VISA INC. Commitments Disclosure
| For the Years Ending September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Future minimum payments | $ | 456 | $ | 191 | $ | 160 | $ | 81 | $ | 78 | $ | 181 | $ | 1,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Nov 15, 2016 | |
| 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | |
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.