UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-38962
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and zip code)
(262 ) 879-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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As of May 1, 2026, there were 533,253,986 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the registrant outstanding.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Fiserv, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||
Processing and services (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Product | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | |||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of processing and services | |||||||||||
| Cost of product | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
| Net gain on sale of assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total expenses | |||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||
Income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | |||||||||||
| Income tax provision | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | ( | ||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Shares used in computing net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||
(1)Includes processing and other fees charged to related party investments accounted for under the equity method of $18 million and $36 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively (see Note 6).
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Fiserv, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||
| Fair market value adjustment on derivatives | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses on cash flow hedges included in cost of processing and services | |||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses on cash flow hedges included in net interest expense | |||||||||||
| Tax impacts of derivatives | ( | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | ( | ||||||||||
Tax impacts of foreign currency translation (see Note 7) | ( | ||||||||||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||
| Less: other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Fiserv, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Settlement assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Customer relationships, net | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Contract costs, net | |||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term and current maturities of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||
| Settlement obligations | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Long-term contract liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 17) | |||||||||||
| Fiserv, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost, | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Fiserv, Inc. shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Fiserv, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and other amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Amortization of financing costs and debt discounts | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net gain on sale of assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| (Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | ( | ||||||||||
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | |||||||||||
| Non-cash foreign currency exchange (gains) losses | ( | ||||||||||
| Other operating activities | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contract costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures, including capitalized software and other intangibles | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | |||||||||||
| Merchant cash advances, including Clover Capital program | ( | ||||||||||
| Repayment of merchant cash advances, including Clover Capital program | |||||||||||
| Settlement anticipation cash advances, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | |||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | |||||||||||
| Other investing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Debt proceeds | |||||||||||
| Debt repayments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net borrowings from commercial paper and short-term borrowings | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock | |||||||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock, including employee shares withheld for tax obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Settlement activity, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Other financing activities | |||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Fiserv, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consisted of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in the annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Fiserv, Inc. (the “Company”). These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fiserv, Inc. and its subsidiaries in which the Company holds a majority controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. Control is typically established when ownership and voting interests in an entity are greater than 50%. Investments in which the Company has significant influence but not control are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, for which the Company’s share of net income or loss is reported within income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates, and the related tax expense or benefit is reported within the income tax provision in the consolidated statements of income. Significant influence over an affiliate’s operations generally coincides with an ownership interest of between 20% and 50%; for partnerships and limited liability companies, an ownership interest of between 3% and 50%; or board of director representation may also constitute significant influence.
Noncontrolling interests in entities of which the Company maintains a majority controlling financial interest represent the minority shareholders’ share of the net income or loss and equity in consolidated subsidiaries and are presented as a separate line item within the consolidated statements of income and as a component of equity in the consolidated balance sheets.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and investments with original maturities of 90 days or less and are stated at cost in the consolidated balance sheets, which approximates market value. Cash and cash equivalents held on behalf of merchants and other payees are included in settlement assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The changes in settlement cash and cash equivalents are included in settlement activity, net within cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted from use due to contractual or legal restrictions are included in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table provides a reconciliation between cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets and the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents included in settlement assets | |||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | |||||||||||||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid maintenance, postage and insurance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Other prepaid expenses | ||||||||||||||
Total prepaid expenses (1) | ||||||||||||||
Income tax receivables (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Net merchant cash advances, including Clover Capital program | ||||||||||||||
Settlement anticipation cash advances | ||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total other current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(1)Prepaid expenses represent advance payments for goods and services to be consumed in the future.
(2)Includes receivables associated with transferable federal tax credits (see Note 14).
The Company offers merchants advance access to capital, primarily through its Clover Capital program. Under this program, merchants sell fixed amounts of their future credit card receivables to the Company in exchange for an up-front purchase price payment. Future credit card receivables purchased by the Company under its merchant cash advance programs, including Clover Capital, were $595 million and $598 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company maintained a reserve of $35 million and $34 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, based on an estimate of uncollectible amounts. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, merchant cash advances, which are generally collected over a period of six to twelve months, are presented on a gross basis within investing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, merchant cash advances were presented on a net basis, along with settlement anticipation cash advances as described below, within investing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
Settlement Assets and Obligations
Settlement assets and obligations represent intermediary balances arising from the settlement process, which involves the transfer of funds among card issuers, payment networks, processors, merchants and consumers, and collateral amounts held to manage merchant credit risk, primarily associated with the Company’s merchant acquiring services. As a processor, the Company facilitates the clearing and settlement activity for the merchant and records settlement assets and obligations upon processing a payment transaction. Settlement assets represent cash received or amounts receivable from agents, payment networks, bank partners, merchants or direct consumers. Settlement obligations represent amounts payable to merchants and payees.
Certain merchant settlement assets (included within settlement receivables) that relate to settlement obligations are held by partner banks. Although the Company does not have legal ownership of these assets, it has the right to use them to satisfy the
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related settlement obligations. The Company records settlement obligations for amounts payable to merchants and for outstanding payment instruments issued to payees that have not yet been presented for settlement.
Allowance for Merchant Credit Losses
With respect to the Company’s merchant acquiring business, the Company’s merchant customers have the legal obligation to refund any charges properly reversed by the cardholder. However, in the event the Company is not able to collect the refunded amounts from the merchants, the Company may be liable for the reversed charges. The Company’s risk in this area primarily relates to situations where a cardholder has purchased goods or services to be delivered in the future. The Company requires cash deposits, guarantees, letters of credit or other types of collateral from certain merchants to mitigate this risk. Collateral held by the Company, or held by partner banks for the Company’s benefit, is classified within settlement assets, and the obligation to repay the collateral is classified within settlement obligations in the consolidated balance sheets. The amount of merchant collateral available to the Company was $568 million and $588 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company also utilizes a number of systems and procedures to manage merchant credit risk. Despite these efforts, the Company experiences losses due to merchant defaults. The aggregate merchant credit loss expense, recognized by the Company within cost of processing and services in the consolidated statements of income, was $34 million and $28 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is reported at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the leasehold period, if applicable. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company entered into sale leaseback arrangements for certain of its facilities for an aggregate net sales price of $201 million. The sale of these facilities in the first quarter of 2026 resulted in an aggregate gain of $83 million recorded within net gain on sale of assets in the consolidated statement of income. The leasebacks of these facilities are classified as operating leases and are recorded as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate possible impairment. Goodwill is tested for impairment at a reporting unit level, which is one level below the Company’s operating segments.
During its annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2025, the Company performed a quantitative test for each of its reporting units and determined that its goodwill was not impaired as the estimated fair values exceeded the respective carrying values for each of the Company’s reporting units. Subsequently, the Company determined that a triggering event occurred during the fourth quarter of 2025 due to a sustained decline in its stock price, and therefore performed an additional quantitative goodwill impairment test for all reporting units as of December 31, 2025. The Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2025 as the estimated fair values exceeded the respective carrying values for each of the Company’s reporting units. At December 31, 2025, fair values exceeded carrying values by less than 15 % for eight of the Company’s reporting units with an aggregate goodwill balance of $18.5 billion.
The Company determined that there have been no material events or changes during the first quarter of 2026 that would impact the estimates and assumptions used in the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2025. However, it is reasonably possible that future developments related to changes in forecasted revenue growth rates or operating margins; the interest or currency exchange rate environments; a shift in strategic initiatives; a deterioration in financial performance within a particular reporting unit; sustained decreases in the Company’s stock price; or significant changes in the composition of, or assumptions used in, the quantitative test for certain of the Company’s reporting units (such as an increase in risk-adjusted discount rates) could have a material impact on one or more of the estimates and assumptions used to evaluate goodwill impairment in subsequent periods. There is no accumulated goodwill impairment for the Company through March 31, 2026.
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Foreign Currency
The U.S. dollar is the functional currency of the Company’s U.S.-based and certain foreign-based businesses. Where the functional currency of subsidiaries differs from the U.S. dollar, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates during the reporting period. Gains and losses from foreign currency translation are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in determining net income for the reporting period.
Financial statements of subsidiaries located in highly inflationary economies outside of the U.S. are remeasured into U.S. dollars, and the foreign currency gains and losses from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in the consolidated statements of income, rather than as foreign currency translation within accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. The remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities in highly inflationary economies, including Argentina, resulted in foreign currency exchange gains (losses) of $21 million and $(18 ) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which is included within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income.
To reduce exposure to changes in the value of the Company’s net investments in certain of its foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company uses fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts and foreign currency-denominated debt as economic hedges of its net investments in such foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses on the qualifying net investment hedge instruments are recorded as foreign currency translation, net of tax, within other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and will remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss within the consolidated balance sheets until the sale or complete liquidation of the underlying foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries.
Derivatives
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
The minority partner in one of the Company’s merchant alliance joint ventures previously maintained a redeemable noncontrolling 1 % interest which was presented outside of equity and carried at its estimated redemption value. The minority partner was entitled to a contractually determined share of the entity’s income, and the joint venture agreement contained redemption features whereby the interest held by the minority partner was redeemable either (i) at the option of the holder or (ii) upon the occurrence of an event that was not solely within the Company’s control.
Effective June 2024, the Company and the merchant alliance joint venture minority partner mutually agreed to terminate the joint venture agreement on September 1, 2024. Under the provisions of the separation agreement, the Company redeemed the minority partner’s membership interest in exchange for a future distribution of certain merchant contracts. The distribution of certain merchant contracts for the redemption of the minority partner’s membership interest was settled in the third quarter of 2025, resulting in a gain of $89 million recorded within net gain on sale of assets in the consolidated statement of income. There was no associated tax impact on this gain. The Company maintains an ongoing relationship with the former minority partner to provide processing and other support services following the termination of the joint venture agreement.
