Visa Inc. Class A (V) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · US · Market cap $664B · ISIN US92826C8394
What is Visa Inc. Class A really worth?
Visa Inc. Class A
V · US
A strong business, but trading 91% above our fair value of $198.27.
Strengths
Risks
For context
Fair value as of: Aug 29, 2026
From 11 valuation models · updated 6 days ago
Share price +2.5% over the past month.
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What matters now
- A high-quality business (quality 83/100), yet the market already pays well above fair value. Quality at a full price, with little margin of safety.
- The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($332.18). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
- The model range is unusually wide ($119.12 to $332.18). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution.
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 29, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $172.57 – $384.14 · fair‑value band $119.12 – $332.18 · the $378.75 price screens above the $198.27 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 29, 2026.
Analysis
Visa Inc. Class A (V) currently trades at $378.75, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $198.27, implying the stock looks roughly 91.0% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 83/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $235.75 per share, and 1 of the 11 models we run sit above the $378.75 price. Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $31.98, and 10 of the 11 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Over the trailing twelve months, Visa Inc. Class A generated revenue of $43.0B at a net margin of 51.7%. Revenue grew 17.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 60.4%. Net debt stands at $5.0B. Fundamentals as of Aug 29, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $119.12 (bear case) to $332.18 (bull case); at $378.75, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades near its 52-week high and 29% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −51% fair-value upside, at −48%, V screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 11 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly $8.23 per share, which is 4.2 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 11 models by family
Widest divergence: DCF Models ($235.75) versus Asset-Based ($15.30). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (75).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 29, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 76 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 69
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.
Full company description
Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a platform which facilitates money movement, enabling clients to collect, hold, convert, and send funds across its network; and issuing solutions, such as airport lounge access, dining reservations, shopping experiences, event tickets, and seller offers. In addition, the company provides acceptance solutions, an omnichannel payment integration with e-commerce platforms; risk detection and prevention solutions; and advisory and other services comprising consulting practice, proprietary analytics models, data scientists and economists, marketing services, and managed services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, V PAY, Interlink, and PLUS brands. The company serves consumers, sellers, financial institutions, and government entities. Visa Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Visa Inc. Class A reported revenue of $40.0B in FY2025 versus $24.1B in FY2021, a compound +13.5%/yr. Reported net income was $20.1B in FY2025, compounding +13.0%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +11.2 % · buybacks/dilution +2.2 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
V screens 91% overvalued. Compare with Mastercard Incorporated →
Recent news
External third-party headlines (Yahoo Finance, Reuters and others), not an editorial selection.
- Visa (V) Could Be 92% Above Fair Value Following Its AI Fraud Detection Upgrade
- Visa upgrades A2A Protect to stop fraud before money moves
Peer Group
Credit Services · 324 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Credit Services median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
Insider activity: 46/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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| American Express Company AXP | $334.16 | $206.40 | −38% |
| Capital One Financial Corporation COF | $215.67 | $117.51 | −46% |
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| PayPal Holdings PYPL | $61.47 | $77.12 | +25% |
| Shriram Finance Limited SHRIRAMFIN | ₹1,134 | ₹553.82 | −51% |
| Synchrony Financial, SYF | $78.05 | $137.28 | +76% |
| SoFi Technologies, Inc SOFI | $18.06 | $5.02 | −72% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company CHOLAFIN | ₹1,866 | ₹796.47 | −57% |
| Tata Capital Limited TATACAP | ₹375.70 | ₹149.40 | −60% |
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