V vs RY vs MA Stock Comparison

Visa, Royal Bank Of Canada 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
1 win
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$205.99 +3.1% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$284.66B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 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
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 6, Visa 1, Mastercard 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRYMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $691.47B $284.66B $563.07B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 17.3x 30.6x RY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 16.8x 30.3x RY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +11.2% +15.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% +40.4% +14.6% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +14.7%/yr +13.6%/yr RY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 16.4% 22.9% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 79/100 44/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

VRYMA

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

AxisVRYMA
Valuation 10 #846 of 941 79 #75 of 361 9 #857 of 941
Growth 57 #267 of 615 68 #49 of 153 66 #213 of 615
Profitability 94 #34 of 586 95 #7 of 128 95 #29 of 586
Financial Health 79 #139 of 667 66 #49 of 140 43 #380 of 667
Shareholder Returns 7 #656 of 704 88 #42 of 335 6 #660 of 704
Overall 49 79 44
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodVRYMASPY
1 month +12.2%+3.1%+12.8% +0.7%
3 months +12.1%-2.0%+10.1% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%+14.5%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date +17.1%+20.8%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year +20.3%+40.4%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years +76.1%+158.6%+70.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.8%+37.3%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +93.9%+98.0%+89.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.2%+14.7%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +399.4%+229.4%+494.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%+12.7%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRYMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%16.4%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%15.7%22.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.690.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.912.460.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-34.2%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-5.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $414.26$217.87$635.70 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$145.41$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.

MultipleVRYMA
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 13.0x 17.7xmedian 12.2x 30.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 3.2x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 15.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 1.0xmedian 5.3x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 10.7x 5.0xmedian 10.8x 29.4xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 82.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 1.23median 1.34 —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 monthsVRYMA
Revenue $45.90B $51.37B $36.29B
Operating income $28.11B – $21.27B
Net income $23.50B $16.43B $16.96B
Free cash flow – $57.35B –
EPS (diluted) – $11.62 –
Cash & equivalents $12.94B $45.78B $10.15B
Total debt – $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 1.41B 883.00M
Enterprise value $691.47B -$545.38B $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
MetricVRYMA
P/E 27.1x 17.7x 30.6x
P/FCF 31.1x 5.0x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 30.9x 5.0x 32.8x
P/S 15.9x 5.6x 15.3x
P/B 20.3x 2.8x 82.1x
P/Tangible book 83.7x 2.9x 534.3x
EV/EBITDA – 1.0x –
EV/EBIT – 1.0x –
EV/Revenue 15.9x 1.4x 15.3x
EV/FCF – 1.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 1.3x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRYMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 11.2% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 10.3% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% – 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 19.6% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 14.8% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -8.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 28.0% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRYMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 40.9% –
Net margin – 31.9% –
FCF margin – 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 111.6% 46.5%
Return on equity 65.9% 15.9% 274.6%
Return on assets 24.9% 0.9% 29.3%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRYMA
Debt / assets – 0.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 94.2% 88.4%
Equity / assets 38.3% 5.8% 11.6%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRYMA
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.4% 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.

ConsensusVRYMA
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +6.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.15BFY2027 $53.04BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2027 +11.6%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +0.5% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRYMA
Held by institutions 87.6% 43.8% 87.5%
Institutions holding 4,530 985 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +1.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,330 446 1,590
Institutions selling 1,733 326 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.37 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.

VRYMA
V 1.00 0.14 0.87
RY 0.14 1.00 0.15
MA 0.87 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, RY and MA?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $691.47B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.66B, Mastercard (MA) $563.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, RY and MA?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 27.1x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.3x, Mastercard (MA) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is cheapest (Visa (V) 29.7x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.8x, 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?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Visa (V) +20.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +40.4%, Mastercard (MA) +14.6%. Over five years, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +14.2%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.7%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.4%, Mastercard (MA) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, RY 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, 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.