Visa (V) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.52 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Visa's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Visa's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $20,703 Mil. Visa's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $39,733 Mil. Visa's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Visa's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

V' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47 Med: 0.53 Max: 0.67
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Visa was 0.67. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.53.

V's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
67.29% of 431 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs V: 0.52

Visa Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Visa's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Visa Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Debt-to-Equity

0.48

0.67

0.56

0.63

0.53

Visa Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.56	0.53	0.53	0.53	0.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Visa's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Visa Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Visa's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Visa's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Visa Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Visa's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	20463)	/	38733
	=	0.53

Visa's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	20703)	/	39733
	=	0.52

Visa (NYSE:V) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Visa (V) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

V:Peru V:Mexico 1V:Italy 3V64d:UK 0QZ0:UK 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany V:Chile VISA:Canada VISA34:Brazil VISA:Austria

Address

P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94128-8999

Website

https://www.usa.visa.com

Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2022, it processed over $14 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.

Executives

Rajat Taneja	officer: PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY	C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, LEGAL DEPT., REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Ryan Mcinerney	officer: PRESIDENT	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Kelly Alfred F Jr	director, officer: CHAIRMAN & CEO	AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Chris Suh	officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Vasant M Prabhu	officer: VICE CHAIR, CFO	C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Tullier Kelly Mahon	officer: V.CHAIR, CHF PPL & ADM OFF	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Lloyd Carney	director	C/O MICROMUSE INC, 139 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Pam Murphy	director	1201 S. 2ND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Julie B Rottenberg	officer: GENERAL COUNSEL	C/O VISA INC, POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Kermit R Crawford	director	200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Peter M Andreski	officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO	C/O VISA INC., POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Teri List	director	2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Robert W Matschullat	director	C/O THE CLOROX COMPANY, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
James H Hoffmeister	officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Paul D Fabara	officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285