Fidelity National Information Services vs Global Payments
FIS and GPN side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FIS and GPN compare
Global Payments is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Fidelity National Information Services ($25.6B against $19.9B).
Global Payments grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.5% versus 18.3% for Fidelity National Information Services).
Fidelity National Information Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.6% compared with −9.1% at Global Payments.
Both pay dividends: Fidelity National Information Services yields 4.5% and Global Payments 1.0%.
Fidelity National Information Services scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 10 for Global Payments), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FIS | GPN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $19.9B | $25.6B |
| Share price | $38.55 | $96.84 |
| Change, 1 year | −37.3% | 22.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.1% | −29.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 44K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 5.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 2.5× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7× (better) | 11.8× |
| P/FCF | 7.0× (better) | 31.1× |
| FCF yield | 14.2% (better) | 3.2% |
| Fair value | $71.41 | $128.18 |
| Margin of safety | 46.0% (better) | 24.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.3% | 32.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.2% | 0.75% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2911% (better) | −165% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3517% (better) | −152% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 23.9% | 24.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.9% | 63.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.7% (better) | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 27.6% (better) | −9.1% |
| FCF margin | 23.1% (better) | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | 22.3% (better) | −4.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% (better) | 2.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.32 | 0.97 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.92 | 4.64 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.2× (better) | 1.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.07 | 0.66 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% (better) | 1.0% |
| Payout ratio | 25.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.7% | 5.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 3.6% | 6.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 8.1% (better) | 7.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.9% | 107% |
| Held by insiders | 0.13% | 16.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.2M (better) | −$153K |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.8% | 6.8% |
Go deeper
- FIS stock overview
- FIS income statement
- FIS valuation and score
- GPN stock overview
- GPN income statement
- GPN valuation and score
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