Visa (V) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Visa (V) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.49 for Q1 2026, up 71.0% on a YoY basis from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 142.57% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2 in Q4 2025.

Visa (V) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Visa has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.49 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.12 in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.2 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio declined 26.06% — and 2026, when it soared 71.0%.
  • Visa's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then advanced by 29.55% to 0.3 in 2023, then retreated by 26.06% to 0.22 in 2024, then slipped by 7.54% to 0.2 in 2025, then surged 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 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 0.49
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 0.28
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.22
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 0.09
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.14
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 0.01
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.02
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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