Visa Inc. · V · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q2 2026

Visa Beats on Revenue and EPS, Raises Guidance on VAS Strength and Stablecoin Expansion

Visa delivered its strongest top-line growth since 2022 in Q2 FY2026, with revenue of $11.2 billion (+17% YoY) and EPS of $3.31, beating consensus estimates by 4.5% on revenue and 6.8% on EPS. Value-added services now represent approximately 30% of net revenue and grew 27% YoY, reflecting a structural shift beyond transaction processing toward higher-margin recurring services. Management raised full-year guidance to low-double-digit revenue growth and low-teen EPS growth, supported by a record $7.9 billion share repurchase authorization. Emerging growth engines — AI-driven agentic commerce (Visa CLI, Intelligent Commerce Connect) and stablecoin settlement infrastructure ($7 billion annualized run rate across six blockchains) — position Visa for incremental multi-billion-dollar opportunities beyond its core payments network. The stock responded with an 8.3% abnormal move on the…

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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.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $3.31 Consensus $3
EPS surprise +6.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $11.23B Consensus $10.75B
Revenue surprise +4.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +8.3% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move +8.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.6× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -3.0% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Revenue growth accelerated from 15% YoY in Q1 to 17% YoY in Q2 FY2026, the strongest top-line growth since 2022. Guidance was raised from maintained to low-double-digit revenue growth and low-teen EPS growth for FY2026. Stablecoin settlement annualized run rate grew from $4.6 billion in Q1 to $7 billion in Q2, with five new blockchains added: Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo. Value-added services reached approximately 30% of net revenue, growing 27% YoY. Visa launched a proof-of-concept Visa CLI tool for command-line developer payments and became a validator on Tempo blockchain and a super validator on the Canton network. A record $7.9 billion share repurchase was announced. New partnerships include TikTok (Creator Card), PayPay (Japan), X (Money), UnionPay International (Moneyexpress), Westpac, Scotiabank, Highnote, and Wells Fargo (Pismo migration).

Guidance delta

Visa raised full-year FY2026 guidance from the prior quarter's maintained stance. Management now projects low-double-digit revenue growth and low-teen EPS growth, compared with the prior quarter's unchanged low-double-digit adjusted revenue growth outlook. The raised outlook reflects stronger-than-expected value-added services growth, commercial solutions momentum, and cross-border volume strength. In Q1, guidance sentiment was characterized as maintained; in Q2, it shifted to raised.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue and EPS beat expectations, with the strongest top-line growth since 2022.
  • Value-added services now represent about 30% of net revenue, growing 27% YoY.
  • AI-driven agentic commerce and stablecoin initiatives are positioned as future multi-billion-dollar growth engines.
  • Guidance raised to low-double-digit revenue growth and low-teen EPS growth for FY2026.
  • Record $7.9 billion share repurchase underscored strong capital allocation confidence.

Management priorities

  • Scale Visa CLI and Intelligent Commerce Connect for broader agentic commerce adoption.
  • Launch additional stablecoin-linked card programs and expand settlement on new blockchains.
  • Deepen Visa Direct integrations (e.g., X Money, UnionPay Moneyexpress).
  • Continue rollout of AI-powered fraud and risk models, including the Visa Large Transaction Model.
  • Leverage Pismo platform to win more large-bank modernization deals.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-28T06:22:17.099518+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-28T06:22:17.095484+00:00

Methodology

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