Fiserv
FISV Nasdaq Transaction & Payment Processing Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
Fiserv's revenue rose 3.6% to $21.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 27.4%, down from 28.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $4.3 billion, down 15.1%. The diluted share count fell 5.7%.
What Fiserv does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- FISERV, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000798354-26-000009
0000798354
Revenue and margins
Fiserv had $21.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 3.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 13.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $4.3B in fiscal 2025, 20.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Fiserv returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.7%.
Value Fiserv yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$28.2B and divides by 549.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 9.6x Β· peers 34.3x Β· sector 13.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Fiserv can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $835M | $902M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $798M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $21.2B | $21.4B | $23.1B | $24.8B | $29.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | 3.0x | 2.7x | 2.7x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 3.3x | 5.0x | 5.0x | 4.8x | 3.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $76.2B | $83.9B | $90.9B | $77.2B | $80.1B |
| Total liabilities | $44.3B | $52.2B | $60.2B | $49.5B | $54.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $31.0B | $30.8B | $29.9B | $27.1B | $25.8B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $20.4B | $20.5B | $21.9B | $23.6B | $28.2B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$4.5M
7 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Lance M FritzDirector | Bought | 10,000 | $51.95 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Paul M ToddChief Financial Officer | Bought | 10,060 | $49.70 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Wafaa MamilliDirector | Bought | 2,960 | $50.59 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Adam L. RosmanChief Admin. and Legal Officer | Bought | 10,150 | $49.33 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Charlotte YarkoniDirector | Bought | 2,023 | $49.49 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Gordon M. NixonDirector | Bought | 7,500 | $49.57 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Harry DiSimoneDirector | Bought | 2,088 | $48.41 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Adam L. RosmanChief Admin. and Legal Officer | Bought | 7,900 | $63.19 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Paul M ToddChief Financial Officer | Bought | 17,000 | $62.41 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Lance M FritzDirector | Bought | 10,000 | $65.18 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.4% | β4.2% | β3.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.73 | 2.21 | 2.15 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiserv FISV | $26.6B | 3.6% | 27.5% | 20.3% | 9.0% | 9.6x | 6 | |
| Block XYZ | $46.5B | 0.3% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 6.4% | 136.5x | 5 | Compare β |
| Mastercard MA | $550.6B | 16.4% | 57.6% | 52.3% | 93.8% | 34.3x | 8 | Compare β |
| PayPal PYPL | $52.5B | 4.3% | 18.3% | 16.8% | 25.7% | 10.7x | 7 | Compare β |
| Visa V | β | 11.3% | 60.0% | 53.9% | 42.4% | β | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $5.5B | $5.7B | $5.8B | $10.2B | $14.9B | $16.2B | $17.7B | $19.1B | $20.5B | $21.2B |
| Gross profit | $4.8B | $5.0B | $5.1B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $3.7B | $5.0B | $5.9B | $5.8B |
| Interest expense | $163M | $176M | $193M | $507M | $716M | $696M | $746M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| Pretax income | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.7B | $2.9B | $3.9B | $4.5B | $4.3B |
| Income tax | $492M | $158M | $378M | $198M | $196M | $363M | $551M | $754M | $641M | $811M |
| Net income | $930M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $893M | $958M | $1.3B | $2.5B | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.5B |
| Diluted EPS | $2.08 | $2.89 | $2.87 | $1.71 | $1.40 | $1.99 | $3.91 | $4.98 | $5.38 | $6.34 |
| Diluted shares | 0.45B | 0.43B | 0.41B | 0.52B | 0.68B | 0.67B | 0.65B | 0.62B | 0.58B | 0.55B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $2.8B | $4.1B | $4.0B | $4.6B | $5.2B | $6.6B | $6.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $290M | $287M | $360M | $721M | $900M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $2.1B | $3.2B | $2.9B | $3.1B | $3.8B | $5.1B | $4.3B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $421M | $444M | $556M | $1.8B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.2B | $2.9B | $3.0B |
| Stock-based compensation | $68.0M | $63.0M | $73.0M | $229M | $369M | $239M | $323M | $342M | $367M | $357M |
| Acquisitions | $265M | $384M | $712M | $15.1B | $139M | $848M | $988M | $13.0M | $0.0M | $820M |
| Share buybacks | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.9B | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.9B | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | β | β | β | $893M | $906M | $835M | $902M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $798M |
| Total debt | $4.6B | $4.9B | $6.0B | $21.9B | $20.7B | $21.2B | $21.4B | $23.1B | $24.8B | $29.0B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $222M | $375M | $443M | $522M | $617M | $626M | $1.1B |
| Current assets | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $17.0B | $16.2B | $18.9B | $27.5B | $34.8B | $23.5B | $24.7B |
| Current liabilities | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $15.7B | $15.6B | $18.3B | $26.5B | $33.6B | $22.2B | $23.9B |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $405M | $390M | $398M | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $3.1B |
| Total assets | $9.7B | $10.3B | $11.3B | $77.5B | $74.6B | $76.2B | $83.9B | $90.9B | $77.2B | $80.1B |
| Total liabilities | $7.2B | $7.6B | $9.0B | $42.7B | $41.3B | $44.3B | $52.2B | $60.2B | $49.5B | $54.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.3B | $33.0B | $32.3B | $31.0B | $30.8B | $29.9B | $27.1B | $25.8B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 86.4% | 87.1% | 87.2% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating margin | 26.3% | 26.9% | 30.1% | 15.8% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 21.1% | 26.3% | 28.7% | 27.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 33.9% | 34.7% | 39.7% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 34.1% | 39.2% | 42.8% | 42.9% | 41.5% |
| Net margin | 16.9% | 21.9% | 20.4% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.4% |
| FCF margin | 20.7% | 21.0% | 20.5% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 20.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | 2.8% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 9.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | 18.8% | 19.9% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 35.8% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 13.2% |
| Return on assets | 9.8% | 12.4% | 11.0% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 4.8% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 74.9% | 45.8% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 3.6% |
| Net income growth | 30.6% | 34.0% | β4.7% | β24.8% | 7.3% | 39.3% | 89.7% | 21.3% | 2.1% | 11.2% |
| EPS growth | 39.1% | 38.9% | β0.7% | β40.4% | β18.1% | 42.1% | 96.5% | 27.4% | 8.0% | 17.8% |
| FCF growth | 15.6% | 4.8% | β0.3% | 74.0% | 56.6% | β11.5% | 9.2% | 20.2% | 34.1% | β15.1% |
| Share count change | β5.9% | β3.7% | β4.1% | 26.3% | 30.8% | β1.7% | β3.5% | β4.9% | β5.5% | β5.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | 6.2x | 3.9x | 3.7x | 3.0x | 2.7x | 2.7x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 1.8x | 1.8x | 2.6x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 8.9x | 8.7x | 9.1x | 3.2x | 2.6x | 3.3x | 5.0x | 5.0x | 4.8x | 3.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | 109.1% | 102.3% | 163.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.3% | β2.4% | β3.4% | β4.3% | β4.2% | β3.6% | β2.6% | β2.4% | β4.2% | β3.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000798354). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.