Mastercard Earnings: Growth Ticks Up a Bit
Mastercard saw growth accelerate modestly in the third quarter, as consumer spending appears to be holding strong.
Mastercard Inc Class A MA
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Mastercard historically has outperformed Visa in terms of growth. Its smaller size and some leveling in market share between the two could maintain this trend.
Bears
Mastercard is a distant number-two player in a scalable industry, which could hamper long-term margins.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $655.81
- Day Range
- $651.53–661.84
- 52-Week Range
- $464.52–681.99
- Bid/Ask
- $645.80 / $653.81
- Shares Outstanding
- 871.18M
- Market Cap
- $573.97B
- Volume/Avg
- 2,139 / 3M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 33.44
- Price/Sales
- 16.11
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 0.53%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 0.53%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Total Yield
- 3.22%
Company Profile
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Stock Style Box
- Large Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 39,800
- Website
- https://www.mastercard.com
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | MA | AXP | V |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 33.44 | 18.12 | 33.49 |
Price/Book Value | 85.17 | 6.06 | 22.21 |
Price/Sales | 16.11 | 2.85 | 19.40 |
Price/Cash Flow | 26.87 | 13.44 | 20.43 |
Price/Earnings
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AXP
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Financial Strength
Metric | MA | AXP | V |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.65 | — | 0.63 |
Current Ratio | 1.01 | — | 0.97 |
Interest Coverage | 26.76 | — | 38.06 |
Quick Ratio
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AXP
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Profitability
Metric | MA | AXP | V |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 31.71% | 4.04% | 26.34% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 251.80% | 36.26% | 70.01% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 64.69% | — | 43.26% |
Return on Assets
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AXP
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