Question 1

Which is bigger, V or MA?

Accepted Answer

VISA Inc. is the larger company — market cap $724B vs $516B for Mastercard Incorporated.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, V or MA?

Accepted Answer

V keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 50.8% vs 46.3% for MA.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, V or MA?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, MA trades at a lower P/E — 31.7 vs 31.9 for V. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, V or MA?

Accepted Answer

V yields 0.69% vs 0.57% for MA.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — V or MA?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, V leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and MA leads 4. StockCV rates V “Solid” and MA “Mixed”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	V	MA
Price	$385.60	$589.50
Market cap	$724B	$516B
Revenue (TTM)	$44.5B	$35.1B
Revenue growth	+10.9%	+13.8%
Net margin	50.8%	46.3%
Free cash flow	$21.0B	$16.7B
Net cash (debt)	($2.44B)	($7.68B)
1-year price return	+11.1%	+4.4%
P/E	31.9	31.7
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	82%	87%
Dividend yield	0.69%	0.57%
Return on equity	61%	232%
Altman Z-score	9.22	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	34,100	39,800

VISA Inc. vs Mastercard Incorporated