V — Visa Inc.

Generated 2026-06-10 20:17

Quarterly Verdict

🟢 74/100

Worth buying

Quality grade B; 3 improving / 4 weakening metrics this quarter.

➕ Pricing power (gross margin): Gross margin 98% — wide margins, likely pricing power
➕ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA): Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — low leverage
➕ Non-cyclical (beta): Beta 0.77 — low volatility vs market
➖ Recurring revenue: ~0% recurring — mostly transactional
➕ Returns capital to shareholders: dividend ~82.0%; shares -1.8%/yr
➕ Buyback efficiency (net share-count Δ): Shares outstanding -1.8% YoY — share count shrinking
➕ Revenue +3.0% vs last quarter
➕ Net income +2.9% vs last quarter
➖ Operating margin -1.0 pts vs last quarter
➖ Free cash flow -59.0% vs last quarter
➖ Cash -15.9% vs last quarter
➖ Debt +13.2% vs last quarter
➕ Shares outstanding -1.2% vs last quarter

Heuristic from the Quality Scorecard + quarter-over-quarter trends. Not financial advice.

Valuation

Analyst consensus
UndervaluedFairOvervalued
Target $398.83 · Price $322.96 · +19% margin of safety · 36 analysts · range $330.00–$450.00

Outside circle of competence — analyst targets only. Not financial advice.

Key Trends (6-yr)

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Quality Scorecard

B79/100
Pricing power (gross margin) 98% Gross margin 98% — wide margins, likely pricing power
🟡 Free cash flow yield 3.4% FCF yield 3.4% — moderate
Leverage (net debt / EBITDA) 0.3x Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — low leverage
Non-cyclical (beta) 0.77 Beta 0.77 — low volatility vs market
Recurring revenue 0% ~0% recurring — mostly transactional
Returns capital to shareholders yes dividend ~82.0%; shares -1.8%/yr
Buyback efficiency (net share-count Δ) -1.8%/yr Shares outstanding -1.8% YoY — share count shrinking

Compounder checklist (proxy metrics from yfinance). 7 of 7 criteria scored. Not financial advice.

Company Overview

Basic Information

Company Name: Visa Inc.
Symbol: V
Exchange: NYQ
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Credit Services

Company Details

Country: United States
City: San Francisco
Employees: 34,100
Market Cap: $614.19B

Business Description

Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a platform which facilitates money movement, enabling clients to collect, hold, convert, and send funds across its network; and issuing solutions, such as airport lounge access, dining reservations, shopping experiences, event tickets, and seller offers. In addition, the company provides acceptance solutions, an omnichannel payment integration with e-commerce platforms; risk detection and prevention solutions; and advisory and other services comprising consulting practice, proprietary analytics models, data scientists and economists, marketing services, and managed services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, V PAY, Interlink, and PLUS brands. The company serves consumers, sellers, financial institutions, and government entities. Visa Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Metrics

Price & Valuation

Current Price
$322.96
Market Cap
$614.19B
P/E Ratio
28.16
Forward P/E
21.73
PEG Ratio
1.40
Price to Book
17.32

Profitability

Profit Margin: 51.68%
Operating Margin: 67.35%
Gross Margin: 97.78%
Return on Equity (ROE): 60.35%
Return on Assets (ROA): 19.19%
Revenue Growth: 17.10%

Financial Health

Current Ratio: 1.09
Quick Ratio: 0.67
Debt to Equity: 67.23
Total Debt: $23.98B
Total Cash: $13.91B
Beta: 0.77

Trading & Analyst Info

52-Week Range

52-Week High: $375.51
52-Week Low: $293.89
50-Day Average: $317.19
200-Day Average: $330.05

Analyst Recommendations

Recommendation: STRONG_BUY
Target Mean Price: $398.83
Target High: $450.00
Target Low: $330.00

Price History

Financial Statements

Income Statement (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-30
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items$-303.10M$87.24M$-44.03M$-176.22M
Tax Rate For Calcs$0.17$0.17$0.18$0.17
Normalized EBITDA$27.78B$25.09B$22.87B$20.54B
Total Unusual Items$-1.77B$500.00M$-246.00M$-1.01B
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill$-1.77B$500.00M$-246.00M$-1.01B
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest$20.06B$19.74B$17.27B$14.96B
Reconciled Depreciation$1.22B$1.03B$943.00M$861.00M
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue$7.86B$7.04B$6.57B$5.73B
EBITDA$26.00B$25.59B$22.62B$19.54B
EBIT$24.78B$24.56B$21.68B$18.67B
Net Interest Income$-589.00M$-641.00M$-644.00M$-538.00M
Interest Expense$589.00M$641.00M$644.00M$538.00M
Normalized Income$21.53B$19.33B$17.47B$15.79B
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation$20.06B$19.74B$17.27B$14.96B
Total Expenses$13.44B$11.87B$10.73B$9.63B

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Balance Sheet (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Ordinary Shares Number$1.93B$1.98B$2.03B$2.09BN/A
Share Issued$1.93B$1.98B$2.03B$2.09BN/A
Net Debt$8.01B$8.86B$4.18B$6.76BN/A
Total Debt$25.17B$20.84B$20.46B$22.45BN/A
Tangible Book Value$-10.36B$-7.72B$-7.07B$-9.60BN/A
Invested Capital$62.34B$58.94B$57.50B$55.71BN/A
Working Capital$2.72B$7.52B$10.43B$9.35BN/A
Net Tangible Assets$-9.62B$-6.69B$-5.37B$-7.27BN/A
Common Stock Equity$37.16B$38.11B$37.03B$33.26BN/A
Preferred Stock Equity$745.00M$1.03B$1.70B$2.32BN/A
Total Capitalization$57.51B$59.97B$59.20B$55.78BN/A
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest$37.91B$39.14B$38.73B$35.58BN/A
Stockholders Equity$37.91B$39.14B$38.73B$35.58BN/A
Other Equity Interest$-124.00M$-104.00M$-140.00M$-35.00MN/A
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings$248.00M$-308.00M$-1.32B$-2.37BN/A

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Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Item2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Free Cash Flow$21.58B$18.69B$19.70B$17.88BN/A
Repurchase Of Capital Stock$-18.32B$-16.71B$-12.10B$-11.59BN/A
Repayment Of Debt$0.00$0.00$-2.25B$-1.00BN/A
Issuance Of Debt$3.92B$0.00$0.00$3.22BN/A
Capital Expenditure$-1.48B$-1.26B$-1.06B$-970.00MN/A
Interest Paid Supplemental Data$587.00M$583.00M$617.00M$607.00MN/A
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data$4.54B$5.78B$3.43B$3.74BN/A
End Cash Position$24.99B$19.76B$21.99B$20.38BN/A
Beginning Cash Position$19.76B$21.99B$20.38B$19.80BN/A
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes$420.00M$382.00M$636.00M$-1.29BN/A
Changes In Cash$4.80B$-2.61B$977.00M$1.86BN/A
Financing Cash Flow$-18.96B$-20.63B$-17.77B$-12.70BN/A
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities$-18.96B$-20.63B$-17.77B$-12.70BN/A
Net Other Financing Charges$-333.00M$-38.00M$70.00M$-318.00MN/A
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised$396.00M$335.00M$260.00M$196.00MN/A

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