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Mastercard Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.8 billion, up 16.4% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +14.0%
- EPS
- +21.6%
- Free cash flow
- −10.3%
- Total debt
- +26.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Return on equity
Mastercard Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 231.4%, up 21.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (209.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 59.1% (fiscal 2015) to 209.9% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 9.05% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 209.9% | 19.05 |
| FY2024 | 190.9% | 22.92 |
| FY2023 | 168.0% | 23.40 |
| FY2022 | 144.6% | 19.30 |
| FY2021 | 125.3% | 21.89 |
| FY2020 | 103.4% | (39.88) |
| FY2019 | 143.2% | 35.88 |
| FY2018 | 107.4% | 37.33 |
| FY2017 | 70.0% | 0.92 |
| FY2016 | 69.1% | 10.01 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | 231.4% |
| V Visa Inc. compare | 64.6% |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 44.5% |
| AXP American Express Company compare | 35.5% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.8% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial compare | 21.1% |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 10.5% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation compare | 9.44% |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | 7.35% |
| Credit Services industry median | 9.05% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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