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Interest Expense, Net
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Interest expense | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Interest income | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement
In 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU 2025-05”), which provides a practical expedient for estimating expected credit losses on current trade receivables and contract assets by assuming that current conditions persist over the life of these assets. For all entities, the provisions within ASU 2025-05 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and for interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The provisions within ASU 2025-05 are required to be applied prospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2025-05 effective January 1, 2026, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements (“ASU 2025-09”), which is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity’s risk management activities. ASU 2025-09 includes targeted improvements, primarily related to cash flow hedging, involving expanded eligibility for grouping individual forecasted transactions with similar risk exposure; the addition of an alternative model for the application of hedge accounting to cash flow hedges of interest payments on choose-your-rate debt instruments; the ability to designate a variable price component of a forecasted purchase or sale of a nonfinancial asset; and refines the guidance for net written options as hedging instruments and for a dual hedge strategy involving foreign currency denominated debt. For public entities, the provisions within ASU 2025-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. The provisions within ASU 2025-09 are required to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2025-09 may have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. Under ASU 2024-03, entities will be required to disaggregate information, in tabular format, about specific natural expense categories underlying certain income statement expense line items that are considered ‘relevant’, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. Additionally, ASU 2024-03 requires the disclosure of selling expenses, along with how an entity defines such expenses. For public entities, the provisions within ASU 2024-03 (as further clarified through ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)) are effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The provisions within ASU 2024-03 are required to be applied prospectively; however, such provisions may be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods following the effective date. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
In 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”), to modernize the accounting guidance for costs to develop software for internal use. ASU 2025-06 amends the existing standard that refers to various stages of a software development project to better align with current software development methods, such as agile programming. Under ASU 2025-06, cost capitalization begins when management has authorized and committed to funding the project, and it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform its intended function. For all entities, the provisions within ASU 2025-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning
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after December 15, 2027, and for interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. The provisions within ASU 2025-06 can be applied either retrospectively through a cumulative-effect adjustment, prospectively to software costs incurred after the adoption date (on existing, in-process software projects or new projects), or on a modified prospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2025-06 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities (“ASU 2025-10”), which amends Topic 832 to provide specific guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of government grants received by business entities, including both monetary and certain non-monetary grants. For public entities, the provisions within ASU 2025-10 are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The provisions within ASU 2025-10 can be applied either on a modified prospective, modified retrospective, or on a retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2025-10 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
3. Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue from the delivery of processing, service and product solutions. Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in a contract with a customer, and excludes any amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer which may be at a point in time or over time.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company’s operations are comprised of the Merchant Solutions (“Merchant”) and the Financial Solutions (“Financial”) reportable segments (see Note 18). The table below presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by business line and includes a reconciliation with its reportable segments. The Company serves its global client base by working among its geographic teams across various regions, including the U.S. and Canada; Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Latin America (“LATAM”); and Asia Pacific (“APAC”). The majority of the Company’s revenue is earned in the U.S., with revenue generated within its EMEA, LATAM and APAC regions comprising approximately 16 % and 14 % of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(In millions) | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||
Revenue by Business Line | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Small Business | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Enterprise | ||||||||||||||
| Processing | ||||||||||||||
| Total Merchant Solutions segment revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Digital Payments | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Issuing | ||||||||||||||
Banking | ||||||||||||||
| Total Financial Solutions segment revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Total Revenue (1) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Contract assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
The following table includes estimated processing and services revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that were unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at March 31, 2026:
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Remainder of 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
The Company applies the optional exemption under ASC 606 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations for account- and transaction-based processing fees that qualify for recognition under the as-invoiced practical expedient. These multi-year contracts contain variable consideration for stand-ready performance obligations for which the exact quantity and mix of transactions to be processed are contingent upon the customer’s request. The Company also applies the optional exemptions under ASC 606 and does not disclose information for variable consideration that is a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property or that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service in a series. The amounts disclosed above as remaining performance obligations consist primarily of fixed or monthly minimum processing fees and maintenance fees under contracts with an original expected duration of greater than one year.
4. Acquisitions and Other Transactions
Acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Purchase price was allocated to the respective identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisitions. The results of operations for the following acquired businesses are included in the consolidated results of the Company from the respective dates of acquisition. Pro forma information for these acquired businesses is not provided because they did not have a material effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.
Acquisitions of Businesses
Acquisition of StoneCastle
On December 17, 2025, the Company acquired StoneCastle Cash Management, LLC, INDX Processing, LLC and StoneCastle Trust Co. (collectively, “StoneCastle”), a provider of deposit funding solutions, for $416 million, net of $4 million of acquired
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cash. StoneCastle is included within the Financial segment and provides its network of depository institutions easy access to stable, cost efficient deposit funding.
The preliminary allocation of purchase price resulted in the recognition of identifiable intangible assets of approximately $165 million, primarily acquired software and technology with an estimated useful life of 7 years, approximately $247 million of goodwill and $8 million of other net assets, including acquired cash. The allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and is subject to further adjustment, pending additional refinement and final completion of valuations. Goodwill, which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is primarily attributed to the anticipated value created by enabling the Company to offer technology-enabled deposit funding solutions to both its financial institution customers and merchant acquiring enterprise clients.
Acquisition of CCV
On March 18, 2025, the Company acquired CCV Group B.V. (“CCV”), a Netherlands-based supplier of POS payment solutions, for $219 million, net of $34 million of acquired cash. CCV is included within the Merchant segment and expands the Company’s network of payment solutions.
During the first quarter of 2026, the Company identified and recorded measurement period adjustments to the preliminary CCV purchase price allocation, including refinements to valuations of acquired intangible assets, which were the result of additional analysis performed and information identified based on facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. These measurement period adjustments resulted in a decrease to identifiable intangible assets of $15 million, an increase in goodwill of $14 million, and an increase in other net assets of $1 million. Such measurement period adjustments did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of income. The allocation of the purchase price was finalized in the first quarter of 2026 and resulted in the recognition of identifiable intangible assets, including customer relationships, of $103 million with a useful life of 8 years, acquired software and technology of $2 million with a useful life of 1 year and an acquired trademark of $4 million with a useful life of 2 years; $120 million of goodwill; and $24 million of other net assets, including acquired cash. Goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes, is primarily attributed to the anticipated value created by enabling the Company’s ability to accelerate the deployment of its Clover® POS and business management platform, providing enhanced capabilities and innovation to an expansive combined merchant and partner base across Europe.
Acquisition of Payfare
On March 2, 2025, the Company acquired Payfare, Inc. (“Payfare”), a Canada-based provider of program management solutions powering instant access to earnings and banking solutions for workforces, for a purchase price of $95 million, net of $46 million of acquired cash. Payfare is included within the Financial segment and expands the Company’s embedded finance capabilities.
The allocation of the purchase price was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2025 and resulted in the recognition of identifiable intangible assets, including acquired software and technology of $22 million with a useful life of 7 years and customer relationships of $14 million with a useful life of 14 years; $56 million of goodwill; and $49 million of other net assets, including acquired cash. Goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes, is primarily attributed to the anticipated value created by further enhancing the Company’s finance solutions in embedded banking, payments and lending for large enterprises and financial institutions.
Other Acquisitions
On October 1, 2025, the Company acquired a portion of The Toronto-Dominion Bank’s merchant processing business in Canada (“TD Merchant Canada”). TD Merchant Canada is included within the Merchant segment and expands the footprint of the Company’s Clover platform. On September 25, 2025, the Company acquired the Smith Consulting Group, LLC business (“SCG”), an operational consulting service utilized by community banks and credit unions across the U.S. SCG is included within the Financial segment and supports the Company’s ability to provide consultative engagement to enhance community banks’ and credit unions’ strategic investments. On September 4, 2025, the Company acquired CardFree Inc. (“CardFree”), an all-in-one platform delivering integrated order, payment and loyalty solutions for merchants. CardFree is included within the Merchant segment and further expands the capabilities of the Company’s Clover platform across the hospitality, restaurant and lodging industries. On June 4, 2025, the Company acquired Money Money Serviços Financeiros S.A. (“Money Money”), a Brazil-based provider of risk analysis and credit decisioning solutions. Money Money is included within the Merchant segment and expands the Company’s payment and financial service capabilities, enabling access to working capital and other payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. On April 4, 2025, the Company acquired Pinch Payments NZ Limited (together with Zootive Pty Ltd, “Pinch Payments”), an Australia-based payment facilitator. Pinch Payments is included within the Merchant segment and expands the Company’s flexible payment services for its partners and clients, and presence within the Asia-Pacific region.
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The Company acquired these businesses for an aggregate purchase price, including deferred payments, of $127 million, including earn-out provisions estimated at a fair value of $35 million (see Note 8). The allocation of purchase price for these acquisitions resulted in the recognition of identifiable intangible assets, including software and technology of $31 million with a weighted average useful life of 7 years and customer relationships of $18 million with a weighted average useful life of 6 years; $73 million of goodwill; and $5 million of other net assets. The purchase price allocations for Money Money and Pinch Payments were finalized in the third quarter of 2025, for SCG in the fourth quarter of 2025, and for CardFree and TD Merchant Canada in the first quarter of 2026. Measurement period adjustments in the first quarter of 2026 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of income. Goodwill for these acquisitions is primarily attributed to the anticipated value created by expanding the reach of the Company’s Clover POS and business management platform and further enabling the Company’s payment solutions, financial service capabilities and advisory services for financial institutions. For tax purposes, goodwill related to the SCG and TD Merchant Canada acquisitions is deductible; however, goodwill related to the Money Money, Pinch Payments and CardFree acquisitions is not deductible.
Other Transactions
5. Intangible Assets
Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following:
| (In millions) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value | ||||||||||||||
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| Customer relationships | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Amortization expense associated with the above identifiable intangible assets was $573 million and $559 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
6. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
The Company maintains investments in various affiliates that are accounted for as equity method investments, the most significant of which are related to the Company’s merchant alliances. The Company’s share of net income or loss from these investments is reported within income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates and the related tax expense or benefit is reported within the income tax provision in the consolidated statements of income. The Company reviews its equity method investments each reporting period for indications of an other-than-temporary decline in value, including any significant changes in business relationships with merchant alliances. A decline in value of an equity method investment determined to be other-than-temporary is recorded as a current-period impairment charge within income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income.
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Merchant Alliances
The Company maintains ownership interests in certain merchant alliances, which combine the processing capabilities and management expertise of the Company with the visibility and distribution channel of a financial institution. A merchant alliance acquires credit and debit card transactions from merchants. The formation of these alliances generally involves the Company and the financial institution contributing contracts with merchants to the alliance and a cash payment from one owner of the alliance to the other to achieve the desired ownership percentage for each. The Company and the financial institution enter into a long-term processing service agreement, which governs the Company’s provision of transaction processing services to the alliance. Fees charged to merchant alliances, based on contractual pricing, are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income primarily as processing and services revenue, and totaled $18 million and $32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company’s investment in its merchant alliances was $723 million and $736 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company maintained a 40 % ownership interest in the Wells Fargo Merchant Services merchant alliance (“WFMS”), which was accounted for as an equity method investment. The Company acquired its ownership, at fair value, in WFMS through its 2019 acquisition of First Data Corporation. In 2024, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) provided the Company with a notice of non-renewal for WFMS and upon the expiration of the joint venture in April 2025, the Company received a cash payment of $453 million.
Other Equity Method Investments
The Company maintains noncontrolling ownership interests in Sagent M&C, LLC and defi SOLUTIONS Group, LLC (collectively the “Lending Joint Ventures”), which are accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s net investment in the Lending Joint Ventures was $83 million and $88 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has guaranteed the debt of the Lending Joint Ventures and does not anticipate that the Lending Joint Ventures will fail to fulfill their debt obligations (see Note 8). In addition, the Company maintains other strategic investments accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s aggregate investments in such entities was $212 million and $208 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets.
