Visa Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
San Francisco, October 28, 2025 – Visa (NYSE: V)
Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results:
- GAAP net income of $5.1B or $2.62 per share and non-GAAP net income of $5.8B or $2.98 per share
- Net revenue of $10.7B, an increase of 12%, or 11% on a constant-dollar basis
Fiscal Full-Year Results:
- GAAP net income of $20.1B or $10.20 per share and non-GAAP net income of $22.5B or $11.47 per share
- Net revenue of $40.0B, an increase of 11%, or 12% on a constant-dollar basis
Other Highlights:
- Fiscal fourth quarter growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions remained strong
- Share repurchases and dividends of $6.1B and $22.8B for fiscal fourth quarter and full-year, respectively • The board of directors increased Visa’s quarterly cash dividend 14% to $0.670 per share
Income Statement Summary
| In billions, except percentages and per share data. % change is calculated over the comparable prior-year period. | Q4 2025 | Full-Year 2025 | ||
| USD | % Change | USD | % Change | |
| Net Revenue | $10.7 | 12% | $40.0 | 11% |
| GAAP Net Income | $5.1 | (4%0 | $20.1 | 2% |
| GAAP Earnings Per Share | $2.62 | (1%) | $10.20 | 5% |
| Non-GAAP Net Income(1) | $5.8 | 7% | $22.5 | 11% |
| Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share(1) | $2.98 | 10% | $11.47 | 14% |
(1) Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further details and a reconciliation of the GAAP to
non-GAAP measures presented.
Key Business Drivers
| YoY increase / (decrease), volume in constant dollars | Q4 2025 | Full-Year 2025 |
| Payments Volume | 9% | 8% |
| Cross-border Volume Excluding Intra-Europe(2) | 11% | 13% |
| Cross-border Volume Total | 12% | 13% |
| Processed Transactions | 10% | 10% |
(2) Cross-border volume excluding transactions within Europe.
Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa, commented on the results:
“In our fourth quarter, continued healthy consumer spending drove net revenue up 12% to $10.7 billion. For the full year, Visa delivered strong performance, with net revenue of $40 billion, up 11%, and broad-based growth across key metrics, underscoring the durability of our diverse business model. We continued to invest in our Visa as a Service stack to serve as a hyperscaler across the payments ecosystem. As technologies like AI-driven commerce, real-time money movement, tokenization and stablecoins converge to reshape commerce, our focus on innovation and product development positions Visa to lead this transformation.”
Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2025 — Financial Highlights
GAAP net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $5.1 billion or $2.62 per share, a decrease of 4% and 1%, respectively, over prior year’s results. Current year’s results included a special item of $899 million for a litigation provision associated with the interchange multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) case and other legal matters. Current year’s results also included $46 million of net gains from equity investments and $66 million from the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs. Prior year’s results included $46 million of net losses from equity investments and $76 million from the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs. Excluding these items and related tax impacts, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $5.8 billion or $2.98 per share, increases of 7% and 10%, respectively, over prior year’s results (refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further details). GAAP earnings per share decrease was approximately 2% on a constant-dollar basis, which excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar. Non-GAAP earnings per share growth was approximately 10% on a constant-dollar basis. All references to earnings per share assume fully diluted class A share count.
Net revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter was $10.7 billion, an increase of 12%, driven by the year-over-year growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. Net revenue increased 11% on a constant-dollar basis.
Payments volume for the three months ended June 30, 2025, on which fiscal fourth quarter service revenue is recognized, increased 8% over the prior year on a constant-dollar basis.
Payments volume for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased 9% over the prior year on a constant-dollar basis.
Cross-border volume excluding transactions within Europe, which drives our international transaction revenue, increased 11% on a constant-dollar basis for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Total cross-border volume on a constant-dollar basis increased 12% in the quarter.
Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by Visa, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, were 67.7 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year.
Fiscal fourth quarter service revenue was $4.6 billion, an increase of 10% over the prior year, and is recognized based on payments volume in the prior quarter. All other revenue categories are recognized based on current quarter activity. Data processing revenue rose 17% over the prior year to $5.4 billion. International transaction revenue grew 10% over the prior year to $3.8 billion. Other revenue of $1.2 billion rose 21% over the prior year. Client incentives were $4.2 billion, up 17%over the prior year.
GAAP operating expenses were $4.6 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, a 40% increase over the prior year’s results, primarily driven by increases in the litigation provision and personnel expenses. GAAP operating expenses included the special item related to the litigation provision associated with the MDL case and other legal matters in the current year as well as the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs in the current and prior year. Excluding these items, non-GAAP operating expenses increased 13% over the prior year, primarily driven by increases in personnel, general and administrative and professional fees.
GAAP non-operating income was $75 million for the fiscal fourth quarter, including $46 million of net equity investment gains. Excluding this item, non-GAAP non-operating income was $29 million.
GAAP effective income tax rate was 18.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Excluding the related tax impacts from the non-GAAP items noted above, the non-GAAP effective income tax rate was 18.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Cash, cash equivalents and investment securities were $20.0 billion at September 30, 2025. The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 1.94 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Fiscal Full-Year 2025 — Financial Highlights
GAAP net income in the fiscal full-year 2025 was $20.1 billion or $10.20 per share, an increase of 2% and 5%, respectively, over prior year’s results. Current year’s results included special items of $2.5 billion for a litigation provision associated with the interchange multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) case and other legal matters, $213 million for severance costs and $39 million for lease consolidation costs. Current year’s results also included $87 million of net losses from equity investments and $315 million from the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs. Prior year’s results included special items of $434 million for a litigation provision associated with the MDL case and other legal matters, $118 million related to the release of the indirect tax reserve previously recognized in fiscal 2021, $67 million related to the donation of investment securities to Visa Foundation, and $57 million for lease consolidation costs. Prior year’s results also included $94 million of net losses from equity investments, and $282 million from the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs. Excluding these items and related tax impacts, non-GAAP net income for the year was $22.5 billion or $11.47 per share, increases of 11% and 14%, respectively, over prior year’s results (refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further details). GAAP earnings per share growth was approximately 5% on a constant-dollar basis, which excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar. Non-GAAP earnings per share growth was approximately 15% on a constant-dollar basis. All references to earnings per share assume fully diluted class A share count.
