FISV vs PYPL vs V Stock Comparison

Fiserv, PayPal Holdings and Visa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$49.86 +8.5% 1M -59.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.73B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
V Visa Inc.
$408.02 +12.8% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$676.62B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Visa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Visa 7, Fiserv 2, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVPYPLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.73B $48.14B $676.62B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 9.8x 29.9x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 10.3x 29.5x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +5.7% +14.4% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 14.4% 50.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 15.9% 38.1% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.3x 0.4x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.8% -18.1% +17.9% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -25.0%/yr +12.0%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 43.7% 22.1% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 69/100 52/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

FISVPYPLV

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

AxisFISVPYPLV
Valuation 89 #12 of 98 91 #10 of 98 13 #827 of 945
Growth 41 #56 of 94 63 #35 of 94 49 #418 of 822
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 88 #12 of 90 99 #13 of 835
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 39 #65 of 105 71 #262 of 905
Shareholder Returns 74 #17 of 62 67 #21 of 62 30 #509 of 726
Overall 64 69 52
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVPYPLVSPY
1 month +8.5%+8.6%+12.8% -1.0%
3 months -2.3%+1.5%+14.7% +2.9%
6 months -18.0%+13.0%+31.9% +6.4%
Year to date -25.8%-2.3%+16.3% +11.4%
1 year -59.8%-18.1%+17.9% +13.1%
3 years -56.8%+5.1%+73.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.4%+1.7%+20.3% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%-76.3%+76.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%-25.0%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +0.6%+29.2%+395.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.1%+2.6%+17.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFISVPYPLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%43.7%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%48.4%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.030.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.410.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-84.2%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-21.9%-1.5% -2.5%
52-week high $126.54$73.02$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$39.08$295.52 $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.

MultipleFISVPYPLV
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 21.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 30.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 16.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 15.7x 7.4xmedian 15.7x 26.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x 34.6xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 20.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.06 0.68median 1.06 2.10median 0.89

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 monthsFISVPYPLV
Revenue $20.87B $34.13B $44.49B
Gross profit $11.73B – –
Operating income $4.66B $5.95B $27.00B
Net income $2.82B $4.90B $22.59B
Free cash flow $3.93B $6.59B $21.01B
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $5.56 $11.90
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $8.31B $12.36B
Total debt $27.89B $13.40B $23.86B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 882.00M 1.90B
Enterprise value $22.41B $6.36B $619.94B

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
MetricFISVPYPLV
P/E 9.5x 10.2x 30.2x
P/FCF 6.8x 7.5x 34.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 6.6x 32.2x
P/S 1.3x 1.4x 16.4x
P/B 1.0x 2.5x 20.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.5x 95.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 7.4x 26.1x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 8.6x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 16.6x
EV/FCF 13.7x 7.8x 35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.9x 32.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 0.68 2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVPYPLV
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 5.7% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.1% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 1.4% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 9.8% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 4.8% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 6.4% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 16.1% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 15.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 23.2% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 20.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 24.5% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 21.7% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVPYPLV
Gross margin 56.2% – –
EBITDA margin 38.2% 20.2% 63.7%
Operating margin 22.3% 17.4% 60.7%
Pretax margin 15.8% 17.2% 60.6%
Net margin 13.4% 14.4% 50.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 19.3% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 21.9% 50.8%
Return on equity 10.6% 24.6% 63.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 6.0% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 15.9% 38.1%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 17.9% 42.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.9% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVPYPLV
Debt / assets 34.5% 16.2% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 2.0x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 76.0% 62.8%
Equity / assets 33.3% 24.0% 37.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 34.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.25 1.90 8.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVPYPLV
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 12.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 13.2% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusFISVPYPLV
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% -3.1% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $44.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +5.1% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVPYPLV
Held by institutions 89.7% 74.2% 87.6%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,378 4,526
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 499 521 2,327
Institutions selling 502 671 1,732
Buyers to sellers 0.99 0.78 1.34

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.

FISVPYPLV
FISV 1.00 0.33 0.32
PYPL 0.33 1.00 0.28
V 0.32 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, PYPL and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.73B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Visa (V) $676.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, PYPL and V?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Visa (V) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.7x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Visa (V) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Visa (V) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Visa (V) 50.8%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Visa (V) 38.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -59.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Visa (V) +17.9%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -14.7%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Visa (V) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Visa (V) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, PYPL and V?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) leads on 7. 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.