Other Equity Investments
The Company also maintains investments, over which it does not have significant influence, in various equity securities without a readily determinable fair value. Such investments totaled $114 million and $126 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and are primarily included within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company reviews these investments each reporting period to determine whether an impairment or observable price change for the investment has occurred. To the extent such events or changes occur, the Company evaluates the fair value compared to its cost basis in the investment. Gains or losses from a sale of these investments or a change in fair value are included within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income for the period. Adjustments made for observable price changes to the values recorded for certain equity securities and net gains or losses from sales of equity securities were not significant during each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
7. Derivatives and Hedging Instruments
In order to limit exposure to risk, the Company maintains derivative instruments with creditworthy institutions to hedge against changing interest rates and foreign currency rate fluctuations. The Company utilizes forward exchange contracts, fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts, fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts and other non-derivative hedging instruments to manage such risk. The Company has designated these instruments as cash flow hedges, net investment hedges, or fair value hedges, as further described below. Derivative instruments maintained by the Company are measured on a recurring basis and are recorded at fair value either as an asset or liability in the consolidated balance sheets (see Note 8).
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company maintains forward exchange contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, to hedge foreign currency exposure to the Indian Rupee. The notional amount of these derivatives was $381 million and $323 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Based on the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2026, the Company estimates that it will recognize losses of approximately $19 million in cost of processing and services during the next 12 months as foreign exchange forward contracts settle.
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The Company previously entered into treasury lock agreements (“Treasury Locks”), designated as cash flow hedges, to manage exposure to fluctuations in benchmark interest rates in anticipation of the issuance of fixed rate debt in connection with the acquisition and refinancing of certain indebtedness of First Data Corporation and its subsidiaries. In 2019, concurrent with the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes, the Treasury Locks were settled resulting in a loss, net of income taxes, and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss that is being amortized to earnings over the terms of the originally forecast interest payments. The unamortized balance recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the Treasury Locks was $85 million and $88 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Based on the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2026, the Company estimates that it will recognize approximately $12 million in net interest expense during the next 12 months related to settled interest rate hedge contracts.
Net Investment Hedges
To reduce exposure to changes in the value of the Company’s net investments in certain of its foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company uses fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts and foreign currency-denominated debt as economic hedges of its net investments in such foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries.
The aggregate notional amount of the fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts were as follows:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
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These fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swaps have been designated as net investment hedges to hedge a portion of the Company’s net investment in certain subsidiaries whose functional currencies are the Euro, Singapore Dollar, and Canadian Dollar. The Company has also designated certain of its Euro- and British Pound-denominated senior notes and Euro commercial paper notes as net investment hedges to hedge a portion of its net investment in certain subsidiaries whose functional currencies are the Euro and the British Pound.
Foreign currency transaction gains or losses on the qualifying net investment hedge instruments are recorded as foreign currency translation within other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and will remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets until the sale or complete liquidation of the underlying foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries.
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net of income tax, related to net investment hedges that were recorded as foreign currency translation within other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Cross-currency rate swap contracts | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
Foreign currency-denominated debt | ( | ||||||||||
The Company recorded income tax impacts of $(26 ) million and $40 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, in other comprehensive income (loss) from the translation of foreign currency-denominated senior notes, Euro commercial paper notes and fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts.
Fair Value Hedges
The Company maintains fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts in the aggregate notional amount of $775 million, designated as fair value hedges, to economically change a portion of its fixed rate senior notes to variable rate debt. Net changes in the fair value of the fixed-to-floating rate swaps ($1 million loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026), along with the
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offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged senior notes, attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate, were recognized in interest expense, net within the consolidated statement of income.
The notional amounts of the hedged fixed rate senior notes were as follows:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
Hedged Notes | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company entered into additional fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts in the aggregate notional amount of $725 million, which were designated as fair value hedges, to economically change an additional portion of its fixed rate senior notes to variable rate debt.
The Company previously maintained a fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contract in the notional amount of 525 million British Pounds, designated as a fair value hedge, to mitigate the spot foreign exchange rate risk on the principal amount of its British Pound-denominated 2.250 % senior notes, which matured in July 2025. Net changes in the fair value of the cross-currency rate swaps ($20 million gain for the three months ended March 31, 2025), along with the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged notes, attributable to fluctuations in the respective foreign currency spot rates were recognized in other income (expense), net within the consolidated statement of income.
8. Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, other current assets, settlement assets and obligations, accounts payable, and client deposits approximate their respective carrying values due to the short period of time to maturity. Derivative instruments maintained by the Company (see Note 7) are measured on a recurring basis based on benchmark interest rates, foreign currency spot rates and forwards quoted by banks and foreign currency dealers and are marked to market each period. Contingent consideration related to certain of the Company’s acquisitions (see Note 4) is estimated using a probability-weighted assessment approach based on the likelihood of achieving the earn-out criteria. The fair value of the Company’s contingent liability for current expected credit losses associated with its debt guarantees, as further described below, is estimated based on assumptions of future risk of default and the corresponding level of credit losses at the time of default.
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following:
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| (In millions) | Classification | Fair Value Hierarchy | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cross-currency rate swap contracts designated as net investment hedges | Other long-term assets | Level 2 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contract designated as fair value hedge | Other long-term assets | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cross-currency rate swap contracts designated as net investment hedges | Accounts payable and other current liabilities | Level 2 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges | Accounts payable and other current liabilities | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges | Other long-term liabilities | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross-currency rate swap contracts designated as net investment hedges | Other long-term liabilities | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts designated as fair value hedges | Other long-term liabilities | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | Accounts payable and other current liabilities | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | Other long-term liabilities | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent debt guarantee | Other long-term liabilities | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt
The Company’s senior notes are recorded at amortized cost but measured at fair value for disclosure purposes. The estimated fair value of senior notes was based on matrix pricing which considers readily observable inputs of comparable securities (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy). A portion of the Company’s senior notes are designated under a fair value hedging relationship (see Note 7), and therefore changes in fair value attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate are included in the carrying value of the hedged senior notes within the consolidated balance sheet. The carrying value of the Company’s foreign lines of credit, commercial paper notes and revolving credit facility borrowings approximates fair value as these instruments have variable interest rates and the Company has not experienced any change to its credit ratings (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy). The estimated fair value of total debt, excluding finance leases and other financing obligations, was $26.0 billion and $26.4 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and the carrying value was $26.9
Debt Guarantee Arrangements
The Lending Joint Ventures (see Note 6) maintain variable-rate term loan facilities with aggregate outstanding borrowings of $393 million in senior unsecured debt at March 31, 2026 and variable-rate revolving credit facilities with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $83 million with a syndicate of banks, which mature in April 2027. There were $44 million of aggregate outstanding borrowings on the revolving credit facilities at March 31, 2026. The Company has guaranteed the debt of the Lending Joint Ventures.
The Company maintains liabilities for its obligations to perform over the term of its debt guarantee arrangements with the Lending Joint Ventures, which are reported within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has provided aggregate guarantees of $476 million associated with the debt of the Lending Joint Ventures and is entitled to receive a defined fee in exchange for its guarantee of this indebtedness. The Company has not made any payments under the guarantees, nor has it been called upon to do so, and does not anticipate that the Lending Joint Ventures will fail to fulfill their debt obligations.
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The non-contingent component of the Company’s debt guarantee arrangements is recorded at amortized cost, but measured at fair value for disclosure purposes. The carrying value of the Company’s non-contingent liability of $9 million and $12 million approximates the fair value at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively (Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy). Such guarantees will be amortized in future periods over the contractual term of the debt. The contingent component of the Company’s debt guarantee arrangements represents the current expected credit losses to which the Company is exposed. The amount of the liability, as reflected within the table above, is estimated based on certain financial metrics of the Lending Joint Ventures and historical industry data, which is used to develop assumptions of the likelihood the guaranteed parties will default and the level of credit losses in the event a default occurs. The Company recognized $4 million and $5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, within other income (expense), net in its consolidated statements of income related to its release from risk under the non-contingent guarantees as well as a change in the provision of estimated credit losses associated with the indebtedness of the Lending Joint Ventures.
Other Non-Financial Assets
Certain of the Company’s non-financial assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, including property and equipment, lease right-of-use assets, equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, goodwill and other intangible assets, and are subject to fair value adjustment in certain circumstances.
9. Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Trade accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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10. Debt
The Company’s debt consisted of the following at:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Short-term and current maturities of long-term debt: | |||||||||||
| Foreign lines of credit | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations | |||||||||||
| Total short-term and current maturities of long-term debt | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Long-term debt: | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
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| Revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
| Unamortized discount and deferred financing costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Fair value hedge accounting adjustments (see Note 8) | ( | ||||||||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations | |||||||||||
| Total long-term debt | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Senior Notes
On August 11, 2025, the Company completed the public offering and issuance of $2.0 billion of senior notes, comprised of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.550 % senior notes due in February 2031 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.250 % senior notes due in August 2035. Interest on these senior notes is paid semi-annually. The Company used the net proceeds from this senior notes offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Company’s commercial paper notes and for share repurchases.
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On May 7, 2025, Fiserv Funding Unlimited Company, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the public offering and issuance of €2.175 billion of senior notes, comprised of €750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875 % senior notes due in June 2028, €775 million aggregate principal amount of 3.500 % senior notes due in June 2032 and €650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000 % senior notes due in June 2036. These notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company. Interest on these senior notes is paid annually. The Company used the net proceeds from this senior notes offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Company’s commercial paper notes, 3.850 % senior notes due in June 2025 and 2.250 % senior notes due in July 2025.
At March 31, 2026, the 3.200 % senior notes due July 2026 and 5.150 % senior notes due March 2027 were classified in the consolidated balance sheet as long-term, as the Company has the intent to refinance this debt on a long-term basis, and the ability to do so under its revolving credit facility.
The indentures governing the Company’s senior notes contain covenants that, among other matters, limit (i) the Company’s ability to consolidate or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, another person, (ii) the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to create or assume liens, and (iii) the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to engage in sale and leaseback transactions. The Company may, at its option, redeem the senior notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time at the applicable redemption price. Interest on the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes is paid semi-annually, while interest on its Euro- and British Pound- denominated senior notes is paid annually. The interest rate applicable to certain of the senior notes is subject to an increase of up to two percent in the event that the credit rating assigned to such notes is downgraded below investment grade.
