Fiservvs.Mastercard
FI vs MA · both in Payment rails & networks, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The networks and processors that take a fee every time a card is swiped, the fee engine.
Mastercard is about 15× larger than Fiserv by market cap; Fiserv trades at the lower P/E (9.5 vs 31.2); year to date, Mastercard leads (+0.7% vs −15.5%).
Side by side
| FI | MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $34.3B | $508B |
| Price | — | $589.14 |
| Today | — | +2.5% |
| Return YTD | −15.5% | +0.7% |
| Return 1Y | +23.2% | −0.3% |
| P/E | 9.5 | 31.2 |
| P/S | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| P/B | 1.4 | 90.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
FiservFI
Card transactions processed for banks, and the Clover terminals on shop counters. Paid per transaction.
Full FI profile →MastercardMA
The second card network, in a near-duopoly with Visa. Capital-light and fee-based.
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