(V) Visa - Ratings and Ratios
Cards, Processing, Network, Authentication, Consulting
V EPS (Earnings per Share)
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Description: V Visa September 24, 2025
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payment-technology firm that operates VisaNet, a high-volume transaction processing network handling authorization, clearing, and settlement for credit, debit, and prepaid cards worldwide.
The company’s product suite extends beyond card issuance to include tap-to-pay, tokenization, and click-to-pay services, as well as Visa Direct for real-time fund transfers, Visa B2B Connect for cross-border business payments, and a portfolio of value-added services such as fraud mitigation, data analytics, and dispute management. Its acceptance solutions-Cybersource and Authorize.net-enable merchants to integrate payments into e-commerce platforms, while risk and identity tools (e.g., Visa Advanced Authorization, Visa Secure) help protect against fraud.
In fiscal 2023 Visa reported net revenue of approximately $29.3 billion and processed $14.9 trillion in payment volume, reflecting a 12% year-over-year growth rate driven largely by digital commerce and cross-border transactions. The firm’s net income margin hovered around 58%, and free-cash-flow conversion exceeded 70%, underscoring its high-leverage, low-capital-intensity business model.
Key economic drivers for Visa include the continued shift toward cashless payments, accelerated e-commerce adoption, and rising consumer spending in emerging markets. Conversely, macro-level uncertainties-such as potential regulatory constraints on interchange fees and the impact of higher interest rates on discretionary card spend-could moderate growth. The payments sector’s base-rate growth, historically around 8–10% annual volume expansion, provides a favorable backdrop for Visa’s market-share-leading position (≈ 70% of global card transaction volume).
For a deeper dive into Visa’s valuation metrics and scenario analysis, the ValueRay platform offers a transparent, data-driven toolkit you may find useful.
V Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 667,032m |
| Sub-Industry | Transaction & Payment Processing Services |
| IPO / Inception | 2008-03-19 |
V Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 74.2% |
| Fundamental | 93.5% |
| Dividend Rating | 66.7% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -2.95% |
| Analyst Rating | 4.34 of 5 |
V Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 0.70% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 1.15% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 15.22% |
| Payout Consistency | 100.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 21.3% |
V Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | -17.8% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 49.5% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 84.9% |
| CAGR 5y | 18.91% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 1.26 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 5.21 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 1.29 |
| Alpha | -0.99 |
| Beta | 0.897 |
| Volatility | 18.42% |
| Current Volume | 5318.4k |
| Average Volume 20d | 5731k |
| Stop Loss | 325.9 (-3%) |
| Signal | 0.34 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5
| Net Income (20.06b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 2.40b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.22 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 1.88pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 6.79% (prev 20.92%; Δ -14.13pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.23 (>3.0%) and CFO 23.06b > Net Income 20.06b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (8.01b) to EBITDA (26.00b) ratio: 0.31 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.08 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (1.96b) change vs 12m ago -2.20% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 79.57% (prev 79.71%; Δ -0.13pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 41.21% (prev 38.01%; Δ 3.20pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 42.08 (EBITDA TTM 26.00b / Interest Expense TTM 589.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 2.65
| (A) 0.03 = (Total Current Assets 37.77b - Total Current Liabilities 35.05b) / Total Assets 99.63b |
| (B) 0.15 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 15.11b / Total Assets 99.63b |
| (C) 0.26 = EBIT TTM 24.78b / Avg Total Assets 97.07b |
| (D) 0.25 = Book Value of Equity 15.23b / Total Liabilities 61.72b |
| Total Rating: 2.65 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 93.53
| 1. Piotroski 7.50pt = 2.50 |
| 2. FCF Yield 3.21% = 1.60 |
| 3. FCF Margin 53.94% = 7.50 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.66 = 2.29 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.31 = 2.43 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 25.00)% = 12.50 |
| 7. RoE 52.47% = 2.50 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 97.91% = 7.34 |
| 9. EPS Trend 97.44% = 4.87 |
What is the price of V shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.39%, over one month by -4.65%, over three months by +1.36% and over the past year by +10.66%.
Is Visa a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of V is around 343.99 USD . This means that V is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 2.37%.
Is V a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 23
- Buy: 10
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the V price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 394.8 | 17.5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 394.8 | 17.5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 385.3 | 14.7% |
V Fundamental Data Overview November 01, 2025
P/E Trailing = 33.7933
P/E Forward = 26.9542
P/S = 16.6758
P/B = 17.767
P/EG = 1.9739
Beta = 0.897
Revenue TTM = 40.00b USD
EBIT TTM = 24.78b USD
EBITDA TTM = 26.00b USD
Long Term Debt = 19.59b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 5.57b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 25.17b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 8.01b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 673.21b USD (667.03b + Debt 25.17b - CCE 19.00b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 42.08 (Ebit TTM 24.78b / Interest Expense TTM 589.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.21% (FCF TTM 21.58b / Enterprise Value 673.21b)
FCF Margin = 53.94% (FCF TTM 21.58b / Revenue TTM 40.00b)
Net Margin = 50.14% (Net Income TTM 20.06b / Revenue TTM 40.00b)
Gross Margin = 79.57% ((Revenue TTM 40.00b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.17b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 78.58% (prev 80.60%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 6.76 (Enterprise Value 673.21b / Total Assets 99.63b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.83% (Interest Expense 210.0m / Debt 25.17b)
Taxrate = 18.21% (1.13b / 6.22b)
NOPAT = 20.27b (EBIT 24.78b * (1 - 18.21%))
Current Ratio = 1.08 (Total Current Assets 37.77b / Total Current Liabilities 35.05b)
Debt / Equity = 0.66 (Debt 25.17b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 37.91b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.31 (Net Debt 8.01b / EBITDA 26.00b)
Debt / FCF = 0.37 (Net Debt 8.01b / FCF TTM 21.58b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 38.22b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 20.13% (Net Income 20.06b / Total Assets 99.63b)
RoE = 52.47% (Net Income TTM 20.06b / Total Stockholder Equity 38.22b)
RoCE = 42.87% (EBIT 24.78b / Capital Employed (Equity 38.22b + L.T.Debt 19.59b))
RoIC = 34.00% (NOPAT 20.27b / Invested Capital 59.61b)
WACC = 9.01% (E(667.03b)/V(692.20b) * Re(9.32%) + D(25.17b)/V(692.20b) * Rd(0.83%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 9.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.13%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 75.05% ; FCFE base≈20.42b ; Y1≈22.11b ; Y5≈27.51b
Fair Price DCF = 226.2 (DCF Value 382.59b / Shares Outstanding 1.69b; 5y FCF grow 9.37% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 97.44 | EPS CAGR: 12.04% | SUE: 0.28 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 97.91 | Revenue CAGR: 11.57% | SUE: 0.16 | # QB: 0
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