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Fiserv, Inc. · FISV · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Fiserv lowers 2026 outlook amid Argentina and hardware headwinds
Fiserv’s Q2 update weakens the near-term growth case: management lowered guidance and cited several operating headwinds. The longer-term case rests on Clover, Commerce Hub, Finxact and efficiency execution, but those benefits remain dependent on implementation and portfolio changes.
Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology
$24.78B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.84
Consensus $1.91
EPS surprise
-3.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.96B
Consensus $5.04B
Revenue surprise
-1.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
0.0%
Event window
SPY move
-0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-2.6%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management moved from maintained guidance and a confident tone to a lower outlook and a cautious tone. The company also highlighted increased technology investment, portfolio divestitures and a completed identification phase for Project Elevate savings.
Guidance delta
Management lowered full-year organic revenue guidance to -1% to flat and adjusted operating margin guidance to 31%-31.5%.
Key takeaways
- Q2 revenue declined modestly, while free cash flow exceeded $1 billion.
- Management cited Argentina macro conditions, slower client ramps and hardware softness behind the lower outlook.
- Clover, Commerce Hub and Finxact remain the main operating growth priorities.
- Project Elevate identified $500 million of cost-savings opportunities, while technology investment is increasing.
Management priorities
- Deploy $100 million of incremental H2 technology infrastructure spending, focused on cybersecurity and financial-services platforms.
- Accelerate Commerce Hub integration and expand Clover functionality.
- Continue portfolio divestitures while using proceeds for capital returns and deleveraging.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$46.35Current
$46Low
$126.35Average
$244High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 29, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 11, 2026 |
| B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 29, 2025 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 27, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | In Line | Upgrade | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 3, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 19, 2021 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 28, 2020 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Northcoast | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2019 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 21, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 16, 2017 |
| Pacific Crest | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Monness Crespi Hardt | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 17, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 6, 2013 |
| First Analysis | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Aug 5, 2013 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 1, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $46.35. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $53 | $51.5 | +14.3% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Will Nance | $54 | $52.01 | +16.5% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $59 | $51.94 | +27.3% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $51.96 | +29.4% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $65 | $52.14 | +40.2% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $54.11 | +12.2% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $49.97 | +12.2% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Bauch | $55 | $50.92 | +18.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.61 | +14.3% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Will Nance | $60 | $50.6 | +29.4% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $50.6 | +20.8% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nik Cremo | $58 | $52.71 | +25.1% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Thomas Poutrieux | $46 | $56.23 | -0.8% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $58 | $57.02 | +25.1% | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $56.05 | +40.2% | May 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $53.46 | +29.4% | May 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $55.79 | +40.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $56.68 | +61.8% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $57.28 | +94.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $57.28 | +68.3% | May 6, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $91 | $62.14 | +96.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $60.8 | +38.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.26 | +40.2% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $53.9 | +33.8% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $64 | $62.85 | +38.1% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $62.92 | +51.0% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Stephens | Charles Nabhan | $70 | $62.59 | +51.0% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ramsey El-Assal | $70 | $67.15 | +51.0% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $66.46 | +61.8% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $95 | $67.38 | +105.0% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $67.94 | +115.7% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $99 | $64.26 | +113.6% | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $99 | $63.8 | +113.6% | Nov 12, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Tom Poutrieux | $62 | $64.45 | +33.8% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $68.29 | +83.4% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Timothy Chiodo | $75 | $68.29 | +61.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Rayna Kumar | $91 | $67.31 | +96.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $70.6 | +72.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $70.6 | +72.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $70.6 | +137.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $81 | $70.6 | +74.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $70.6 | +70.4% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Dominick Gabriele | $127.5 | $74.3 | +175.1% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $127.83 | +212.8% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $123.96 | +208.5% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $126.07 | +212.8% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $126.07 | +180.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $118 | +288.3% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $121 | +163.2% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $167 | $125.96 | +260.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $175 | $142.03 | +277.6% | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $500 | $172.33 | +978.7% | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $200 | $159.13 | +331.5% | May 15, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $237 | $177.53 | +411.3% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $268 | $177.53 | +478.2% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Timothy Chiodo | $255 | $179.42 | +450.2% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $218 | $177.53 | +370.3% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Jeff Cantwell | $240 | $203.82 | +417.8% | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Stephens | Charles Nabhan | $255 | $201.76 | +450.2% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $244 | $201.98 | +426.4% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $222 | $202.36 | +379.0% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $223 | $202.18 | +381.1% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Alex Markgraff | $225 | $199.67 | +385.4% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Kurt Hallead | $224 | $199.67 | +383.3% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Andrew Bauch | $220 | $199.67 | +374.6% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Trevor Williams | $200 | $199.67 | +331.5% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| CFRA | Caydee Blankenship | $235 | $199.67 | +407.0% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| BTIG | Andrew Harte | $215 | $198.28 | +363.9% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Trevor Williams | $195 | $194.02 | +320.7% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $220 | $193.23 | +374.6% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Harshita Rawat | $244 | $190.35 | +426.4% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Rufus Hone | $191 | $181.31 | +312.1% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $187 | $181.58 | +303.5% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Rayna Kumar | $203 | $179.65 | +338.0% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $200 | $177.61 | +331.5% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| BTIG | Andrew Harte | $200 | $170.17 | +331.5% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $190 | $157.34 | +309.9% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $183 | $162.71 | +294.8% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Keane | $200 | $162.03 | +331.5% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $183 | $161.16 | +294.8% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Hal Goetsch | $185 | $156.15 | +299.1% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $187 | $156.15 | +303.5% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Alex Markgraff | $180 | $161.16 | +288.3% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Andrew Bauch | $190 | $161.16 | +309.9% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $175 | $114.23 | +277.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Andrew Bauch | $180 | $148 | +288.3% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Trevor Williams | $160 | $156.78 | +245.2% | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $168 | $154.31 | +262.5% | Mar 19, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Tom Poutrieux | $156 | $135.4 | +236.6% | Jan 10, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Alex Markgraff | $160 | $135.02 | +245.2% | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $115.31 | +124.4% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $115.59 | +180.5% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $115.48 | +202.0% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $115.28 | +202.0% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $115.28 | +191.3% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $101.51 | +117.9% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $100.73 | +126.5% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $105.75 | +130.9% | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | David Togut | $149 | $108.11 | +221.5% | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $145 | $106.08 | +212.8% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $103.44 | +128.7% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Jeff Cantwell | $97 | $91.72 | +109.3% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $99.5 | +169.7% | May 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $102.18 | +163.2% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $144 | $103.02 | +210.7% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $126 | $99.97 | +171.8% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $155 | $101.04 | +234.4% | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $150 | $109.11 | +223.6% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Trevor Williams | $115 | $108.5 | +148.1% | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Moshe Katri | $130 | $100.52 | +180.5% | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Kupferberg | $139 | $103.65 | +199.9% | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $135 | $104.23 | +191.3% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| UBS | Rayna Kumar | $108 | $100.88 | +133.0% | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El Assal | $128 | $98.49 | +176.2% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Darrin Peller | $140 | $98.53 | +202.0% | Oct 28, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFiserv, Inc. is a global provider of technology solutions for payments and financial services. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: Acceptance, Fintech, and Payments. The Acceptance segment enables businesses to process transactions at the point of sale and through digital channels, offering mobile payment capabilities and robust security and fraud prevention tools. Key offerings include Carat, its omnichannel commerce platform; Clover, a cloud-native platform for point-of-sale and business management; and Clover Connect, designed for independent software vendors. This segment reaches clients via diverse distribution channels, including direct sales, agent networks, ISVs, and financial institution partnerships.…
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