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Visa posts record $46 billion revenue as card spending grows

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Visa posts record revenue

Visa reported record full-year revenue of $45.9 billion, up 15 percent.

The quarter

Fourth quarter beats estimates

Fourth-quarter revenue rose 13 percent to $12.1 billion.

The profit

Profit jumps to $6 billion

Quarterly net income reached $6.0 billion, or $3.19 per share.

The driver

Card spending grows 9 percent

Payments volume rose 9 percent in the quarter and the full year.

Cross-border

Travel spending surges

Cross-border volume rose 14 percent in the quarter.

The scale

74 billion payments processed

Visa processed 74.2 billion transactions in the quarter.

The boost

World Cup boosts spending

The summer World Cup brought visitors and card spending to the US.

The payout

Dividend rises 16 percent

Visa raised its quarterly dividend to $0.78 per share.

Shareholders

$25.6 billion returned

Visa returned $25.6 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2026.

The market

Shares dip after results

Shares fell over 1 percent after hours despite beating estimates.

What next

Mastercard reports next

Rival Mastercard reports later this week for comparison.

The outlook

Forecast: double-digit growth

Visa expects low double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2027.

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