Visa Inc - Class A
Q1 2026 Earnings
Market Reaction
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Did V Beat Earnings? Q1 2026 Results
Visa kicked off fiscal 2026 on a strong note, delivering first-quarter results that cleared Wall Street's bar on both the top and bottom lines. Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.17 edged past the $3.1423 consensus by 0.88%, while net revenue of $10.90 billion beat estimates by 1.98% and grew 14.6% year-over-year — a performance that <a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/01/29/visa-earnings-preview-what-to-watch-when-v-reports-today/">investors had been watching closely</a> heading into the print. The primary engine behind the quarter's strength was broad-based volume momentum: payments volume expanded 8% on a constant-dollar basis, cross-border volume excluding intra-Europe rose 11%, and processed transactions climbed 9% to 69.4 billion, underpinning particularly robust data processing revenue growth of 17%. GAAP results were more complicated, weighed down by a $707 million litigation provision tied to the interchange MDL settlement, though a $333 million one-time deferred tax benefit softened the blow. With competitor American Express also navigating a resilient premium-spending environment, Visa's results reinforce that consumer payment volumes remain durable heading into 2026.
- Payments volume growth of 8% on constant-dollar basis for three months ended December 31, 2025
- Cross-border volume excluding intra-Europe grew 11% on constant-dollar basis
- Total cross-border volume grew 12% on constant-dollar basis
- Processed transactions grew 9% to 69.4 billion
- Resilient consumer spending and strong holiday season
- Continued strength in value-added services and commercial and money movement solutions
“Visa delivered a very strong fiscal first quarter with net revenue up 15% year-over-year, GAAP EPS up 17% and non-GAAP EPS up 15%, driven by resilient consumer spending and a strong holiday season, as well as continued strength in value-added services and commercial and money movement solutions. Our purposeful investments in our Visa as a Service stack continue to position us as a payments hyperscaler to deliver technology and infrastructure that redefine what's possible in payments.”
Visa CEO, on the earnings call
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