Commercial Paper
The Company maintains unsecured U.S. dollar and Euro commercial paper programs. From time to time, the Company may issue under these programs U.S. dollar commercial paper with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issuance and Euro commercial paper with maturities of up to 183 days from the date of issuance. Outstanding borrowings under the U.S. dollar program were $560 million and $326 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, with weighted average interest rates of 4.009 % and 3.851 %, respectively. Outstanding borrowings under the Euro program were $682 million and $839 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, with weighted average interest rates of 2.330 % and 2.210 %, respectively. The Company intends to maintain available capacity under its revolving credit facility, as described below, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding borrowings under its commercial paper programs. Outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper programs are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as long-term as the Company has the intent to refinance this commercial paper on a long-term basis through the continued issuance of new commercial paper upon maturity, and the Company also has the ability to refinance such commercial paper under its revolving credit facility.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Company maintains a senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility, which matures in August 2030 and provides for a maximum aggregate principal amount of availability of $8.0 billion. Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at a variable base rate, determined by the term and currency of the borrowing, plus a specified margin based on the Company’s long-term debt rating. Outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility were $221 million and $188 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, with corresponding interest rates of 4.655 % and 4.685 %, respectively. The credit facility also requires the Company to pay a facility fee based on the aggregate commitments in effect under the agreement from time to time. The credit facility contains various restrictions and covenants that require the Company to, among other things, limit its consolidated indebtedness as of the end of each fiscal quarter to no more than 3.75 times the Company’s consolidated net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash charges and expenses and certain other adjustments during the period of four fiscal quarters then ended, subject to certain exceptions.
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Foreign Lines of Credit
The Company maintains various short-term lines of credit and other borrowing arrangements with foreign banks and alliance partners primarily to fund merchant settlement advances associated with operations in Latin America through the Company’s settlement anticipation program (see Note 1). The following table provides a summary of the outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rates of the Company’s foreign lines of credit and other borrowing arrangements by country:
Outstanding Borrowings (In millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uruguay and Other | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Equity
The following tables provide changes in equity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
| Fiserv, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | Number of Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Common Shares | Treasury Shares | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares issued under stock plans | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | Number of Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Common Shares | Treasury Shares | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of income taxes, consisted of the following:
| (In millions) | Derivatives | Foreign Currency Translation | Pension Plans | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net current-period other comprehensive income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
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| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
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| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
13. Share-Based Compensation
The Company recognized $118 million and $124 million of share-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company’s share-based compensation awards are typically granted in the first quarter of the year; however, grants may also occur throughout the year. Time-based restricted stock units generally vest over a three-year period. In December 2025, the Company granted retention restricted stock units to certain employees, which fully vest after an 18-month period. At March 31, 2026, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost for restricted stock units and performance share units, net of estimated forfeitures, of $674 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
A summary of restricted stock unit and performance share unit activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
Restricted Stock Units | Performance Share Units | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares (In thousands) | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | Shares (In thousands) | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
Units - December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Units - March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A summary of stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
| Shares (In thousands) | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options outstanding - December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options outstanding - March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options exercisable - March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
14. Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax provision and effective income tax rate were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Components of income tax provision (benefit): | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||
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| Income tax provision | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | % | % | ||||||||||||
The income tax provision as a percentage of income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates was 4.0 % and 18.2 % for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 included the impact of a $293 million benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance against certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards that were determined to be realizable during the first quarter of 2026. The Company monitors the realizability of deferred tax assets, taking into account all relevant factors, at each reporting period. This release was driven by a reevaluation of cumulative and future projected taxable income as a result of cross-border funding activities. This benefit was partially offset by a $39 million increase in U.S. federal unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in prior years, $35 million in discrete tax expense from share-based awards and a $39 million increase in various other foreign valuation allowances. The net impact of these items in the first quarter of 2026 resulted in a lower effective income tax rate compared to the statutory income tax rate. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included discrete tax benefits from share-based awards, resulting in a lower effective income tax rate compared to the statutory income tax rate.
Pursuant to provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Company has purchased transferable federal tax credits from various counterparties. Such federal tax credits were purchased at negotiated discounts, resulting in an income tax benefit recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Receivables associated with transferable federal tax credits are recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets, and amounts owed to counterparties for the purchased credits are recorded within accounts payable and other current liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company’s potential liability for unrecognized tax benefits before interest and penalties was approximately $138 million and $97 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that
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the liability for unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $3 million over the next 12 months as a result of possible closure of tax audits, audit settlements, and the lapse of the statutes of limitations in various jurisdictions.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for 2020 and 2025, and tax returns in certain states and foreign jurisdictions for 2017 through 2025, remain subject to examination by taxing authorities.
15. Shares Used in Computing Net Income Per Share Attributable to Fiserv, Inc.
The computation of shares used in calculating basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used for the calculation of net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share - basic | |||||||||||
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding used for the calculation of net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share - diluted | |||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, restricted stock units for 5.3 million and 688 thousand shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of weighted-average outstanding shares - diluted because their impact was anti-dilutive.
16. Cash Flow Information
Supplemental cash flow information consisted of the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities - finance leases | |||||||||||
17. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation and Investigation Matters
In the normal course of business, the Company or its subsidiaries are named as defendants in lawsuits in which claims are asserted against the Company. The Company maintained an accrual of $26 million and $25 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, related to its various legal proceedings. The Company’s estimate of the possible range of exposure for various legal proceedings in excess of amounts accrued is $0 million to approximately $160 million. In the opinion of management, the liabilities, if any, which may ultimately result from such legal proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On July 24, 2025, a federal securities law complaint was filed against the Company and Frank J. Bisignano (the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Michael P. Lyons, Robert W. Hau (the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer), and Kenneth F. Best in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint is brought on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of Company securities from July 22, 2024 to July 24, 2025 and alleges violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint alleges, among other things, that certain statements made by the Company about the growth of its Clover business management platform were false and/or misleading and led to a decline in the Company’s stock price over the purported class period. On November 17, 2025, lead plaintiffs were appointed in the action and it was assigned the caption In re Fiserv, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:25-cv-06094.
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On November 4, 2025 and November 14, 2025, federal securities law complaints were filed against the Company and Messrs. Lyons and Hau in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The complaints are brought on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of Company securities from July 23, 2025 to at latest October 29, 2025, and allege violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaints allege, among other things, that certain statements made by the Company in connection with its second quarter 2025 earnings were false and/or misleading and led to a decline in the Company’s stock price over the purported class period. On February 5, 2026, the actions were consolidated under the caption In re Fiserv, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 25-cv-1716. On April 28, 2026, an order was entered transferring the consolidated action to the Southern District of New York.
Between December 10, 2025 and February 3, 2026, derivative complaints were filed by purported Company shareholders Richard Martin, Nathan Silva, and Gary Peterson in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On December 30, 2025, Mr. Martin filed an amended derivative complaint. On February 27, 2026 and April 14, 2026, derivative complaints were filed by purported Company shareholders Scott Kracht, Karen Artman, and Jenny Zhang in the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The actions name Messrs. Bisignano and Lyons, and certain other current and former officers and directors of the Company as individual defendants, and the Company as the nominal defendant, and generally allege that certain individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and violated the Exchange Act in connection with, among other things, factual allegations made in the In re Fiserv, Inc. Securities Litigation actions. The actions also allege that certain individual defendants are liable for trading in Company stock at artificially inflated prices.
The Company has also received demands on the board of directors from purported Company shareholders that the Company pursue certain litigation against certain of its current and former directors and officers alleging, among other things, supposed breaches of duty based on factual allegations made in the In re Fiserv, Inc. Securities Litigation actions. The Company may receive additional demands and these demands may precede derivative actions which name the Company as a nominal defendant.
The defendants have not yet answered or otherwise responded to any of the complaints in these actions. The Company intends to vigorously defend these cases but cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suits or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.
In November 2025, the Company began responding to requests for information from the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in connection with investigations related to the Company’s 2025 earnings guidance. The Company is cooperating with these investigations.
Electronic Payments Transactions
In connection with the Company’s processing of electronic payments transactions, which are separate and distinct from the settlement payment transactions described in Note 1, funds received from subscribers are invested from the time the Company collects the funds until payments are made to the applicable recipients. These subscriber funds are invested in short-term, highly liquid investments. Subscriber funds, which are not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, can fluctuate significantly based on consumer bill payment and debit card activity and totaled $1.3 billion and $1.7 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Indemnifications and Warranties
The Company may indemnify its clients from certain costs resulting from claims of patent, copyright or trademark infringement associated with its clients’ use of the Company’s products or services. The Company may also warrant to clients that its products and services will operate in accordance with identified specifications. From time to time, in connection with sales of businesses, the Company agrees to indemnify the buyers of such businesses for liabilities associated with the businesses that are sold. Payments, net of recoveries, under such indemnification or warranty provisions were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
18. Business Segment Information
The Company’s operations are comprised of two reportable segments, the Merchant segment and the Financial segment. The businesses in the Merchant segment provide commerce-enabling products and services to companies of all sizes around the world. These products and services include merchant acquiring and digital commerce services; mobile payment services; security and fraud protection solutions; stored-value solutions; and pay-by-bank solutions. The business lines (operating segments) aggregated within the Merchant segment consist of the following:
•Small Business – provides products and services to small businesses and independent software vendors, including Clover®, the Company’s POS and business management platform for small business clients
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•Enterprise – provides products and services to large businesses, including the Company’s integrated omnichannel operating system for enterprise clients
•Processing – provides products and services to financial institutions, joint ventures, and other third party resellers which have direct relationships with merchants
The Company distributes the products and services in the Merchant segment businesses through a variety of channels, including direct sales teams, strategic partnerships with agent sales forces, independent software vendors, financial institutions and other strategic partners in the form of joint venture alliances, revenue sharing alliances and referral agreements.
The businesses in the Financial segment provide products and services to financial institution, corporate and public sector clients across the world, enabling the processing of customer loan and deposit accounts, digital payments and card transactions. The business lines (operating segments) aggregated within the Financial segment consist of the following:
•Digital Payments – provides debit card processing services; debit network services; security and fraud protection products; bill payment; person-to-person payments; and account-to-account transfers
•Issuing – provides credit card processing services; prepaid card processing services; card production services; print services; government payment processing; and student loan processing
•Banking – provides customer loan and deposit account processing; digital banking; financial and risk management; professional services and consulting; and check processing
Corporate and Other supports the reportable segments described above, and consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, unallocated corporate expenses and other activities that are not considered when management evaluates segment performance, such as gains or losses on sales of businesses, certain assets or investments; costs associated with acquisition activity; certain services revenue associated with various dispositions; expenses associated with the Company’s One Fiserv transformation initiative; and postage reimbursements. The Company’s One Fiserv action plan is a comprehensive, strategic initiative aimed to enhance client service, accelerate product development, address operational inefficiencies, and optimize capital management.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is also the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), assesses segment performance and makes strategic decisions on the allocation of resources. Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provides oversight on business leadership and corporate strategy to the executive leadership team, who manages the day to day operations of the various business lines.
