Visa (V) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Visa's (V) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 19.05% YoY from $4.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 19.02% on a QoQ basis from $4.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Visa (V) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Visa (V) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.8 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 19.05% year-over-year to $4.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $17.5 billion (up 19.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $16.0 billion, up 29.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $4.8 billion in Q2 2026, from $4.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $4.8 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $3.4 billion and a median of $3.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 51.36% — and 2023, when it fell 5.83%.
- Tracing V's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then declined by 5.83% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 22.24% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 27.11% to $4.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 14.22% to $4.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.8 billion (Q2 2026), $4.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.39 Bn | 668.03 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 518.33 Bn | 504.84 Bn | - | 3.69 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 224.91 Bn | 175.59 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 14.48 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 132.31 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 9.04 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 46.25 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 7.26 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 26.22 Bn | 24.59 Bn | - | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 25.37 Bn | 9.17 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.30 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 12.85 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 10 | FirstCash Holdings | 9.51 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 533.67 Mn | 406.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.76 Bn |
| 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 |