Mastercard Incorporated MA

567.65 1.57 0.28% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$494.4B
P/E
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Return on equity

Mastercard Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 241.2%, up 31.3 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 8.49% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 59.1% High 209.9%
Ten-year median 125.3%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MA Mastercard Incorporated 241.2%
V Visa Inc. compare 62.4%
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare 45.1%
AXP American Express Company compare 34.0%
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare 24.5%
SYF Synchrony Financial compare 22.2%
ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare 10.3%
COF Capital One Financial Corporation compare 9.09%
SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare 7.09%
Credit Services industry median 8.49%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 1.76%

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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