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Fiserv$FISV · filed: grew revenue 3.6% in FY2025 to $21.2BNew shipTrillion Score 518Fall Risk LowNext year $20.1B–$23.0B sealedCheck ▾Close ▴
What Fiserv filed
Grew revenue 3.6% in FY2025 to $21.2 billion, operating margin 27.5% against a 7.9% median for business services, equity 32.2% of assets. Every figure links to the filing it came from on Fiserv’s card. New ship: no warning signs. Trillion Score 518, #34 of 87 in its field; Fall Risk Low (how it is measured).
What the house said in advance
Revenue for the fiscal year after 2025-12-31 between $20.1B and $23.0B, an 80% range sealed on 24 Sept 2026 · receipt #060998 · graded in public by the revenue in Fiserv’s next annual report.
Figures as filed with the SEC. Ranges, scores and boats are statistical descriptions of past filings, not ratings or recommendations. Reporting, not advice.
In plain words
**$210bn** AUM in institutional hands positions Fiserv as a validated fintech infrastructure bet ahead of February guidance.
$210 billion
disclosed Fiserv positions in their December 31
$38 billion
in reported equity holdings
31%
for the year
740 basis points
Average position size among the 13 filers landed near
Thirteen institutional filers with combined assets north of $210 billion disclosed Fiserv positions in their December 31, 2025 13F submissions. The payments processor and merchant acquiring platform appeared in portfolios ranging from $4.2 billion to $38 billion in reported equity holdings, a distribution pattern that marks tactical accumulation rather than index rebalancing.
Holdings Channel's scan of 37 recent filings isolated Fiserv as a consensus name among allocators who typically run concentrated books with 25 to 60 positions. The stock closed Q4 2025 at $214.18, up 31% for the year, outpacing the S&P 500 Financials sector by 740 basis points. Average position size among the 13 filers landed near 1.8% of reported equity AUM, a weight that suggests conviction without recklessness. Three filers increased stakes by more than 40% quarter-over-quarter; two initiated positions above $50 million.
The clustering matters because Fiserv sits at the toll booth for $4.6 trillion in annual payment volume across Clover point-of-sale systems, Carat enterprise merchant services, and the legacy First Data rails. The company reported $4.9 billion in Q3 2025 revenue, a 7% year-over-year lift, and operating margin expansion to 37.2% from 35.1% the prior year. Management guided 8-10% organic revenue growth for 2026, anchored by small-business software monetization and cross-border payment flows that grew 19% in the most recent quarter. Institutional buyers are pricing durability in a high-rate environment where payment processors retain pricing power and where software-led services now account for 42% of segment revenue, up from 34% three years ago.
The 13F snapshot also exposes a tilt toward allocators who favor operational leverage over growth-at-any-cost narratives. Fiserv spent $1.1 billion on buybacks in the first nine months of 2025 and carries net debt of $21.3 billion against $7.8 billion in trailing EBITDA, a 2.7x ratio that leaves room for both M&A and incremental capital return. The stock trades at 17.2x forward earnings, a 14% discount to Visa and 22% below Mastercard, despite operating in adjacent but less capital-light segments. That valuation gap draws family offices hunting for fintech exposure without the multiple expansion risk embedded in pure-play networks.
Operators should track Fiserv's February 11, 2026 earnings call for updated guidance on Clover software attach rates and any commentary on European merchant acquiring, where the company has quietly expanded market share by 320 basis points since 2023. March will bring the next wave of 13F amendments; watch whether the current holder base adds to positions or whether profit-taking begins near the $220 technical resistance level. Cross-reference filings from Janus Henderson, Macquarie, and Polen Capital, three shops that have historically front-run fintech infrastructure trades six to nine months ahead of broader institutional adoption.
The tell is in the convergence. When a dozen allocators with different mandates and different risk appetites land on the same name in the same quarter, the trade is no longer early. It is confirmed. The question is whether confirmation arrives before or after the repricing.
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For the principal
If payment infrastructure is underweight in the portfolio, Fiserv offers validated exposure at a Visa-discount multiple with operational leverage.
For the operator
Watch February 11 earnings for Clover software metrics and European merchant share; next 13F wave in March reveals if consensus holds.
For the house
Monitor for entry below $208 if profit-taking accelerates; position size under 2.2% given valuation discount to network peers.
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