Report date: 2026-06-07
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Findings (17)
Visa fiscal Q2 2026 net revenue was $11.2 billion, up 17% year-over-year (16% constant-dollar).
High confidenceMultiple sources summarizing Visa's fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended March 31, 2026) 8-K earnings release report net revenue of $11.2B, up 17% nominal and 16% constant-dollar.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $3.31 (up 20%), beating consensus near $3.10; GAAP EPS was $3.14 (up 36%).
High confidenceNon-GAAP EPS of $3.31 exceeded the ~$3.10 analyst forecast; GAAP net income was $6.0B ($3.14/share) and non-GAAP net income $6.3B ($3.31/share).
Payments volume grew 9% constant-dollar to $3.7 trillion in fiscal Q2 2026.
High confidenceBoth summaries of the earnings release cite payments volume of $3.7T, up 9% on a constant-dollar basis.
Total cross-border volume rose 12% constant-dollar (11% excluding intra-Europe); processed transactions grew 9% to 66.1 billion.
High confidenceCross-border volume up 12% CD total (21% nominal), 11% ex intra-Europe; processed transactions 66.1B, up 9%.
Visa returned $9.2 billion to shareholders in fiscal Q2 2026 ($7.9B buybacks + $1.3B dividends) and authorized a new $20.0 billion multi-year buyback program.
High confidenceCapital return of $9.2B (repurchases ~$7.9B, ~25M shares at ~$320.66 avg; dividends ~$1.3B) plus a fresh $20B repurchase authorization.
Visa guides FY2026 to low-double-digit-to-low-teens adjusted net revenue growth and low-teens adjusted EPS growth.
High confidenceFY2026 guidance (non-GAAP, constant-dollar): net revenue growth low-double-digit to low-teens, opex growth similar, EPS growth low-teens.
Operating margin exceeds 65% and TTM free cash flow is above $20 billion.
Medium confidencestockanalysis.com lists operating margin 67.05%, profit margin 51.68%, and free cash flow $21.19B (TTM). Q2 alone FCF was ~$2.6B, ~$9.0B YTD per the earnings summary.
Visa traded around $323-324 on June 5, 2026, within a 52-week range of $293.89-$375.51; market cap ~$610 billion.
High confidencestockanalysis.com price $323.57 (June 5 close), market cap $609.57B, 52-week range $293.89-$375.51; MarketBeat lists $324.03 close June 5.
Trailing P/E ~28x, forward P/E ~23x; EV/EBITDA ~21-23x.
Medium confidenceTrailing P/E ~28.2 and forward P/E ~23.2 corroborated across stockanalysis pages; EV/EBITDA cited as 20.56 (stockanalysis) vs 22.58 (GuruFocus, Apr 2026), hence the range and medium confidence.
Analyst consensus is Buy/Strong Buy with an average 12-month price target around $388-399, implying ~20-23% upside.
High confidenceMarketBeat: Buy, 25 analysts, avg target $387.78 (high $450, low $160), ~19.7% upside. stockanalysis.com: Strong Buy, 38 analysts, avg $398.74 (high $450, low $323), ~23% upside.
Visa trades below its 200-day moving average (~$330) and near its 50-day MA (~$316-317), with the 50-day below the 200-day (bearish trend).
High confidencestockanalysis.com lists 50-day MA $316.90 and 200-day MA $330.17; with price ~$323, stock is below the 200-day and the 50-day sits below the 200-day, a bearish death-cross configuration.
RSI(14) is neutral, in the mid-40s (roughly 43-49).
Medium confidenceReported RSI readings cluster around 43.57 and 49.1 across technical sources, all signaling neutral conditions; exact value drifts intraday.
Visa stock has negative trailing returns: YTD roughly -8% to -12%, 12-month total return about -7% to -12%, 6-month roughly -2%.
Medium confidenceBarchart: YTD -7.74%, 6-month -2.32%, 52-week -11.78%; stockanalysis 52-week change -12.07%; financecharts 12-month total return -7.14%, YTD -11.59%. Ranges reflect price-vs-total-return and as-of differences.
Visa is down roughly 19% from its prior peak amid a sector de-rating driven by stablecoin/disruption fears; it trades ~22x forward earnings.
High confidenceVisa down ~19% (Mastercard -18%, Amex -23%) from peaks; Visa ~22x and Mastercard ~24x forward earnings, below historical averages, reflecting stablecoin/rate-cap concerns.
A February 2026 Citrini Research note warns AI shopping agents could route flows away from 2-3% card interchange toward networks costing fractions of a cent.
Medium confidenceCitrini Research argued cost-optimizing AI agents could systematically avoid card rails; this is a research-firm thesis (analyst opinion), not realized financial impact, hence medium confidence.
A November 2025 Visa/Mastercard merchant settlement would cut the combined average effective U.S. credit interchange rate ~10 bps for five years and cap standard consumer credit at 1.25%, pending court approval likely late 2026/early 2027.
High confidenceSettlement reduces combined average effective credit interchange by 10 bps for five years, caps standard consumer credit at 1.25%, expands surcharging; subject to Judge Brian Cogan approval, expected late 2026/early 2027.
The broader interchange MDL carried approximately $39.4 billion of estimated fees at issue as of October 1, 2025 (down from $49.6 billion in 2023).
High confidenceVisa's FY2026 Q2 10-Q states estimated interchange reimbursement fees at issue in unresolved U.S. covered-litigation damages claims were ~$39.4B as of Oct 1, 2025, vs ~$49.6B as of Oct 1, 2023.
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Caveats
Time-sensitive: prices, RSI, moving averages, returns, and analyst targets reflect early June 2026 (around the June 5 close, $323-324) and drift daily; the fiscal Q2 2026 print covers the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Visa's primary SEC earnings-release and 10-Q pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetching, so fundamentals were corroborated via secondary summaries of those filings (StockTitan, Investing.com, IndexBox) cross-checked against each other; the 10-Q litigation figure was obtained via search-index excerpts of the SEC filing rather than a direct fetch. Contested/drifting figures marked medium: EV/EBITDA differs by source (~20.6x stockanalysis vs ~22.6x GuruFocus, different as-of dates and capitalization treatments); RSI(14) readings cluster 43-49 across providers; trailing returns vary by price-only vs total-return and as-of date (YTD reported anywhere from -7.7% to -11.6%). Analyst-count and consensus label differ by aggregator (MarketBeat 25 analysts 'Buy', stockanalysis 38 analysts 'Strong Buy'). The Citrini AI-agent disruption thesis and the stablecoin threat are forward-looking opinions, not realized results. The interchange settlement remains pending court approval. This report is informational only and implies no buy or sell recommendation.
This report is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. No buy / sell / hold recommendation is made or implied.