Visa Reports Strong Q3 Earnings with Record Payments Volume
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) reported strong fiscal third-quarter results, exceeding expectations with a 14% year-over-year increase in net revenue to $11.6 billion and an 11% rise in earnings per share to $3.32. The company achieved record payments volume of over $4 trillion for the first time in its history, driven by resilient consumer spending across both U.S. and international markets. Growth was broad-based with a 10% increase in processed transactions year-over-year, reaching 72 billion. Value-added services revenue surged 34% to $3.8 billion due to commercial payments growth, the Prisma acquisition, and expansion of Visa Direct. Cross-border volume excluding intra-Europe transactions rose by 12%, supported by events like the FIFA World Cup. Visa raised its full-year outlook for both revenue and EPS while investing in AI, stablecoins, and agentic commerce. The company also announced $563 million in severance costs from workforce reductions but offset this with significant stock repurchases of $4.9 billion and dividend payments totaling $1.3 billion.
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