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Mastercard Incorporated
Mastercard Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.8 billion, up 16.4% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.1%, EPS grew 22.1%, free cash flow fell 25.0% and total debt rose 29.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 78.52 | 104.01 | 151.12 | 180.98 | 199.99 | 306.00 | 276.87 | 340.21 | 416.53 | 465.59 |
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| High | 108.93 | 154.65 | 225.35 | 301.53 | 367.25 | 401.50 | 399.92 | 428.36 | 537.70 | 601.77 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 11,900 | 13,400 | 14,800 | 18,600 | 21,000 | 24,000 | 29,900 | 33,400 | 35,300 | 39,800 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.91 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.82 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 10,776 | 12,497 | 14,950 | 16,883 | 15,301 | 18,884 | 22,237 | 25,098 | 28,167 | 32,791 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| EBT | 5,646 | 6,522 | 7,204 | 9,731 | 7,760 | 10,307 | 11,732 | 13,639 | 15,254 | 18,578 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 52.39 | 52.19 | 48.19 | 57.64 | 50.72 | 54.58 | 52.76 | 54.34 | 54.16 | 56.66 | |||||
| Net income | 4,059 | 3,915 | 5,859 | 8,118 | 6,411 | 8,687 | 9,930 | 11,195 | 12,874 | 14,968 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,233 | 1,438 | 1,694 | 1,663 | 1,652 | 2,097 | 2,336 | 2,421 | 2,727 | 3,241 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 9.81 | 11.71 | 14.36 | 16.60 | 15.27 | 19.11 | 22.97 | 26.59 | 30.45 | 36.23 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.70 | 3.67 | 5.63 | 7.98 | 6.40 | 8.79 | 10.26 | 11.86 | 13.92 | 16.54 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.22 | 5.31 | 5.98 | 8.05 | 7.21 | 9.58 | 11.57 | 12.69 | 15.98 | 19.50 | |||||
| Capex | (0.35) | (0.40) | (0.48) | (0.72) | (0.71) | (0.82) | (1.13) | (1.15) | (1.29) | (1.34) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.88 | 4.91 | 5.49 | 7.33 | 6.50 | 8.75 | 10.43 | 11.54 | 14.69 | 18.16 | |||||
| Book value | 5.18 | 5.15 | 5.20 | 5.82 | 6.48 | 7.47 | 6.57 | 7.39 | 7.04 | 8.56 | |||||
| Shares, m | 1,098 | 1,067 | 1,041 | 1,017 | 1,002 | 988 | 968 | 944 | 925 | 905 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 28.56 | 41.62 | 33.57 | 37.42 | 55.86 | 40.83 | 33.83 | 35.54 | 37.83 | 34.47 | ||||
| P/S | 10.74 | 12.97 | 13.14 | 17.99 | 23.37 | 18.80 | 15.10 | 15.87 | 17.29 | 15.76 | |||||
| P/B | 20.36 | 29.49 | 36.25 | 51.32 | 55.13 | 48.08 | 52.82 | 57.10 | 74.76 | 66.70 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 10.40 | 12.74 | 12.96 | 18.01 | 23.47 | 19.09 | 15.37 | 16.13 | 17.61 | 15.99 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 26.33 | 30.37 | 33.88 | 40.78 | 55.12 | 41.67 | 33.84 | 37.16 | 36.51 | 31.90 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 4,637 | 5,664 | 6,223 | 8,183 | 7,224 | 9,463 | 11,195 | 11,980 | 14,780 | 17,648 | ||||
| Capex | (382) | (423) | (504) | (728) | (708) | (814) | (1,097) | (1,088) | (1,194) | (1,215) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4,255 | 5,241 | 5,719 | 7,455 | 6,516 | 8,649 | 10,098 | 10,892 | 13,586 | 16,433 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 6,022 | 5,004 | 4,578 | 4,998 | 7,266 | 3,787 | 2,435 | 2,697 | 504 | 796 | ||||
| Total debt | 5,180 | 5,424 | 6,334 | 8,633 | 12,672 | 13,901 | 14,023 | 15,681 | 18,226 | 19,000 | |||||
| Net debt | (3,698) | (2,904) | (2,597) | 373 | 1,490 | 5,421 | 6,026 | 6,469 | 8,962 | 7,541 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,684 | 5,497 | 5,418 | 5,917 | 6,488 | 7,383 | 6,356 | 6,975 | 6,515 | 7,746 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 23.24 | 19.57 | 25.37 | 30.01 | 20.41 | 24.38 | 26.00 | 27.58 | 28.44 | 29.28 | ||||
