Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Preferred Stock
EquityVisa Preferred Stock increased by 104.1% to $745.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 92.5%, from $387.00M to $745.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Preferred Stock shows a downward trend with a -39.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2008
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a preference for fixed-cost equity financing over debt or common equity issuance.
Detailed definition
A class of ownership interest that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, typically paying a fixed...
Peer comparison
Many high-growth Silicon Valley firms have zero preferred stock, preferring a simpler capital structure of common equity and debt.
Metric ID:
preferred_stockHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.57B | $2.46B | $2.45B | $2.45B | $2.43B | $1.24B | $1.23B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.10B | $1.08B | $1.04B | $1.02B | $387.00M | $360.00M | $363.00M | $365.00M | $745.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.2% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.6% | -49.1% | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -9.4% | -2.2% | -3.3% | -2.6% | -61.9% | -7.0% | +0.8% | +0.6% | +104.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | -49.7% | -49.9% | -50.0% | -49.9% | -10.9% | -12.4% | -14.8% | -16.6% | -64.9% | -66.6% | -65.2% | -64.0% | +92.5% |
Range$360.00M – $2.57B
CAGR-25.3%
Avg YoY Growth-30.6%
Median YoY Growth-49.8%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Visa's preferred stock?
- Visa (V) reported preferred stock of $745.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Visa's preferred stock changed year-over-year?
- Visa's preferred stock increased by 92.5% year-over-year, from $387.00M to $745.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Visa's preferred stock?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Visa's preferred stock has grown at a -39.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.60B to $360.00M.
- What does preferred stock mean?
- A special type of stock that pays fixed dividends and gets paid out before common stock in a bankruptcy.