Visa (V) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.00% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Visa 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Visa's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Visa's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

V' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 2.6 Max: 14.2
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, Visa's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 14.20%. The lowest was 1.00%. And the median was 2.60%.

V's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
86.02% of 279 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: -1.9 vs V: 2.00

Competitive Comparison of Visa's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Visa's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Visa's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Visa's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Visa 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Visa (NYSE:V) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Visa Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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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 2023, it processed almost $15 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

Paul D Fabara	officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Julie B Rottenberg	officer: GENERAL COUNSEL	C/O VISA INC, POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Ryan Mcinerney	officer: PRESIDENT	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Peter M Andreski	officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO	C/O VISA INC., POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Tullier Kelly Mahon	officer: V.CHAIR, CHF PPL & ADM OFF	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Rajat Taneja	officer: PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY	C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, LEGAL DEPT., REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Lloyd Carney	director	C/O MICROMUSE INC, 139 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
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
Pam Murphy	director	1201 S. 2ND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Kermit R Crawford	director	200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
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