Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) earnings on August 6, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Fiserv, Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed

Fiserv's stock fell sharply after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings and lowered its future profit outlook, but it recovered most of the loss by the close.

FISV price around the earnings

54.11

Change: +0.0%

2026-08-06, 20:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
47.21 49.71 52.20 54.70 54.10
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.
August 6, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed

Thesis published
Results released

Trend strength positive but activist pressure and analyst caution offset 75% beat rate support.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Volatile run-up with recent positive trend strength, recovering from a dip into earnings.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Hold
Consensus average (1-5)
2.67
Analysts covering the stock
27
Average price target
66.63
Lowest price target
40
Highest price target
115
Upside to price target
23.1%
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
9
  • Strong buy: 3
  • Buy: 6
  • Hold: 25
  • Sell: 1
  • Strong sell: 1
Strong buy
3
Buy
6
Hold
25
Sell
1
Strong sell
1
  • July 24, 2026 · Truist Securities: Maintains rating (Hold → Hold)
  • July 22, 2026 · BMO Capital: Maintains rating (Market Perform → Market Perform)
  • July 22, 2026 · Cantor Fitzgerald: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
  • July 10, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
  • July 9, 2026 · Goldman Sachs: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
  • July 9, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
  • July 8, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
  • July 8, 2026 · Barclays: Initiates coverage (Equal-Weight)
  • July 7, 2026 · TD Cowen: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
High
Normalized volume
99%
News
Sources (7)

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
54.11
Average true range (ATR)
3.7%
Distance to 52-week high
-61.4%
14-day change (14d)
+7.7%
30-day change (30d)
+4.5%
30-day relative strength
+2.0%
SPY change (30d)
+2.5%
Nearest support
53.56
Distance to nearest support
1%
Nearest resistance
54.14
Distance to nearest resistance
0.1%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
0.96
  • Mid: 53.56 (1% away, 0.27 ATR, 13 touches)
  • Mid: 53.09 (1.9% away, 0.5 ATR, 15 touches)
  • Minor: 52.67 (2.7% away, 0.71 ATR, 8 touches)
  • Mid: 54.14 (0.1% away, 0.02 ATR, 23 touches)
  • Mid: 54.68 (1.1% away, 0.28 ATR, 9 touches)
  • Mid: 55.03 (1.7% away, 0.46 ATR, 10 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
-0.8%
  • May 5, 2026: actual EPS 1.79 vs estimate 1.58 (surprise +13.5%)
  • February 10, 2026: actual EPS 1.99 vs estimate 1.9 (surprise +4.6%)
  • October 29, 2025: actual EPS 2.04 vs estimate 2.65 (surprise -22.9%)
  • July 23, 2025: actual EPS 2.47 vs estimate 2.43 (surprise +1.5%)

Expected move

Implied move
+11.0%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.7%
75th percentile move
8.5%
90th percentile move
14.3%
Up / down moves
11 / 9
Average up move
+4.4%
Average down move
-12.1%

Monitoring and close

What Fiserv, Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.84
EPS estimate1.91
EPS surprise-3.7%
Revenue$5,292 million
Revenue estimate$5,039 million
Revenue surprise+5.0%

Fiserv missed Q2 estimates and cut its annual outlook. New leadership is focusing on strategic investments and portfolio review to navigate near-term headwinds while targeting long-term growth.

Sources (21)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Missed expectations

Heading into the open, results beat expectations on revenue but not on earnings, and the price is indicating -12.4% pre-market, a move 3x the stock's usual reaction (about 5%). The figures overturn the prior optimistic scenario. In the 1,064 similar cases in our market history, the close held that direction 96% of the time.

How the stock reacted

Outcome
Missed
Consolidated
-0.3%
Max favorable move (MFE)
0.5%
Max adverse move (MAE)
13.1%