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Cumulative Cost Basis

Visa Cumulative Cost Basis decreased by 17.6% to $1.39B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 56.2%, from $3.16B to $1.39B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Cumulative Cost Basis shows a downward trend with a -23.6% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2020
Last reportedQ2 2026Apr 29, 2026

How to read this metric

Provides a stable reference point for the scale of the bank's investment activities and historical capital deployment.

Detailed definition

The cumulative cost basis represents the original purchase price or historical cost of assets or liabilities before any...

Peer comparison

Universal accounting concept used by all financial institutions to track historical investment scale.

Metric ID: cumulative_cost_basis

Historical Data

15 periods
 Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Value$5.40B$5.87B$5.35B$5.22B$5.81B$7.56B$8.29B$6.48B$5.41B$3.38B$3.16B$2.96B$2.41B$1.68B$1.39B
QoQ Change+8.9%-8.9%-2.4%+11.3%+30.3%+9.7%-21.9%-16.5%-37.5%-6.5%-6.2%-18.9%-30.0%-17.6%
YoY Change+7.6%+28.8%+55.1%+24.2%-6.8%-55.3%-61.9%-54.3%-55.6%-50.2%-56.2%
Range$1.39B$8.29B
CAGR-32.2%
Avg YoY Growth-20.4%
Median YoY Growth-50.2%
Current Streak8 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Visa's cumulative cost basis?
Visa (V) reported cumulative cost basis of $1.39B in Q1 2026.
How has Visa's cumulative cost basis changed year-over-year?
Visa's cumulative cost basis decreased by 56.2% year-over-year, from $3.16B to $1.39B.
What is the long-term trend for Visa's cumulative cost basis?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Visa's cumulative cost basis has grown at a -23.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.40B to $2.41B.
What does cumulative cost basis mean?
The original total cost of assets or liabilities before any accounting adjustments.