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U.S. Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M10.4%
  • 1Y23.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Visa up 2.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 23%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% 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
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$1.6tUS$201.7bUS$45.5b28.1x35x7.9x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$1.6tUS$201.7bUS$45.5b27.3x34.7x7.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$202.0bUS$45.6b27.8x34.3x7.7x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$1.5tUS$197.6bUS$44.4b29.1x33x7.4x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$197.6bUS$44.4b29x31.6x7.1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$197.2bUS$44.1b26.3x29.3x6.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$1.3tUS$194.2bUS$41.8b28.6x31.5x6.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$1.3tUS$194.4bUS$41.8b29.7x32x6.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$1.3tUS$193.4bUS$41.7b29.9x32x6.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$189.6bUS$39.7b32.1x36x7.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$1.4tUS$193.6bUS$39.5b33.9x35.7x7.3x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$1.3tUS$194.8bUS$21.0b31.6x63.6x6.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$1.3tUS$193.9bUS$20.3b31.9x64.2x6.7x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$1.2tUS$193.8bUS$20.3b30.2x59.7x6.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$1.2tUS$184.4bUS$11.6b28.2x99.8x6.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$1.2tUS$184.6bUS$11.7b30.5x106.2x6.7x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$1.2tUS$184.2bUS$10.8b31.6x113.6x6.7x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$179.6bUS$13.8b32.1x90.6x7x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$1.2tUS$179.5bUS$13.8b29.2x83.6x6.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$1.2tUS$178.0bUS$12.5b30.7x95.6x6.7x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$174.4bUS$12.4b31.2x94.1x6.7x
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 59xAprilJulyOctober2024AprilJulyOctober2025
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 35.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 59.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 7.9x.
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 Market3.02%
Financials2.04%
Diversified Financial1.23%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.26%
Other Diversified Financial Services2.40%
Multi-Sector Holdings-0.50%
Specialized Finance-4.08%
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$328.213.5%
+US$21.5b
20.4%PE33.1x
MA MastercardUS$534.222.1%
+US$10.2b
22.3%PE39.8x
TOST ToastUS$40.008.4%
+US$1.8b
141.0%PS4.9x
XYZ BlockUS$87.801.6%
+US$880.0m
40.0%PE51.7x
PYPL PayPal HoldingsUS$89.730.9%
+US$812.1m
47.8%PE20.3x
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FIS

US$79.29

Fidelity National Information Services

7D

0.7%

1Y

27.4%

TOST

US$40.00

Toast

7D

8.4%

1Y

141.0%

WU

US$10.27

Western Union

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-17.8%

AFRM

US$56.76

Affirm Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

39.4%

SEZL

US$238.73

Sezzle

7D

-9.1%

1Y

617.8%

FOUR

US$117.50

Shift4 Payments

7D

9.7%

1Y

60.6%

MA

US$534.22

Mastercard

7D

2.1%

1Y

22.3%