valuation

$333.58$461.30
Price $370.64Analyst $419.36 (+13%)

Analyst: 37 analysts. MarketGist fair = analyst consensus only (no DCF — financial, or no free-cash-flow data). Not financial advice.

Key Trends (6-yr)

GAAP EPS
▲ +4.8% YoY
Sales
▲ +11.3% YoY
Shares Outstanding
▼ -8.5% YoY

Company Overview

Basic Information

Company Name: Visa Inc.
Symbol: V
Exchange: NYQ
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Credit Services

Company Details

Country: United States
City: San Francisco
Employees: 34,100
Market Cap: $695.82B

Business Description

Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a platform which facilitates money movement, enabling clients to collect, hold, convert, and send funds across its network; and issuing solutions, such as airport lounge access, dining reservations, shopping experiences, event tickets, and seller offers. In addition, the company provides acceptance solutions, an omnichannel payment integration with e-commerce platforms; risk detection and prevention solutions; and advisory and other services comprising consulting practice, proprietary analytics models, data scientists and economists, marketing services, and managed services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, V PAY, Interlink, and PLUS brands. The company serves consumers, sellers, financial institutions, and government entities. Visa Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Metrics

Price & Valuation

Current Price
$370.64
Market Cap
$695.82B
P/E Ratio
31.54
Forward P/E
24.70
PEG Ratio
1.67
Price to Book
19.64

Profitability

Profit Margin: 50.78%
Operating Margin: 66.13%
Gross Margin: 97.72%
Return on Equity (ROE): 61.19%
Return on Assets (ROA): 19.11%
Revenue Growth: 14.40%

Financial Health

Current Ratio: 0.98
Quick Ratio: 0.63
Debt to Equity: 67.82
Total Debt: $23.86B
Total Cash: $13.79B
Beta: 0.77

Trading & Analyst Info

52-Week Range

52-Week High: $385.57
52-Week Low: $293.89
50-Day Average: $368.95
200-Day Average: $337.59

Analyst Recommendations

Recommendation: STRONG_BUY
Target Mean Price: $419.36
Target High: $466.00
Target Low: $330.00

Quarterly Verdict

🟢 84/100

Worth buying

Quality grade B; 4 improving / 3 weakening metrics YoY.

➕ Pricing power (gross margin): Gross margin 98% — wide margins, likely pricing power
➕ Return on equity: ROE 61% — high returns on capital
➕ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA): Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — low leverage
➕ Interest coverage: EBIT covers interest 45x — comfortably covered
➕ Earnings consistency (revenue): 0 revenue-down year(s) in 3 — no down years
➕ Cash conversion (CFO/NI): Operating cash ÷ net income 115% — earnings convert to cash
➖ Operating margin trend: Operating margin eroding
➕ Free cash flow margin: FCF margin 54% — strong cash generation
➕ Returns capital to shareholders: dividend ~72.0%; shares -5.0%/yr
➕ Revenue +14.4% YoY
➕ Net income +6.8% YoY
➖ Operating margin -5.5 pts YoY
➖ Free cash flow -2.7% YoY
➖ Cash -27.7% YoY
➕ Debt -5.1% YoY
➕ Shares outstanding -3.0% YoY

Heuristic from the Quality Scorecard + quarter-over-quarter trends. Not financial advice.

Financial Statements

Income Statement (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-30
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items$-303.10M$87.24M$-44.03M$-176.22M
Tax Rate For Calcs$0.17$0.17$0.18$0.17
Normalized EBITDA$27.78B$25.09B$22.87B$20.54B
Total Unusual Items$-1.77B$500.00M$-246.00M$-1.01B
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill$-1.77B$500.00M$-246.00M$-1.01B
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest$20.06B$19.74B$17.27B$14.96B
Reconciled Depreciation$1.22B$1.03B$943.00M$861.00M
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue$7.86B$7.04B$6.57B$5.73B
EBITDA$26.00B$25.59B$22.62B$19.54B
Net Interest Income$-589.00M$-641.00M$-644.00M$-538.00M
Interest Expense$589.00M$641.00M$644.00M$538.00M
Normalized Income$21.53B$19.33B$17.47B$15.79B
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation$20.06B$19.74B$17.27B$14.96B
Total Expenses$13.44B$11.87B$10.73B$9.63B
Total Operating Income As Reported$23.99B$23.59B$21.00B$18.81B

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Balance Sheet (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-30
Ordinary Shares Number$1.93B$1.97B$2.02B$2.08B
Share Issued$1.93B$1.97B$2.02B$2.08B
Net Debt$8.01B$8.86B$4.18B$6.76B
Total Debt$25.17B$20.84B$20.46B$22.45B
Tangible Book Value$-10.36B$-7.72B$-7.07B$-9.60B
Invested Capital$62.34B$58.94B$57.50B$55.71B
Working Capital$2.72B$7.52B$10.43B$9.35B
Net Tangible Assets$-9.62B$-6.69B$-5.37B$-7.27B
Common Stock Equity$37.16B$38.11B$37.03B$33.26B
Preferred Stock Equity$745.00M$1.03B$1.70B$2.32B
Total Capitalization$57.51B$59.97B$59.20B$55.78B
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest$37.91B$39.14B$38.73B$35.58B
Stockholders Equity$37.91B$39.14B$38.73B$35.58B
Other Equity Interest$-124.00M$-104.00M$-140.00M$-35.00M
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings$248.00M$-308.00M$-1.32B$-2.37B

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Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-30
Free Cash Flow$21.58B$18.69B$19.70B$17.88B
Repurchase Of Capital Stock$-18.32B$-16.71B$-12.10B$-11.59B
Repayment Of Debt$0.00$0.00$-2.25B$-1.00B
Issuance Of Debt$3.92B$0.00$0.00$3.22B
Capital Expenditure$-1.48B$-1.26B$-1.06B$-970.00M
Interest Paid Supplemental Data$587.00M$583.00M$617.00M$607.00M
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data$4.54B$5.78B$3.43B$3.74B
End Cash Position$24.99B$19.76B$21.99B$20.38B
Beginning Cash Position$19.76B$21.99B$20.38B$19.80B
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes$420.00M$382.00M$636.00M$-1.29B
Changes In Cash$4.80B$-2.61B$977.00M$1.86B
Financing Cash Flow$-18.96B$-20.63B$-17.77B$-12.70B
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities$-18.96B$-20.63B$-17.77B$-12.70B
Net Other Financing Charges$-333.00M$-38.00M$70.00M$-318.00M
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised$396.00M$335.00M$260.00M$196.00M

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