FISV vs XYZ vs PAY Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Block and Paymentus Holdings 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
4 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$76.47 +2.4% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.55B
P/E
124.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$33.35 +11.3% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
48.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Block leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Block 4, Fiserv 4, Paymentus Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVXYZPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.73B $44.55B $4.08B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 124.7x 48.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 19.7x 40.2x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +5.1% +30.2% PAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 1.4% 6.2% FISV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 2.0% — FISV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.3x — XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.8% -2.7% +8.3% PAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -21.3%/yr +5.4%/yr PAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 46.3% 61.0% XYZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 73/100 72/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

FISVXYZPAY

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

AxisFISVXYZPAY
Valuation 89 #12 of 98 83 #18 of 98 63 #37 of 98
Growth 41 #56 of 94 82 #18 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 65 #32 of 90 75 #23 of 90
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 67 #35 of 105 95 #6 of 105
Shareholder Returns 74 #17 of 62 69 #20 of 62 39 #38 of 62
Overall 64 73 72
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISVXYZPAYSPY
1 month +8.5%+2.4%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -2.3%-0.9%+15.6% +2.9%
6 months -18.0%+6.8%+22.4% +6.4%
Year to date -25.8%+17.5%+5.6% +11.4%
1 year -59.8%-2.7%+8.3% +13.1%
3 years -56.8%+68.6%+121.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.4%+19.0%+30.3% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%-69.8%+29.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%-21.3%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years +0.6%+575.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.1%+21.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFISVXYZPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%46.3%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%46.2%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.830.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.060.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-85.1%-80.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-9.9%-25.3% -2.5%
52-week high $126.54$84.84$44.65 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$49.09$20.21 $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.

MultipleFISVXYZPAY
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 21.5x 128.0xmedian 21.5x 49.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 15.7x 30.0xmedian 15.7x 26.4xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 16.4x 11.8xmedian 16.4x 26.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 6.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.06 1.90median 1.06 0.38median 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 monthsFISVXYZPAY
Revenue $20.87B $25.04B $1.36B
Gross profit $11.73B $11.61B $339.38M
Operating income $4.66B $1.17B $103.10M
Net income $2.82B $357.28M $84.86M
Free cash flow $3.93B $3.88B $159.14M
R&D – $3.07B $62.79M
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $0.59 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $6.43B $377.69M
Total debt $27.89B $6.88B –
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 608.85M 129.01M
Enterprise value $22.41B $15.85B $2.76B

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
MetricFISVXYZPAY
P/E 9.5x 128.0x 49.5x
P/FCF 6.8x 11.8x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 11.3x 26.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.8x 3.1x
P/B 1.0x 2.1x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.2x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 30.0x 26.4x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 39.7x 37.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 13.7x 12.0x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 11.4x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 1.90 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVXYZPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 5.1% 30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 8.3% 34.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 23.7% 28.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 19.5% 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 1.7% 78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 77.9% 189.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -87.9% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 64.5% 132.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% -87.7% 51.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 67.4% 129.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 236.4% 36.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 105.3% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 266.4% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 129.4% 54.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVXYZPAY
Gross margin 56.2% 46.4% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 38.2% 6.2% 10.7%
Operating margin 22.3% 4.7% 7.6%
Pretax margin 15.8% 2.8% 8.4%
Net margin 13.4% 1.4% 6.2%
FCF margin 18.8% 15.5% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 16.2% 11.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 1.6% 14.2%
Return on assets 3.5% 0.9% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 2.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.3% 4.0% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 11.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 4.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVXYZPAY
Debt / assets 34.5% 17.6% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 43.7% 15.4%
Equity / assets 33.3% 56.3% 84.6%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.2x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 1.25 2.86 25.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVXYZPAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.0% 3.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFISVXYZPAY
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 40.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +38.3% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $24.58BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +21.4% +33.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVXYZPAY
Held by institutions 89.7% 73.6% 89.6%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,081 185
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 499 581 116
Institutions selling 502 330 55
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.76 2.11

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.

FISVXYZPAY
FISV 1.00 0.29 0.32
XYZ 0.29 1.00 0.34
PAY 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, XYZ and PAY?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.73B, Block (XYZ) $44.55B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $4.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, XYZ and PAY?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.2x, Block (XYZ) 124.7x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 48.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.7x, Block (XYZ) 19.7x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 40.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fiserv (FISV) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Fiserv (FISV) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paymentus Holdings (PAY) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -59.8%, Block (XYZ) -2.7%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +8.3%. Over five years, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -14.7%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.3%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Block (XYZ) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Block (XYZ) 46.3%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, XYZ and PAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Block (XYZ) leads on 4. 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.