EVTC vs MA vs MORN Stock Comparison

Evertec, Mastercard and Morningstar Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.73 +9.0% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$540.67B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$215.78 +10.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.10B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.57B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Morningstar 2, Evertec 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVTCMAMORNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.89B $540.67B $8.10B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 33.3x 19.2x MORN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 29.1x 17.0x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +16.0% +9.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 46.3% 16.4% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 59.0% 16.6% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.6x 1.5x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% +6.5% -1.2% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +12.9%/yr -7.6%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 22.7% 41.6% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 66/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

EVTCMAMORN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEVTCMAMORN
Valuation 85 #16 of 99 14 #809 of 940 44 #530 of 940
Growth 55 #43 of 94 66 #226 of 655 80 #134 of 655
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 99 #8 of 633 82 #114 of 633
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 49 #363 of 714 47 #377 of 714
Shareholder Returns 52 #30 of 61 36 #457 of 709 77 #166 of 709
Overall 63 53 66
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEVTCMAMORNSPY
1 month +9.0%+7.4%+10.1% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%+8.4%+11.2% +3.9%
6 months +2.4%+20.1%+17.4% +8.2%
Year to date +5.6%+6.8%-0.7% +12.9%
1 year +0.6%+6.5%-1.2% +12.3%
3 years -6.7%+67.5%-10.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.3%+18.8%-3.7% +23.3%
5 years -31.0%+83.1%-32.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.2%+12.9%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years +98.9%+488.6%+205.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.1%+19.4%+11.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVTCMAMORNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%22.7%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%22.5%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.260.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.29-0.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-28.6%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-3.6%-4.2% -1.2%
52-week high $33.34$632.81$225.29 $779.14
52-week low $22.34$471.55$141.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEVTCMAMORN
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 13.0x 19.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 15.1xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 17.5x 22.6xmedian 7.4x 11.6xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.9x 31.8xmedian 10.8x 16.3xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 94.6xmedian 1.2x 7.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.03 1.69median 0.87 0.11median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEVTCMAMORN
Revenue $996.16M $35.08B $2.57B
Gross profit $509.22M – $1.60B
Operating income $178.65M $20.47B $603.90M
Net income $102.12M $16.26B $421.60M
Free cash flow $208.38M $16.70B $497.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.59 $18.41 $11.07
Cash & equivalents $260.66M $11.29B $489.50M
Total debt $1.25B $81.59B $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 61.45M 883.00M 38.10M
Enterprise value $557.97M $500.60B $6.00B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEVTCMAMORN
P/E 19.2x 33.1x 19.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 31.8x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 30.4x 12.5x
P/S 1.8x 15.1x 3.2x
P/B 2.8x 94.6x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 53.8x 3,662x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 22.6x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 26.6x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 15.5x 3.6x
EV/FCF 13.6x 32.6x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 31.2x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 1.69 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVTCMAMORN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 16.0% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 14.1% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% – 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.4% 21.3% 15.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 16.1% 69.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 19.7% 4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 16.7% 164.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.3% 23.2% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 19.5% 174.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 2.9% 20.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 14.6% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 0.9% 27.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 14.4% 58.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVTCMAMORN
Gross margin 51.1% – 62.2%
EBITDA margin 32.7% 68.6% 31.3%
Operating margin 17.9% 58.3% 23.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 57.5% 21.9%
Net margin 9.8% 46.3% 16.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 47.6% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 49.7% 25.2%
Return on equity 15.5% 263.6% 41.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 29.5% 10.6%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 59.0% 16.6%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 68.1% 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 1.8% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVTCMAMORN
Debt / assets 50.5% 42.7% 43.4%
Debt / equity 1.9x 4.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.6x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 1.5x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 90.3% 74.1%
Equity / assets 26.0% 9.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage 2.5x 27.4x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.72 10.15 3.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVTCMAMORN
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.2% 3.0% 11.9%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 3.5% 12.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEVTCMAMORN
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 29.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $12.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +14.7% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +0.4% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVTCMAMORN
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.5% 64.1%
Institutions holding 251 3,583 419
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +0.6% +2.1%
Institutions buying 130 1,588 199
Institutions selling 89 1,527 169
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.04 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EVTCMAMORN
EVTC 1.00 0.38 0.28
MA 0.38 1.00 0.42
MORN 0.28 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVTC, MA and MORN?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evertec (EVTC) $1.89B, Mastercard (MA) $540.67B, Morningstar (MORN) $8.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVTC, MA and MORN?

Morningstar (MORN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evertec (EVTC) 19.4x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x, Morningstar (MORN) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Evertec (EVTC) 7.3x, Mastercard (MA) 29.1x, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%, Morningstar (MORN) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%, Morningstar (MORN) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Evertec (EVTC) +0.6%, Mastercard (MA) +6.5%, Morningstar (MORN) -1.2%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Evertec (EVTC) -7.2%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.00%. Mastercard (MA) and Morningstar (MORN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVTC, MA and MORN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.