FISV vs GEN vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Gen Digital and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$49.86 +8.5% 1M -59.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.73B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.88 -5.1% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.59B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jack Henry & Associates leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jack Henry & Associates 5, Fiserv 3, Gen Digital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVGENJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.73B $14.59B $11.67B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 13.9x 23.2x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 8.1x 21.6x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +20.2% +7.1% GEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 20.7% 19.8% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 13.4% 22.7% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.9x 0.0x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.8% -8.5% +4.4% JKHY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -1.4%/yr -1.4%/yr JKHY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 40.3% 29.5% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 70/100 70/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

FISVGENJKHY

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

AxisFISVGENJKHY
Valuation 89 #12 of 98 88 #16 of 124 61 #39 of 98
Growth 41 #56 of 94 61 #45 of 113 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 95 #6 of 110 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 15 #110 of 129 78 #24 of 105
Shareholder Returns 74 #17 of 62 93 #6 of 68 56 #28 of 62
Overall 64 70 70
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVGENJKHYSPY
1 month +8.5%-5.1%+9.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.3%-3.7%+7.9% +2.9%
6 months -18.0%+30.7%+7.5% +6.4%
Year to date -25.8%-8.5%-10.9% +11.4%
1 year -59.8%-8.5%+4.4% +13.1%
3 years -56.8%+45.8%+13.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.4%+13.4%+4.2% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%-6.7%-6.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%-1.4%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +0.6%+3.3%+98.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.1%+0.3%+7.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFISVGENJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%40.3%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%41.0%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.83-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.210.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-49.7%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-20.8%-15.6% -2.5%
52-week high $126.54$31.41$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$17.89$123.42 $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.

MultipleFISVGENJKHY
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 21.5x 14.2xmedian 37.4x 23.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 4.4x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 15.7x 8.6xmedian 35.0x 13.5xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 16.4x 9.6xmedian 27.2x 16.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.06 -2.68median 1.27 2.00median 1.06

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 monthsFISVGENJKHY
Revenue $20.87B $5.08B $2.54B
Gross profit $11.73B $3.96B $1.11B
Operating income $4.66B $2.12B $635.03M
Net income $2.82B $1.05B $502.78M
Free cash flow $3.93B $1.55B $694.86M
R&D – $418.00M $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $1.75 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $564.00M $12.06M
Total debt $27.89B $8.16B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 603.00M 72.04M
Enterprise value $22.41B $12.29B $11.57B

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
MetricFISVGENJKHY
P/E 9.5x 14.2x 23.2x
P/FCF 6.8x 9.6x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 9.5x 15.0x
P/S 1.3x 2.9x 4.5x
P/B 1.0x 5.6x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 24.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 8.6x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 10.6x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 13.7x 14.5x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 14.3x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 -2.68 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVGENJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 20.2% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 12.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 17.4% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 11.1% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 29.2% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 17.5% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 76.4% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -7.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 82.5% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -5.3% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 14.9% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 26.9% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 14.8% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 26.8% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVGENJKHY
Gross margin 56.2% 78.0% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 51.4% 33.3%
Operating margin 22.3% 41.7% 25.0%
Pretax margin 15.8% 30.2% 25.7%
Net margin 13.4% 20.7% 19.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 30.5% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 30.9% 29.9%
Return on equity 10.6% 40.0% 24.0%
Return on assets 3.5% 6.7% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 13.4% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 16.4% 25.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 4.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVGENJKHY
Debt / assets 34.5% 52.1% 1.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 5.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 83.0% 34.8%
Equity / assets 33.3% 17.0% 65.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x 3.9x 117.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.25 1.38 9.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVGENJKHY
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 4.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 6.0% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusFISVGENJKHY
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 21.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $7.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +10.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +8.2% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVGENJKHY
Held by institutions 89.7% 89.1% 96.5%
Institutions holding 1,150 688 711
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.8% -4.3%
Institutions buying 499 391 338
Institutions selling 502 211 302
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.85 1.12

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.

FISVGENJKHY
FISV 1.00 0.29 0.34
GEN 0.29 1.00 0.42
JKHY 0.34 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, GEN and JKHY?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.73B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.59B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, GEN and JKHY?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.9x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.7x, Gen Digital (GEN) 8.1x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gen Digital (GEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -59.8%, Gen Digital (GEN) -8.5%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +4.4%. Over five years, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -14.7%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, GEN and JKHY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads on 5. 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.