FISV vs MA vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Mastercard and Verisk Analytics 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
$32.89B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$658.39 +19.2% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$591.45B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$201.50 +23.0% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.37B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Fiserv 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVMAVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.89B $591.45B $26.37B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 34.9x 29.8x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 30.8x 24.7x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +15.3% +5.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 46.7% 28.2% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 56.6% 31.9% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x 2.3x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +19.3% -7.9% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr +14.9%/yr -1.2%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 23.1% 35.8% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 54/100 FISV

Percentile Scorecard

FISVMAVRSK

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

AxisFISVMAVRSK
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 12 #825 of 939 26 #695 of 939
Growth 40 #57 of 94 64 #298 of 814 44 #453 of 814
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 99 #12 of 828 97 #28 of 828
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 53 #421 of 898 32 #610 of 898
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 61 25 #541 of 725 72 #202 of 725
Overall 63 51 54
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK 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

PeriodFISVMAVRSKSPY
1 month +17.1%+19.2%+23.0% -2.3%
3 months -4.5%+15.3%+4.3% -0.7%
6 months -17.3%+30.4%+12.8% +4.8%
Year to date -22.7%+15.3%-9.9% +10.3%
1 year -22.1%+19.3%-7.9% +10.3%
3 years -56.6%+70.5%-12.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -24.3%+19.5%-4.4% +20.1%
5 years -48.8%+99.9%-6.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%+14.9%-1.2% +10.1%
10 years +5.3%+533.1%+145.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.5%+20.3%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVMAVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%23.1%35.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%22.7%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.24-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.83-0.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-28.6%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%0.0%-10.5% -3.5%
52-week high $69.85$658.39$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$471.55$156.84 $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.

MultipleFISVMAVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 20.4x 34.2xmedian 13.6x 29.8xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 15.8xmedian 3.3x 8.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.7x 23.4xmedian 6.0x 17.5xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.4x 35.6xmedian 11.0x 21.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 84.9xmedian 1.2x -22.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 1.02 1.87median 0.92 1.19median 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 monthsFISVMAVRSK
Revenue $20.87B $36.29B $3.14B
Gross profit $11.73B – $2.20B
Operating income $4.66B $21.27B $1.38B
Net income $2.82B $16.96B $885.50M
Free cash flow $3.93B $16.08B $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $19.20 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $10.15B $551.40M
Total debt $27.89B $23.94B $4.47B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 883.00M 130.85M
Enterprise value $29.57B $551.54B $21.01B

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
MetricFISVMAVRSK
P/E 9.9x 34.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 7.0x 35.6x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 34.0x 17.4x
P/S 1.3x 15.8x 8.4x
P/B 1.0x 84.9x -22.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 546.5x -17.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 23.4x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 27.6x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 16.2x 9.6x
EV/FCF 14.0x 36.5x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 34.8x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 1.87 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 15.3% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 14.2% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 18.6% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 15.4% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 19.0% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 15.8% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 22.0% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 18.3% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -3.5% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.5% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% -5.4% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 15.2% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAVRSK
Gross margin 56.2% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 69.2% 55.0%
Operating margin 22.3% 58.6% 43.9%
Pretax margin 15.8% 57.6% 37.0%
Net margin 13.4% 46.7% 28.2%
FCF margin 18.8% 44.3% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 46.5% 47.9%
Return on equity 10.6% 274.4% –
Return on assets 3.5% 29.3% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 56.6% 31.9%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 63.1% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVMAVRSK
Debt / assets 34.5% 41.2% 99.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.5x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.5x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 88.4% 126.4%
Equity / assets 33.3% 11.6% -26.4%
Interest coverage 3.0x 26.2x 7.0x
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 7.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVMAVRSK
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 5.8% 2.7% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 3.2% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusFISVMAVRSK
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +14.7% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +0.4% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVMAVRSK
Held by institutions 89.7% 87.5% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,152 3,586 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 500 1,590 489
Institutions selling 503 1,528 349
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.04 1.40

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.

FISVMAVRSK
FISV 1.00 0.51 0.41
MA 0.51 1.00 0.35
VRSK 0.41 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, MA and VRSK?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $32.89B, Mastercard (MA) $591.45B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, MA and VRSK?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 11.7x, Mastercard (MA) 34.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 7.8x, Mastercard (MA) 30.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.7x). 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%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -22.1%, Mastercard (MA) +19.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -7.9%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -12.5%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%/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%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.