Visa (V) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Visa's (V) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 59.12% in Q2 2026, down 161.0% YoY from 96.91% in Q2 2025, and down 8.23% on a QoQ basis from 64.42% in Q1 2026.
Visa (V) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Visa (V) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 59.12% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 161.0% year-over-year to 59.12% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 60.68% (down 153.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 59.98%, down 569.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 59.12% in Q2 2026, from 64.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 68.96% in Q4 2023 to a low of 56.65% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 63.04% and a median of 64.28% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 928 bps — and 2026, when it soared 777 bps.
- Tracing V's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 64.14% in 2022, then gained by 8 bps to 68.96% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 65.55% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 61.8% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 59.12% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 59.12% (Q2 2026), 64.42% (Q1 2026), and 61.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | 59.12% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | 60.22% |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 17.85% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | 8.51% |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | -720.86% |
| 10 | Ally Financial | 13.61 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 33.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 61.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 66.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 66.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 61.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 68.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 64.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 64.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 65.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 66.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.79% |