FISV vs V vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Visa and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

FISVVPYPL

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureFISVVPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%22.1%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%20.0%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.281.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.850.81-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-24.5%-84.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-1.5%-21.9% -2.5%
52-week high $126.54$414.26$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$295.52$39.08 $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.

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

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

FISVVPYPL
FISV 1.00 0.32 0.33
V 0.32 1.00 0.28
PYPL 0.33 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, V and PYPL?

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

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, V and PYPL?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, Visa (V) 29.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.7x, Visa (V) 29.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x). 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%, Visa (V) +14.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -59.8%, Visa (V) +17.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -14.7%/yr, Visa (V) +12.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/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%, Visa (V) 22.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.