FISV vs RY vs V Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Royal Bank Of Canada and Visa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$47.40 +2.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.21B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$203.12 +0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$284.50B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.35%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
V Visa Inc.
$401.94 +9.5% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$716.66B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
0.67%
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 7, Visa 3, Fiserv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVRYVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.21B $284.50B $716.66B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 17.4x 27.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 16.6x 29.1x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +11.2% +14.8% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 31.9% — RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 49.3% — RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -3.0x — RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.35% 0.67% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.5% +37.0% +15.6% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr +13.8%/yr +13.9%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 16.5% 22.2% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 77/100 49/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

FISVRYV

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

AxisFISVRYV
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 63 #134 of 360 10 #845 of 940
Growth 40 #57 of 94 71 #57 of 191 55 #294 of 655
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 95 #9 of 168 95 #33 of 633
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 64 #63 of 175 79 #149 of 714
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 89 #37 of 341 7 #657 of 709
Overall 63 77 49
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • V 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

PeriodFISVRYVSPY
1 month +2.0%+0.6%+9.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-4.4%+9.5% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%+14.3%+30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.4%+19.1%+14.6% +12.9%
1 year -62.5%+37.0%+15.6% +12.3%
3 years -57.9%+159.8%+75.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.0%+37.5%+20.6% +23.3%
5 years -51.9%+91.2%+91.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.6%+13.8%+13.9% +10.9%
10 years -2.0%+224.7%+390.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%+12.5%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFISVRYVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%16.5%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.9%15.8%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.700.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.892.240.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-34.2%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-6.8%-3.0% -1.2%
52-week high $126.54$217.87$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$145.41$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.

MultipleFISVRYV
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 20.0x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 27.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 15.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.5x 0.9xmedian 5.0x —median 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 15.9x 5.0xmedian 10.9x 31.1xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 19.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.03 1.21median 1.34 —median 0.87

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 monthsFISVRYV
Revenue $20.87B $51.37B $45.90B
Gross profit $11.73B – –
Operating income $4.66B – $28.11B
Net income $2.82B $16.43B $23.50B
Free cash flow $3.93B $57.35B –
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $11.62 –
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $45.78B $12.94B
Total debt $27.89B $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 1.41B 1.90B
Enterprise value $21.91B -$545.50B $716.66B

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
MetricFISVRYV
P/E 9.0x 17.4x 27.1x
P/FCF 6.4x 5.0x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 5.0x 30.2x
P/S 1.2x 5.5x 15.6x
P/B 0.9x 2.7x 19.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.9x 82.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 0.9x –
EV/EBIT 11.3x 1.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.3x 15.6x
EV/FCF 13.4x 1.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 1.2x 30.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 1.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVRYV
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 11.2% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 10.3% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% – 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 19.6% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 14.8% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 19.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 14.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -8.3% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 28.0% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% -8.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVRYV
Gross margin 56.2% – –
EBITDA margin 38.2% 140.4% –
Operating margin 22.3% – –
Pretax margin 15.8% 40.9% –
Net margin 13.4% 31.9% –
FCF margin 18.8% 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 111.6% 51.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 15.9% 65.9%
Return on assets 3.5% 0.9% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 49.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVRYV
Debt / assets 34.5% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -3.0x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 94.2% 61.7%
Equity / assets 33.3% 5.8% 38.3%
Interest coverage 3.0x 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 1.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVRYV
Dividend yield – 3.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.5% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusFISVRYV
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +6.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $44.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +0.5% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVRYV
Held by institutions 89.7% 43.8% 87.6%
Institutions holding 1,150 984 4,528
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 499 446 2,328
Institutions selling 502 325 1,733
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.37 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.

FISVRYV
FISV 1.00 0.16 0.32
RY 0.16 1.00 0.14
V 0.32 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, RY and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.21B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.50B, Visa (V) $716.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, RY and V?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Visa (V) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.4x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, Visa (V) 29.1x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Visa (V) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -62.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.0%, Visa (V) +15.6%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.6%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.8%/yr, Visa (V) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.35%, Visa (V) 0.67%. Fiserv (FISV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Visa (V) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.