Visa Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Visa has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.5%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 9.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.4% per year. Visa's return on equity is 52.2%, and it has net margins of 53.5%.

Key information

13.5%

Earnings growth rate

16.4%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth6.1%
Revenue growth rate11.4%
Return on equity52.2%
Net Margin53.5%
Next Earnings Update29 Apr 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Visa: Symbolic Of My Refusal To Chase Stocks Here

Apr 14

Visa Is A Wonderful Business With A Price-Tag To Match

Mar 31

Do Visa's (NYSE:V) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Mar 23
Do Visa's (NYSE:V) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Visa Stock: Not Where Investors Want It To Be (Technical Analysis)

Mar 15

Visa Vs. Mastercard: The Bargain Window Has Closed

Mar 05

Cross-Border Boom: Visa's Next Big Play

Feb 18

Time To Sell Visa: Waiting For The Price To Drop For A New Long-Term Position

Feb 11

Visa: Earnings Preview Of This Perpetual Growth Machine

Jan 27

Visa: The 2025 Investment Thesis And Key Debates Entering The New Year

Jan 13

Visa's Recent Surge Hasn't Changed My Mind

Jan 02

Is Now The Time To Put Visa (NYSE:V) On Your Watchlist?

Dec 12
Is Now The Time To Put Visa (NYSE:V) On Your Watchlist?

Visa: Don't Overthink It, This Is A Core Holding At A Fair Valuation

Dec 12

Visa: Current Upside Is Limited, But A Strong Idea Long-Term

Nov 09
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Narrative update from Goran Damchevski

Nov 05Visa grew 10% in the last 12 months, slightly above my estimates.

Visa (NYSE:V) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.59

Nov 04
Visa (NYSE:V) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.59

Visa's Growth Unshaken By Regulatory Risks

Nov 03

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Oct 28
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Visa: Not Cheap Compounder With The DOJ Highlighting Its Moat

Oct 25

Visa: I Can't Afford This

Oct 14

Visa: Long-Term Upside Potential Despite Recent DOJ Headwinds Makes It A Buy

Oct 05

Why Visa Is A Buy Despite DOJ Lawsuit

Sep 24
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Narrative update from Richard Bowman

Sep 19September 2024Cross-border Volume and Visa Direct Offset Slower Consumer Spending Growth Visa managed to keep delivering in Q3 despite a loss of momentum in global consumer spending growth. Payme

Visa: Familiarize Yourself With The Three-Pillar Growth Trajectory

Sep 16
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Innovative Payment Technologies And Calculated Expansions Set To Boost Revenue Growth

Sep 02 Visa's strategic partnerships and innovative payment technologies are set to boost transaction volumes and processing revenue.

Does Visa (NYSE:V) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Aug 25
Does Visa (NYSE:V) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Visa: Global Payments Leader With Robust Dividend Growth Is Undervalued - Strong Buy

Aug 17

Visa: Thesis Update With Key Indicators

Aug 11

Visa: Don't Look Only At The P/E Ratio (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 01

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Visa makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:V Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2436,80219,70510,4230
30 Sep 2435,92619,45710,1750
30 Jun 2434,91818,8189,8850
31 Mar 2434,14118,1089,4500
31 Dec 2333,35117,7009,1900
30 Sep 2332,65316,9899,0470
30 Jun 2331,83116,2398,8470
31 Mar 2330,98315,4848,6240
31 Dec 2230,18714,8648,3180
30 Sep 2229,31014,6308,0250
30 Jun 2228,08214,2747,3320
31 Mar 2226,93713,4557,1600
31 Dec 2125,47712,8416,8430
30 Sep 2124,10512,0086,6120
30 Jun 2122,64710,5656,4520
31 Mar 2121,35410,3376,0900
31 Dec 2021,47910,3596,0240
30 Sep 2021,84610,4756,2270
30 Jun 2022,88211,3316,3200
31 Mar 2023,88512,0346,4340
31 Dec 1923,52511,9326,3870
30 Sep 1922,97711,6506,1620
30 Jun 1922,27411,4786,1900
31 Mar 1921,67410,7356,0340
31 Dec 1821,25310,3805,9260
30 Sep 1820,6099,9425,7060
30 Jun 1820,0309,2645,3750
31 Mar 1819,3559,0045,2000
31 Dec 1718,7596,9035,0020
30 Sep 1718,3586,4674,8200
30 Jun 1717,7646,2794,7230
31 Mar 1716,8294,7024,4020
31 Dec 1615,9785,9904,1520
30 Sep 1615,0825,9294,0180
30 Jun 1614,3925,5603,8190
31 Mar 1614,2806,8423,8980
31 Dec 1514,0636,6853,8450
30 Sep 1513,8806,3133,8340
30 Jun 1513,5385,8733,7940
31 Mar 1513,1755,5373,6840
31 Dec 1412,9295,5843,6810
30 Sep 1412,7025,4213,6100
30 Jun 1412,4465,5393,7590

Quality Earnings: V has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: V's current net profit margins (53.5%) are higher than last year (53.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: V's earnings have grown by 13.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: V's earnings growth over the past year (11.3%) is below its 5-year average (13.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: V earnings growth over the past year (11.3%) did not outperform the Diversified Financial industry 11.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: V's Return on Equity (52.2%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/17 21:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Visa Inc. is covered by 83 analysts. 36 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
David KoningBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research