FISV vs CASS vs PSFE Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Cass Information Systems and Paysafe Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$48.33 +4.0% 1M -61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.70B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.58 -13.2% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$288.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFISVCASSPSFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.70B $705.62M $288.35M FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 19.2x -2.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 17.8x 2.7x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +8.8% +5.1% CASS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 18.5% -8.9% CASS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 13.9% 1.0% CASS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.2x 7.4x CASS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.32% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.4% +41.1% -56.0% CASS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr +6.0%/yr -42.5%/yr CASS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 22.6% 70.7% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 58/100 CASS

Percentile Scorecard

FISVCASSPSFE

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

AxisFISVCASSPSFE
Valuation 88 #7 of 50 71 #15 of 50 90 #6 of 50
Growth 51 #23 of 46 67 #16 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 78 #10 of 42 56 #19 of 42
Financial Health 23 #42 of 54 57 #24 of 54 11 #48 of 54
Shareholder Returns 64 #9 of 23 46 #13 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 62 64 58
  • FISV ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • CASS ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE ranked among 57 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVCASSPSFESPY
1 month +4.0%+1.8%-13.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+0.6%-35.0% +3.5%
6 months -21.1%+16.3%-36.6% +7.0%
Year to date -28.0%+32.7%-31.0% +12.2%
1 year -61.4%+41.1%-56.0% +13.0%
3 years -57.0%+48.3%-41.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.6%+14.1%-16.5% +23.1%
5 years -51.1%+33.5%-93.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.3%+6.0%-42.5% +11.0%
10 years -3.3%+33.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.3%+3.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVCASSPSFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%22.6%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.2%21.2%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.291.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.871.82-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-30.8%-94.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-5.9%-55.3% -1.8%
52-week high $126.54$58.54$12.47 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$39.15$5.39 $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.

MultipleFISVCASSPSFE
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.8x 19.2xmedian 9.8x -2.1xmedian 9.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 3.5xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 11.7x 8.1xmedian 11.7x 8.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 11.5x 16.8xmedian 11.5x 1.4xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 2.9xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.21 3.02median 1.21 0.03median 1.21

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 monthsFISVCASSPSFE
Revenue $20.87B $198.99M $1.78B
Gross profit $11.73B – $1.01B
Operating income $4.66B – $29.42M
Net income $2.82B $36.71M -$208.30M
Free cash flow $3.93B $42.02M $205.33M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $2.81 $-2.71
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $132.84M $226.16M
Total debt $27.89B – $10.05B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 13.07M 58.07M
Enterprise value $22.40B $477.15M -$697.43M

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
MetricFISVCASSPSFE
P/E 9.2x 19.2x -2.1x
P/FCF 6.5x 16.8x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 14.5x 1.2x
P/S 1.2x 3.5x 0.2x
P/B 1.0x 2.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.9x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 8.1x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 9.0x 87.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.5x 13.3x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 11.4x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 3.02 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVCASSPSFE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 8.8% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% – -68.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – -31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 44.8% -324.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 4.3% -75.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 49.8% -216.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.4% -62.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 22.0% 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 9.1% 29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 24.2% -14.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 13.6% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVCASSPSFE
Gross margin 56.2% – 56.6%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 34.6% 17.3%
Operating margin 22.3% – 1.7%
Pretax margin 15.8% 22.9% -6.1%
Net margin 13.4% 18.5% -8.9%
FCF margin 18.8% 21.1% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 24.5% 13.1%
Return on equity 10.6% 15.1% -35.1%
Return on assets 3.5% 1.5% -4.5%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 13.9% 1.0%
Return on capital employed 8.3% – 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVCASSPSFE
Debt / assets 34.5% 3.2% 54.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.2x 7.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.9x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 90.3% 87.5%
Equity / assets 33.3% 9.7% 12.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 3.9x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.24 – -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVCASSPSFE
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 3.0% 25.2%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 5.3% 25.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusFISVCASSPSFE
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 2.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $3.10FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +20.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $199.03MFY2026 $1.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +16.3% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVCASSPSFE
Held by institutions 89.7% 61.4% 50.8%
Institutions holding 1,150 172 144
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -3.4% -2.2%
Institutions buying 499 102 56
Institutions selling 502 43 54
Buyers to sellers 0.99 2.37 1.04

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.

FISVCASSPSFE
FISV 1.00 0.25 0.32
CASS 0.25 1.00 0.27
PSFE 0.32 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, CASS and PSFE?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.70B, Cass Information Systems (CASS) $705.62M, Paysafe (PSFE) $288.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, CASS and PSFE?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 19.2x, Paysafe (PSFE) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.5x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.8x, Paysafe (PSFE) 2.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.8%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.5%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%). On return on invested capital, Cass Information Systems (CASS) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 13.9%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cass Information Systems (CASS) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -61.4%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +41.1%, Paysafe (PSFE) -56.0%. Over five years, Cass Information Systems (CASS) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.3%/yr, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +6.0%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -42.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cass Information Systems (CASS) 2.32%. Fiserv (FISV) and Paysafe (PSFE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cass Information Systems (CASS) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.2%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.6%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, CASS and PSFE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 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.