V vs EVTC vs MA Stock Comparison

Visa, Evertec and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$401.02 +9.0% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$686.34B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$31.21 +13.4% 1M +2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$611.09 +7.5% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$562.27B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVEVTCMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $686.34B $1.89B $562.27B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 19.3x 34.6x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 7.4x 29.1x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +12.4% +16.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% +2.1% +8.0% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr -7.1%/yr +12.7%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 41.4% 22.7% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 63/100 52/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

VEVTCMA

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

AxisVEVTCMA
Valuation 10 #847 of 941 85 #16 of 99 14 #812 of 941
Growth 56 #280 of 636 55 #43 of 94 66 #217 of 636
Profitability 95 #32 of 612 82 #17 of 90 99 #8 of 612
Financial Health 79 #145 of 693 40 #63 of 105 49 #354 of 693
Shareholder Returns 7 #657 of 706 52 #29 of 59 35 #461 of 706
Overall 49 63 52
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • EVTC 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

PeriodVEVTCMASPY
1 month +9.0%+13.4%+7.5% +0.9%
3 months +8.6%-2.2%+8.4% +5.9%
6 months +19.8%+4.8%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date +14.3%+7.3%+7.0% +13.3%
1 year +15.6%+2.1%+8.0% +12.4%
3 years +74.9%-5.2%+67.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.5%-1.8%+18.9% +23.5%
5 years +89.4%-31.0%+82.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.6%-7.1%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +387.7%+104.7%+471.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.2%+7.4%+19.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVEVTCMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%41.4%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%45.2%22.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.650.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.050.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-55.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-6.4%-3.4% -0.9%
52-week high $414.26$33.34$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$22.34$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.

MultipleVEVTCMA
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 12.9x 19.5xmedian 19.6x 33.2xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 15.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 8.8xmedian 17.5x 22.7xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 10.8x 8.9xmedian 15.9x 31.9xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 94.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -0.86median 1.01 1.70median 0.87

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 monthsVEVTCMA
Revenue $45.90B $996.16M $35.08B
Gross profit – $509.22M –
Operating income $28.11B $178.65M $20.47B
Net income $23.50B $102.12M $16.26B
Free cash flow – $208.38M $16.70B
EPS (diluted) – $1.59 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $12.94B $260.66M $11.29B
Total debt – $1.25B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 61.45M 883.00M
Enterprise value $686.34B $554.31M $522.20B

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
MetricVEVTCMA
P/E 27.1x 19.5x 33.2x
P/FCF 31.1x 8.9x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 30.1x 8.1x 30.5x
P/S 15.6x 1.9x 15.2x
P/B 19.8x 2.9x 94.8x
P/Tangible book 81.8x 54.6x 3,669x
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x 22.7x
EV/EBIT – 16.0x 26.7x
EV/Revenue 15.6x 2.9x 15.5x
EV/FCF – 13.7x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 12.3x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.86 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVEVTCMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 12.4% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 16.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% -8.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 8.6% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% -27.0% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -23.1% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -25.3% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 7.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.2% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.7% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVEVTCMA
Gross margin – 51.1% –
EBITDA margin – 32.7% 68.6%
Operating margin – 17.9% 58.3%
Pretax margin – 12.9% 57.5%
Net margin – 9.8% 46.3%
FCF margin – 20.9% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 23.2% 49.7%
Return on equity 65.9% 15.5% 263.6%
Return on assets 24.9% 4.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 59.0%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% 68.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVEVTCMA
Debt / assets – 50.5% 42.7%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 6.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 74.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 38.3% 26.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 27.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.73 10.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVEVTCMA
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 7.1% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 7.8% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusVEVTCMA
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +7.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $1.03BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +9.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVEVTCMA
Held by institutions 87.6% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 4,529 251 3,584
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -1.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,329 130 1,589
Institutions selling 1,733 89 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.46 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.

VEVTCMA
V 1.00 0.37 0.87
EVTC 0.37 1.00 0.39
MA 0.87 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, EVTC and MA?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $686.34B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.89B, Mastercard (MA) $562.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, EVTC and MA?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 27.1x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.3x, Mastercard (MA) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Visa (V) 29.0x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Mastercard (MA) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Visa (V) +15.6%, Evertec (EVTC) +2.1%, Mastercard (MA) +8.0%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +13.6%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.1%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Visa (V) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, EVTC 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, Visa (V) 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.