FIS vs WDAY vs IIIV Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Information Services, Workday and i3 Verticals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$209.99 +9.2% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$51.11B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins
IIIV i3 Verticals, Inc.
$17.37 +15.0% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$331.11M
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$218.16M
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Workday leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Workday 6, Fidelity National Information Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISWDAYIIIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.01B $51.11B $331.11M WDAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.6x 40.7x 38.9x FIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 18.3x 17.4x FIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +11.2% +4.1% FIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 12.6% 3.9% FIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 9.8% 0.8% WDAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x -0.3x 3.1x WDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% -13.7% -45.6% WDAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.4%/yr -5.6%/yr -6.0%/yr WDAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 53.5% 46.0% FIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 71/100 70/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

FISWDAYIIIV

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

AxisFISWDAYIIIV
Valuation 97 #4 of 101 53 #48 of 101 86 #15 of 101
Growth 83 #17 of 97 94 #7 of 97 53 #46 of 97
Profitability 66 #33 of 94 82 #18 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Financial Health 19 #89 of 109 57 #47 of 109 54 #51 of 109
Shareholder Returns 76 #16 of 64 – 100 #1 of 64
Overall 68 71 70
  • FIS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • IIIV ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISWDAYIIIVSPY
1 month +8.1%+9.2%+15.0% -1.0%
3 months -9.6%+55.2%-14.0% +2.9%
6 months -17.9%+75.3%-19.5% +6.4%
Year to date -43.5%-2.2%-31.0% +11.4%
1 year -44.4%-13.7%-45.6% +13.1%
3 years -25.7%-1.1%-11.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.4%-0.4%-3.9% +21.5%
5 years -70.0%-25.2%-26.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -21.4%-5.6%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years -50.0%+137.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.7%+9.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFISWDAYIIIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%53.5%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%50.3%54.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.230.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-0.26-0.99 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.5%-63.4%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-13.7%-47.5% -2.5%
52-week high $67.79$243.28$33.11 $779.14
52-week low $32.43$112.50$13.82 $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.

MultipleFISWDAYIIIV
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 29.9x 41.0xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 17.4x 31.0xmedian 17.4x 16.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.9x 14.8xmedian 16.9x 9.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 3.1x 7.8xmedian 3.1x 1.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.86 0.30median 0.86 0.85median 0.86

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 monthsFISWDAYIIIV
Revenue $12.20B $9.96B $218.16M
Gross profit $4.39B $7.53B –
Operating income $1.92B $994.00M $5.94M
Net income $3.38B $1.26B $11.89M
Free cash flow $2.82B – $49.93M
R&D – $2.76B –
EPS (diluted) $6.52 $5.10 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $744.00M $661.00M $2.65M
Total debt $21.17B $2.99B $114.28M
Shares (diluted) 517.00M 246.31M 19.54M
Enterprise value $16.34B $27.23B $217.12M

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
MetricFISWDAYIIIV
P/E 5.7x 41.0x 39.6x
P/FCF 6.9x 14.8x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 8.8x
P/S 1.6x 5.1x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 7.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 8.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 31.0x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 50.5x 96.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 14.1x – 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.30 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISWDAYIIIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 11.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 14.0% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.9% 11.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.2% 88.6% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 129.1% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,836% 115.6% -91.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 131.0% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,957% 136.5% -88.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 135.7% 46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% – 662.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 85.1% – 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.4% – 935.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 100.7% – 18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISWDAYIIIV
Gross margin 35.9% 75.5% –
EBITDA margin 34.3% 16.3% 16.4%
Operating margin 15.7% 10.0% 2.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 12.4% 6.9%
Net margin 27.6% 12.6% 3.9%
FCF margin 23.1% – 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% – 24.0%
Return on equity 21.1% 17.6% 3.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 3.9% 9.8% 0.8%
Return on capital employed 5.6% 9.6% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISWDAYIIIV
Debt / assets 48.0% 18.8% 18.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x -0.3x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 7.5x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 59.3% 36.1%
Equity / assets 36.4% 40.7% 63.9%
Interest coverage 3.2x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.06 4.05 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISWDAYIIIV
Dividend yield 4.6% – –
Net buyback yield 3.7% – 29.5%
Shareholder yield 8.3% – 29.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
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.

ConsensusFISWDAYIIIV
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.37FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +22.7% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.98BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026 $211.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +8.5% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISWDAYIIIV
Held by institutions 98.7% 98.1% 80.1%
Institutions holding 856 910 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +5.3% -12.0%
Institutions buying 415 487 57
Institutions selling 331 323 60
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.51 0.95

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.

FISWDAYIIIV
FIS 1.00 0.58 0.41
WDAY 0.58 1.00 0.33
IIIV 0.41 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIS, WDAY and IIIV?

Workday (WDAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) $19.01B, Workday (WDAY) $51.11B, i3 Verticals (IIIV) $331.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIS, WDAY and IIIV?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.6x, Workday (WDAY) 40.7x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is cheapest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.9x, Workday (WDAY) 18.3x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) +18.3%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 27.6%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Workday (WDAY) leads (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 3.9%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workday (WDAY) returned the most: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -44.4%, Workday (WDAY) -13.7%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -45.6%. Over five years, Workday (WDAY) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -21.4%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -5.6%/yr, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 0.05%, Workday (WDAY) 0.00%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.00%. Workday (WDAY) and i3 Verticals (IIIV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 34.5%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIS, WDAY and IIIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Workday (WDAY) leads on 6. 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.