Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. · FIS · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

FIS Beats Q1 Estimates, Holds Guidance, Drops 8.8% on AI Revenue Timing Concerns

FIS posted a clean Q1 beat -- EPS of $1.36 versus $1.29 estimated (+5.4%) and revenue of $3.30B versus $3.28B (+0.5%) -- with 6.5% pro forma revenue growth, a 39.6% adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow more than doubling to $474M. The company maintained its full-year 2026 outlook (5.1-5.7% revenue growth, up to 110 bps margin expansion, $2.1B FCF target) and unveiled a co-development partnership with Anthropic to build FIS-owned AI agents for banking. Despite the beat, shares fell 8.8% on an abnormal basis with 2.0x normal volume. The negative reaction likely reflects the shift from raised guidance in the prior quarter to merely maintained guidance, combined with analyst questions about the revenue timing of the Anthropic partnership and softer loan-syndication activity in Capital Markets.

Reported Before market openNYSETechnology $24.20B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. provides solutions to financial institutions, businesses, and developers worldwide. The company operates through Banking Solutions, Capital Market Solutions, and Corporate and Other segments. It provides core processing and ancillary applications; mobile and online banking; fraud, risk management, and compliance; card and retail payment; electronic funds transfer and network; wealth and retirement; and item processing and output solutions. The company also offers trading and assets, lending, leveraged and syndicated loan markets, and treasury and risk solutions. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.36 Consensus $1
EPS surprise +5.4% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.29B Consensus $3.28B
Revenue surprise +0.5% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
FIS EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $1.19 Q4 '23 actual $0.94, miss Q1 '24 estimate $0.96 Q1 '24 actual $1.10, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.23 Q2 '24 actual $1.36, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.29 Q3 '24 actual $1.40, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.36 Q2 '25 actual $1.36, match Q3 '25 estimate $1.48 Q3 '25 actual $1.51, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.69 Q4 '25 actual $1.68, match Q1 '26 estimate $1.29 Q1 '26 actual $1.36, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.47 Q3 '26 estimate $1.65 Q4 '26 estimate $1.80 Q1 '27 estimate $1.48

