Visa (V) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Visa (V) posted Operating Expenses of $4.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 4.03% quarter-over-quarter from $4.2 billion in Q4 2025, and down 3.92% year-on-year from $4.2 billion in Q1 2025.
Visa (V) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Visa (V) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $4.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $4.0 billion, down 3.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $16.7 billion (up 22.44% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.0 billion, up 29.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $4.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Visa, down from $4.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $4.6 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $3.3 billion, with a median of $3.1 billion recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 51.36% in 2022 and decreased 5.83% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 5.83% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 22.24% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 27.11% to $4.2 billion in 2025, then slipped by 4.03% to $4.0 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, $4.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 587.74 Bn | 575.34 Bn | - | 4.00 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 465.55 Bn | 455.34 Bn | - | 3.49 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 238.39 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 13.88 Bn |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings | 40.24 Bn | 30.89 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 6.87 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 28.27 Bn | 26.55 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 950.34 Mn |
| 6 | SoFi Technologies | 23.54 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 891.92 Mn |
| 7 | Ally Financial | 14.34 Bn | 13.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 8 | Credit Acceptance | 7.51 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 422.90 Mn |
| 9 | FinVolution | 6.22 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 311.24 Mn | -363.39 Mn |
| 10 | Sezzle | 5.91 Bn | 5.79 Bn | - | 66.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.07 Bn |