The CODM uses reportable segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, primarily during the annual budget and forecasting processes. The CODM regularly reviews variances between forecasted and actual results in assessing earnings, operational efficiency and growth performance, and allocating resources including personnel and capital allocations, to each reportable segment. There are no intersegment revenues contained within the respective reportable segment revenues.
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Operating results for each reportable segment were as follows:
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| (In millions) | Merchant | Financial | Total | ||||||||||||||
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| Processing and services revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment operating income | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and Other operating loss (6) | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
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| (In millions) | Merchant | Financial | Total | ||||||||||||||
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| Processing and services revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment operating income | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and Other operating loss (6) | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Other expense, net (7) | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | $ | ||||||||||||||||
(1)Primarily includes postage reimbursements.
(2)Includes compensation and benefit costs of Company employees, as well as expenses paid to third parties for consulting and temporary help, net of capitalized software costs.
(3)Includes cost of goods sold, payments to distribution partners and other reselling costs.
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(4)Includes data processing, facility, and marketing costs that are directly charged to the reportable segments.
(5)Represents centrally-managed costs, including sales, technology and administrative expenses, that are allocated to the reportable segments from Corporate and Other and are considered in the CODM’s evaluation of segment performance.
(6)Includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets; costs associated with acquisition activity; unallocated corporate expenses; expenses associated with the Company’s One Fiserv transformation initiative; and gains or losses on sale of assets.
(7)Includes foreign currency transaction gains and losses, gains or losses from a sale or change in fair value of investments in certain equity securities, and amounts related to debt guarantee arrangements of certain equity method investments.
Other significant items include:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization: | |||||||||||
Merchant (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total Company | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Merchant | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total Company | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Includes amortization associated with commissions, residual buyouts and deferred conversion/implementation costs included within personnel expenses, direct costs and other operating expenses, respectively, in the segment operating results tables above.
(2)Primarily includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, such as customer relationships, software/technology and trade names.
The Company does not evaluate the performance of or allocate resources to its reportable segments using asset data.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those that express a plan, belief, expectation, estimation, anticipation, intent, contingency, future development, outlook, or similar expression, and can generally be identified as forward-looking because they include words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “should,” “confident,” “likely,” “plan,” or words of similar meaning. Statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this report involve significant risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors, both foreseen and unforeseen, could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. The factors that may affect our results include, among others, the following: our ability to compete effectively against new and existing competitors and to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; changes in customer demand for our products and services; the ability of our technology to keep pace with a rapidly evolving marketplace; our ability to successfully implement and achieve the expected benefits associated with our One Fiserv action plan; the success of our merchant alliances, some of which we do not control; the impact of a security breach or operational failure on our business, including disruptions caused by other participants in the global financial system; losses due to chargebacks, refunds or returns as a result of fraud or the failure of our vendors and merchants to satisfy their obligations; changes in local, regional, national and international economic or political conditions, including those resulting from heightened inflation, rising interest rates, taxes, trade policies and tariffs, a recession, bank failures, or international hostilities, and the impact they may have on us and our employees, clients, vendors, supply chain, operations and sales; our ability to use artificial intelligence to improve our products and services and enhance our operations; the effect of proposed and enacted legislative and regulatory actions affecting us or the financial services industry as a whole; our ability to comply with government regulations and applicable card association and network rules; the protection and validity of intellectual property rights; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings; our ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions, and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; the impact of our growth strategies; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; adverse impacts from currency exchange rates or currency controls; changes in corporate tax and interest rates; and other factors identified in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. You should consider these factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided as a supplement to our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, the changes in our financial condition and our results of operations. Our discussion is organized as follows:
•Overview. This section contains background information on our company and the products and services that we provide, acquisitions, and the trends affecting our industry in order to provide context for management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations.
•Changes in critical accounting policies and estimates. This section contains a discussion of changes since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 in the accounting policies that we believe are important to our financial condition and results of operations and that require judgment and estimates on the part of management in their application.
•Results of operations. This section contains an analysis of our results of operations presented in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of income by comparing the results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 to the comparable period in 2025.
•Liquidity and capital resources. This section provides an analysis of our cash flows and a discussion of our outstanding debt at March 31, 2026.
Overview
Company Background
We are a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. We serve clients around the globe, including merchants, banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, corporate and public sector clients. We help clients
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achieve best-in-class results through a commitment to innovation and excellence in areas including account processing and digital banking solutions; card issuer processing and network services; payments; e-commerce; merchant acquiring and processing; and the Clover® cloud-based point-of-sale (“POS”) and business management platform. Most of the products and services we provide are necessary for our clients to operate their businesses and are therefore non-discretionary in nature. We serve our global client base by working among our geographic teams across various regions, including the United States of America (“U.S.”) and Canada; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and Asia Pacific. Our operations are comprised of the Merchant Solutions (“Merchant”) segment and Financial Solutions (“Financial”) segment.
We are focused on providing exceptional client service, world-class execution, value-added technology solutions, and cutting-edge innovation. Our long-term focus is to meet our financial commitments, deliver compelling, innovative solutions that address our clients’ most critical needs, and realize productivity and efficiency gains by embedding artificial intelligence (“AI”) in our products, services and business operations.
The businesses in our Merchant segment provide commerce-enabling products and services to companies of all sizes around the world. These products and services include merchant acquiring and digital commerce services; mobile payment services; security and fraud protection solutions; stored-value solutions; software-as-a-service; POS devices; and pay-by-bank solutions. The business lines aggregated within the Merchant segment consist of the following:
•Small Business – provides products and services to small businesses and independent software vendors (“ISVs”), including Clover, our POS and business management platform for small business clients
•Enterprise – provides products and services to large businesses, including our integrated omnichannel operating system for enterprise clients
•Processing – provides products and services to financial institutions, joint ventures, and other third party resellers which have direct relationships with merchants
We distribute the products and services in the Merchant segment businesses through a variety of channels, including direct sales teams, strategic partnerships with agent sales forces, ISVs, independent sales organizations, financial institutions and other strategic partners in the form of joint venture alliances, revenue sharing alliances and referral agreements.
The businesses in our Financial segment provide products and services to financial institution, corporate and public sector clients across the world, enabling the processing of customer loan and deposit accounts, digital payments and card transactions. The business lines aggregated within the Financial segment consist of the following:
•Digital Payments – provides debit card processing services; debit network services; security and fraud protection products; bill payment; person-to-person payments; and account-to-account transfers
•Issuing – provides credit card processing services; prepaid card processing services; card production services; print services; government payment processing; and student loan processing
•Banking – provides customer loan and deposit account processing; digital banking; financial and risk management; professional services and consulting; and check processing
Corporate and Other supports the reportable segments described above, and consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, unallocated corporate expenses and other activities that are not considered when we evaluate segment performance, such as gains or losses on sales of businesses, certain assets or investments; costs associated with acquisition activity; certain services revenue associated with various dispositions; expenses associated with our One Fiserv transformation initiative; and postage reimbursements.
One Fiserv Action Plan
In the third quarter of 2025, we launched the One Fiserv action plan designed to prioritize and enhance client focus across five strategic pillars. The One Fiserv action plan centers our investments in areas that build on Fiserv’s strengths, including: operating with a client-first mindset to grow our client base and average revenue per client; building the pre-eminent small business operating platform through Clover®; modernizing existing platforms and launching innovative solutions to drive value for our clients, including embedded finance and stablecoin; increasing efficiency enabled by AI; and employing disciplined capital allocation for the long-term.
To advance this transformation, we are simplifying and standardizing processes, adopting new ways of working, and embedding AI to create a higher-quality, more productive business. This approach rethinks how business functions operate and aligns our product portfolio for the future. We are modernizing our technology infrastructure, enhancing resiliency, and reengineering our operating model through AI and advanced automation. We expect these efforts to strengthen efficiency, scalability, and innovation to deliver differentiated value and an exceptional experience for our clients.
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Acquisitions and Other Transactions
We frequently review our businesses to ensure we have the necessary assets to execute our strategy. We expect to acquire businesses when we identify: a compelling strategic need, such as a product, service or technology that helps meet client demand; a way to achieve business scale that enables competition and operational efficiency; or similar considerations. We expect to divest businesses that are not in line with our market, product or financial strategies. The results of operations for the following acquired businesses are included in our consolidated results from the respective dates of acquisition.
Acquisitions of Businesses
On December 17, 2025, we acquired StoneCastle Cash Management, LLC, INDX Processing, LLC and StoneCastle Trust Co. (collectively, “StoneCastle”), a provider of deposit funding solutions. StoneCastle is included within the Financial segment and provides its network of depository institutions easy access to stable, cost efficient deposit funding. On October 1, 2025, we acquired a portion of The Toronto-Dominion Bank’s merchant processing business in Canada (“TD Merchant Canada”). This business is included within the Merchant segment and expands the footprint of our Clover® platform. In connection with this transaction, we signed a multi-year strategic managed services program agreement with The Toronto-Dominion Bank to utilize our technology, including Clover, within its Merchant Solutions business.
On September 25, 2025, we acquired the Smith Consulting Group, LLC business (“SCG”), an operational consulting service utilized by community banks and credit unions across the U.S. SCG is included within the Financial segment and supports our ability to provide consultative engagement to enhance community banks’ and credit unions’ strategic investments. On September 4, 2025, we acquired CardFree Inc. (“CardFree”), an all-in-one platform delivering integrated order, payment and loyalty solutions for merchants. CardFree is included within the Merchant segment and further expands the capabilities of our Clover platform across the hospitality, restaurant and lodging industries.
On June 4, 2025, we acquired Money Money Serviços Financeiros S.A. (“Money Money”), a provider of risk analysis and credit decisioning solutions. Money Money is included within the Merchant segment and expands our payment and financial service capabilities, enabling access to working capital and other payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. On April 4, 2025, we acquired Pinch Payments NZ Limited (together with Zootive Pty Ltd, “Pinch Payments”), a payment facilitator. Pinch Payments is included within the Merchant segment and expands our flexible payment services for our partners and clients and our presence within the Asia-Pacific region.
On March 18, 2025, we acquired CCV Group B.V. (“CCV”), a supplier of POS payment solutions. CCV is included within the Merchant segment and expands our network of payment solutions, enabling our ability to accelerate the deployment of our Clover POS and business management platform across Europe. On March 2, 2025, we acquired Payfare, Inc. (“Payfare”), a provider of program management solutions powering instant access to earnings and banking solutions for workforces. Payfare is included within the Financial segment and expands our embedded finance capabilities for large enterprises and financial institutions.
