FISV vs CASS vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Cass Information Systems and Block Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$62.74 +38.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.80B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
XYZ Block, Inc.
$84.06 +9.8% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.34B
P/E
111.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.65B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cass Information Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cass Information Systems 7, Block 3, Fiserv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVCASSXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.92B $698.73M $51.34B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.6x 18.3x 111.3x CASS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 17.7x 21.9x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +8.1% +7.0% CASS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.9% 18.9% 1.8% CASS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.4% 18.4% 2.5% CASS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 24.1x — -0.5x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% +34.4% +14.1% CASS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr +3.4%/yr -18.8%/yr CASS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 22.7% 48.2% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 69/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

FISVCASSXYZ

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

AxisFISVCASSXYZ
Valuation 81 #20 of 99 83 #18 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Growth 17 #78 of 94 50 #48 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 76 #22 of 90 64 #33 of 90
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 26 #78 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 48 #33 of 62 54 #29 of 62 57 #27 of 62
Overall 44 58 69
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CASS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVCASSXYZSPY
1 month +38.0%+0.8%+9.8% -5.9%
3 months +15.9%-6.5%+6.3% -4.6%
6 months +10.4%+14.0%+19.8% +0.2%
Year to date -6.6%+30.8%+29.1% +7.5%
1 year -2.0%+34.4%+14.1% +8.2%
3 years -47.6%+38.1%+69.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.4%+11.4%+19.3% +19.0%
5 years -37.5%+18.3%-64.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -9.0%+3.4%-18.8% +9.4%
10 years +28.1%+32.6%+590.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%+2.9%+21.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFISVCASSXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%22.7%48.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%21.1%45.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.311.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.510.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-30.8%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-7.2%-4.0% -5.9%
52-week high $69.85$58.54$87.60 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$39.55$49.09 $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.

MultipleFISVCASSXYZ
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 22.5x 18.2xmedian 22.5x 109.8xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.5xmedian 23.6x 6.3xmedian 23.6x 39.4xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 17.3x 20.9xmedian 17.3x 14.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.64 1.96median 0.64 1.78median 0.64

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 monthsFISVCASSXYZ
Revenue $20.80B $201.63M $25.65B
Gross profit $11.39B – $12.18B
Operating income -$2.27B – $1.19B
Net income -$3.93B $38.18M $459.79M
Free cash flow $3.16B $33.29M $3.45B
R&D – – $2.99B
EPS (diluted) $-7.39 $2.93 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $545.00M $124.97M $7.86B
Total debt $27.06B – $7.27B
Shares (diluted) 531.80M 13.04M 614.78M
Enterprise value $31.12B $442.86M $23.11B

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
MetricFISVCASSXYZ
P/E -8.5x 18.2x 109.8x
P/FCF 10.6x 20.9x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 17.1x 14.0x
P/S 1.6x 3.4x 2.0x
P/B 1.6x 3.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 54.5x 6.3x 39.4x
EV/EBIT -26.4x 7.0x 42.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 19.0x 13.2x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 10.8x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.96 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVCASSXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 8.1% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 1.0% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.0% – 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.6% – -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% – 83.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -208.2% 21.1% -85.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.8% 7.3% 59.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -211.1% 24.5% -85.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 9.3% 61.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.5% -22.7% 83.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 0.4% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% -29.9% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 4.4% 63.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVCASSXYZ
Gross margin 54.8% – 47.5%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 34.8% 5.0%
Operating margin -10.9% – 4.6%
Pretax margin -16.7% 23.3% 2.8%
Net margin -18.9% 18.9% 1.8%
FCF margin 15.2% 16.5% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% 20.2% 14.1%
Return on equity -16.3% 16.2% 2.0%
Return on assets -5.1% 1.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -4.4% 18.4% 2.5%
Return on capital employed -4.2% – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.1x 7.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.3% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVCASSXYZ
Debt / assets 37.3% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 24.1x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 8.6x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 91.2% 44.4%
Equity / assets 29.0% 8.8% 55.6%
Interest coverage -1.5x 4.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.02 – 2.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVCASSXYZ
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 49.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% –

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.

ConsensusFISVCASSXYZ
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.46FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.7%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +20.2% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $199.33MFY2026 $24.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +18.3% +21.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVCASSXYZ
Held by institutions 89.7% 61.4% 73.6%
Institutions holding 1,153 174 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -3.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 499 101 582
Institutions selling 505 43 331
Buyers to sellers 0.99 2.35 1.76

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.

FISVCASSXYZ
FISV 1.00 0.32 0.37
CASS 0.32 1.00 0.23
XYZ 0.37 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, CASS and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $33.92B, Cass Information Systems (CASS) $698.73M, Block (XYZ) $51.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, CASS and XYZ?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) -8.6x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.3x, Block (XYZ) 111.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 8.4x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.7x, Block (XYZ) 21.9x). 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) -1.7%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.1%, Block (XYZ) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) -18.9%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.9%, Block (XYZ) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Cass Information Systems (CASS) leads (Fiserv (FISV) -4.4%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.4%, Block (XYZ) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cass Information Systems (CASS) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -2.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +34.4%, Block (XYZ) +14.1%. Over five years, Cass Information Systems (CASS) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -9.0%/yr, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +3.4%/yr, Block (XYZ) -18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fiserv (FISV) 0.00%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 0.02%, Block (XYZ) 0.00%. Fiserv (FISV) and Block (XYZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cass Information Systems (CASS) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 40.6%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.7%, Block (XYZ) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.