YouTube · Q2 FY2026 · 2026-04-29
MA · NYSE
Mastercard Inc.
Credit Services · United States
- Market cap (USD)
- US$495.16B
- Trailing P/E
- 31.06x
- Forward P/E
- 24.55x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 14.1%
- Trailing net margin
- 46.3%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 0.6%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-29 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers products and services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; consumer bill payment services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from an existing account and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; and a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Move, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and partners with central banks, fintechs, and financial institutions, as well as enables various cross-border payment flows. Further, it provides security solutions; marketing, personalization, and issuer and merchant loyalty services; business and operational intelligence, advanced analytics and AI, consulting and agentic solutions, and payments and portfolio optimization; digital and authentication; processing and gateway solutions; and other solutions. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus names. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Company websiteQ1 2026
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| Metric | MAMastercard IncorporatedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | VVisa Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$495.16B | US$691.41B |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 24.55x | 24.55x |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 22.89x | 22.11x |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 14.1% | 14.4% |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 61.1% | 66.1% |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 0.59x | 0.32x |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 4.40x | 0.68x |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 31.06x | 31.34x |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 88.37x | 19.52x |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 14.48x | 15.45x |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 22.1% | 10.2% |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 100.0% | 97.7% |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 46.3% | 50.8% |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 241.2% | 61.2% |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 48.3% | 45.9% |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 17.9% | 22.1% |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.06x | 0.98x |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.73 | 0.76 |
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