Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. · FIS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

FIS raises cash-flow outlook as Capital Markets outlook weakens

FIS's Q2 supports a mixed interpretation: Banking, Payments, acquisition-led cross-sell and AI productivity underpin growth, while Capital Markets weakness and a reduced outlook temper the broader trajectory.

Reported Before market openNYSETechnology $18.08B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.48 Consensus $1.47
EPS surprise +0.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.38B Consensus $3.38B
Revenue surprise -0.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -1.2% Event window
SPY move +1.8% Same window
Abnormal move -3.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -7.7% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The Capital Markets outlook was reduced and a strategic review of select products was announced. At the same time, FIS raised its full-year free-cash-flow outlook to $2.2 billion and highlighted AI productivity gains, acquisition-led cross-sell, and a greater than $3 billion 2028 free-cash-flow target.

Guidance delta

Mixed: Capital Markets revenue outlook was lowered, while full-year free cash flow outlook rose to $2.2 billion.

Key takeaways

  • Banking and Payments outperformed, with 5.3% revenue growth.
  • The Total Issuing Solutions acquisition expanded the addressable market and cross-sell opportunity.
  • Capital Markets weakness reflected client attrition and weaker lending volumes.
  • AI initiatives showed reported productivity gains and supported fraud and AML offerings.
  • FIS is reviewing strategic alternatives for select Capital Markets products.

Management priorities

  • Cross-sell Total Issuing Solutions across the FIS ecosystem.
  • Roll out AI-powered AML and fraud solutions with Anthropic.
  • Review non-core Capital Markets products and consider divestitures.
  • Reduce one-time cash expenses and pursue the long-term free-cash-flow target.
  • Use the recent acquisition-hire to improve core modernization and orchestration.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
FIS REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $3B Q4 '23 actual $3B, miss Q1 '24 estimate $2B Q1 '24 actual $2B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2B Q2 '24 actual $2B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3B Q3 '24 actual $3B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $3B Q2 '25 actual $3B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $3B Q3 '25 actual $3B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $3B Q4 '25 actual $3B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3B Q1 '26 actual $3B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3B Q2 '26 actual $3B, miss Q3 '26 estimate $3B Q4 '26 estimate $4B Q1 '27 estimate $3B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy35 ratings
Bullish2057.1%
Neutral1440.0%
Bearish12.9%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$34.96Current
$42Low
$89.22Average
$160High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainAug 26, 2026
Wolfe Research Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 25, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight OverweightDowngradeAug 25, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 10, 2026
UBS Neutral BuyDowngradeAug 5, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $34.96. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$42$38.52 +20.1%Sep 10, 2026
Wolfe ResearchDarrin Peller$54$41.4 +54.5%Aug 25, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$46$41.4 +31.6%Aug 25, 2026
National BankRamsey El-Assal$50$42.48 +43.0%Aug 10, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldRamsey El-Assal$50$42.77 +43.0%Aug 10, 2026
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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.

Historical context

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-04T17:13:08.903304+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-09T01:23:14.388487+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-23T03:40:54.313042+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-23T03:40:54.309976+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

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.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-23. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.