V vs CPAY vs MA Stock Comparison

Visa, Corpay and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$410.57 +12.2% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$691.47B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.81 +1.3% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$563.07B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 5, Visa 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCPAYMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $691.47B $26.23B $563.07B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 23.0x 30.6x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 15.2x 30.3x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +20.4% +15.3% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% +48.4% +14.6% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +10.0%/yr +13.6%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 35.9% 22.9% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 44/100 CPAY

Percentile Scorecard

VCPAYMA

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

AxisVCPAYMA
Valuation 10 #846 of 941 57 #43 of 99 9 #857 of 941
Growth 57 #267 of 615 58 #40 of 94 66 #213 of 615
Profitability 94 #34 of 586 90 #10 of 90 95 #29 of 586
Financial Health 79 #139 of 667 22 #82 of 105 43 #380 of 667
Shareholder Returns 7 #656 of 704 80 #13 of 60 6 #660 of 704
Overall 49 61 44
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA 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

PeriodVCPAYMASPY
1 month +12.2%+1.3%+12.8% +0.7%
3 months +12.1%+2.0%+10.1% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%+29.8%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date +17.1%+32.2%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year +20.3%+48.4%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years +76.1%+78.7%+70.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.8%+21.4%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +93.9%+60.8%+89.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.2%+10.0%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +399.4%+128.7%+494.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%+8.6%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVCPAYMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%35.9%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%32.8%22.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.810.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.911.350.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-37.3%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-6.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $414.26$425.23$635.70 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$255.00$471.55 $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.

MultipleVCPAYMA
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 13.0x 22.9xmedian 19.5x 30.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 15.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 12.6xmedian 17.8x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 10.7x 15.9xmedian 16.1x 29.4xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 1.2x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 82.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 1.97median 0.98 —median 0.90

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 monthsVCPAYMA
Revenue $45.90B $5.02B $36.29B
Operating income $28.11B $2.20B $21.27B
Net income $23.50B $1.15B $16.96B
Free cash flow – $1.64B –
EPS (diluted) – $17.20 –
Cash & equivalents $12.94B $3.16B $10.15B
Total debt – $39.11B –
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 66.33M 883.00M
Enterprise value $691.47B $16.11B $563.07B

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
MetricVCPAYMA
P/E 27.1x 22.9x 30.6x
P/FCF 31.1x 15.9x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 30.9x 14.1x 32.8x
P/S 15.9x 5.2x 15.3x
P/B 20.3x 7.3x 82.1x
P/Tangible book 83.7x 39.1x 534.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x –
EV/EBIT – 15.3x –
EV/Revenue 15.9x 6.7x 15.3x
EV/FCF – 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 18.2x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCPAYMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 20.4% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 11.5% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% 17.9% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 12.4% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 9.4% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.4% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -12.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 0.6% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCPAYMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 53.0% –
Operating margin – 43.7% –
Pretax margin – 33.3% –
Net margin – 22.7% –
FCF margin – 32.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 36.8% 46.5%
Return on equity 65.9% 32.2% 274.6%
Return on assets 24.9% 4.2% 29.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.7% –
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 2.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCPAYMA
Debt / assets – 37.6% –
Debt / equity – 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 87.3% 88.4%
Equity / assets 38.3% 12.7% 11.6%
Interest coverage – 5.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCPAYMA
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.5% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusVCPAYMA
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +17.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +25.3%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +8.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCPAYMA
Held by institutions 87.6% 97.9% 87.5%
Institutions holding 4,530 733 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,330 390 1,590
Institutions selling 1,733 240 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.63 1.04

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.

VCPAYMA
V 1.00 0.32 0.87
CPAY 0.32 1.00 0.37
MA 0.87 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, CPAY and MA?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $691.47B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.23B, Mastercard (MA) $563.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, CPAY and MA?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 27.1x, Corpay (CPAY) 23.0x, Mastercard (MA) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Visa (V) 29.7x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x, Mastercard (MA) 30.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Visa (V) +20.3%, Corpay (CPAY) +48.4%, Mastercard (MA) +14.6%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +14.2%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +10.0%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, Corpay (CPAY) 35.9%, Mastercard (MA) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, CPAY and MA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corpay (CPAY) leads on 5. 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.