FISV vs MA vs WEX Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Mastercard and Wex Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$48.33 +4.0% 1M -61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.70B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$613.59 +8.1% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$534.25B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
0.57%
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$192.07 +7.7% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFISVMAWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.70B $534.25B $6.59B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 33.3x 19.0x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 29.2x 9.0x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +16.0% +7.5% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 46.3% 12.6% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 59.0% 7.8% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.6x -0.7x WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.57% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.4% +7.0% +20.1% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr +12.8%/yr +0.8%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 22.7% 41.6% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 52/100 53/100 FISV

Percentile Scorecard

FISVMAWEX

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

AxisFISVMAWEX
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 14 #815 of 947 69 #31 of 99
Growth 41 #56 of 94 66 #238 of 691 46 #51 of 94
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 99 #8 of 673 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 50 #379 of 754 31 #73 of 105
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 61 34 #474 of 713 45 #34 of 61
Overall 63 52 53
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVMAWEXSPY
1 month +4.0%+8.1%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+11.2%+7.9% +3.5%
6 months -21.1%+21.2%+28.8% +7.0%
Year to date -28.0%+7.5%+28.9% +12.2%
1 year -61.4%+7.0%+20.1% +13.0%
3 years -57.0%+68.5%+17.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.6%+19.0%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -51.1%+82.8%+4.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.3%+12.8%+0.8% +11.0%
10 years -3.3%+494.4%+81.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.3%+19.5%+6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFISVMAWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%22.7%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.2%22.6%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.260.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.310.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-28.6%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-3.0%-5.5% -1.8%
52-week high $126.54$632.81$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$471.55$126.86 $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.

MultipleFISVMAWEX
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 20.6x 33.3xmedian 13.1x 19.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 15.2xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 15.4x 22.7xmedian 6.9x 5.6xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 16.4x 32.0xmedian 10.9x 60.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 95.2xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.05 1.70median 0.88 0.68median 1.05

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 monthsFISVMAWEX
Revenue $20.87B $35.08B $2.79B
Gross profit $11.73B – $1.66B
Operating income $4.66B $20.47B $711.30M
Net income $2.82B $16.26B $350.80M
Free cash flow $3.93B $16.70B $108.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $18.41 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $11.29B $1.16B
Total debt $27.89B $81.59B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 883.00M 34.90M
Enterprise value $22.40B $494.17B -$15.10B

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
MetricFISVMAWEX
P/E 9.2x 33.3x 19.0x
P/FCF 6.5x 32.0x 60.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 30.6x 25.1x
P/S 1.2x 15.2x 2.4x
P/B 1.0x 95.2x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3,685x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 22.7x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 26.8x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 15.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF 13.5x 32.8x 53.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 31.4x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 1.70 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 16.0% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 14.1% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 21.3% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 16.1% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 19.7% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 16.7% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 23.2% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 19.5% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 2.9% -38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 14.6% -37.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 0.9% -61.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 14.4% -51.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVMAWEX
Gross margin 56.2% – 59.6%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 68.6% 37.3%
Operating margin 22.3% 58.3% 25.5%
Pretax margin 15.8% 57.5% 17.4%
Net margin 13.4% 46.3% 12.6%
FCF margin 18.8% 47.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 49.7% 9.4%
Return on equity 10.6% 263.6% 26.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 29.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 59.0% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 68.1% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.8% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVMAWEX
Debt / assets 34.5% 42.7% 32.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.4x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.6x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.5x 49.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 90.3% 91.9%
Equity / assets 33.3% 9.7% 8.1%
Interest coverage 3.0x 27.4x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.24 10.19 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVMAWEX
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 2.9% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.5% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusFISVMAWEX
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +14.7% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $38.98BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +0.4% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVMAWEX
Held by institutions 89.7% 88.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,150 3,581 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.6% +2.5%
Institutions buying 499 1,587 189
Institutions selling 502 1,526 166
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.04 1.14

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.

FISVMAWEX
FISV 1.00 0.35 0.32
MA 0.35 1.00 0.40
WEX 0.32 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, MA and WEX?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.70B, Mastercard (MA) $534.25B, Wex (WEX) $6.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, MA and WEX?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x, Wex (WEX) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.5x, Mastercard (MA) 29.2x, Wex (WEX) 9.0x). 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) +16.0%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -61.4%, Mastercard (MA) +7.0%, Wex (WEX) +20.1%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.3%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.8%/yr, Wex (WEX) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mastercard (MA) 0.57%. Fiserv (FISV) and Wex (WEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.2%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%, Wex (WEX) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.