We acquired these businesses for an aggregate purchase price, including deferred payments, of $857 million, net of $84 million of acquired cash and including earn-out provisions estimated at a fair value of $35 million.
Other Transactions
On September 5, 2025, we acquired the remaining 49.9% ownership interest, including cash held of $195 million, in AIB Merchant Services (“AIBMS”), a payments solution provider, for $420 million. On April 17, 2025, we acquired the remaining 19% ownership interest in ICICI Merchant Services Private Limited, a merchant acceptance business, for $22 million. We previously held a majority controlling financial interest in each of these subsidiaries, which continue to be consolidated and reported within the Merchant segment.
In the third quarter of 2024, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) provided us with a notice of non-renewal for the Wells Fargo Merchant Services merchant alliance (“WFMS”), which was accounted for as an equity method investment. Upon the expiration of the joint venture in April 2025, we received a cash payment of $453 million. In connection with the non-renewal of WFMS, we entered into a multi-year agreement with Wells Fargo to provide processing for current and future merchant clients as well as other services to Wells Fargo’s merchant business.
Industry Trends
The global payments landscape continues to evolve, with rapidly advancing technologies and a steady expansion of digital payments, e-commerce and real-time payments infrastructure. Because of this growth, competition also continues to intensify. Business and consumer expectations continue to rise, with a focus on speed, convenience, choice and security. To meet these expectations, payments companies are focused on modernizing their technology, expanding the use of data and enhancing the
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customer experience. These innovations are driving a competitive landscape where customer expectations evolve rapidly as services digitize and choices multiply.
Merchants
The rapid growth in and globalization of mobile and e-commerce, driven by consumers’ desire for simpler, more efficient shopping experiences, has created an opportunity for merchants to reach consumers nearly anywhere, through any device, which often requires a merchant acquiring provider to enable and optimize the acceptance of payments. Consumers are increasingly using digital wallets, contactless payments, and mobile-first solutions, making omnichannel strategies that integrate online, mobile, and in-store experiences essential for customer retention. Consumers expect instant and secure checkouts, making simplified payment orchestration critical. Merchants are demanding simpler, integrated and flexible systems to enable them to serve customers and help manage cash flow and everyday business operations. When combined with the ever-increasing ways a consumer can pay for goods and services, merchants have sought modern end-to-end solutions throughout their growth lifecycle to streamline the complexity. Merchants are moving beyond traditional payment acceptance to offer embedded financial services to deepen customer relationships and create new revenue streams. Unified commerce solutions and value-added services are becoming key differentiators in competitive markets. Furthermore, merchants can now search, discover, compare, purchase and even install a new system through direct, digital-only experiences. This direct, digital-only channel is a source of new merchant acquisition opportunities, especially with respect to smaller merchants.
Additionally, there are numerous software-as-a-service solution providers in the industry, many of which have chosen to integrate merchant acquiring into their software as a way to generate revenue from existing client relationships. Such providers are referred to as ISVs, and we believe there are numerous potential distribution partnership opportunities to cross-sell multiple value-added solutions available to us.
We believe that our merchant acquiring products and solutions create compelling value propositions for merchant clients of all sizes, from small and mid-sized businesses to medium-sized regional businesses to global enterprise merchants. The depth and breadth of our omnichannel solutions, and flexibility to serve clients across various channels and geographies, drives higher product attach rates with new and existing clients across all verticals. Furthermore, we believe that our strength in distribution, our progress growing software and services, and our value-based pricing as we continue to invest in our operating systems, gives us a solid foundation for growth. We are at the intersection of finance and commerce, creating opportunities for integrated solutions that combine payment acceptance, financial services, and data-driven insights.
Financial Institutions
Financial services providers regularly introduce and implement new payment, deposit, risk management, lending and investment products, and the distinctions among the products and services traditionally offered by different types of financial institutions continue to narrow as they seek to serve the same customers. At the same time, the evolving global regulatory and cybersecurity landscape has continued to create a challenging operating environment for financial institutions. These conditions are driving heightened interest in solutions that help financial institutions win and retain customers, generate revenue, comply with regulations and enhance operating efficiency. In addition, the focus on the customer experience, including through mobile and online engagement, by both financial institutions and their customers, as well as the growing volume and types of payment transactions in the marketplace, continues to elevate the data and transaction processing needs of financial institutions.
Financial institutions must be able to serve their customers with tailored solutions, delivered how and when those customers desire. In addition, financial institutions are striving for this single, integrated view of a customer’s activity. This requires financial institutions to not only process customer transactions, but to integrate financial institutions’ products and services to give customers easy access to integrated solutions. We believe that the integration of our products and services creates a compelling value proposition for our clients by providing, among other things, new sources of revenue and opportunities to reduce their costs. We have invested in integrating our platforms and value-added solutions to make it easy for a client to buy across our full product suite.
Demand for innovative payment solutions continues to grow, with a focus on faster, more convenient options across mobile channels, online applications, in-store cards, and digital currencies. Financial institutions are adopting advanced technologies, introducing new solutions, and responding to an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. We expect that financial institutions will continue to invest significant capital to process transactions, manage information, maintain regulatory compliance and offer innovative new services to their customers in this rapidly evolving and competitive environmental shift from traditional to digital banking. Stablecoins and cryptocurrencies may also become more widely used as digital currencies provide increased accessibility and efficiency. We believe that economies of scale in developing and maintaining the infrastructure, technology, products, services and networks necessary to be competitive in such a dynamic environment are essential to justify these investments, and we anticipate that demand for products that facilitate customer interaction with
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financial institutions, including a unified, seamless customer experience across mobile and online channels, will continue to increase, which we expect to create revenue opportunities for us.
Recent Market Conditions
Global macroeconomic conditions, including changing interest rates; inflation; disruptions in the global supply chain; changes in consumer spending; legislative changes, including potential effects of new tax laws; the effects of international hostilities; political conditions; regulations restricting trade or impacting our ability to offer products or services; and trade policies and tariffs, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. A decline in personal consumption and consumer savings in the U.S. may also negatively impact our business and financial results. We actively monitor and manage our business in response to these unpredictable geopolitical and market conditions, as they may adversely impact our operations and financial results.
In addition, our operating results in certain foreign countries in which we operate may be adversely impacted by fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates for currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including the Euro, British Pound, Indian Rupee, Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against certain foreign currencies in countries in which we operate would negatively impact our revenue and earnings. We also have exposure to risks related to currency devaluation in certain countries, which may negatively impact our international operating results if there is a prolonged devaluation of local currencies relative to the U.S. dollar or if the economic conditions in these countries decline. While the majority of our revenue is earned in the U.S., we actively monitor the interest rate and foreign exchange rate environment and may enter into derivative instruments and utilize other non-derivative hedging instruments with creditworthy institutions in an effort to manage these risks.
Changes in Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, we identified our critical accounting policies and estimates. We continually evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements, including for recently adopted accounting pronouncements, and base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions that we believe are reasonable in light of current circumstances. Actual amounts and results could differ materially from these estimates. For example, we estimate the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with acquisitions of businesses and may record purchase accounting adjustments during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. Additionally, we review the carrying value of goodwill for impairment by comparing the estimated fair values of our reporting units to their respective carrying values. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit involves judgment and the use of significant estimates and assumptions, which include assumptions regarding the revenue growth rates and operating margins used to calculate estimated future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rates, and future economic and market conditions. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Results of Operations
The following table presents certain amounts included in our consolidated statements of income, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to revenue and the change in those amounts from year to year. This information should be read together with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The unaudited financial results presented below have been affected by acquisitions, expenses associated with our One Fiserv transformation initiative, net gain on sale of assets, and foreign currency fluctuations.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Percentage of Revenue (1) | Increase (Decrease) (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Processing and services | $ | 4,070 | $ | 4,045 | 81.0 | % | 78.8 | % | $ | 25 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | 957 | 1,085 | 19.0 | % | 21.2 | % | (128) | (12) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 5,027 | 5,130 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | (103) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of processing and services | 1,610 | 1,389 | 39.6 | % | 34.3 | % | 221 | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of product | 697 | 684 | 72.8 | % | 63.0 | % | 13 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-total | 2,307 | 2,073 | 45.9 | % | 40.4 | % | 234 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,885 | 1,682 | 37.5 | % | 32.8 | % | 203 | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on sale of assets | (83) | (20) | (1.6) | % | (0.4) | % | 63 | n/m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 4,109 | 3,735 | 81.7 | % | 72.8 | % | 374 | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 918 | 1,395 | 18.3 | % | 27.2 | % | (477) | (34) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (347) | (331) | (6.9) | % | (6.5) | % | 16 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 22 | (18) | 0.4 | % | (0.4) | % | (40) | n/m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 593 | 1,046 | 11.8 | % | 20.4 | % | (453) | (43) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (24) | (190) | (0.5) | % | (3.7) | % | (166) | (87) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 4 | (8) | 0.1 | % | (0.2) | % | (12) | n/m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 573 | 848 | 11.4 | % | 16.5 | % | (275) | (32) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 2 | (3) | — | % | (0.1) | % | 5 | n/m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. | $ | 571 | $ | 851 | 11.4 | % | 16.6 | % | $ | (280) | (33) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Percentage of revenue is calculated as the relevant revenue, expense or income amount divided by total revenue, except for cost of processing and services and cost of product amounts, which are divided by the related component of revenue.
(2)n/m - Not meaningful
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Merchant | Financial | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | $ | 2,373 | $ | 2,302 | $ | 352 | $ | 5,027 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2,372 | 2,417 | 341 | 5,130 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue growth (decline) | $ | 1 | $ | (115) | $ | 11 | $ | (103) | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue growth (decline) percentage | — | % | (5) | % | (2) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | $ | 626 | $ | 877 | $ | (585) | $ | 918 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 810 | 1,148 | (563) | 1,395 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income decline | $ | (184) | $ | (271) | $ | (22) | $ | (477) | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income decline percentage | (23) | % | (24) | % | (34) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26.4 | % | 38.1 | % | 18.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 34.2 | % | 47.5 | % | 27.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Operating margin decline (1) | (780) | bps | (940) | bps | (890) | bps | |||||||||||||||||
(1)Represents the basis point decline in operating margin.
Operating margin percentages are calculated using actual, unrounded amounts.
Total Revenue
Total revenue decreased $103 million, or 2%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to a decrease in data and analytics sales and license revenue. Revenue was flat in our Merchant segment and decreased 5% in our Financial segment in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period.
Revenue in our Merchant segment was flat in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Small Business contributed 1% growth to Merchant segment revenue in the first quarter of 2026, primarily driven by volume growth, including from our Clover POS and business management platform, as well as the expansion of our merchant relationships through value-added services. Enterprise contributed slight growth to Merchant segment revenue in the first quarter of 2026, primarily driven by transaction growth, offset by a decrease in data and analytics sales. Revenue in Small Business and Enterprise were negatively impacted by a decrease in anticipation revenue associated with our operations in Latin America, caused by lower inflation and interest rates. Processing contributed a 1% decline to Merchant segment revenue in the first quarter of 2026, primarily driven by a decrease in hardware sales.
