FISV vs MA vs MORN Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Mastercard and Morningstar 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
$33.05B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$658.39 +19.2% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$589.48B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$238.73 +30.1% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Fiserv 2, Morningstar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVMAMORNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.05B $589.48B $9.10B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 34.8x 20.4x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 30.8x 18.7x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +15.3% +9.4% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 46.7% 17.0% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 56.6% 17.8% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x 1.4x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +19.3% +12.4% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr +14.9%/yr -5.2%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 23.1% 41.9% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 63/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

FISVMAMORN

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

AxisFISVMAMORN
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 12 #825 of 939 37 #595 of 939
Growth 40 #57 of 94 64 #298 of 814 81 #153 of 814
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 99 #12 of 828 76 #198 of 828
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 53 #421 of 898 46 #487 of 898
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 61 25 #541 of 725 77 #166 of 725
Overall 63 51 63
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVMAMORNSPY
1 month +17.1%+19.2%+30.1% -2.3%
3 months -4.5%+15.3%+20.0% -0.7%
6 months -17.3%+30.4%+42.4% +4.8%
Year to date -22.7%+15.3%+9.9% +10.3%
1 year -22.1%+19.3%+12.4% +10.3%
3 years -56.6%+70.5%-9.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -24.3%+19.5%-3.1% +20.1%
5 years -48.8%+99.9%-23.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%+14.9%-5.2% +10.1%
10 years +5.3%+533.1%+248.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.5%+20.3%+13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVMAMORNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%23.1%41.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%22.7%43.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.240.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.830.30 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-28.6%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%0.0%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $69.85$658.39$238.73 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$471.55$141.84 $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.

MultipleFISVMAMORN
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 20.4x 34.2xmedian 13.6x 20.0xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 15.8xmedian 3.3x 3.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.7x 23.4xmedian 6.0x 11.8xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.4x 35.6xmedian 11.0x 18.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 84.9xmedian 1.2x 8.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 1.02 1.87median 0.92 0.22median 0.92

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 monthsFISVMAMORN
Revenue $20.87B $36.29B $2.62B
Gross profit $11.73B – $1.65B
Operating income $4.66B $21.27B $643.50M
Net income $2.82B $16.96B $445.50M
Free cash flow $3.93B $16.08B $492.80M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $19.20 $11.79
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $10.15B $496.70M
Total debt $27.89B $23.94B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 883.00M 37.80M
Enterprise value $29.73B $549.57B $6.99B

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
MetricFISVMAMORN
P/E 9.9x 34.2x 20.0x
P/FCF 7.0x 35.6x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 34.0x 13.8x
P/S 1.3x 15.8x 3.4x
P/B 1.0x 84.9x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 546.5x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 23.4x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 27.6x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 16.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF 14.0x 36.5x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 34.8x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 1.87 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAMORN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 15.3% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 14.2% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 18.6% 20.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 15.4% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 19.0% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 15.8% 84.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 22.0% 32.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 18.3% 92.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -3.5% 19.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.5% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% -5.4% 25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 15.2% 46.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAMORN
Gross margin 56.2% – 63.1%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 69.2% 32.4%
Operating margin 22.3% 58.6% 24.5%
Pretax margin 15.8% 57.6% 22.6%
Net margin 13.4% 46.7% 17.0%
FCF margin 18.8% 44.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 46.5% 24.5%
Return on equity 10.6% 274.4% 43.5%
Return on assets 3.5% 29.3% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 56.6% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 63.1% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVMAMORN
Debt / assets 34.5% 41.2% 42.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.5x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 88.4% 74.0%
Equity / assets 33.3% 11.6% 26.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x 26.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.26 10.83 3.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVMAMORN
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 5.8% 2.7% 10.1%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 3.2% 10.9%
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.

ConsensusFISVMAMORN
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $12.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +14.7% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +0.4% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVMAMORN
Held by institutions 89.7% 87.5% 64.1%
Institutions holding 1,152 3,586 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.6% +2.1%
Institutions buying 500 1,590 199
Institutions selling 503 1,528 169
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.04 1.18

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.

FISVMAMORN
FISV 1.00 0.51 0.49
MA 0.51 1.00 0.45
MORN 0.49 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, MA and MORN?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $33.05B, Mastercard (MA) $589.48B, Morningstar (MORN) $9.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, MA and MORN?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 11.8x, Mastercard (MA) 34.8x, Morningstar (MORN) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 7.8x, Mastercard (MA) 30.8x, Morningstar (MORN) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -22.1%, Mastercard (MA) +19.3%, Morningstar (MORN) +12.4%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -12.5%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.9%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 38.4%, Mastercard (MA) 23.1%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, MA and MORN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 8. 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.