Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) stock: Winston Score and insider trades

§Winston Score History

Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS, helps banks and other financial companies run their technology systems. It provides software and services that process payments, manage bank accounts, and handle trades for financial institutions around the world. FIS is one of the largest financial technology companies globally, serving thousands of banks, credit unions, and capital markets firms.

FIS earns money by charging banks and financial firms fees for using its software platforms and processing services, mostly through long-term contracts. The company operates across more than 100 countries, generating roughly $10 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is how deeply its software is embedded in customers' core banking systems, making it costly and difficult for clients to switch providers. The key risk facing FIS is that it carries significant debt from past acquisitions, and its relatively low return on invested capital suggests the business still needs to improve how efficiently it uses its assets.

Politician Trades

31 trades / 12mo

15 Congressional buys and 16 sells on FIS in the last 12 months.

Unlock the full Smart Money Map — every trade plotted on the price chart with politicians, amounts and returns since each trade. Founder's Deal is $57/mo locked for life.

Unlock politician trades

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+29.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

Reported EPS Growth

+150.0% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $-0.90

30 Jun 2026: $0.45

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$757M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Fidelity National Information Services grew revenue 29% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

34.8%

Modest — 34.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

15.0%

Healthy — 15.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

5.5%

Weak — 5.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+18.3%

Fast-growing sales (+18.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

>+1,000%

Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

92%

Modest — 92% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

22.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.33

Elevated debt (1.33)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

3.54x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

5.7x

Attractive valuation — P/E 5.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+0.6

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

5.14%

Healthy income — 5.14% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+10.3%

Dividend growing fast (10.3% YoY)

Payout Ratio

26%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.

Start free trial

Fidelity National Information Services

§How the score breaks down

Share count falling — buybacks

§Winston Score History

Politician Trades

Growth Profile

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Quality

Growth

Cash Flow

Stability

Valuation

Dividends