Net revenue in the fiscal full-year 2025 was $40.0 billion, an increase of 11%, driven by the year-over-year growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. Net revenue increased 12% on a constant-dollar basis.
Payments volume for the twelve months ended September 30, 2025 increased 8% over the prior year on a constant-dollar basis.
Cross-border volume excluding transactions within Europe, which drives our international transaction revenue, increased 13% on a constant-dollar basis for the twelve months ended September 30, 2025. Total cross-border volume on a constant-dollar basis increased 13% for the fiscal year.
Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by Visa, for the twelve months ended September 30, 2025, were 257.5 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year.
Fiscal full-year 2025 service revenue was $17.5 billion, an increase of 9% over the prior year. Data processing revenue rose 13% over the prior year to $20.0 billion. International transaction revenue grew 12% over the prior year to $14.2 billion. Other revenue of $4.1 billion rose 27% over the prior year. Client incentives were $15.8 billion, up 14% over the prior year.
GAAP operating expenses were $16.0 billion for the fiscal full-year 2025, a 30% increase over the prior year’s results, primarily driven by increases in the litigation provision and personnel expenses. GAAP operating expenses included the special items as well as the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related costs in the current and prior year. Excluding these items, non-GAAP operating expenses increased 11% over the prior year, primarily driven by increases in personnel, general and administrative, and depreciation and amortization expenses.
GAAP non-operating income was $200 million for the fiscal full-year 2025, including $87 million of net equity investment losses. Excluding this item, non-GAAP non-operating income was $287 million.
GAAP effective income tax rate was 17.1% for the fiscal full-year 2025. Excluding the related tax impacts from the non-GAAP items noted above, the non-GAAP effective income tax rate was 17.7% for the fiscal full-year ended September 30, 2025. The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 1.97 billion for the fiscal full-year ended September 30, 2025.
Other Notable Items
At the closing of the acquisition of Visa Europe in June 2016, Visa issued convertible participating preferred stock to cover certain expenses incurred by Visa in defending and resolving multilateral interchange fee-related claims asserted in the UK and Europe. Visa is required to undertake periodic release assessments to determine if value should be released from the series B and C preferred stock. The fourth release assessment occurred on June 21, 2025, the ninth anniversary of the Visa Europe acquisition. Visa released approximately $1.4 billion of the as-converted value from its series B and C preferred stock and issued series A preferred stock, effective August 18, 2025. This did not affect the fully diluted share count.
On September 25, 2025, Visa deposited $500 million into its litigation escrow account, which was previously established under the Company’s U.S. retrospective responsibility plan to insulate the Company and class A common stockholders from financial liability for certain litigation cases. This deposit has the same economic effect on earnings per share as repurchasing the Company’s class A common stock as it reduced each of the as-converted class B-1 common stock and class B-2 common stock share counts at a volume weighted average price of $340.92.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, Visa repurchased approximately 14 million shares of class A common stock at an average cost of $349.77 per share for $4.9 billion. In the twelve months ended September 30, 2025, Visa repurchased a total of approximately 54 million shares of class A common stock at an average cost of $335.44 per share for $18.2 billion. The Company had $24.9 billion of remaining authorized funds for share repurchases as of September 30, 2025. On October 28, 2025, the board of directors declared an increase to Visa’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.670 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of all other outstanding common and preferred stock on an as-converted basis) payable on December 1, 2025, to all holders of record as of November 12, 2025.
Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings Results Call Details
Visa’s executive management team will host a live audio webcast beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) today to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast at investor.visa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Visa Investor Relations website for 30 days. Investor information, including supplemental financial information and operational performance data, is available on the Visa Investor Relations website at investor.visa.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, our forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
• impact of complex and evolving global regulations;
• increased scrutiny and regulation of the global payments industry;
• impact of government-imposed obligations and/or restrictions on international payments systems;
• impact of laws and regulations regarding the handling of personal data, including privacy, cybersecurity and AI;
• impact of tax examinations or disputes, or changes in tax laws;
• outcome of litigation or investigations;
• intense competition in our industry;
• dependence on our client and seller base, which may be costly to win, retain and develop;
• continued push to lower acceptance costs and challenge industry practices;
• dependence on relationships with financial institutions, acquirers, processors, sellers, payment facilitators, ecommerce platforms, fintechs and other third parties;
• our inability to maintain and enhance our brand;
• impact of global economic, political, market, health and social events or conditions;
• our aspirations to address corporate responsibility and sustainability matters and considerations;
• exposure to significant risk of loss or reduction of liquidity due to our indemnification obligation to fund settlement losses of our clients;
• failure to anticipate, adapt to, or keep pace with, new technologies in the payments industry;
• a disruption, failure or breach of our networks or systems, including as a result of cyber incidents or attacks;
• risks, uncertainties and the failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic investments;
• the conversions of our class B-1, B-2 and class C common stock or series A, B and C preferred stock into shares of class A common stock would result in voting dilution to, and could adversely impact the market price of, our existing class A common stock;
• differing interests between holders of our class B-1, B-2 and C common stock and series A, B and C preferred stock compared to our class A common stock concerning certain significant transactions; and • other factors described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, and any subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.
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