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MetricFISVFISERV INCVVISA INC.MAMastercard IncXYZBlock, Inc.Median of the restexcluding FISV
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$48.21▼ 0.04 (0.08%)
$414.34▲ 6.49 (1.59%)
$620.42▲ 4.02 (0.65%)
$79.02▲ 0.81 (1.04%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/108.7/1010.0/107.3/108.7/10
Market value$27.06B$773.59B$561.48B$48.38B
Revenue$21.19B$40.00B$32.79B$24.19B
Profit$3.48B$20.06B$14.97B$1.31B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.6%11.3%16.4%0.3%11.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.———42.8%42.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.27.5%60.0%57.6%7.1%57.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.16.4%50.1%45.6%5.4%45.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.20.3%53.9%52.3%10.0%52.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.13.5%52.9%193.5%5.9%52.9%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.8%43.3%94.2%8.4%43.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.7.78x38.57x37.51x37.05x37.51x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.8.52x—28.44x—28.44x
Price to book1.05x20.41x72.57x2.18x20.41x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.11x1.63x6.00x0.78x1.63x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/86/78/85/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafesafe

How FISV compares with the others

  • FISV's operating margin of 27.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (57.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 3.6% against 11.3%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 7.8x against 37.5x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.1x against 1.6x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.