Revenue in our Financial segment decreased $115 million, or 5%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Digital Payments and Issuing each contributed a 2% decline to Financial segment revenue in the first quarter of 2026, while Banking contributed a 1% decline to Financial segment revenue. Revenue in our Financial segment in the first quarter of 2026 was negatively impacted by a decrease in data and analytics sales and license revenue compared to the prior year period, primarily within Digital Payments and Issuing.
Revenue at Corporate and Other increased $11 million, or 3%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, due to an increase in postage revenue.
Total Expenses
Total expenses increased $374 million, or 10%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Total expenses as a percentage of total revenue increased 890 basis points to 81.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period. Total expenses as a percentage of total revenue were impacted by higher costs to support the client experience, including personnel costs of approximately 480 basis points; costs associated with our strategic One Fiserv transformation program of approximately 280 basis points; and data processing costs of approximately 230 basis points. Total expenses as a percentage of total revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was favorably impacted by a net gain on the sale-leaseback of certain facilities of $83 million.
Cost of processing and services as a percentage of processing and services revenue increased to 39.6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 34.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Cost of processing and services as a percentage of processing and services
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revenue was negatively impacted by higher personnel costs of approximately 270 basis points; costs associated with our strategic One Fiserv transformation program of approximately 160 basis points; and higher data processing costs of approximately 150 basis points.
Cost of product as a percentage of product revenue increased to 72.8% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 63.0% in the first quarter of 2025. Cost of product as a percentage of product revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was negatively impacted by a decrease in total company high margin data and analytics sales and license revenue compared to the prior year period.
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue increased to 37.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 32.8% in the first quarter of 2025. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was negatively impacted by higher personnel costs of approximately 200 basis points; costs associated with our strategic One Fiserv transformation program of approximately 150 basis points; and higher payments to distribution partners of approximately 100 basis points.
The first quarter of 2026 included a net gain on the sale-leaseback of certain facilities of $83 million.
Operating Income and Operating Margin
Total operating income decreased $477 million, or 34%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Total operating margin decreased 890 basis points to 18.3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period. Total operating income and total operating margin were negatively impacted by a decrease in high margin data and analytics sales and license revenue, along with higher costs to support the client experience, including personnel and data processing costs.
Operating income in our Merchant segment decreased $184 million, or 23%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Operating margin decreased 780 basis points to 26.4% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period. Operating income and operating margin in our Merchant segment were negatively impacted by a decrease in high margin data and analytics sales; higher payments to distribution partners; and higher personnel costs in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Operating income in our Financial segment decreased $271 million, or 24%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Operating margin decreased 940 basis points to 38.1% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in operating income and operating margin in our Financial segment in the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to a decrease in high margin data and analytics sales and license revenue compared to the first quarter of 2025, along with higher personnel and data processing costs.
The operating loss in Corporate and Other increased $22 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. The operating loss in the first quarter of 2026 was negatively impacted by $142 million of costs associated with our strategic One Fiserv transformation program, partially offset by a net gain of $83 million on the sale-leaseback of certain facilities.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net increased $16 million, or 5%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 due to debt financing activities, including our public offering and issuances of $2.0 billion and €2.175 billion of senior notes in August 2025 and May 2025, respectively, as well as an increase in finance lease and other financing obligations, partially offset by lower variable weighted average interest rates on our foreign lines of credit.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net was $22 million and $(18) million in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively. Other income (expense), net includes the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities for subsidiaries located in highly inflationary economies, gains or losses from a sale or change in fair value of investments in equity securities, and amounts related to debt guarantee arrangements of certain joint ventures. The remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities in highly inflationary economies, including Argentina, resulted in foreign currency exchange gains (losses) of $21 million and $(18) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision as a percentage of income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates was 4.0% and 18.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 included the impact of a $293 million benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance against certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards that were determined to be realizable during the first quarter
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of 2026. This benefit was partially offset by a $39 million increase in U.S. federal unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in prior years, $35 million in discrete tax expense from share-based awards and a $39 million increase in various other foreign valuation allowances. The net impact of these items in the first quarter of 2026 resulted in a lower effective income tax rate compared to the statutory tax rate. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included discrete tax benefits from share-based awards, resulting in a lower effective income tax rate compared to the statutory income tax rate.
Income (Loss) from Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Our share of income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates accounted for using the equity method is reported as income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates, and the related tax benefit is reported within the income tax provision in the consolidated statements of income. Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates, including acquired intangible asset amortization from valuations in purchase accounting, was $4 million and $(8) million in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests relates to the minority partners’ share of the net income or loss in our consolidated subsidiaries and was $2 million and $(3) million in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Net Income Per Share – Diluted
Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share-diluted was $1.07 and $1.51 in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, driven by the impacts to net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. described above. Net income attributable to Fiserv, Inc. per share-diluted also includes the impact of a reduction in our diluted weighted average outstanding shares due to our share repurchase program (3.3 million and 9.7 million shares of common stock were repurchased in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our primary liquidity needs in the ordinary course of business are to: (i) fund normal operating expenses; (ii) meet the interest and principal requirements of our outstanding indebtedness, including finance lease and other financing obligations; and (iii) fund capital expenditures and operating lease payments. We believe these needs will be satisfied in both the short and long term using cash flow generated by our operations, along with our cash and cash equivalents of $829 million, proceeds from the issuance of U.S. dollar and Euro commercial paper, and available capacity under our revolving credit facility of $3.8 billion (net of $221 million of outstanding revolver borrowings and $4.0 billion of capacity designated for outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper programs, senior notes due within the next 12 months and letters of credit) at March 31, 2026.
The following table summarizes our net cash provided by operating activities, or operating cash flow, and capital expenditures:
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| (In millions) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 573 | $ | 848 | $ | (275) | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 831 | 779 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 118 | 124 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (58) | (37) | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on sale of assets | (83) | (20) | (63) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates | (4) | 8 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 8 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash foreign currency exchange (gains) losses | (21) | 38 | (59) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net changes in working capital and other | (765) | (1,102) | 337 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 599 | $ | 648 | $ | (49) | (8) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures, including capitalized software and other intangibles | $ | 458 | $ | 335 | $ | 123 | 37 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Our operating cash flow was $599 million in the first three months of 2026, a decrease of 8% compared with $648 million in the first three months of 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower profitability, partially offset by a lower use of working capital compared to the first three months of 2025, including trade accounts receivable collections and timing of prepaid expenses.
Our current policy is to use our operating cash flow primarily to fund capital expenditures, merchant and settlement anticipation cash advances, share repurchases, acquisitions and to repay debt rather than to pay dividends. Our capital expenditures were approximately 9% and 7% of our total revenue for the first three months of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Share Repurchases
We repurchased 3.3 million shares of our common stock for $200 million and 9.7 million shares of our common stock for $2.2 billion during the first three months of 2026 and 2025, respectively. On February 19, 2025, our board of directors authorized the purchase of up to 60.0 million shares of our common stock. This authorization does not expire. As of March 31, 2026, we had approximately 42.6 million shares remaining under our existing repurchase authorization. Shares repurchased are generally held for issuance in connection with our equity plans.
Acquisitions and Other Transactions
Acquisitions of Businesses
We acquired StoneCastle, TD Merchant Canada, SCG, CardFree, Money Money, Pinch Payments, CCV, and Payfare in 2025 for an aggregate purchase price, including deferred payments, of $857 million, net of $84 million of acquired cash and including earn-out provisions estimated at a fair value of $35 million. We funded these acquisitions by utilizing a combination of available cash and commercial paper. The results of operations for these acquired businesses are included in our consolidated results from the respective dates of acquisition.
Other Transactions
In the first quarter of 2026, we entered into sale leaseback arrangements for certain of our facilities for an aggregate net sales price of $201 million. Proceeds of $183 million received in the first quarter of 2026 were primarily used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of debt. The remaining $18 million of proceeds are expected to be received in the second quarter of 2026.
In September 2025, we acquired the remaining 49.9% ownership interest, including cash held of $195 million, in AIBMS for $420 million. In April 2025, we acquired the remaining 19% ownership interest in ICICI Merchant Services Private Limited for $22 million. We previously held a majority controlling financial interest in each of these consolidated subsidiaries and funded these transactions utilizing a combination of available cash and proceeds from commercial paper borrowings.
In 2024, Wells Fargo provided us with a notice of non-renewal for WFMS and upon the expiration of the joint venture in April 2025, we received a cash payment of $453 million, which was primarily used to pay down indebtedness and for share repurchases.
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Indebtedness
Our debt consisted of the following at:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Short-term and current maturities of long-term debt: | |||||||||||
| Foreign lines of credit | $ | 767 | $ | 762 | |||||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations | 556 | 477 | |||||||||
| Total short-term and current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 1,323 | $ | 1,239 | |||||||
| Long-term debt: | |||||||||||
| 3.200% senior notes due July 2026 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,000 | |||||||
| 5.150% senior notes due March 2027 | 750 | 750 | |||||||||
| 2.250% senior notes due June 2027 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 1.125% senior notes due July 2027 (Euro-denominated) | 575 | 589 | |||||||||
| 5.450% senior notes due March 2028 | 900 | 900 | |||||||||
| 2.875% senior notes due June 2028 (Euro-denominated) | 862 | 883 | |||||||||
| 5.375% senior notes due August 2028 | 700 | 700 | |||||||||
| 4.200% senior notes due October 2028 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 3.500% senior notes due July 2029 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| 4.750% senior notes due March 2030 | 850 | 850 | |||||||||
| 2.650% senior notes due June 2030 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 1.625% senior notes due July 2030 (Euro-denominated) | 575 | 589 | |||||||||
| 4.550% senior notes due February 2031 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 5.350% senior notes due March 2031 | 500 | 500 | |||||||||
| 4.500% senior notes due May 2031 (Euro-denominated) | 919 | 942 | |||||||||
| 3.000% senior notes due July 2031 (British Pound-denominated) | 695 | 709 | |||||||||
| 3.500% senior notes due June 2032 (Euro-denominated) | 890 | 912 | |||||||||
| 5.600% senior notes due March 2033 | 900 | 900 | |||||||||
| 5.625% senior notes due August 2033 | 1,300 | 1,300 | |||||||||
| 5.450% senior notes due March 2034 | 750 | 750 | |||||||||
| 5.150% senior notes due August 2034 | 900 | 900 | |||||||||
| 5.250% senior notes due August 2035 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 4.000% senior notes due June 2036 (Euro-denominated) | 747 | 765 | |||||||||
| 4.400% senior notes due July 2049 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| U.S. dollar commercial paper notes | 560 | 326 | |||||||||
| Euro commercial paper notes | 682 | 839 | |||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | 221 | 188 | |||||||||
| Unamortized discount and deferred financing costs | (161) | (169) | |||||||||
| Fair value hedge accounting adjustments | (1) | — | |||||||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations | 1,745 | 1,635 | |||||||||
| Total long-term debt | $ | 27,859 | $ | 27,758 | |||||||
In August 2025, we completed the public offering and issuance of $2.0 billion of senior notes, comprised of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.550% senior notes due in February 2031 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior notes due in August 2035. We used the net proceeds from this senior notes offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of our commercial paper notes and for share repurchases.