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy35 ratings
Bullish2160.0%
Neutral1337.1%
Bearish12.9%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$46Current
$43Low
$96.51Average
$160High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Truist Securities Hold HoldMaintainJul 24, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainMay 11, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 11, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainMay 11, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 11, 2026
Susquehanna Neutral NeutralMaintainFeb 25, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 25, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainFeb 25, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 12, 2026
Baird Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 16, 2025
Stephens & Co. Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 7, 2025
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 18, 2025
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainFeb 12, 2025
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainFeb 12, 2025
Compass Point Buy BuyMaintainFeb 12, 2025
Exane BNP Paribas Underperform NeutralDowngradeNov 20, 2024
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainNov 5, 2024
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 5, 2024
Jefferies Hold HoldMaintainOct 16, 2024
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainSep 17, 2024
Deutsche Bank Hold HoldMaintainAug 7, 2024
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 8, 2024
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainMay 7, 2024
Raymond James Strong Buy Strong BuyMaintainNov 8, 2023
Wolfe Research Outperform Peer PerformUpgradeOct 17, 2023
Atlantic Equities Overweight NeutralUpgradeJul 12, 2023
Credit Suisse Neutral OutperformDowngradeFeb 14, 2023
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeJan 9, 2023
Oppenheimer Perform OutperformDowngradeNov 4, 2022
Rosenblatt Neutral NeutralMaintainFeb 16, 2022
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainMay 8, 2020
Canaccord Genuity Buy BuyMaintainFeb 14, 2020
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainMay 21, 2019
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 7, 2018
Avondale Partners Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainMay 29, 2016
Sterne Agee Buy NeutralUpgradeMay 11, 2016
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $46. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$43$40.05 -6.5%Jul 24, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$44$42.6 -4.3%Jul 8, 2026
Morgan StanleyJames Faucette$47$41.27 +2.2%Jul 7, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$45$42.02 -2.2%May 28, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$57$41.71 +23.9%May 11, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$63$42.36 +37.0%May 11, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$57$43.5 +23.9%May 11, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$50$45.41 +8.7%Apr 24, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$70$51.62 +52.2%Mar 9, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$54$48.64 +17.4%Feb 25, 2026
RBC CapitalDaniel Perlin$69$48.11 +50.0%Feb 24, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$72$59.1 +56.5%Jan 26, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$69$61.91 +50.0%Jan 20, 2026
StephensAnalyst unavailable$85$62.81 +84.8%Jan 16, 2026
Deutsche BankNate Svensson$70$63.98 +52.2%Jan 15, 2026
Truist FinancialMatthew Coad$70$63.15 +52.2%Nov 19, 2025
SusquehannaJames Friedman$69$63.9 +50.0%Nov 6, 2025
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$72$67.52 +56.5%Oct 24, 2025
Wells FargoJason Kupferberg$81$67.7 +76.1%Oct 21, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$82$65.78 +78.3%Sep 30, 2025
UBSTimothy Chiodo$84$75.89 +82.6%May 7, 2025
National BankBryan Bergin$86$86.79 +87.0%Nov 5, 2024
Wolfe ResearchDarrin Peller$100$86.75 +117.4%Oct 14, 2024
BarclaysRamsey El-Assal$98$85.91 +113.0%Oct 9, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesJason Kupferberg$96$85.32 +108.7%Sep 17, 2024
National BankBryan Bergin$78$76.45 +69.6%Aug 7, 2024
RBC CapitalDaniel Perlin$93$77.07 +102.2%Jun 14, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesDan Dolev$85$74.05 +84.8%May 9, 2024
BarclaysRamsey El-Assal$85$74.05 +84.8%May 9, 2024
Robert W. BairdDavid Koning$82$70.45 +78.3%May 7, 2024
RBC CapitalDaniel Perlin$82$70.45 +78.3%May 7, 2024
National BankDavid Togut$80$70.45 +73.9%May 7, 2024
National BankDavid Togut$75$69.44 +63.0%Apr 30, 2024
National BankJason Kupferberg$84$70.72 +82.6%Apr 16, 2024
Morgan StanleyJames Faucette$79$59.8 +71.7%Jul 5, 2023
SusquehannaJames E Friedman$81$54.31 +76.1%Jun 15, 2023
StephensCharles Nabhan$75$58.59 +63.0%Apr 28, 2023
National BankVasundhara Govil$70$67.54 +52.2%Feb 14, 2023
StephensCharles Nabhan$80$64.82 +73.9%Feb 13, 2023
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$86$69.64 +87.0%Dec 16, 2022
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$56$67.05 +21.7%Nov 29, 2022
BarclaysRamsey El-Assal$90$60.17 +95.7%Nov 6, 2022
Goldman SachsWill Nance$82$60.17 +78.3%Nov 4, 2022
StephensAnalyst unavailable$49$79.28 +6.5%Sep 26, 2022
National BankJosh Beck$90$80.16 +95.7%Sep 23, 2022
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$114$81.73 +147.8%Sep 21, 2022
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$122$89.34 +165.2%Sep 6, 2022
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$160$99.22 +247.8%Aug 9, 2022
National BankDan Dolev$120$97.97 +160.9%Aug 8, 2022
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$120$96.57 +160.9%Aug 5, 2022
Wells FargoJeff Cantwell$101$98.06 +119.6%Jul 26, 2022
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$118$99.02 +156.5%Jul 25, 2022
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$130$95.73 +182.6%Jul 18, 2022
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$100$90.64 +117.4%Jun 30, 2022
National BankAnalyst unavailable$130$97.65 +182.6%May 17, 2022
StephensAnalyst unavailable$120$100.24 +160.9%May 4, 2022
National BankAnalyst unavailable$114$100.3 +147.8%May 4, 2022
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$146$100.12 +217.4%May 4, 2022
Rosenblatt SecuritiesSean Horgan$120$102.32 +160.9%Feb 15, 2022
CitigroupAshwin Shirvaikar$138$108.43 +200.0%Jan 26, 2022
Deutsche BankBryan Keane$155$108.43 +237.0%Jan 26, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesDan Dolev$150$110.2 +226.1%Jan 25, 2022
Raymond JamesJohn Davis$152$116.95 +230.4%Jan 11, 2022
BNP ParibasAlexandre Faure$138$115.78 +200.0%Jan 10, 2022
WedbushMoshe Katri$130$104.12 +182.6%Dec 20, 2021
UBSRayna Kumar$136$106.27 +195.7%Dec 15, 2021
Loop Capital MarketsHal Goetsch$139$106.28 +202.2%Dec 14, 2021
BarclaysRamsey El Assal$141$106.01 +206.5%Dec 7, 2021
RBC CapitalDaniel Perlin$146$106.01 +217.4%Dec 7, 2021
SusquehannaJames Friedman$176$106.09 +282.6%Dec 6, 2021
Wolfe ResearchDarrin Peller$165$102.39 +258.7%Dec 3, 2021
OppenheimerDominick Gabriele$150$112.66 +226.1%Nov 5, 2021
Truist FinancialAndrew Jeffrey$155$141.46 +237.0%Jun 7, 2021
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -8.0% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move -8.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -9.1% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Revenue grew 6.5% pro forma with recurring ACV up 24% year over year, led by Money Movement Hub, lending, and digital banking. Free cash flow doubled to $474M, representing 23% of the full-year $2.1B target in Q1 alone. Three new strategic initiatives were announced: (1) a co-development partnership with Anthropic to build FIS-owned AI agents, with BMO and Amalgamated Bank as design partners; (2) the Lyriq digital-asset platform; and (3) Project Keystone, a tokenized-deposit network with five U.S. banks. Full-year 2026 guidance was maintained rather than raised, despite the Q1 beat.

