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ConsensusBuy61 ratings
Bullish5386.9%
Neutral813.1%
Bearish00.0%
Visa Inc. · V · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026
Visa: resilient payments growth, with AI and stablecoins in focus
The current analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: resilient payments demand, value-added services, Visa Direct, and new AI and stablecoin initiatives support continued growth, while execution, normalization of event-driven volume, operating costs, and regulation remain important checks.
Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services
$675.95B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$3.32
Consensus $3.23
EPS surprise
+2.8%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$11.63B
Consensus $11.40B
Revenue surprise
+2.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+0.6%
Event window
SPY move
-1.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+4.1%
Up to 20 sessions
VSPY benchmark
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Why did V rise 0.6% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q3?What changed in V's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for V after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the analysis shifts from a raised-guidance narrative toward maintained guidance. It adds emphasis on the Visa Stablecoin Platform and OpenUSD, the DPS-Pismo rollout, OpenAI and Meta partnerships, AI-enabled development, and workforce reductions tied to efficiency efforts.
Guidance delta
Guidance sentiment was maintained in the low-double-digit growth range, versus a prior-quarter raise.
Key takeaways
- Management described resilient consumer spending and broad-based growth across payments, commercial, and money-movement solutions.
- Value-added services and Visa Direct remained important growth areas, while AI-enabled product development accelerated feature delivery.
- The next debate is execution: scaling new payment platforms and partnerships while managing event-driven volume normalization and workforce-transition costs.
Management priorities
- Scale the Visa Stablecoin Platform and OpenUSD integration.
- Pilot and broaden the DPS-Pismo issuer-processing solution.
- Expand agentic commerce and continue AI-enabled product development.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$361.52Current
$215Low
$348.42Average
$466High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 11, 2025 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 27, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 14, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Daiwa Capital | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 4, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 20, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2020 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 2, 2018 |
| DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 24, 2018 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Argus Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Meredith Whitney Advisory Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 3, 2012 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 3, 2012 |
| Morgan Keegan | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 9, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $361.52. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $466 | $381.6 | +28.9% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $460 | $382.41 | +27.2% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $406 | $370.42 | +12.3% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $445 | $370.38 | +23.1% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Kupferberg | $432 | $368.73 | +19.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ramsey El-Assal | $410 | $371.14 | +13.4% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $412 | $368.1 | +14.0% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $405 | $367.17 | +12.0% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Bill Carcache | $430 | $366.59 | +18.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $427 | $366.59 | +18.1% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $366.59 | +16.2% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Darrin Peller | $435 | $366.59 | +20.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $416 | $366.59 | +15.1% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Madison Suhr | $406 | $366.59 | +12.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Nate Svensson | $430 | $366.59 | +18.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $394 | $351.6 | +9.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $387 | $356.84 | +7.0% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nik Cremo | $420 | $352.2 | +16.2% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $412 | $357.25 | +14.0% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $394 | $341.65 | +9.0% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Harshita Rawat | $450 | $317.99 | +24.5% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $371 | $323.86 | +2.6% | May 12, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $389 | $336.19 | +7.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $335.12 | -3.2% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $403 | $336.88 | +11.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $415 | $334.37 | +14.8% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $361 | $306.68 | -0.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $365 | $309.94 | +1.0% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $372 | $328.74 | +2.9% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Daiwa | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $333.84 | +2.3% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $411 | $331.8 | +13.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $325.26 | -55.7% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $385 | $325.26 | +6.5% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ramsey El-Assal | $400 | $328.49 | +10.6% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $374 | $326.43 | +3.