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- Balance Sheet: Assets
- Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Cash Flow Statement
- Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
- Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Current Ratio since 2005
- Analysis of Debt
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Calculation
Fiserv Inc., debt to equity, long-term trends, calculation
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-12-31).
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The data reveals significant fluctuations in the financial structure over the analyzed period. Total debt displayed a pronounced increase between 2006 and 2007, escalating dramatically from $747 million to $5,405 million, followed by a gradual decline until 2012. Subsequently, the debt level rose moderately from 2012 to 2014 before surging sharply from 2018 onwards, peaking at $21,899 million in 2019, slightly decreasing in the following years but remaining elevated near $21,237 million by the end of 2021.
Shareholders’ equity exhibited a generally stable pattern from 2005 until 2018, fluctuating modestly around the $2,400 to $3,400 million range. However, starting in 2018, there was an exceptional increase in equity, more than tenfold, reaching a peak of $32,979 million in 2019, and then slightly declining but still maintaining high levels above $30,000 million through 2021.
The debt-to-equity ratio experienced notable volatility in the same timeframe. Initially, the ratio remained below 1 from 2005 through 2006, then escalated sharply to 2.19 in 2007, before progressively declining back to below 1 by 2012. Thereafter, it climbed steadily, peaking at 2.6 in 2018. Following this peak, the ratio reversed direction dramatically, plunging to levels around 0.66 by 2019 and maintaining similar levels through 2021.
Overall, the financial leverage, as indicated by the debt-to-equity ratio, has seen periods of high leverage interspersed with phases of reduced leverage. The extraordinary increases in both total shareholders’ equity and total debt around 2018-2019 suggest significant corporate events affecting capital structure, such as large-scale financing transactions or restructuring. Despite high debt levels in absolute terms in recent years, the considerably larger equity base has contributed to maintaining a relatively moderate debt-to-equity ratio since 2019.
Comparison to Competitors
Fiserv Inc., debt to equity, long-term trends, comparison to competitors
| Fiserv Inc. | Accenture PLC | Adobe Inc. | Cadence Design Systems Inc. | CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | Fair Isaac Corp. | International Business Machines Corp. | Intuit Inc. | Microsoft Corp. | Oracle Corp. | Palantir Technologies Inc. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | Salesforce Inc. | ServiceNow Inc. | Synopsys Inc. | Workday Inc. | |
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-12-31).
Comparison to Sector (Software & Services)
Fiserv Inc., debt to equity, long-term trends, comparison to sector (software & services)
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-12-31).
Comparison to Industry (Information Technology)
Fiserv Inc., debt to equity, long-term trends, comparison to industry (information technology)
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-12-31).