Mastercard/$MA
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About Mastercard
Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $11 trillion in volume during 2025. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.
- Ticker
- $MA
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 39,800
- Headquarters
- Purchase, United States
- Website
- www.mastercard.com
Mastercard Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$556B
33.38
$19.11
0.76
$3.37
0.55%
Price and volume
Market cap
$556B
Beta
0.76
52-week high
$644.24
52-week low
$464.52
Average daily volume
3.1M
Dividend rate
$3.37
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.012
Quick ratio
0.65
Long term debt to equity
3.292
Total debt to equity
3.552
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
17.66%
Interest coverage (TTM)
26.84%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
23,029
Gross margin (TTM)
100.00%
Net profit margin (TTM)
46.73%
Operating margin (TTM)
60.07%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
18.92%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$910,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
24.45%
Return on equity (TTM)
231.37%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
33.384
Price to revenue (TTM)
15.582
Price to book
82.39
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-57.04
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
36.645
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.73%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
17.41
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.53%
Forward dividend yield
0.55%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
15.30%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
22.20%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
14.20%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.16%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.56%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.11%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
15.14%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
16.43%
What the Analysts think about Mastercard
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Mastercard stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Mastercard stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Q3 revenue climbed 14% and adjusted EPS rose 21%; purchase volume grew 9% and cross-border volume 11%, showing healthy growth across transactions and international spending. (SEC)
Value-added services and solutions revenue grew 19% in Q3, faster than payment-network revenue’s 11%, giving Mastercard a second growth engine alongside transaction processing. (SEC)
Mastercard is positioning for automated payments with Agent Pay for Machines, which supports frequent, low-value transactions across cards, accounts and stablecoins. More than 30 firms backed the launch, although commercial adoption is still to be proven. (Mastercard)
A proposed US merchant settlement would reduce interchange rates and let merchants steer away from some premium and commercial cards. Final approval is pending, and merchant objections leave uncertainty over the eventual fee and acceptance rules. (Payments Dive)
The UK FCA is investigating Mastercard, Visa and PayPal over alleged anti-competitive conduct linked to PayPal wallet funding and use. No breach has been found, but the probe adds regulatory uncertainty. (PYMNTS)
Customer rebates and incentives rose 18% in Q3, ahead of net revenue growth of 14%, and management expects rebates to be higher as a share of assessments in Q4. That could weaken revenue yield even if payment volumes keep growing. (SEC, Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Mastercard
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $MA weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector$IUFS | $2.5B | 6.47% |
iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector£UIFS | $2.4B | 6.47% |
iShares Blockchain Technology£BLKC | $304M | 5.97% |
Invesco Financials S&P US Select Sector$XLFS | $396M | 5.80% |
Invesco S&P US Select Sector Financials£XLFQ | $396M | 5.80% |
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