MA vs SHOP vs FISV Stock Comparison

Mastercard, Shopify and Fiserv Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MA Mastercard Inc
$655.44 +15.6% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$576.33B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$143.75 -12.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$191.77B
P/E
90.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
FISV Fiserv Inc
$62.74 +38.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.80B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Shopify 2, Fiserv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASHOPFISVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $576.33B $191.77B $33.43B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 90.2x -8.5x MA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 77.3x 8.4x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +32.5% -1.7% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 46.7% 15.0% -18.9% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 56.6% — -4.4% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 24.1x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% -11.8% -2.0% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -1.2%/yr -9.0%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 60.3% 40.6% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 62/100 44/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

MASHOPFISV

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

AxisMASHOPFISV
Valuation 14 #832 of 965 21 #132 of 166 81 #20 of 99
Growth 64 #296 of 825 79 #33 of 154 17 #78 of 94
Profitability 99 #12 of 848 80 #32 of 154 57 #39 of 90
Financial Health 54 #419 of 899 92 #16 of 179 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns 26 #543 of 730 41 #58 of 97 48 #33 of 62
Overall 51 62 44
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASHOPFISVSPY
1 month +15.6%-12.6%+38.0% -5.9%
3 months +13.8%-2.5%+15.9% -4.6%
6 months +30.8%+28.6%+10.4% +0.2%
Year to date +14.8%-10.7%-6.6% +7.5%
1 year +18.5%-11.8%-2.0% +8.2%
3 years +69.7%+137.9%-47.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.3%+33.5%-19.4% +19.0%
5 years +87.9%-5.9%-37.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%-1.2%-9.0% +9.4%
10 years +536.2%+3,576.5%+28.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.3%+43.4%+2.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMASHOPFISVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%60.3%40.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%61.7%42.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.311.820.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.78-0.20-0.05 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-84.8%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-19.8%-10.2% -5.9%
52-week high $672.46$179.22$69.85 $779.14
52-week low $471.55$95.40$44.36 $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.

MultipleMASHOPFISV
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 13.3x 87.0xmedian 18.0x -8.5xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 3.2x 13.1xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 6.0x 86.0xmedian 15.5x 54.5xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 10.4x 69.5xmedian 11.4x 10.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 1.2x 14.5xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.86median 0.89 —median 0.38 0.16median 0.64

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 monthsMASHOPFISV
Revenue $36.29B $14.17B $20.80B
Gross profit – $6.73B $11.39B
Operating income $21.27B $2.07B -$2.27B
Net income $16.96B $2.13B -$3.93B
Free cash flow $16.08B $2.66B $3.16B
R&D – $1.77B –
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $1.65 $-7.39
Cash & equivalents $10.15B $1.87B $545.00M
Total debt $23.94B – $27.06B
Shares (diluted) 883.00M 1.29B 531.80M
Enterprise value $536.42B $170.57B $30.64B

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
MetricMASHOPFISV
P/E 34.1x 87.0x -8.5x
P/FCF 35.3x 69.5x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 69.0x 6.6x
P/S 15.6x 13.1x 1.6x
P/B 84.0x 14.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 540.8x 14.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 23.2x 86.0x 54.5x
EV/EBIT 27.3x 87.1x -26.4x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 12.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 36.1x 67.7x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.5x 67.2x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.86 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASHOPFISV
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 32.5% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.0% -11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.6% 58.9% -136.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – -35.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.0% 19.4% -208.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – -48.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% 21.4% -211.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – -52.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 39.5% -20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 39.8% -31.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – -6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASHOPFISV
Gross margin – 47.5% 54.8%
EBITDA margin 69.2% 14.8% 5.3%
Operating margin 58.6% 14.6% -10.9%
Pretax margin 57.6% 17.9% -16.7%
Net margin 46.7% 15.0% -18.9%
FCF margin 44.3% 18.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 46.5% 18.9% 24.2%
Return on equity 274.4% 16.7% -16.3%
Return on assets 29.3% 14.6% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 56.6% – -4.4%
Return on capital employed 63.1% 16.0% -4.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.6% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASHOPFISV
Debt / assets 41.2% – 37.3%
Debt / equity 3.5x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 24.1x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 88.4% 13.1% 71.0%
Equity / assets 11.6% 86.9% 29.0%
Interest coverage 26.2x – -1.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 10.76 60.30 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASHOPFISV
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.3% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusMASHOPFISV
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 77.3xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.06FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $7.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +24.7% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.06BFY2026 $15.76BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +15.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASHOPFISV
Held by institutions 87.5% 68.9% 89.7%
Institutions holding 3,588 1,707 1,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.6% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,589 788 499
Institutions selling 1,531 653 505
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.21 0.99

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.

MASHOPFISV
MA 1.00 0.34 0.48
SHOP 0.34 1.00 0.33
FISV 0.48 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MA, SHOP and FISV?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastercard (MA) $576.33B, Shopify (SHOP) $191.77B, Fiserv (FISV) $33.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, MA, SHOP and FISV?

Mastercard (MA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastercard (MA) 34.0x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.2x, Fiserv (FISV) -8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 31.1x, Shopify (SHOP) 77.3x, Fiserv (FISV) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Shopify (SHOP) 15.0%, Fiserv (FISV) -18.9%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Mastercard (MA) 56.6%, Fiserv (FISV) -4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Mastercard (MA) +18.5%, Shopify (SHOP) -11.8%, Fiserv (FISV) -2.0%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Mastercard (MA) +13.5%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) -1.2%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Mastercard (MA) 23.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 60.3%, Fiserv (FISV) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.