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Visa V Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

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19.3%—
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MastercardMA
52.4%+0.8pp
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16.3%-2.4pp
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Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS
23.6%+0.8pp
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CorpayCPAY
46.2%+0.8pp
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Global PaymentsGPN
12%-19.4pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$11.2B+17.1%
Operating income$7.2B+33.1%
Net income$6.0B+31.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.7B-2.3%
Total debt$25.5B+3.3%
Total equity$35.7B-6.2%
Total assets$95.0B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.0B-35.9%
CapEx$383.0M+17.1%
Free cash flow$2.6B-39.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$628.3B-14.0%
Enterprise value$635.13B-13.7%
P/E28.3×-8.5×
P/S14.6×-4.8×

Profitability

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Operating margin61.1%-2.6pp
Net margin51.7%-1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity60.3%+9.7pp
Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×
Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Visa’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=49.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Visa’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Visa's free cash flow margin?
Visa (V) reported free cash flow margin of 49.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Visa's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Visa's free cash flow margin decreased by 9.7% year-over-year, from 54.5% to 49.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Visa's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Visa's free cash flow margin has grown at a 0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 212.8% to 220.7%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.