V vs WSE Stock Comparison

Visa and Wise Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
V Visa Inc.
$404.22 +10.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$720.72B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.66%
Payment Networks Financial Services
2 wins
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.99 -4.8% 1M
Market cap
$13.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionVWSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $720.72B $13.57B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 20.4x WSE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.66% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 43.8% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

VWSE

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

AxisVWSE
Valuation 33 #278 of 412 –
Growth 54 #138 of 301 –
Profitability 97 #10 of 317 –
Financial Health 72 #113 of 400 –
Shareholder Returns 32 #154 of 227 –
Overall 58 –
  • V ranked among 469 companies in Financial Services
  • WSE ranked among 469 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVWSESPY
1 month +10.1%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months +11.6%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +30.5%— +7.0%
Year to date +15.3%— +12.2%
1 year +16.4%— +13.0%
3 years +76.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%— +23.1%
5 years +87.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%— +11.0%
10 years +394.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVWSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-28.6% -1.8%
52-week high $414.26$15.40 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$10.40 $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.

MultipleVWSE
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 19.9x —median 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 3.3x —median 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 6.6x —median 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 11.8x 1.8xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 0.88 —median 0.88

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 monthsVWSE
Revenue $44.49B –
Operating income $27.00B –
Net income $22.59B –
Free cash flow $21.01B –
EPS (diluted) $11.90 –
Cash & equivalents $12.36B –
Total debt $23.86B –
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 1.03B
Enterprise value $664.04B $13.57B

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
MetricVWSE
P/E 29.9x –
P/FCF 34.3x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.9x –
P/S 16.2x –
P/B 20.5x –
P/Tangible book 94.3x –
EV/EBITDA 25.8x –
EV/EBIT 27.1x –
EV/Revenue 16.5x –
EV/FCF 34.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVWSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVWSE
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% –
Operating margin 60.7% –
Pretax margin 60.6% –
Net margin 50.8% –
FCF margin 47.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% –
Return on equity 63.8% –
Return on assets 23.8% –
Return on invested capital 38.1% –
Return on capital employed 42.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVWSE
Debt / assets 25.2% –
Debt / equity 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 62.8% –
Equity / assets 37.2% –
Interest coverage 34.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 8.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVWSE
Dividend yield 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusVWSE
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.21BFY2026 $2.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVWSE
Held by institutions 87.6% 26.2%
Institutions holding 4,526 214
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% –
Institutions buying 2,327 214
Institutions selling 1,732 0
Buyers to sellers 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.

VWSE
V 1.00 0.42
WSE 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V and WSE?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $720.72B, Wise (WSE) $13.57B.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Visa (V) 0.66%. Wise (WSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, Wise (WSE) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do V and WSE move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.42, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, V and WSE?

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 2. 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.