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V · NYSE

Visa Inc.

Credit Services · United States

USD 368.29-0.4% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$691.41B
Trailing P/E
31.34x
Forward P/E
24.55x
Quarterly revenue growth
14.4%
Trailing net margin
50.8%
Indicated dividend yield
0.7%

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

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.

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Q2 FY2026

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MetricVVisa Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30MAMastercard IncorporatedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$691.41BUS$495.16B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate24.55x24.55x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA22.11x22.89x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter14.4%14.1%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter66.1%61.1%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap3.0%3.4%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA0.32x0.59x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.68x4.40x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings31.34x31.06x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share19.52x88.37x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue15.45x14.48x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter10.2%22.1%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months97.7%100.0%
Net marginTrailing twelve months50.8%46.3%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only61.2%241.2%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue45.9%48.3%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price0.7%0.6%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout22.1%17.9%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.98x1.06x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.760.73

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Q2 FY20262026-04-29
Q1 20262026-04-09

V Q1 2026 earnings analysis

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Q4 20252026-04-08

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