FISV vs GPN vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Global Payments and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$48.48 +6.9% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$26.58B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$85.70 +2.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFISVGPNJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.58B $25.99B $11.62B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x -27.8x 23.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 6.7x 21.2x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +32.5% +7.1% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -9.1% 19.8% JKHY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 2.3% 22.7% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.8x 0.0x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.3% +8.2% +6.5% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr -9.7%/yr -0.8%/yr JKHY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 39.9% 29.4% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 49/100 71/100 JKHY

Percentile Scorecard

FISVGPNJKHY

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

AxisFISVGPNJKHY
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 72 #28 of 99 64 #36 of 99
Growth 39 #58 of 94 26 #70 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 63 #34 of 90 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 24 #80 of 105 79 #23 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #16 of 60 61 #24 of 60 54 #28 of 60
Overall 63 49 71
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVGPNJKHYSPY
1 month +6.9%+2.8%+9.2% +0.7%
3 months -10.3%-1.3%+3.5% +3.7%
6 months -22.6%+19.1%+3.8% +7.1%
Year to date -27.8%+10.7%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year -31.3%+8.2%+6.5% +11.9%
3 years -57.1%-17.4%+14.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.6%-6.2%+4.5% +22.8%
5 years -50.8%-40.1%-4.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%-9.7%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years -1.4%+18.1%+99.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.1%+1.7%+7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFISVGPNJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%39.9%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%35.6%31.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.01-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.210.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-58.8%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.3%-9.6%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $70.60$94.85$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$62.47$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.

MultipleFISVGPNJKHY
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 19.5x -24.8xmedian 19.5x 22.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.8x 10.9xmedian 17.8x 13.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 16.1x 27.7xmedian 16.1x 16.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.98 0.54median 0.98 1.96median 0.98

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 monthsFISVGPNJKHY
Revenue $20.87B $10.23B $2.54B
Gross profit $11.73B $6.54B $1.11B
Operating income $4.66B $1.27B $635.03M
Net income $2.82B -$873.78M $502.78M
Free cash flow $3.93B $822.72M $694.86M
R&D – – $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $-3.46 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $5.41B $12.06M
Total debt $27.89B $23.56B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 270.12M 72.04M
Enterprise value $23.25B $3.78B $11.52B

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
MetricFISVGPNJKHY
P/E 9.2x -24.8x 22.8x
P/FCF 6.6x 27.7x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 13.7x 14.7x
P/S 1.2x 2.2x 4.4x
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 5.2x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 10.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 32.3x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.0x 4.4x
EV/FCF 13.5x 49.7x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 24.7x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.54 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVGPNJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 32.5% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 3.3% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 14.8% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.7% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% -33.4% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -4.4% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -158.6% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -44.6% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% -158.9% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -46.2% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -46.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -9.1% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% -66.6% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -19.7% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVGPNJKHY
Gross margin 56.2% 63.9% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 36.8% 33.3%
Operating margin 22.3% 12.4% 25.0%
Pretax margin 15.8% 5.5% 25.7%
Net margin 13.4% -9.1% 19.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 8.0% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 16.2% 29.9%
Return on equity 10.6% -3.5% 24.0%
Return on assets 3.5% -1.3% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 2.3% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 2.5% 25.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.3% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVGPNJKHY
Debt / assets 34.5% 37.1% 1.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 28.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 62.6% 34.8%
Equity / assets 33.3% 37.4% 65.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.5x 117.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.24 0.61 9.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVGPNJKHY
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 6.2% 6.9% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 8.1% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusFISVGPNJKHY
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 21.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $7.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +18.0% +0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.4% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVGPNJKHY
Held by institutions 89.7% 100.0% 96.5%
Institutions holding 1,151 793 712
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +7.4% -4.3%
Institutions buying 500 374 339
Institutions selling 502 308 302
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.21 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.

FISVGPNJKHY
FISV 1.00 0.57 0.49
GPN 0.57 1.00 0.46
JKHY 0.49 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, GPN and JKHY?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $26.58B, Global Payments (GPN) $25.99B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, GPN and JKHY?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.5x, Global Payments (GPN) -27.8x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.5x, Global Payments (GPN) 6.7x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -31.3%, Global Payments (GPN) +8.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +6.5%. Over five years, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.2%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -9.7%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fiserv (FISV) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 0.00%. Fiserv (FISV) and Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 38.9%, Global Payments (GPN) 39.9%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, GPN 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 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.