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U.S. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M13.1%
  • 1Y24.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry is flat overall, with PayPal Holdings standing out by going down 4.8%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 25% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$1.6tUS$201.6bUS$45.5b27x34.8x7.8x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$201.9bUS$45.5b28.1x34.6x7.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$1.5tUS$197.5bUS$44.3b30.1x33.1x7.4x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$197.6bUS$44.4b29x31.7x7.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$197.3bUS$44.1b26.8x29.1x6.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$1.3tUS$194.2bUS$41.8b28.9x30.9x6.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$194.3bUS$41.8b29.8x32.4x7x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$1.4tUS$193.4bUS$41.7b30.1x32.5x7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$189.6bUS$39.7b32x35.6x7.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$193.7bUS$39.5b33.6x35.7x7.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$1.3tUS$194.8bUS$21.0b31.6x61.7x6.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$1.3tUS$193.9bUS$20.3b32.1x64.2x6.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$1.2tUS$193.8bUS$20.3b30.2x59.9x6.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$1.2tUS$188.6bUS$11.8b26.8x98.1x6.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$1.2tUS$184.6bUS$11.7b30.6x106.8x6.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$1.2tUS$184.3bUS$11.5b30x105.2x6.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$1.3tUS$179.6bUS$13.8b32.2x91.3x7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$1.2tUS$179.5bUS$13.8b29.2x83.6x6.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$1.2tUS$178.6bUS$12.8b30.4x92.9x6.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$174.5bUS$12.4b31x93.6x6.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

91x


Total Market Cap: US$1.1tTotal Earnings: US$12.4bTotal Revenue: US$174.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 60.2xAprilJulyOctober2024AprilJulyOctober
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 34.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 60.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 7.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry have grown 54% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Transaction and Payment Processing Services compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.21%
Financials-2.53%
Diversified Financial-0.86%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-0.77%
Multi-Sector Holdings-0.28%
Specialized Finance-3.00%
Other Diversified Financial Services-3.22%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
V VisaUS$320.650.7%
+US$4.6b
23.7%PE32.3x
MA MastercardUS$535.710.9%
+US$4.3b
26.4%PE39.9x
FI FiservUS$209.452.6%
+US$3.0b
58.0%PE38.9x
RELY Remitly GlobalUS$22.644.2%
+US$182.2m
19.2%PS3.8x
FOUR Shift4 PaymentsUS$105.361.8%
+US$131.5m
42.1%PE58.7x
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PRTH

US$10.83

Priority Technology Holdings

7D

15.1%

1Y

201.7%

TOST

US$38.38

Toast

7D

0.5%

1Y

108.2%

MA

US$535.71

Mastercard

7D

0.9%

1Y

26.4%

V

US$320.65

Visa

7D

0.7%

1Y

23.7%

FIS

US$82.34

Fidelity National Information Services

7D

-1.0%

1Y

36.6%

GPN

US$112.98

Global Payments

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-10.6%

PAY

US$33.89

Paymentus Holdings

7D

-5.1%

1Y

86.4%

NATL

US$34.18

NCR Atleos

7D

3.6%

1Y

38.4%