Visa (V) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Visa posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.49 for Q1 2026, up 71.0% year-on-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 142.57% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Visa (V) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Visa (V) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.49 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 71.0% year-over-year to 0.49; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.23 (up 12.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.21, up 1.34% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.49, up from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.49 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.12 in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.2 (2025), against an average of 0.22.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Payout Ratio declined 26.06%; it then soared 71.0% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then climbed by 29.55% to 0.3 in 2023, then decreased by 26.06% to 0.22 in 2024, then dropped by 7.54% to 0.2 in 2025, then soared by 142.57% to 0.49 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.49 (Q1 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.2 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 0.49 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 0.09 |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.02 |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.18 |