| USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2021 | Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 30, 2018 | Sep 30, 2017 | Sep 30, 2016 | Sep 30, 2015 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Sep 30, 2012 | Sep 30, 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 | Sep 30, 2009 |
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Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 17,164 | $ 11,975 | $ 16,286 | ||||||||||||||
Restricted cash equivalents—U.S. litigation escrow | 2,990 | 3,089 | 1,764 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities | 1,833 | 3,200 | 3,842 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities (Note 3): | |||||||||||||||||
Trading | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Income tax receivable (Note 19) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Settlement receivable | 4,191 | 4,454 | 2,183 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 3,126 | 2,561 | 2,291 | ||||||||||||||
Customer collateral | 3,625 | 3,524 | 3,005 | ||||||||||||||
Current portion of client incentives | 2,158 | 1,918 | 1,577 | ||||||||||||||
Current portion of volume and support incentives | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 19) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,679 | 3,312 | 2,584 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 37,766 | 34,033 | 33,532 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities | 999 | 2,545 | 1,921 | ||||||||||||||
Restricted cash-litigation escrow (Note 4) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Client incentives | 5,157 | 4,628 | 3,789 | ||||||||||||||
Volume and support incentives | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property, equipment and technology, net | 4,236 | 3,824 | 3,425 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 19,879 | 18,941 | 17,997 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 27,646 | 26,889 | 26,104 | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 3,944 | 3,651 | 3,731 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 99,627 | 94,511 | 90,499 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 555 | 479 | 375 | ||||||||||||||
Settlement payable | 4,568 | 5,265 | 3,269 | ||||||||||||||
Customer collateral | 3,625 | 3,524 | 3,005 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 1,863 | 1,538 | 1,506 | ||||||||||||||
Client incentives | 10,369 | 9,075 | 8,177 | ||||||||||||||
Volume and support incentives | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,466 | 4,909 | 5,015 | ||||||||||||||
Current maturities of debt | 5,569 | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued litigation | 3,033 | 1,727 | 1,751 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred purchase consideration | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accrued litigation | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable class C (series III) common stock, no shares and 35 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 15) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 35,048 | 26,517 | 23,098 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 19,602 | 20,836 | 20,463 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 5,549 | 5,301 | 5,114 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred purchase consideration | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accrued litigation (Note 22) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 1,519 | 2,720 | 3,091 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 61,718 | 55,374 | 51,766 | ||||||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 745 | 1,031 | 1,698 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock and additional paid-in capital | - | - | 20,452 | ||||||||||||||
Right to recover for covered losses | 124 | 104 | 140 | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock (Note 13) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Right to recover for covered losses | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total temporary equity and minority interest | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 21,934 | 21,229 | - | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated income | 15,106 | 17,289 | 18,040 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
Investment securities | 12 | 30 | (64) | ||||||||||||||
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans | 32 | 16 | 155 | ||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | (307) | (213) | (177) | ||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 575 | (109) | (921) | ||||||||||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 248 | (308) | (1,317) | ||||||||||||||
Total Visa Inc. stockholders' equity | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Temporary Equity and Minority Interest | |||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 37,909 | 39,137 | 38,733 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 99,627 | $ 94,511 | $ 90,499 |