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Visa Inc.

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NYSE·Financial Services·Financial - Credit Services·Mkt cap $673.0B

$362.13

▲ +3.15%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$293.89 - $362.13

P/E

31.54

Fwd P/E

24.29

Beta

0.77

Div Yield

0.74%

Avg Vol

7.8M

Shares Out

1.9B

Mkt Cap

$673.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 0.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • VisaNet: Proprietary, highly secure global transaction processing infrastructure with unmatched scale and reliability
  • Network Effects: Largest payment network globally with billions of cardholders and millions of merchants, creating powerful switching costs
  • Brand Recognition: Iconic, globally trusted brand synonymous with secure digital payments across all consumer segments
  • Capital-Light Model: Recurring, high-margin revenue streams with minimal credit risk and strong cash generation
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.8).
  • High premium - requires strong execution

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Digital Payment Adoption: Accelerating shift from cash to digital payments globally, particularly in emerging markets

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Strong

+16.7% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.74% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 27, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $3.31 vs $3.10 consensus (+6.8% surprise). Revenue of $11.2B vs $10.8B expected (+4.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +6.8%
Rev beat +4.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+6.8%

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+10%

+9%

+16%

+11%

+17%

+17%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 26

$8.7B

$9.4B

$9.3B

$9.6B

$10.2B

$10.7B

$10.9B

$11.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

81.3%

Operating

64.4%

Profit

53.6%

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Wall Street consensus

14 analysts · 93% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

13

93%

Hold

1

7%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$371.00

▲ +2.4% vs $362.13

Low $350.00
Median $371.00
High $450.00

Latest: Piper Sandler · Jun 29, 2026

7 analysts covering

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How V stacks vs Financial - Credit Services

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