Visa vs Global Payments: which stock is doing better?
Visa and Global Payments are business rivals. Where they compete: merchant payment acceptance and payment technology services. Here is how the two stocks, and the businesses behind them, compare over the past year.
Updated Oct 9, 2026
V ahead
On Stox’s P3 score, which combines market beat, staying power and business growth, Visa rates 51 and Global Payments 10. Over the past year Visa is +10% and Global Payments −7%, against +16% for the S&P 500. Visa has grown revenue faster, +14% against −1%. Visa swings less, about 2.0% on a typical day against 3.5%. By type, Visa is a Faith Trade and Global Payments a Broken Year.
The past year
V against GPN, each set to $100 a year ago. Select a measure in the table below to chart it for both.
V and GPN side by side
Ahead marks the stronger reading on each line; for the typical day and the deepest fall it marks the steadier stock. Select a row with a chart to see both over the year.
| Measure | V | GPN | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
P3 score Market beat, staying power and business growth combined | 51Middling | 10Weak | V |
Past year Share price change | +10% | −7% | V |
Past 3 months Share price change | +8% | +7% | V |
Past month Share price change | +5% | −7% | V |
Market beat Return against the market, past year | 53Middling | 31Weak | V |
Staying power How steadily it has led, 52 weeks | 62Middling | 18Weak | V |
Business growth Revenue, margins and cash flow growth | 41Middling | 2Weak | V |
Money flow Buying against selling on volume, 60 days | 59Middling | 35Middling | V |
Revenue growth Past four quarters against the year before | +14% | −1% | V |
Operating margin Operating profit as a share of revenue, past four quarters | 61% | 16% | V |
Typical day Average daily move over the past year | 2.0% | 3.5% | V, calmer |
Deepest fall From a high, past year | −17% | −29% | V, held up |
Market value What the market values the company at | $719.7B | $20.4B | |
Type Its Stox Atlas type | Faith Trade | Broken Year | |
Group Stocks it moves with | Payments & fintech | Payments & fintech | Same group |
How to read this page
How it’s measured. Scores from Stox rank each stock against about 1,200 large US stocks and funds, where 100 is best; P3 combines market beat, staying power and business growth. Returns are share-price changes. The typical day is the average true range over 14 days as a share of the price, averaged over the past year.
Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores and curated rivals from Stox.
A higher score describes a stronger past year, not what comes next.
Rivals are chosen by the markets the two businesses compete in, not by sector labels.
For financial statements, valuation and news, see V and GPN on Stox.
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