Fiserv Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Fiserv has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.2%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 13.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.5% per year. Fiserv's return on equity is 13.5%, and it has net margins of 16.4%.
Key information
23.25%
Earnings growth rate
26.97%
EPS growth rate
| Diversified Financial Industry Growth | 6.15% |
| Revenue growth rate | 7.49% |
| Return on equity | 13.52% |
| Net Margin | 16.42% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Fiserv: Deeply Undervalued, But Don't Expect A Sharp Rebound
Apr 06
Fiserv is a high-switching-cost payments infrastructure business at fair value under even pessimistic assumptions.
Investment Thesis Clover’s 25% VAS penetration with a clear path to 35-40%+ is a high-margin compounding engine that the market is likely underweighting relative to the noise around transformation spend Financial Solutions core banking and debit processing carry near-irreplaceable switching costs — client defection risk is structurally low regardless of competitive pressure at the margin At ~10-11x 2026 adjusted EPS, the stock prices in essentially no recovery from the guided trough — any normalization toward 38%+ adjusted margins in 2027-28 creates meaningful upside $4.3B+ in annual FCF funds ~$5-6B in annual buybacks, reducing share count ~6%/year and creating EPS growth even in a flat-revenue environment Project Elevate efficiency initiatives and AI platform investments are the right structural response to competitive pressure, and are temporary in nature rather than permanent margin impairment Risk Considerations $28.2B in net debt means FCF deterioration is amplified directly into equity value destruction — a 1.5% WACC shift moves intrinsic value by ~$25-30/share Banking segment organic revenue declined 3% in FY25 with no clear inflection catalyst; cloud-native core banking competitors (Thought Machine, Temenos, Mambu) are winning greenfield deals Fiserv cannot Operating margin has compressed ~200 bps in both FY25 and is guided to compress again in FY26 — if the margin trough extends beyond 2026, the FCF engine supporting buybacks begins to erode Clover competes directly against Square, Toast, and Stripe in adjacent verticals — any meaningful take-rate compression or merchant loss in the SMB segment would impair the primary growth thesis The proxy statement (DEF 14A) has not yet been filed; management compensation structure and insider ownership — key governance inputs — remain unverified from primary sourcesNot Many Are Piling Into Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) Stock Yet As It Plummets 47%
Nov 01
Why We're Not Concerned Yet About Fiserv, Inc.'s (NYSE:FI) 25% Share Price Plunge
May 16
Fiserv: Slower Clover Volumes Raise Alarms, Too Soon To Buy
Apr 24Fiserv: Still A Long-Term Winner Even Under Uncertainty
Apr 16Fiserv: Challenges In Front Of Sustaining Share Price Momentum
Mar 15Fiserv: Attractive Earnings Growth Equity Story
Feb 15Fiserv: Clover Delivers Again, But Good News Is Increasingly Priced In (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 06Fiserv: Favorable Macroeconomic Tailwinds Will Drive Steady Revenue Growth
Dec 06Fiserv: No Longer A Bargain But Still A Fairly Valued High-Quality Company
Oct 23Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Fiserv makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 25 | 21,193 | 3,480 | 6,883 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 21,160 | 3,607 | 6,719 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 21,112 | 3,379 | 6,563 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 20,703 | 3,247 | 6,549 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 20,456 | 3,131 | 6,564 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 20,122 | 3,063 | 6,624 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 19,780 | 3,451 | 6,670 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 19,429 | 3,240 | 6,669 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 19,093 | 3,068 | 6,576 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 18,807 | 2,980 | 6,437 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 18,452 | 2,509 | 6,332 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 18,146 | 2,424 | 6,182 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 17,737 | 2,530 | 6,059 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 17,363 | 2,081 | 6,066 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 17,008 | 2,028 | 5,995 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 16,609 | 1,699 | 5,889 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 16,226 | 1,334 | 5,795 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 15,801 | 1,301 | 5,668 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 15,424 | 1,137 | 5,600 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 14,838 | 870 | 5,497 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 14,852 | 958 | 5,528 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 15,065 | 905 | 5,609 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 14,407 | 839 | 5,293 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 12,454 | 1,060 | 4,293 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 10,187 | 893 | 3,207 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 7,693 | 932 | 2,045 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 5,977 | 961 | 1,258 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 5,885 | 989 | 1,241 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 5,823 | 1,187 | 1,228 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 5,788 | 1,433 | 1,243 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 5,776 | 1,438 | 1,222 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 5,742 | 1,408 | 1,178 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 5,696 | 1,232 | 1,150 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 5,611 | 915 | 1,132 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 5,591 | 897 | 1,122 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 5,568 | 888 | 1,120 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 5,505 | 930 | 1,101 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 5,442 | 904 | 1,082 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 5,375 | 908 | 1,066 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 5,310 | 823 | 1,054 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 5,254 | 712 | 1,034 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 5,202 | 704 | 1,005 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 5,152 | 725 | 990 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FISV has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FISV's current net profit margins (16.4%) are higher than last year (15.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FISV's earnings have grown significantly by 23.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FISV's earnings growth over the past year (11.1%) is below its 5-year average (23.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FISV earnings growth over the past year (11.1%) exceeded the Diversified Financial industry 6.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FISV's Return on Equity (13.5%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/19 22:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Fiserv, Inc. is covered by 56 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| David Koning | Baird |
| Gary Prestopino | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |