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Model output · Signal date 2026-10-16
Visa Inc. (V) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Rating · 90D
Alpha
90-day forecast
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Alpha
Rank in coverage
Middle 30%
of 5121 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D
-30.0%
Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap
$733.78B
mega-cap · #1 of 60 peers
Summary
Visa Inc. (V) stock forecast summary
On Oct. 16, 2026, V is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5121 stocks scored that day.
Visa Inc. is a mega-cap company with a market capitalization of $733.78B. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Business Services, NEC issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For V, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -30.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -12.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.4%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.5% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-15 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-10-15
How V ranks among 5121 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Fundamentals · 2026-03-31
Visa Inc. (V) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Business Services, NEC peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $733.78B | 1/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 33.00x | 18/44 |
| P/B Ratio | 20.58x | 5/48 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.66% | 12/13 |
| Book Value/Share | $19.43 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $23.44 | – |
| FCF/Share | $11.54 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 62.4% | 5/39 |
| ROA | 23.4% | 6/40 |
| ROIC | 39.9% | 7/43 |
| Operating Margin | 61.1% | 2/50 |
| Net Margin | 51.7% | 2/43 |
| EBT Margin | 61.5% | 2/52 |
| Tax Rate | 15.9% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.09x | 41/55 |
| D/E Ratio | 1.67x | 24/52 |
| Financial Leverage | 2.67x | 22/48 |
| Interest Coverage | 27.7x | 8/47 |
| Working Capital | $2.55B | 6/55 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $22.76B | 1/53 |
| Free Cash Flow | $21.18B | 1/42 |
| Capital Spending | -$1.57B | 41/42 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 4.0% | 26/43 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 3.3% | 22/39 |
| FCF/Sales | 49.2% | 3/42 |
| CapEx/Sales | 3.6% | 12/42 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.45x | 27/39 |
| Receivables Turnover | 12.6x | 14/38 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 9.0x | 34/41 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 29 days | 25/38 |
Income Statement
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $43.03B | 3/45 |
| Operating Income | $26.30B | 1/51 |
| Net Income | $22.24B | 1/43 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | V | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $2.66 | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 1836M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 11.8% | 20/35 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $31.62B | 33.3% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $12.40B | 13.1% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.40B | 3.6% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $59.39B | 62.5% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $28.52B | 30.0% of assets |
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Services-Business Services, NEC
Visa Inc. (V) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Visa Inc. (Services-Business Services, NEC): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| V Visa Inc. | ▶ | $733.78B |
| MA Mastercard Inc | ▼ | $539.90B |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | ▶ | $257.75B |
| ACN Accenture Plc | ▶ | $150.19B |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc | ▶ | $145.57B |
| PDD Pdd Holdings Inc. | ▼ | $118.17B |
| MELI Mercadolibre Inc | ▶ | $94.14B |
| DASH Doordash, Inc. | ▼ | $83.65B |
| RELX Relx Plc | ▼ | $69.89B |
| EBAY Ebay Inc | ▼ | $54.69B |
| PYPL Paypal Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $53.48B |
| MSCI Msci Inc. | ▼ | $41.81B |
| CPAY Corpay, Inc. | ▼ | $26.67B |
| TCOM Trip.Com Group Ltd | ▼ | $26.15B |
| FISV Fiserv Inc | ▼ | $25.10B |
| GPN Global Payments Inc | ▼ | $22.27B |
| BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | ▼ | $19.85B |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | ▼ | $18.63B |
| KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.Kz | ▶ | $18.04B |
| FICO Fair Isaac Corp | ▲ | $16.63B |
| RBA Rb Global Inc. | ▼ | $16.14B |
| AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc | ▲ | $13.27B |
| CSGP Costar Group, Inc. | ▶ | $12.97B |
| WSE Wise Group Plc | ▶ | $12.33B |
| GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd | ▶ | $12.28B |
| CART Maplebear Inc. | ▶ | $11.84B |
| ETSY Etsy Inc | ▲ | $8.19B |
| HQY Healthequity, Inc. | ▼ | $7.65B |
| Z Zillow Group, Inc. | ▲ | $7.07B |
| ANDG Andersen Group Inc. | ▶ | $6.66B |
| LYFT Lyft, Inc. | ▶ | $6.50B |
| EXLS Exlservice Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $6.21B |
| WEX Wex Inc. | ▼ | $6.17B |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. | ▲ | $5.71B |
| MBGL Mobility Global Inc. | ▶ | $5.52B |
| RELY Remitly Global, Inc. | ▲ | $5.22B |
| QH Quhuo Ltd | ▶ | $4.83B |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $4.67B |
| SEZL Sezzle Inc. | ▶ | $4.46B |
| DLO Dlocal Ltd | ▶ | $4.45B |
| PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $4.05B |
| TNET Trinet Group, Inc. | ▼ | $3.23B |
| MMS Maximus, Inc. | ▼ | $3.15B |
| FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc. | ▶ | $3.11B |
| CBZ Cbiz, Inc. | ▼ | $2.97B |
| PAYO Payoneer Global Inc. | ▼ | $2.42B |
| TIC Tic Solutions, Inc. | ▶ | $1.89B |
| ACVA Acv Auctions Inc. | ▶ | $1.78B |
| CNXC Concentrix Corp | ▲ | $1.69B |
| NUTX Nutex Health Inc. | ▶ | $1.41B |
| LQDT Liquidity Services Inc | ▼ | $1.38B |
| RDWR Radware Ltd | ▲ | $1.22B |
| RSKD Riskified Ltd. | ▲ | $1.14B |
| QNST Quinstreet, Inc | ▲ | $930M |
| PAYS Paysign, Inc. | ▲ | $881M |
| TC Token Cat Ltd | ▼ | $746M |
| CASS Cass Information Systems Inc | ▶ | $695M |
| PHR Phreesia, Inc. | ▶ | $685M |
| TDTH Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd | ▼ | $663M |
| PRTH Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $645M |
Where V sits on the market map
Trade & Services · Services-Business Services, NEC
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FAQ
Visa Inc. (V) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Visa Inc. (V) stock forecast?
On Oct. 16, 2026, V is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5121 stocks scored that day.
How accurate are Visa Inc. stock predictions?
For V, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -30.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -12.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Visa Inc. forecasts updated?
Visa Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Visa Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, V included, share the SEC industry code Services-Business Services, NEC. The largest are: Mastercard Inc (MA), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Accenture Plc (ACN), Uber Technologies, Inc (UBER), Pdd Holdings Inc. (PDD), Mercadolibre Inc (MELI).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.