Guidance delta

Prior quarter (FY2025 results): guidance sentiment was raised, with a 2026 outlook for 30-31% revenue growth, margin expansion, and FCF exceeding $2B. Current quarter (Q1 2026): guidance sentiment is maintained (unchanged), with 2026 revenue growth projected at 5.1-5.7% and margin expansion of up to 110 bps. The shift from raised to maintained guidance, despite a Q1 beat on both EPS and revenue, appears to have contributed to the negative market reaction.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 beat on all metrics: EPS of $1.36 vs. $1.29 estimated (+5.4%) and revenue of $3.30B vs. $3.28B (+0.5%)
  • Pro forma revenue growth of 6.5% with a 39.6% adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow of $474M, more than doubling year over year
  • Recurring ACV grew 24% year over year, driven by Money Movement Hub, lending, and digital banking solutions
  • New Anthropic co-development partnership to build FIS-owned AI agents, with BMO and Amalgamated Bank as design partners
  • Lyriq digital-asset platform and Project Keystone tokenized-deposit network with five U.S. banks mark FIS's entry into digital-asset services
  • Full-year 2026 guidance maintained rather than raised: revenue growth 5.1-5.7%, margin expansion up to 110 bps, FCF target of $2.1B

Management priorities

  • Deploy the first financial-crimes AI agent in H2 2026, with broader agent rollout in 2027
  • Scale the Project Keystone tokenized-deposit network and expand to additional banks
  • Deliver $30-40M of cost synergies in 2026 and target $125M total by 2028
  • Achieve $45M of revenue synergies by 2028, primarily from cross-selling TSYS data and core capabilities
  • Continue investing in AI productivity tools such as Copilot to accelerate product development

Related earnings events

Technology

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-06-01T17:26:26.660749+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-30T23:31:32.836333+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-30T23:31:32.833631+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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