FISERV INC
Business
FISERV INC provides payments and financial services technology solutions to merchants, banks, credit unions, corporations and public sector clients. It offers account processing and digital banking platforms, card issuer processing and network services, payments, e‑commerce, merchant acquiring and processing, and the Clover® cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform. The company operates through two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions (Small Business, Enterprise, Processing) and Financial Solutions (Digital Payments, Issuing, Banking). It serves clients globally across the U.S. and Canada, EMEA, Latin America and Asia‑Pacific through direct sales, partners, ISVs, ISOs and financial institution alliances.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 21,193 | 20,456 | 19,093 | 17,737 | 16,226 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 6,883 | 6,564 | 6,576 | 6,059 | 5,810 | |
| Net gain on sale of business and distribution of other assets | −120 | 0 | −167 | −54 | 0 | |
| Total expenses | 15,375 | 14,577 | 14,079 | 13,997 | 13,938 | |
| Operating income | 5,818 | 5,879 | 5,014 | 3,740 | 2,288 | |
| Interest expense, net | −1,493 | −1,195 | −976 | −733 | — | |
| Other expense, net | −61 | −178 | −140 | −94 | 71 | |
| Income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 4,264 | 4,506 | 3,898 | 2,913 | 1,666 | |
| Income tax provision | −811 | −641 | −754 | −551 | −363 | |
| Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 37 | −685 | −15 | 220 | 100 | |
| Net income | 3,490 | 3,180 | 3,129 | 2,582 | 1,403 | |
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest | 10 | 49 | 61 | 52 | 69 | |
| Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. | 3,480 | 3,131 | 3,068 | 2,530 | 1,334 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 6.36 | 5.41 | 5.02 | 3.94 | 2.01 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 6.34 | 5.38 | 4.98 | 3.91 | 1.99 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 547 | 579 | 612 | 642 | 663 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 549 | 582 | 616 | 648 | 672 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 798 | 1,236 | 1,204 | 902 | 835 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | 3,981 | 3,725 | 3,582 | 3,585 | 2,860 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,396 | 3,087 | 2,344 | 1,575 | 1,523 | |
| Settlement assets | 16,479 | 15,429 | 27,681 | 21,482 | 13,652 | |
| Total current assets | 24,654 | 23,477 | 34,811 | 27,544 | 18,870 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 3,084 | 2,374 | 2,161 | 1,958 | — | |
| Intangible assets, net | 10,161 | 9,940 | 11,210 | 12,415 | 14,009 | |
| Goodwill | 37,703 | 36,584 | 37,205 | 36,811 | 36,433 | |
| Contract costs, net | 1,039 | 996 | 968 | 905 | 811 | |
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 1,046 | 1,506 | 2,262 | 2,403 | 2,561 | |
| Other long-term assets | 2,446 | 2,299 | 2,273 | 1,833 | 1,823 | |
| Total assets | 80,133 | 77,176 | 90,890 | 83,869 | 76,249 | |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 5,307 | 4,799 | 4,355 | 3,883 | 3,550 | |
| Short-term and current maturities of long-term debt | 1,239 | 1,110 | 755 | 468 | 508 | |
| Contract liabilities | 865 | 819 | 761 | 625 | 585 | |
| Settlement obligations | 16,479 | 15,429 | 27,681 | 21,482 | 13,652 | |
| Total current liabilities | 23,890 | 22,157 | 33,552 | 26,458 | 18,295 | |
| Long-term debt | 27,758 | 23,730 | 22,363 | 20,950 | 20,729 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,478 | 2,477 | 3,078 | 3,602 | 4,172 | |
| Long-term contract liabilities | 259 | 263 | 250 | 235 | 225 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 939 | 863 | 978 | 936 | 878 | |
| Total liabilities | 54,324 | 49,490 | 60,221 | 52,181 | 44,299 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value: 25 million shares authorized; none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value: 1,800 million shares authorized; 784 million shares issued | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 23,260 | 23,080 | 23,103 | 23,011 | 22,983 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −984 | −1,413 | −783 | −1,189 | −745 | |
| Retained earnings | 27,055 | 23,575 | 20,444 | 17,376 | 14,846 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 250 million and 220 million shares, respectively | −23,547 | −18,182 | −12,915 | −8,378 | — | |
| Total Fiserv, Inc. shareholders equity | 25,792 | 27,068 | 29,857 | 30,828 | 30,952 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 17 | 618 | 651 | 699 | 720 | |
| Total equity | 25,809 | 27,686 | 30,508 | 31,527 | 31,672 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 80,133 | 77,176 | 90,890 | 83,869 | 76,249 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and other amortization | 1,857 | 1,672 | 1,479 | 1,320 | 1,158 | |
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 1,304 | 1,423 | 1,642 | 1,849 | 2,038 | |
| Amortization of financing costs and debt discounts | 46 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 52 | |
| Share-based compensation | 357 | 367 | 342 | 323 | 239 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −942 | −662 | −511 | −558 | −262 | |
| Gain on sale of investments | −74 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 44 | 39 | 55 | 73 | 34 | |
| Non-cash settlement charge for terminated pension plans | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash foreign currency exchange losses | 159 | 92 | 76 | 0 | — | |
| Other operating activities | −13 | −17 | −27 | 4 | −48 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | −123 | −169 | 23 | −770 | −358 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −528 | −398 | −790 | −253 | −248 | |
| Contract costs | −252 | −267 | −246 | −290 | −269 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 878 | 426 | −54 | 511 | 303 | |
| Contract liabilities | 16 | 70 | 155 | 58 | 77 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 6,062 | 6,631 | 5,162 | 4,618 | 4,034 | |
| Capital expenditures, including capitalized software and other intangibles | −1,763 | −1,569 | −1,388 | −1,479 | −1,160 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of business and other assets | 0 | 0 | 234 | 246 | 0 | |
| Merchant cash advances, including Clover Capital program | −1,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Repayment of merchant cash advances, including Clover Capital program | 1,018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Settlement anticipation cash advances, net | −525 | −801 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | −820 | 0 | −13 | −988 | −848 | |
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 42 | 60 | 136 | 138 | 115 | |
| Purchases of investments | −81 | −155 | −39 | −52 | −256 | |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 756 | 61 | 5 | 23 | 519 | |
| Other investing activities | −18 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −2,520 | −2,404 | −1,068 | −2,112 | −1,630 | |
| Debt proceeds | 6,504 | 6,783 | 5,567 | 1,624 | 6,435 | |
| Debt repayments | −3,955 | −5,396 | −3,015 | −3,315 | −7,881 | |
| Net (repayments of) borrowings from commercial paper and short-term borrowings | −370 | 278 | −1,456 | 1,837 | 1,741 | |
| Payments of debt financing costs | −20 | −28 | −38 | −10 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock | 62 | 97 | 101 | 149 | 140 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock, including employee shares withheld for tax obligations | −5,899 | −5,837 | −4,827 | −2,677 | −2,786 | |
| Settlement activity, net | 222 | 0 | −527 | −78 | 711 | |
| Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest | −10 | −55 | −34 | −42 | −62 | |
| Payments to acquire noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries | −436 | 0 | −56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | −3 | −35 | −2 | −37 | |
| Settlement of derivative contracts | 65 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other financing activities | 5 | −4 | −36 | 36 | −2 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −3,832 | −4,165 | −4,356 | −2,478 | −1,741 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 99 | −32 | 33 | −41 | −27 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −191 | 30 | −229 | −13 | 636 |