| ROIC | 181.30 | 159.61 | 161.33 | 96.03 | 63.31 | 49.21 | 61.90 | 65.12 | 62.92 | 77.26 | |||||
| ROE | 69.11 | 70.03 | 107.36 | 143.24 | 103.36 | 125.25 | 144.55 | 167.95 | 190.87 | 209.92 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Mastercard Incorporated vs peers in Credit Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Visa Inc. | $746.4B | 33.0× | 25.4× | +14.36% (above 0%: growing) | +10.41% (above 0%: growing) | −2.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 59.12% | Compare |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | $539.9B | 33.9× | 25.4× | +14.07% (above 0%: growing) | +22.06% (above 0%: growing) | −25.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 60.22% | |
| AXP American Express Company | $212.0B | 19.0× | 17.6× | +8.34% (above 0%: growing) | +11.27% (above 0%: growing) | +19.44% (above 0%: growing) | 90.93% | 0.00% | Compare |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation | $122.0B | 12.5× | 11.6× | +21.66% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +42.53% (above 0%: growing) | 79.80% | 0.00% | Compare |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. | $48.9B | 10.6× | 8.1× | +4.75% (above 0%: growing) | −3.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | +157.72% (above 0%: growing) | 39.60% | 16.44% | Compare |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. | $25.6B | 13.0× | 35.7× | +33.04% (above 0%: growing) | +2,171.43% (above 0%: growing) | +875.00% (above 0%: growing) | 58.84% | 12.63% | Compare |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | $24.1B | 7.5× | 7.6× | +0.28% (above 0%: growing) | +3.98% (above 0%: growing) | −5.47% (below 0%: shrinking) | 82.95% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. | $19.5B | 28.5× | 26.8× | +39.09% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | −160.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 77.57% | 0.00% | Compare |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. | $11.5B | 8.8× | 8.4× | +4.52% (above 0%: growing) | +13.33% (above 0%: growing) | +42.87% (above 0%: growing) | 62.82% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $37.3B | 12.7× | 14.6× | +11.35% | +11.27% | +30.99% | 78.69% | 0.00% |
MA metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
Mastercard Incorporated (MA) key facts
- Strength: Mastercard Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.8 billion, up 16.4% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $15.0 billion, or $16.54 per share (basic), a net margin of 45.7%.
- Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a Credit Services company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, MA traded at $617.42, a market capitalization of $539.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 33.9× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 15.5× sales; its P/E is higher than 29% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Mastercard Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share, a yield of 0.56%, with a payout ratio of 19.1%.
- Return on equity was 209.9% and debt-to-equity 4.40.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Mastercard reported $32.8 billion of revenue and $15.0 billion of net income in FY2025. In Q2 FY2026, revenue was $9.3 billion, operating income was $5.6 billion and net income was $4.4 billion. Market capitalisation was $499.3 billion as of September 24, 2026.
Revenue grew 16.4% in FY2025 against FY2024, while diluted EPS grew 18.9% in FY2025 against FY2024. Operating margin was 57.6% in FY2025, and return on invested capital was 77.3% in FY2025. Net debt was $12.5 billion in Q2 FY2026, while the current ratio was 1.1× in Q2 FY2026.