FISV vs LSPD vs GPN Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Lightspeed Commerce and Global Payments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$47.40 +2.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.24B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
GPN Global Payments Inc
$81.44 -5.8% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Global Payments leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global Payments 5, Fiserv 4, Lightspeed Commerce 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVLSPDGPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.24B $1.51B $22.27B FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x -15.5x -23.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 18.1x 6.4x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +11.6% +32.5% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -7.8% -9.1% FISV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — 2.3% FISV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 4.8x FISV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.5% -14.0% -6.2% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr -35.6%/yr -10.6%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 44.5% 40.5% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 50/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

FISVLSPDGPN

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

AxisFISVLSPDGPN
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 61 #35 of 89 74 #27 of 99
Growth 40 #57 of 94 94 #6 of 81 26 #70 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 40 #46 of 76 63 #34 of 90
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 83 #17 of 94 24 #80 of 105
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 84 #9 of 51 62 #24 of 61
Overall 63 72 50
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVLSPDGPNSPY
1 month +2.0%+10.2%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%+1.5%-6.9% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%+20.4%+20.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.4%-9.9%+5.2% +12.9%
1 year -62.5%-14.0%-6.2% +12.3%
3 years -57.9%-12.1%-20.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.0%-4.2%-7.5% +23.3%
5 years -51.9%-88.9%-43.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.6%-35.6%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years -2.0%—+12.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%—+1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFISVLSPDGPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%44.5%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.9%46.3%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.061.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-0.31-0.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-92.2%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-19.0%-14.1% -1.2%
52-week high $126.54$13.44$94.85 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$8.37$62.47 $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.

MultipleFISVLSPDGPN
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 20.0x -15.6xmedian 40.1x -23.5xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.5x 191.2xmedian 18.5x 10.6xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 15.9x 30.2xmedian 20.1x 26.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.03 -0.29median 1.73 0.51median 1.03

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 monthsFISVLSPDGPN
Revenue $20.87B $1.24B $10.23B
Gross profit $11.73B $536.41M $6.54B
Operating income $4.66B -$115.79M $1.27B
Net income $2.82B -$97.27M -$873.78M
Free cash flow $3.93B $49.64M $822.72M
R&D – $125.76M –
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $-0.70 $-3.46
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $372.14M $5.41B
Total debt $27.89B – $23.56B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 139.17M 270.12M
Enterprise value $21.92B -$258.31M $64.40M

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
MetricFISVLSPDGPN
P/E 9.0x -15.6x -23.5x
P/FCF 6.4x 30.2x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 34.7x 13.1x
P/S 1.2x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 191.2x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 11.3x -9.7x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.9x 3.9x
EV/FCF 13.4x 22.7x 48.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 26.1x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 -0.29 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVLSPDGPN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 11.6% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 17.6% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 13.9% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.1% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 83.3% -33.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 52.1% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 85.7% -158.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 54.3% -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 84.2% -158.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 53.1% -46.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 804.1% -46.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 34.2% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 3,659% -66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 34.5% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVLSPDGPN
Gross margin 56.2% 43.1% 63.9%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 0.5% 36.8%
Operating margin 22.3% -9.3% 12.4%
Pretax margin 15.8% -7.7% 5.5%
Net margin 13.4% -7.8% -9.1%
FCF margin 18.8% 4.0% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 3.5% 16.2%
Return on equity 10.6% -6.8% -3.5%
Return on assets 3.5% -6.0% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – 2.3%
Return on capital employed 8.3% -8.0% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -0.4x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 4.5% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVLSPDGPN
Debt / assets 34.5% – 37.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 7.1x – 28.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 12.5% 62.6%
Equity / assets 33.3% 87.5% 37.4%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 1.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.23 3.21 0.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVLSPDGPN
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 7.1% 7.3%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 7.1% 8.5%
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.

ConsensusFISVLSPDGPN
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $12.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +46.7% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +23.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVLSPDGPN
Held by institutions 89.7% 54.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,150 108 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% +7.4%
Institutions buying 499 54 374
Institutions selling 502 37 307
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.46 1.22

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.

FISVLSPDGPN
FISV 1.00 0.30 0.47
LSPD 0.30 1.00 0.43
GPN 0.47 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, LSPD and GPN?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.24B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.51B, Global Payments (GPN) $22.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fiserv (FISV) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, Fiserv (FISV) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -62.5%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Global Payments (GPN) -6.2%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.6%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fiserv (FISV) 0.00%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%. Fiserv (FISV) and Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Global Payments (GPN) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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