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

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

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

Visa (V) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.49 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.49, up 71.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.23 (up 12.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.21, up 1.34% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.49 for Q1 2026 at Visa, up from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.49 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.12 in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.22, with a median of 0.2 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio retreated 26.06% in 2024 and surged 71.0% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then increased by 29.55% to 0.3 in 2023, then dropped by 26.06% to 0.22 in 2024, then fell by 7.54% to 0.2 in 2025, then surged by 142.57% to 0.49 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.49 in Q1 2026, 0.2 in Q4 2025, and 0.2 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 0.49
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 0.28
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.22
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.14
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.02
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - -

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