FISV vs FLYW vs V Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Flywire and Visa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$48.33 +4.0% 1M -61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.25B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
FLYW Flywire Corp
$19.15 +10.1% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
V Visa Inc.
$404.22 +10.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$669.53B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Visa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Visa 6, Flywire 3, Fiserv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVFLYWVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.25B $2.30B $669.53B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 67.6x 29.6x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 43.5x 29.2x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +32.2% +14.4% FLYW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 4.8% 50.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — 38.1% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 0.4x V
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.4% +39.1% +16.4% FLYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr -16.0%/yr +13.4%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 46.2% 22.2% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 69/100 53/100 FLYW

Percentile Scorecard

FISVFLYWV

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

AxisFISVFLYWV
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 71 #29 of 99 14 #819 of 947
Growth 41 #56 of 94 96 #5 of 94 49 #355 of 691
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 73 #25 of 90 99 #10 of 673
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 85 #17 of 105 72 #215 of 754
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 61 20 #49 of 61 34 #469 of 713
Overall 63 69 53
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVFLYWVSPY
1 month +4.0%+10.1%+10.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+18.6%+11.6% +3.5%
6 months -21.1%+39.3%+30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -28.0%+35.2%+15.3% +12.2%
1 year -61.4%+39.1%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years -57.0%-27.4%+76.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.6%-10.1%+20.8% +23.1%
5 years -51.1%-58.1%+87.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.3%-16.0%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years -3.3%—+394.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.3%—+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVFLYWVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%46.2%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.2%41.3%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.360.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.850.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-82.3%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-2.0%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $126.54$19.54$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$10.64$295.52 $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.

MultipleFISVFLYWV
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 20.6x 68.9xmedian 20.6x 29.9xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 16.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 15.4x 29.2xmedian 15.4x 25.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 16.4x 14.1xmedian 16.4x 34.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 20.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.05 1.46median 1.05 2.08median 0.88

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 monthsFISVFLYWV
Revenue $20.87B $713.54M $44.49B
Gross profit $11.73B – –
Operating income $4.66B $39.30M $27.00B
Net income $2.82B $34.04M $22.59B
Free cash flow $3.93B $165.28M $21.01B
R&D – $74.01M –
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $0.28 $11.90
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $282.39M $12.36B
Total debt $27.89B – $23.86B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 122.40M 1.90B
Enterprise value $21.93B $949.60M $612.84B

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
MetricFISVFLYWV
P/E 9.2x 68.9x 29.9x
P/FCF 6.5x 14.1x 34.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 14.0x 31.9x
P/S 1.2x 3.3x 16.2x
P/B 1.0x 2.9x 20.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.6x 94.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 29.2x 25.8x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 51.8x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.9x 16.5x
EV/FCF 13.5x 12.3x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.2x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 1.46 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVFLYWV
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 32.2% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 27.1% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 814.8% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 49.6% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 398.3% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 49.1% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 396.1% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 47.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 74.7% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 182.6% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 75.5% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 200.6% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVFLYWV
Gross margin 56.2% – –
EBITDA margin 38.2% 9.8% 63.7%
Operating margin 22.3% 5.5% 60.7%
Pretax margin 15.8% 5.7% 60.6%
Net margin 13.4% 4.8% 50.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 23.2% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 23.3% 50.8%
Return on equity 10.6% 4.1% 63.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 2.9% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – 38.1%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 4.7% 42.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 4.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 9.9% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVFLYWV
Debt / assets 34.5% – 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 29.8% 62.8%
Equity / assets 33.3% 70.2% 37.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x 16.7x 34.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.24 4.75 8.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVFLYWV
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.2% -4.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 6.2% -4.3% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusFISVFLYWV
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 43.5xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +300.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +61.4% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $732.82MFY2026 $44.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +12.4% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVFLYWV
Held by institutions 89.7% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 1,150 238 4,526
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +10.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 499 154 2,327
Institutions selling 502 62 1,732
Buyers to sellers 0.99 2.48 1.34

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.

FISVFLYWV
FISV 1.00 0.27 0.32
FLYW 0.27 1.00 0.34
V 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, FLYW and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.25B, Flywire (FLYW) $2.30B, Visa (V) $669.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, FLYW and V?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.0x, Flywire (FLYW) 67.6x, Visa (V) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.5x, Flywire (FLYW) 43.5x, Visa (V) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flywire (FLYW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%, Visa (V) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%, Visa (V) 50.8%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Visa (V) 38.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flywire (FLYW) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -61.4%, Flywire (FLYW) +39.1%, Visa (V) +16.4%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.3%/yr, Flywire (FLYW) -16.0%/yr, Visa (V) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.2%, Flywire (FLYW) 46.2%, Visa (V) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, FLYW and V?

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