Payments Stocks

9 stocks · Financials sector · flow as of Oct 20, 2026 close

Payments stocks: what the data says

As of the Oct 20, 2026 close, NextPick's Payments basket shows weak inflow (flow score 17). That is the 27th-strongest money flow of 110 industry baskets tracked. The basket was up 0.8% on the day and up 2.5% over five sessions.

The basket holds 9 Payments stocks in the Financials sector. The largest by market cap are V, MA and AXP. The median member is up 2.7% over the past month. Best one-month returns: V (+10.1%), MA (+9.3%) and PYPL (+8.6%). Weakest: GPN (−0.5%), XYZ (+0.3%) and ADYEY (+1.4%). On the latest close, 5 members showed inflow and 1 showed outflow.

7 Payments companies report earnings in the next 30 days: AXP (Oct 23), PYPL (Oct 27), V (Oct 27), MA (Oct 29) and FISV (Nov 3) and 2 more.

Payments stocks list

StockMarket capClose1D1M3MMoney flow
V stockVisa Inc.V earnings$755.8B$407.15+1.05%+10.06%+15.20%strong inflow
MA stockMastercard IncorporatedMA earnings$540.9B$620.52+0.67%+9.31%+16.64%inflow
AXP stockAmerican Express CompanyAXP earnings$211.8B$318.41+0.63%+1.54%-8.70%weak inflow
PYPL stockPayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL earnings$48.9B$57.14+1.11%+8.59%+2.94%weak inflow
XYZ stockBlock, Inc.XYZ earnings$46.8B$78.13+0.81%+0.28%-2.80%neutral
ADYEY stockAdyen N.V.$33.2B$10.38+0.19%+1.37%+11.37%neutral
FISV stockFiserv, Inc.FISV earnings$25.3B$48.25+1.17%+3.83%-3.92%neutral
GPN stockGlobal Payments Inc.GPN earnings$22.1B$84.85+0.31%-0.52%+7.45%outflow
FOUR stockShift4 Payments, Inc.FOUR earnings$3.1B$40.44+1.68%+2.72%-16.13%inflow

Payments money flow, last 10 sessions

SessionFlow scoreSignalBasket 1D
Oct 20, 202617weak inflow+0.81%
Oct 19, 20269neutral+0.08%
Oct 16, 20265neutral-0.28%
Oct 15, 20262neutral+2.97%
Oct 14, 2026-10weak outflow-1.13%
Oct 13, 2026-12weak outflow+0.39%
Oct 12, 2026-28weak outflow+0.74%
Oct 9, 2026-38outflow+1.20%
Oct 8, 2026-31outflow+0.76%
Oct 7, 2026-53outflow+0.11%

Upcoming Payments earnings

Payments stocks: key questions

What are the biggest Payments stocks?

By market cap, the largest Payments stocks NextPick tracks are Visa Inc. (V), Mastercard Incorporated (MA), American Express Company (AXP), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) and Block, Inc. (XYZ).

Is money flowing into Payments stocks?

On the Oct 20, 2026 close, money is flowing in: the basket reads weak inflow with a flow score of 17, up 0.8% on the day.

Which Payments stocks performed best this month?

Over the past 21 sessions the leaders are V (+10.1%), MA (+9.3%) and PYPL (+8.6%).

When do Payments stocks report earnings?

AXP reports next, on Oct 23, 2026 before market open. 7 members report within 30 days.

Baskets and money-flow scores are NextPick's own sector-flow model built from daily price and volume data; they describe past trading and are not investment advice.