Visa Inc. · V · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2026

Visa: Strong Q1 growth, guidance maintained as new payment rails scale

The supplied analysis provides evidence for a constructive growth case: resilient demand and expanding payment capabilities supported strong Q1 performance while guidance was maintained. The case remains conditional on sustaining value-added-services growth, controlling expense and mix pressure, and executing newer initiatives such as stablecoin settlement and PISMO integration.

Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services $671.86B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $3.17 Consensus $3.14
EPS surprise +1.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $10.90B Consensus $10.69B
Revenue surprise +2.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -3.0% Event window
SPY move -0.3% Same window
Abnormal move -2.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -0.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis adds reported expansion in stablecoin settlement, the Visa Flex pilot, and AWS Marketplace availability for Visa Intelligent Commerce. It also identifies PISMO and FeatureSpace acquisition integration, regulatory questions, and lower-yield Visa Direct mix as issues to monitor.

Guidance delta

Full-year guidance was maintained: low-double-digit adjusted revenue growth, modest expense growth, and a lower effective tax rate.

Key takeaways

  • Management analysis describes Q1 net revenue growth of 15% year over year, with value-added services, commercial solutions, money movement, and Visa Direct contributing.
  • Tokenization, Visa Flex, and stablecoin settlement were highlighted as expanding product capabilities and growth avenues.
  • The next-year thesis is supported by demand and product expansion, but depends on sustaining growth, managing mix and expenses, and navigating regulation.

Management priorities

  • Scale Visa Flex to additional issuers and markets.
  • Expand tokenization, stablecoin settlement, and Visa Direct stablecoin payouts.
  • Broaden developer access to Visa Intelligent Commerce and continue strategic partnerships.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
V REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $9B Q2 '24 actual $9B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $9B Q3 '24 actual $9B, miss Q4 '24 estimate $9B Q4 '24 actual $10B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $10B Q3 '25 actual $10B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $11B Q4 '25 actual $11B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $11B Q1 '26 actual $11B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $11B Q2 '26 actual $11B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $11B Q3 '26 actual $12B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $12B Q1 '27 estimate $12B Q2 '27 estimate $12B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy61 ratings
Bullish5386.9%
Neutral813.1%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$359.85Current
$215Low
$348.42Average
$466High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 31, 2026
Wolfe Research Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 25, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainAug 5, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 3, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 30, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $359.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
RBC CapitalDaniel Perlin$466$381.6 +29.5%Aug 31, 2026
Wolfe ResearchAnalyst unavailable$460$382.41 +27.8%Aug 25, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$406$370.42 +12.8%Aug 5, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$445$370.38 +23.7%Aug 3, 2026
Wells FargoJason Kupferberg$432$368.73 +20.1%Jul 30, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Visa Inc. functions globally as a leading technology company dedicated to payments. Its primary role is to enable the secure and efficient digital transfer of funds among a wide array of participants, including individual consumers, retail businesses, banking institutions, corporations, strategic partners, and governmental bodies. At the heart of its operations is VisaNet, a highly sophisticated transaction processing network that handles the critical functions of authorizing, clearing, and settling all payment transactions.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-02. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.