Visa Inc.

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. In addition to this core infrastructure, the company also provides a variety of card products, innovative digital platforms, and an extensive range of supplementary value-added services. These offerings are distributed under several widely recognized brands, including Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink, VPAY, and PLUS. Demonstrating its commitment to enhancing user experience, Visa Inc. has established a key strategic partnership with Ooredoo in Qatar, focused on improving payment solutions for Visa cardholders and Ooredoo customers within the country. The company was established in 1958 and its corporate headquarters are situated in San Francisco, California.

Mastercard Incorporated

Mastercard Incorporated is a global technology firm specializing in providing transaction processing and a wide array of payment solutions, operating across the United States and internationally. Its core business centers on enabling the entire payment transaction lifecycle – including authorization, clearing, and settlement – alongside offering a spectrum of complementary payment services. The company provides a comprehensive suite of integrated products and value-added services to a diverse clientele, which includes individual account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments, and other organizations. These offerings span programs enabling deferred payment credit, prepaid card management services, commercial credit and debit solutions, and tools for accessing funds in deposit and other accounts. Additionally, Mastercard offers advanced cyber and intelligence solutions designed to secure transactions for all participants, and provides proprietary insights derived from the responsible utilization of consumer and merchant data. For online merchants, its specialized offerings encompass analytics, experimental "test and learn" platforms, consulting, managed services, loyalty programs, payment processing, and secure gateway technologies. The company also operates open banking and digital identity platforms. Its prominent payment solutions are delivered under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus brands. Established in 1966, Mastercard Incorporated is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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	V	MA
Basics
Name	Visa Inc.	Mastercard Incorporated
Price	$333.90	$493.21
Sector	Financial Services	Financial Services
Market cap	large / 640,018,929	large / 435,792,422
Beta	0.77	0.74
Dividends
Dividend	$2.60	$3.26
Yield	0.78%	0.66%
Frequency	Quarterly	Quarterly
Payout ratio	20.90%	18.22%
Dividend CAGR (3y)	14.66%	15.42%
Dividend CAGR (5y)
Dividend CAGR (10y)
Dividend safety score
Overall score
Forward payout ratio
Payout ratio/FCF
Dividend CAGR (3y)
Revenue CAGR (3y)
Debt/EBITDA
Debt/Equity
Valuation
P/E	26.84x	27.57x
P/S	13.77x	13.18x
P/B	14.58x	56.08x
P/CF	23.13x	24.71x
P/FCF	24.85x	25.28x
PEG ratio	6.17x	5.11x
EV/EBITDA	21.19x	21.01x
Fundamentals
Gross margin	81.08%	83.43%
Operating margin	59.18%	59.17%
Pretax margin	59.72%	56.66%
Net margin	50.23%	45.65%
Tax rate	15.89%	19.43%
ROE	54.22%	198.42%
ROA	21.48%	27.64%
Interest coverage	40.76x	26.87x

	V	MA
Basics
Name	Visa Inc.	Mastercard Incorporated
Price	$333.90	$493.21
Sector	Financial Services	Financial Services
Market cap	large / 640,018,929	large / 435,792,422
Beta	0.77	0.74
Dividends
Dividend	$2.60	$3.26
Yield	0.78%	0.66%
Frequency	Quarterly	Quarterly
Payout ratio	20.90%	18.22%
Dividend CAGR (3y)	14.66%	15.42%
Dividend CAGR (5y)
Dividend CAGR (10y)
Dividend safety score
Overall score
Forward payout ratio
Payout ratio/FCF
Dividend CAGR (3y)
Revenue CAGR (3y)
Debt/EBITDA
Debt/Equity
Valuation
P/E	26.84x	27.57x
P/S	13.77x	13.18x
P/B	14.58x	56.08x
P/CF	23.13x	24.71x
P/FCF	24.85x	25.28x
PEG ratio	6.17x	5.11x
EV/EBITDA	21.19x	21.01x
Fundamentals
Gross margin	81.08%	83.43%
Operating margin	59.18%	59.17%
Pretax margin	59.72%	56.66%
Net margin	50.23%	45.65%
Tax rate	15.89%	19.43%
ROE	54.22%	198.42%
ROA	21.48%	27.64%
Interest coverage	40.76x	26.87x

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