FISV vs GPN vs PAYC Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Global Payments and Paycom Software Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$51.93 +17.1% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.61B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$99.62 +27.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
1.00%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PAYC Paycom Software, Inc.
$266.05 +20.3% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.79B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
0.57%
HR Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fiserv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fiserv 5, Paycom Software 4, Global Payments 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVGPNPAYCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.61B $26.48B $11.79B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x -28.8x 25.0x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 7.8x 22.7x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +32.5% +9.2% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -9.1% 22.8% PAYC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 2.3% 31.3% PAYC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.8x 0.8x PAYC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.00% 0.57% GPN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +28.1% +42.2% PAYC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -5.9%/yr -12.3%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 41.9% 46.9% FISV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 48/100 62/100 FISV

Percentile Scorecard

FISVGPNPAYC

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

AxisFISVGPNPAYC
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 66 #34 of 99 51 #50 of 100
Growth 40 #57 of 94 26 #70 of 94 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 64 #33 of 90 98 #3 of 94
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 24 #80 of 105 40 #67 of 111
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 61 58 #26 of 61 62 #25 of 64
Overall 63 48 62
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAYC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVGPNPAYCSPY
1 month +17.1%+27.1%+20.3% -2.3%
3 months -4.5%+15.6%+57.7% -0.7%
6 months -17.3%+38.7%+101.2% +4.8%
Year to date -22.7%+28.7%+66.9% +10.3%
1 year -22.1%+28.1%+42.2% +10.3%
3 years -56.6%-12.4%+67.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year -24.3%-4.3%+18.7% +20.1%
5 years -48.8%-26.1%-48.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-5.9%-12.3% +10.1%
10 years +5.3%+41.0%+508.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.5%+3.5%+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVGPNPAYCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%41.9%46.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%35.9%42.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.840.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.670.90 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-58.8%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%0.0%-3.1% -3.5%
52-week high $69.85$99.62$274.60 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$62.47$113.59 $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.

MultipleFISVGPNPAYC
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 20.4x -28.8xmedian 20.4x 25.0xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.7x 11.8xmedian 13.7x 14.8xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.4x 32.2xmedian 16.4x 20.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 20.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 1.02 0.62median 1.02 1.00median 0.90

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 monthsFISVGPNPAYC
Revenue $20.87B $10.23B $2.14B
Gross profit $11.73B $6.54B $1.79B
Operating income $4.66B $1.27B $648.40M
Net income $2.82B -$873.78M $487.60M
Free cash flow $3.93B $822.72M $575.10M
R&D – – $258.90M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $-3.46 $10.62
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $5.41B $198.00M
Total debt $27.89B $23.56B $900.00M
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 270.12M 45.91M
Enterprise value $24.31B $4.92B $10.69B

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
MetricFISVGPNPAYC
P/E 9.9x -28.8x 25.0x
P/FCF 7.0x 32.2x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 16.0x 14.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.6x 5.5x
P/B 1.0x 1.1x 20.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 6.1x 21.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 11.8x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 35.2x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.4x 5.8x
EV/FCF 14.0x 54.2x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 26.9x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 0.62 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVGPNPAYC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 32.5% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 3.3% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 14.8% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.7% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% -33.4% 17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -4.4% 14.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -158.6% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -44.6% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% -158.9% 44.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -46.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -46.4% 43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -9.1% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% -66.6% 60.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -19.7% 24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVGPNPAYC
Gross margin 56.2% 63.9% 83.7%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 36.8% 39.5%
Operating margin 22.3% 12.4% 30.3%
Pretax margin 15.8% 5.5% 32.0%
Net margin 13.4% -9.1% 22.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 8.0% 26.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 16.2% 37.4%
Return on equity 10.6% -3.5% 70.5%
Return on assets 3.5% -1.3% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 2.3% 31.3%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 2.5% 36.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.3% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVGPNPAYC
Debt / assets 34.5% 37.1% 17.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.8x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 28.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 62.6% 89.0%
Equity / assets 33.3% 37.4% 11.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.5x 39.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.26 0.67 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVGPNPAYC
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 5.8% 5.9% 12.6%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 6.9% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusFISVGPNPAYC
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +27.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +18.0% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.4% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVGPNPAYC
Held by institutions 89.7% 100.0% 90.3%
Institutions holding 1,152 794 596
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +7.4% -8.5%
Institutions buying 500 375 296
Institutions selling 503 308 222
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.22 1.33

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.

FISVGPNPAYC
FISV 1.00 0.58 0.45
GPN 0.58 1.00 0.38
PAYC 0.45 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, GPN and PAYC?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $27.61B, Global Payments (GPN) $26.48B, Paycom Software (PAYC) $11.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, GPN and PAYC?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.9x, Global Payments (GPN) -28.8x, Paycom Software (PAYC) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0x, Global Payments (GPN) 7.8x, Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.7x). 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%, Paycom Software (PAYC) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paycom Software (PAYC) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Paycom Software (PAYC) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Paycom Software (PAYC) 31.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paycom Software (PAYC) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -22.1%, Global Payments (GPN) +28.1%, Paycom Software (PAYC) +42.2%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -12.5%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -5.9%/yr, Paycom Software (PAYC) -12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Payments (GPN) has the highest dividend yield: Global Payments (GPN) 1.00%, Paycom Software (PAYC) 0.57%. Fiserv (FISV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fiserv (FISV) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 38.4%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.9%, Paycom Software (PAYC) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, GPN and PAYC?

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