In May 2025, Fiserv Funding Unlimited Company, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Fiserv, Inc., completed the public
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offering and issuance of €2.175 billion of senior notes, comprised of €750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% senior notes due in June 2028 (the “2028 notes”), €775 million aggregate principal amount of 3.500% senior notes due in June 2032 (the “2032 notes”) and €650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due in June 2036 (the “2036 notes”). Fiserv, Inc. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed these notes on a senior unsecured basis. We used the net proceeds from this senior notes offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of our commercial paper notes, 3.850% senior notes due in June 2025 and 2.250% senior notes due in July 2025.
At March 31, 2026, our debt consisted primarily of fixed-rate senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of $24.8 billion and $1.2 billion of outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper programs. Interest on our U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes is paid semi-annually, while interest on our Euro and British Pound-denominated senior notes is paid annually. Interest on our revolving credit facility and commercial paper notes is generally paid weekly, or more frequently on occasion. A portion of our senior notes, in the aggregate notional amount of $775 million, are designated as fair value hedges through fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts, which economically changes the hedged notes to variable rate debt. The fair value adjustments associated with our hedged senior notes, as reflected in the table above, are offset by the change in the fair value of the fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts.
At March 31, 2026, the 3.200% senior notes due July 2026 and 5.150% senior notes due March 2027 were classified in the consolidated balance sheet as long-term, as we have the intent to refinance this debt on a long-term basis, and the ability to do so under our revolving credit facility. Outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper programs are also classified in the consolidated balance sheet as long-term, as we have the intent to refinance this commercial paper on a long-term basis through the continued issuance of new commercial paper upon maturity, and also have the ability to refinance such commercial paper under our revolving credit facility.
Variable Rate Debt
Our variable rate debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2026:
| (In millions) | Maturity | Weighted-Average Interest Rate | Outstanding Borrowings | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign lines of credit | various | 17.741% | $ | 767 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. dollar commercial paper notes | various | 4.009% | 560 | ||||||||||||||
| Euro commercial paper notes | various | 2.330% | 682 | ||||||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | August 2030 | 4.655% | 221 | ||||||||||||||
| Total variable rate debt | 8.285% | $ | 2,230 | ||||||||||||||
We maintain various short-term lines of credit and other borrowing arrangements with foreign banks and alliance partners primarily to fund advances associated with operations in Latin America through our settlement anticipation program. The following table provides a summary of the outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rates of our foreign lines of credit and other borrowing arrangements by country at March 31, 2026:
| Weighted-Average Interest Rate | Outstanding Borrowings (In millions) | ||||||||||
Argentina | 35.787 | % | $ | 154 | |||||||
Brazil | 15.294 | % | 472 | ||||||||
Uruguay and Other | 6.242 | % | 141 | ||||||||
Total | 17.741 | % | $ | 767 | |||||||
We offer advanced funding of settlement activity associated with operations in Latin America through our settlement anticipation program by utilizing local operating cash and various short-term lines of credit. In the event we are unable to continue to borrow in the local Latin America markets, we may fund future advances with our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and available capacity under our revolving credit facility.
We maintain unsecured U.S. dollar and Euro commercial paper programs with various maturities generally ranging from one day to four months. Outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper programs bear interest based on the prevailing rates at the time of issuance.
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We also maintain a senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility, which matures in August 2030 and provides for a maximum aggregate principal amount of availability of $8.0 billion. Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at a variable base rate, determined by the term and currency of the borrowing, plus a specified margin based on our long-term debt rating. Outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility were $221 million at March 31, 2026. We are required to pay a facility fee based on the aggregate commitments in effect under the credit agreement from time to time.
Debt Covenants and Compliance
The indentures governing our senior notes contain covenants that, among other matters, limit (i) our ability to consolidate or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, another person, (ii) our and certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to create or assume liens, and (iii) our and certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in sale and leaseback transactions. We may, at our option, redeem the senior notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the applicable redemption price.
The revolving credit facility contains various restrictions and covenants that require us to, among other things, limit our consolidated indebtedness as of the end of each fiscal quarter to no more than 3.75 times our consolidated net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash charges and expenses and certain other adjustments during the period of four fiscal quarters then ended, subject to certain exceptions.
During the first three months of 2026, we were in compliance with all financial debt covenants. Our ability to meet future debt covenant requirements will depend on our continued ability to generate earnings and cash flows. We expect to remain in compliance with all terms and conditions associated with our outstanding debt, including financial debt covenants.
Debt Guarantees
We maintain noncontrolling ownership interests in Sagent M&C, LLC and defi SOLUTIONS Group, LLC (collectively, the “Lending Joint Ventures”). The Lending Joint Ventures maintain variable-rate term loan facilities with aggregate outstanding borrowings of $393 million in senior unsecured debt at March 31, 2026 and variable-rate revolving credit facilities with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $83 million with a syndicate of banks, which mature in April 2027. There were $44 million of aggregate outstanding borrowings on the revolving credit facilities at March 31, 2026. We have guaranteed the debt of the Lending Joint Ventures. We maintained a liability of $9 million at March 31, 2026 for the estimated fair value of our non-contingent obligations to stand ready to perform over the term of the guarantee arrangements. Such guarantees will be amortized in future periods over the contractual term of the debt. In addition, we maintained a contingent liability of $5 million at March 31, 2026, representing the current expected credit losses to which we are exposed. This contingent liability is estimated based on certain financial metrics of the Lending Joint Ventures and historical industry data, which is used to develop assumptions of the likelihood the guaranteed parties will default and the level of credit losses in the event a default occurs. We have not made any payments under the guarantees, nor have we been called upon to do so, and do not anticipate that the Lending Joint Ventures will fail to fulfill their debt obligations.
Supplemental Guarantor Information
Fiserv, Inc. has fully, unconditionally and solely guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis the 2028 notes, 2032 notes and 2036 notes (the “Guaranteed Notes”) issued by Fiserv Funding Unlimited Company (the “Issuer”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Fiserv, Inc. No other subsidiary of Fiserv, Inc. or the Issuer has guaranteed the Guaranteed Notes. The Guaranteed Notes are the Issuer’s unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with other unsecured senior indebtedness of the Issuer from time to time outstanding. The guarantees of Fiserv, Inc. are unsecured senior obligations of Fiserv, Inc. and rank equally with other unsecured senior indebtedness of Fiserv, Inc. from time to time outstanding.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments, exclusive of settlement assets, with original maturities of 90 days or less that are readily convertible to cash are considered to be cash equivalents as reflected within our consolidated balance sheets.
The table below details our cash and cash equivalents held at:
| (In millions) | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Available | $ | 335 | $ | 342 | |||||||
Unavailable (1) | 494 | 456 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 829 | $ | 798 | |||||||
(1)Represents cash associated with: intermediary settlement advances; wholly owned entities subject to regulatory requirements; cash in transit; or cash in our joint ventures that is not available to fund operations outside of the respective entities unless approved by the board of directors of the relevant entity.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk refers to the risk that a change in the level of one or more market prices, interest rates, inflation, currency exchange rates, indices, correlations or other market factors, such as liquidity, will result in losses for a certain financial instrument or group of financial instruments. Our senior management actively monitors certain market risks to which we are exposed, primarily from fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. In order to limit our exposure to these risks, we may enter into derivative instruments with creditworthy institutions to hedge against changing interest rates and foreign currency rate fluctuations. We currently utilize forward exchange contracts, fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swap contracts, fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts and other non-derivative hedging instruments to manage risk.
Our exposure to foreign currency exchange risks generally arises from our international operations to the extent they are conducted in local currency. The major currencies to which our revenues are exposed are the Argentine Peso, Brazilian Real, British Pound, Euro and Indian Rupee. Changes in the value of underlying monetary assets and liabilities of our non-U.S. dollar-denominated foreign investments and foreign currency transactions in highly inflationary economies may result in foreign currency exchange losses. We also have exposure to risks related to currency devaluation in certain countries, which may negatively impact our international operating results if there is a prolonged devaluation of local currencies relative to the U.S. dollar or if the economic conditions in these countries decline. In April 2025, the Argentine government announced economic policy changes, including the removal of certain currency controls, resulting in a significant devaluation of the Argentine Peso. Additionally, the Argentine Peso experienced significant volatility during 2025 due to the recent economic landscape in Argentina. The remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities in highly inflationary economies, including Argentina, resulted in foreign currency exchange gains (losses) of $21 million and $(18) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which is included within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statement of income.
Additional information about market risks to which we are exposed is included within Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There were no significant changes to our quantitative and qualitative analyses about market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See the information set forth in Note 17, Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation and Investigation Matters, which is incorporated by reference in response to this item.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The table below sets forth information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of us or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) of shares of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| January 1-31, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | 45,874,150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-28, 2026 | 2,500,000 | 60.96 | 2,500,000 | 43,374,150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2026 | 763,623 | 62.33 | 763,623 | 42,610,527 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,263,623 | 3,263,623 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)On February 19, 2025, our board of directors authorized the purchase of up to 60.0 million shares of our common stock. This authorization does not expire.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(c) During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of the Company’s directors or Section 16 officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” each as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The exhibits listed in the accompanying exhibit index are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 22 | ||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||
| 31.2 | ||||||||
| 32.1 | ||||||||
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document - The XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document | |||||||
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||
* Filed with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are the following documents formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vi) the information included in Part II, Item 5(c).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| FISERV, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul M. Todd | |||||||||||
| Paul M. Todd | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kenneth F. Best | |||||||||||
| Kenneth F. Best | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael P. Lyons, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fiserv, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Michael P. Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Michael P. Lyons | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Paul M. Todd, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fiserv, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul M. Todd | ||||||||||||||
| Paul M. Todd | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fiserv, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Michael P. Lyons, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Paul M. Todd, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| By: | /s/ Michael P. Lyons | ||||||||||
| Michael P. Lyons | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| May 6, 2026 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Paul M. Todd | |||||||
| Paul M. Todd | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| May 6, 2026 | ||||||||