Visa (V): Assessing Valuation After a Recent Pullback and Long-Term Growth Strength

Visa (V) has cooled off recently, slipping about 4% over the past month and roughly 5% in the past 3 months, but the long term total return story still looks intact.

See our latest analysis for Visa.

That pullback sits against a still positive backdrop, with the share price up modestly year to date and a much stronger multi year total shareholder return suggesting that the long term growth story is far from broken.

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Yet with Visa still growing earnings at a double digit clip and trading below analyst targets, investors face a key question: is this a rare chance to buy quality at a discount, or is future growth already priced in?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 16.4% Undervalued

With Visa closing at $327.10 against a narrative fair value near $391, the current pullback is framed as a potential long term mispricing rather than a trend break.

Rapidly accelerating adoption of value added services (VAS), with VAS revenue up 26% year over year and expanding into areas such as AI, risk solutions, and open banking, is increasing Visa's mix of higher margin business lines, which should lift net margins and improve overall earnings quality.

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Curious how steady double digit growth, rising margins and shrinking share count can still justify a premium earnings multiple? The full narrative unpacks the math, step by step.

Result: Fair Value of $391.46 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, rapidly evolving real time payment systems and intensifying regulatory scrutiny on fees could erode Visa’s margins and challenge the premium growth narrative.

Find out about the key risks to this Visa narrative.

Another View: Rich On Earnings

On a simple earnings lens, the story looks less forgiving. Visa trades at about 31.5 times earnings versus 13.8 times for the broader US diversified financials and 17 times for peers. Our fair ratio sits nearer 19.9 times, suggesting valuation risk if sentiment cools.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Build Your Own Visa Narrative

If you see the story differently or want to dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a custom view in minutes with Do it your way.

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