Visa rises after scheduling October fiscal fourth-quarter results

What happened

Visa (V) rose 2.8% on October 9, 2026, after it scheduled fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results for October 27. The gain followed the company saying it would file the results with the SEC and post accompanying financial information on its Investor Relations website. Trading volume was 0.9 times its 20-day average, while the S&P 500 rose 0.6% on the day. The Financial Services sector median fell 0.6%, leaving the stock 3.3 percentage points better than its sector.

How big was the move

The session was 2.4 times a typical daily move for this stock, marking a large session relative to its own history. Over the last five sessions the stock rose 6.9%, compared with the S&P 500's five-session gain of 1.1%. Market sensitivity is modest, with a beta of 0.78, meaning the stock tends to move less than the market.

In the past five years the stock had 37 sessions with a gain of at least 2.8%. Twenty trading days later the median result was a gain of 0.6% and 22 of 37 were higher, suggesting similar past moves have often held modestly higher.

The technical picture

The stock was 4.5% above its 20-day moving average and 4.3% above its 50-day moving average, with the 50-day average above the 200-day average, a sign of an established uptrend. It has been above its 200-day average for 76 consecutive trading days and sits 0.4% below its 52-week high. Momentum indicators were neutral; the Relative Strength Index (14 days) was 68, inside the 30-to-70 neutral range. Volatility was 19% annualized over 60 days, lower than 61% of its own readings over five years.

Fundamentals and valuation

For the four quarters through June 30, 2026, the stock reflected revenue of $44.49 billion and diluted earnings per share of $11.76. Revenue grew 14.4% from a year earlier, and earnings per share rose 14.8% versus the prior year. Operating margin was 60.7%, down from 62.2% a year earlier, while gross margin held at 80.2%. The balance sheet showed net debt of 0.4 times EBITDA and return on invested capital of 34.2%.

Valuation metrics showed a price to trailing earnings of 32.8 times trailing earnings and price to forward earnings of 29.1 times expected earnings. The stock's price-to-earnings reading was higher than 62% of its own readings over the past five years, where the five-year median was 31.4 times earnings. Free-cash-flow yield was 3.1% and the company reported a free-cash-flow margin of 47.2%.

Earnings and analyst expectations

Visa said on Business Wire it would release fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, filing the results with the SEC and posting accompanying financial information on its Investor Relations website; the company will issue a newswire alert when the earnings release is available. The last report, on July 28, 2026, showed earnings per share of $3.32 against $3.23 expected, 2.8% above estimates, marking eight consecutive quarters beating estimates. The average surprise over the last four reports was 3.9% above estimates, and the typical two-day reaction after recent reports was a rise of 0.4%.

Sixty-two analysts cover the stock, with 85% rating the stock Buy and a consensus rating of Buy. The consensus price target is $422.24, which is 9.5% above the closing price. PromtFinance scores rank Quality at 92 (Exceptional) and Momentum at 86 (Strong), while Value scored 26 (Very weak) and Growth scored 37 (Weak).

What to watch

• October 27, 2026: Visa will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results and post accompanying investor materials.
• One year through June 30, 2026: revenue was $44.49 billion and diluted EPS was $11.76, with revenue growth of 14.4% year over year.
• Analyst coverage: consensus price target $422.24, 62 analysts, 85% rating Buy.
• Technical range: stock is 0.4% below its 52-week high and has been above its 200-day average for 76 consecutive trading days.
• Valuation: price to trailing earnings at 32.8 times trailing earnings and free-cash-flow yield of 3.1%.