V vs RY vs FISV Stock Comparison

Visa, Royal Bank Of Canada and Fiserv Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$425.49 +18.0% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$758.65B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.63%
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$204.52 +4.5% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$286.46B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
FISV Fiserv Inc
$51.93 +17.1% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.61B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 6, Visa 4, Fiserv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRYFISVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $758.65B $286.46B $27.61B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 17.6x 9.9x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 16.7x 7.0x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +11.2% -1.2% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.8% 31.9% 13.4% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% 49.3% 7.0% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -3.0x 3.4x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.63% 3.32% — RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.9% +39.6% -22.1% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +13.9%/yr -12.5%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 16.5% 38.4% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 76/100 63/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

VRYFISV

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

AxisVRYFISV
Valuation 12 #829 of 939 63 #133 of 359 90 #11 of 99
Growth 47 #436 of 814 65 #121 of 340 40 #57 of 94
Profitability 99 #13 of 828 94 #23 of 343 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 69 #282 of 898 63 #126 of 338 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 27 #528 of 725 93 #24 of 351 72 #18 of 61
Overall 51 76 63
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRYFISVSPY
1 month +18.0%+4.5%+17.1% -2.3%
3 months +16.4%-2.8%-4.5% -0.7%
6 months +30.2%+14.9%-17.3% +4.8%
Year to date +21.3%+20.0%-22.7% +10.3%
1 year +24.9%+39.6%-22.1% +10.3%
3 years +74.7%+141.0%-56.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.4%+34.1%-24.3% +20.1%
5 years +104.5%+91.7%-48.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%+13.9%-12.5% +10.1%
10 years +428.0%+231.6%+5.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.1%+12.7%+0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVRYFISVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%16.5%38.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%15.8%42.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.700.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.112.40-0.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-34.2%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.1%-25.7% -3.5%
52-week high $425.49$217.87$69.85 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$145.41$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.

MultipleVRYFISV
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 13.6x 17.6xmedian 12.7x 9.9xmedian 20.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 3.3x 5.6xmedian 3.5x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 6.0x 1.0xmedian 4.9x 6.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 11.0x 5.0xmedian 11.4x 7.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.19median 0.92 1.22median 1.46 1.10median 1.02

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 monthsVRYFISV
Revenue $44.49B $51.37B $20.87B
Gross profit – – $11.73B
Operating income $27.00B – $4.66B
Net income $22.59B $16.43B $2.82B
Free cash flow $21.01B $57.35B $3.93B
EPS (diluted) $11.90 $11.62 $5.25
Cash & equivalents $12.36B $45.78B $627.00M
Total debt $23.86B $9.69B $27.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 1.41B 533.70M
Enterprise value $701.97B -$543.54B $24.31B

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
MetricVRYFISV
P/E 31.5x 17.6x 9.9x
P/FCF 36.1x 5.0x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 5.0x 4.7x
P/S 17.1x 5.6x 1.3x
P/B 21.6x 2.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 99.2x 2.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 1.0x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 28.5x 1.0x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 17.3x 1.4x 2.6x
EV/FCF 36.7x 1.2x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.1x 1.2x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.19 1.22 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRYFISV
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 11.2% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 10.3% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% – -26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.4% 19.6% -17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.8% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% 19.0% -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 14.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -8.3% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 28.0% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -8.3% -23.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 28.0% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRYFISV
Gross margin – – 56.2%
EBITDA margin 63.7% 140.4% 38.2%
Operating margin 60.7% – 22.3%
Pretax margin 60.6% 40.9% 15.8%
Net margin 50.8% 31.9% 13.4%
FCF margin 47.2% 111.6% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 111.6% 27.9%
Return on equity 63.8% 15.9% 10.6%
Return on assets 23.8% 0.9% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 38.1% 49.3% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 42.6% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRYFISV
Debt / assets 25.2% 0.5% 34.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -3.0x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.2x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% 94.2% 66.7%
Equity / assets 37.2% 5.8% 33.3%
Interest coverage 34.8x 1.4x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 9.26 – 1.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRYFISV
Dividend yield 0.6% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.1% 5.8%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.4% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusVRYFISV
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $7.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 -13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +6.9% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $53.04BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +11.6%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +0.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRYFISV
Held by institutions 86.7% 43.8% 89.7%
Institutions holding 4,531 986 1,152
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +1.9% +2.6%
Institutions buying 2,330 447 500
Institutions selling 1,734 326 503
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.37 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.

VRYFISV
V 1.00 0.14 0.50
RY 0.14 1.00 0.13
FISV 0.50 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, RY and FISV?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $758.65B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.46B, Fiserv (FISV) $27.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, RY and FISV?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 31.5x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.6x, Fiserv (FISV) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Visa (V) 30.8x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7x, Fiserv (FISV) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Visa (V) 50.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Visa (V) 38.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Visa (V) +24.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +39.6%, Fiserv (FISV) -22.1%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +15.4%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Visa (V) 0.63%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.32%. Fiserv (FISV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Fiserv (FISV) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 6. 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.