Visa (NYSE: V) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q3), Visa beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew and GAAP earnings per share dropped to a loss.

Gross margins dropped, operating margins grew, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Visa reported revenue of $2.57 billion. The 30 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for a top line of $2.52 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 10% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.32 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $1.56. The 34 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $1.45 per share. GAAP EPS were -$2.27 for Q3 compared to $1.46 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 83.0%, 140 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 58.1%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -71.7%, 11,500 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.63 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.50.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $10.26 billion. The average EPS estimate is $6.07.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,804 members out of 5,072 rating the stock outperform, and 268 members rating it underperform. Among 994 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 936 give Visa a green thumbs-up, and 58 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Visa is outperform, with an average price target of $133.38.

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