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $345.65 | +5.1% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| HSBC | Saul Martinez | $389 | $331.24 | +7.6% | Dec 7, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $346.9 | +17.6% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $346.9 | +17.6% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $398 | $349.5 | +10.1% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Andrew Schmidt | $405 | $347.21 | +12.0% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $412 | $347.21 | +14.0% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $410 | $349.84 | +13.4% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $408 | $350.91 | +12.9% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $415 | $350.91 | +14.8% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $425 | $366.77 | +17.6% | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $400 | $363.13 | +10.6% | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $361 | $311.67 | -0.1% | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $371 | $309.78 | +2.6% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $375 | $313.79 | +3.7% | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Macquarie | Paul Golding | $335 | $290.16 | -7.3% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Arvind Ramnani | $322 | $281.88 | -10.9% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Keane | $340 | $281.88 | -6.0% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $326 | $281.88 | -9.8% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $330 | $287.52 | -8.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Trevor Williams | $320 | $277.84 | -11.5% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Rayna Kumar | $318 | $274.95 | -12.0% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Schmidt | $319 | $288.63 | -11.8% | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Compass Point | Dominick Gabriele | $319 | $278.54 | -11.8% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Alexandre Faure | $325 | $276.37 | -10.1% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $315 | $254.92 | -12.9% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Arvind Ramnani | $319 | $264.79 | -11.8% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $319 | $272.46 | -11.8% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Rufus Hone | $300 | $279.84 | -17.0% | May 17, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Harshita Rawat | $310 | $275.02 | -14.3% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Will Nance | $335 | $276.02 | -7.3% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Macquarie | Paul Golding | $300 | $275.95 | -17.0% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $320 | $271.35 | -11.5% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $297 | $274.98 | -17.8% | Feb 12, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $243 | $259.16 | -32.8% | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $275 | $241.2 | -23.9% | Oct 18, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $290 | $237.1 | -19.8% | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $290 | $241.77 | -19.8% | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $270 | $232.76 | -25.3% | Apr 25, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $287 | $207.91 | -20.6% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $215.34 | -30.8% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $220 | $206.92 | -39.1% | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Moshe Orenbuch | $245 | $203.35 | -32.2% | Oct 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $180.75 | -22.0% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $210.47 | -28.9% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $271 | $210.47 | -25.0% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $262 | $210.47 | -27.5% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $291 | $215.68 | -19.5% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $296 | $212.49 | -18.1% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Macquarie | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $212.49 | -28.1% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $213.7 | -33.1% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $265 | $213.66 | -26.7% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $200.79 | -29.5% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $200.54 | -43.6% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $195.32 | -40.5% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | David Togut | $310 | $190.69 | -14.3% | May 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $263 | $208.06 | -27.3% | May 2, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $290 | $208.49 | -19.8% | May 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $284 | $216.11 | -21.4% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $218.37 | -26.7% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $265 | $209.95 | -26.7% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $279 | $217.79 | -22.8% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Donald Fandetti | $280 | $212.79 | -22.5% | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $260 | $226.09 | -28.1% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| UBS | Rayna Kumar | $303 | $222.69 | -16.2% | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $235 | $228.39 | -35.0% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Moshe Katri | $270 | $227.63 | -25.3% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $247 | $227.63 | -31.7% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $290 | $227.63 | -19.8% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Christopher Donat | $283 | $227.63 | -21.7% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $281 | $227.63 | -22.3% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | David Togut | $312 | $227.63 | -13.7% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Alexandre Faure | $210 | $211.62 | -41.9% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $285 | $209.13 | -21.2% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Kupferberg | $279 | $227.54 | -22.8% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Moshe Orenbuch | $285 | $224.35 | -21.2% | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Daiwa | Kazuya Nishimura | $250 | $231.01 | -30.8% | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Michael Del Grosso | $290 | $245.77 | -19.8% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Truist Financial | Andrew Jeffrey | $275 | $245.77 | -23.9% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Matthew O’Neill | $264 | $241.55 | -27.0% | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Dominick Gabriele | $281 | $237.34 | -22.3% | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Stephens | Brett Huff | $259 | $230.6 | -28.4% | May 4, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $270 | $235.4 | -25.3% | Apr 29, 2021 |
| MoffettNathanson | Lisa Elis | $270 | $232.01 | -25.3% | Apr 28, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationVisa 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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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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