Evertec
EVTC on NYSE. Evertec sells payment services to financial institutions and card payment networks. Market value $1.7bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
Should I look at this?
Worth a closer look
Why it could be worth it
What to watch out for
Nothing big in our quick check. See what could go wrong below.
This is not advice. Check the numbers below.
For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $12.00 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 15.5 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
Each dollar kept in the business earns 11 cents a year. Above 10 is good.
Quality score: 87 of 100. Price score: 91 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$29.05 a share, 33% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $21.81 to $34.41.
Dividend: 0.7% a year
Paid every year for at least 5 years
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
Spare cash swings from quarter to quarter here: $208 million in the past 12 months, $136 million in the year to December 2025.
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $590m | $618m | $695m | $845m | $932m |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | 33.3% | 25.5% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 20.0% |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | 1.00 | 0.91 | 1.68 | 2.04 | 1.77 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.07bn | 0.06bn | 0.06bn | 0.06bn | 0.06bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
- Financial strength (Piotroski)6 of 8 checks we could run
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt1.77× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsStrong, 12.8% a year
- Buying back its own sharesYes, 8% fewer since 2021
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $275 million last quarter, up 20% on a year ago.
- Profit: $5 million, down 87% on a year ago.
- It keeps 18 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, down from 22 cents a year earlier.
- Spare cash over the past 12 months: $208 million, up from $195 million.
- 5% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
- Debt is $1 billion more than cash, up from $661 million a year ago.
- Sales grew on a year ago in each of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $212m |
| December 2024 | $216m |
| March 2025 | $229m |
| June 2025 | $230m |
| September 2025 | $229m |
| December 2025 | $245m |
| March 2026 | $248m |
| June 2026 | $275m |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $25m |
| December 2024 | $40m |
| March 2025 | $33m |
| June 2025 | $40m |
| September 2025 | $33m |
| December 2025 | $36m |
| March 2026 | $24m |
| June 2026 | $5m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 2 March 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 5 November 2026
Who owns it
5 long-term investors we follow own it, up from 4 last quarter. 252 funds in all.
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland AdvisorsBill Nasgovitz | $23m | 1.0% | Added |
| Boston PartnersBoston Partners team | $13m | <0.1% | Cut |
| LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok | $6m | <0.1% | Added |
| Tweedy, BrowneTweedy Browne partners | $2m | 0.2% | New |
| GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli | $598,853 | <0.1% | Added |
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$255m
- FMR$244mCut
- American Century Companies$144mAdded
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$110m
- Vanguard Capital Management$77mCut
- Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management$75mCut
- State Street$72mAdded
- Fuller & Thaler Asset Management$57mAdded
- Geode Capital Management$44mAdded
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP$40mCut
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
3 investors own more than 5%.
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor14.7%Since 31 March 2025
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementPassive investor6.5%Since 31 March 2026
- Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investor5.4%Since 31 March 2026
- Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2025
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 14.7% | 31 March 2025 | |
Vanguard Portfolio Management Passive investor | 6.5% | 31 March 2026 | |
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | 5.4% | 31 March 2026 | |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2025 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 5 insiders bought $2m of shares on the open market. 3 sold $2m.
- Polak Aldo J.DirectorSold
- Date
- 3 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,094
- Price
- $30.37
- Value
- $33,228
- Polak Aldo J.DirectorSold
- Date
- 28 August 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $30.09
- Value
- $30,090
- Polak Aldo J.DirectorSold
- Date
- 21 August 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $29.80
- Value
- $29,800
- Perez-Surillo PaolaExecutive Vice PresidentSold
- Date
- 14 August 2026
- Shares
- 17,486
- Price
- $31.56
- Value
- $551,888
- Viglianco DiegoEVP & CIOSold
- Date
- 12 August 2026
- Shares
- 27,570
- Price
- $30.32
- Value
- $835,969
- Polak Aldo J.DirectorSold
- Date
- 11 August 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $29.50
- Value
- $29,500
- SMITH BRIAN JOHNDirectorBought
- Date
- 12 June 2026
- Shares
- 16,202
- Price
- $26.42
- Value
- $428,057
- Vizcarrondo MiguelExecutive Vice PresidentBought
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Shares
- 21,000
- Price
- $23.37
- Value
- $490,770
- D'ANGELO FRANK G.DirectorBought
- Date
- 8 May 2026
- Shares
- 20,000
- Price
- $23.40
- Value
- $468,000
- Castrillo-Salgado Joaquin A.Senior EVP & COOBought
- Date
- 8 May 2026
- Shares
- 20,000
- Price
- $22.74
- Value
- $454,706
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2026 | Polak Aldo J. Director | Sold | 1,094 | $30.37 | $33,228 |
| 28 August 2026 | Polak Aldo J. Director | Sold | 1,000 | $30.09 | $30,090 |
| 21 August 2026 | Polak Aldo J. Director | Sold | 1,000 | $29.80 | $29,800 |
| 14 August 2026 | Perez-Surillo Paola Executive Vice President | Sold | 17,486 | $31.56 | $551,888 |
| 12 August 2026 | Viglianco Diego EVP & CIO | Sold | 27,570 | $30.32 | $835,969 |
| 11 August 2026 | Polak Aldo J. Director | Sold | 1,000 | $29.50 | $29,500 |
| 12 June 2026 | SMITH BRIAN JOHN Director | Bought | 16,202 | $26.42 | $428,057 |
| 11 May 2026 | Vizcarrondo Miguel Executive Vice President | Bought | 21,000 | $23.37 | $490,770 |
| 8 May 2026 | D'ANGELO FRANK G. Director | Bought | 20,000 | $23.40 | $468,000 |
| 8 May 2026 | Castrillo-Salgado Joaquin A. Senior EVP & COO | Bought | 20,000 | $22.74 | $454,706 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
None of the serious warning signs we check for were found. 1 thing worth knowing.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 2 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026 and 8 later 8-Ks.
One big customer
Worth knowingOne customer brings in a big share of sales: 29% last year. Losing that customer would hurt.
“For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 29% of our revenue was generated from our relationship with Popular.”
From the 10-K filed 2 March 2026, Item 1. Business. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
The enactment of legislation implementing changes in tax legislation or policies in different geographic jurisdictions including the United States could materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Could happenVarious foreign taxing jurisdictions enacted local legislation formally adopting the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules ("Pillar Two"), which generally provides for a minimum effective tax rate of 15%, as established by the OECD Pillar Two Framework. The Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed that U.S. Multi-National Entities (“MNEs”) should be excluded from certain aspects of the Pillar Two global minimum tax rules in exchange for the U.S. not imposing retaliatory taxes. On January 5, 2026, the OECD released additional guidance and announced the Side-by-Side package which introduces simplifications and new safe harbors for U.S. MNEs.
Read moreThe enactment of legislation implementing changes in tax legislation or policies in different geographic jurisdictions including the United States could materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Could happenThe OBBBA includes provisions, such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework, and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions. The legislation has multiple effective dates beginning in 2025.
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The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
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