Mastercard Stock Analysis

MA Stock  USD 540.37  5.04  0.94%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Mastercard extending back to May 25, 2006. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Mastercard stands at 540.37, as last reported on the 10th of February, with the highest price reaching 547.00 and the lowest price hitting 535.00 during the day.
IPO Date
25th of May 2006
200 Day MA
564.1604
50 Day MA
554.3698
Beta
0.821
 
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Mastercard holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.255. At present, Mastercard's Short and Long Term Debt Total is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Net Debt is expected to grow to about 8.3 B, whereas Long Term Debt Total is forecasted to decline to about 10 B. With a high degree of financial leverage come high-interest payments, which usually reduce Mastercard's Earnings Per Share (EPS).

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Mastercard's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Mastercard's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Mastercard Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Mastercard's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Mastercard, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Mastercard, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Mastercard's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
63.2954
Enterprise Value Ebitda
24.3515
Price Sales
14.5858
Shares Float
886.1 M
Dividend Share
3.15
At present, Mastercard's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 56.9 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 4.8 B. . At present, Mastercard's Price To Sales Ratio is projected to increase based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Price Earnings Ratio is expected to grow to 41.72, whereas Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio is forecasted to decline to 22.09.
Mastercard is undervalued with Real Value of 603.94 and Target Price of 661.14. The main objective of Mastercard stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Mastercard is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Mastercard's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Mastercard stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Here, you can get updates on important government artifacts, including earning estimates, SEC corporate filings, announcements, and Mastercard's ongoing operational relationships across important fundamental and technical indicators.
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Mastercard Stock Analysis Notes

About 91.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.74. Mastercard recorded earning per share (EPS) of 16.11. The entity last dividend was issued on the 9th of January 2026. The firm had 10:1 split on the 22nd of January 2014. Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York. Mastercard operates under Credit Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 24000 people. To find out more about Mastercard contact Ajaypal Banga at 914 249 2000 or learn more at https://www.mastercard.com.

Mastercard Quarterly Total Revenue

8.81 Billion

Mastercard Investment Alerts

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Mastercard generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Mastercard is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
Mastercard has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 91.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 9th of February 2026 Mastercard paid $ 0.87 per share dividend to its current shareholders
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Mastercard Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Mastercard's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2008-01-31
2007-12-310.070.090.0228 
2007-02-09
2006-12-310.010.030.02200 
2010-02-04
2009-12-310.250.22-0.0312 
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Mastercard Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Mastercard's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Mastercard's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Mastercard's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Mastercard's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Mastercard Thematic Classifications

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Warren Buffett Holdings
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Mastercard Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Wellington Management Company Llp2025-06-30
12.3 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
12 M
Capital Research Global Investors2025-06-30
9.7 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
8.8 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2025-06-30
8.5 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2025-06-30
8.2 M
Nuveen, Llc2025-06-30
7.8 M
Franklin Resources Inc2025-06-30
7.6 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-06-30
6.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
78.5 M
Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp2025-06-30
75.2 M
Note, although Mastercard's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Mastercard Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 478.28 B.

Mastercard Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin (PM) of 0.46 %, which suggests that even a small decline in it sales will erase profits and may result in a net loss, or a negative profit margin. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows Net Operating Margin (NOM) of 0.58 %, which signifies that for every $100 of sales, it has a net operating income of $0.58.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.38  0.40 
Return On Capital Employed 0.62  0.65 
Return On Assets 0.28  0.29 
Return On Equity 1.93  2.03 

Management Efficiency

Mastercard has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.2372 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.2372. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 2.0992 %, which means that it produced $2.0992 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Mastercard's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Mastercard manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. The current year's Return On Tangible Assets is expected to grow to 0.40. The current year's Return On Capital Employed is expected to grow to 0.65. At present, Mastercard's Total Assets are projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Non Current Assets Total is expected to grow to about 32.1 B, whereas Net Tangible Assets are projected to grow to (4.3 B).
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 8.64  9.07 
Tangible Book Value Per Share(8.21)(7.80)
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 25.75  23.69 
Price Book Value Ratio 66.19  69.50 
Enterprise Value Multiple 25.75  23.69 
Price Fair Value 66.19  69.50 
Enterprise Value447.2 B469.5 B
Evaluating the management effectiveness of Mastercard allows investors to assess its financial health and operational efficiency. Coupled with an analysis of its growth prospects and the current market dynamics, we evaluate the stock's true value and future potential. Key indicators such as revenue, earnings or debt levels are examined alongside external factors like economic trends and regulatory changes. The Mastercard Stock analysis seeks to determine whether the stock is undervalued, appropriately priced, or overvalued, thereby guiding your investment decisions.
Dividend Yield
0.0057
Operating Margin
0.5773
Profit Margin
0.4565
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0063
Beta
0.821

Technical Drivers

As of the 10th of February, Mastercard secures the Standard Deviation of 1.4, risk adjusted performance of (0.02), and Mean Deviation of 0.9878. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Mastercard, as well as the relationship between them.

Mastercard Price Movement Analysis

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Mastercard Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Mastercard insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Mastercard's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Mastercard insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Mastercard Outstanding Bonds

Mastercard issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Mastercard uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Mastercard bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Mastercard has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Mastercard Predictive Daily Indicators

Mastercard intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Mastercard stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Mastercard Corporate Filings

F4
6th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
5th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
29th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
8th of December 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F3
3rd of December 2025
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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F4
13th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
12th of November 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
10th of November 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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Mastercard Forecast Models

Mastercard's time-series forecasting models are one of many Mastercard's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Mastercard's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Mastercard Bond Ratings

Mastercard financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Mastercard have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Mastercard's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
7
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Beneish M Score
(2.27)
Unlikely ManipulatorView

Mastercard Debt to Cash Allocation

As Mastercard follows its natural business cycle, the capital allocation decisions will not magically go away. Mastercard's decision-makers have to determine if most of the cash flows will be poured back into or reinvested in the business, reserved for other projects beyond operational needs, or paid back to stakeholders and investors.
Mastercard reports 19 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 2.26, which may imply that the company relies heavily on debt financing. Mastercard has a current ratio of 1.23, indicating that it may not be capable to disburse its debt commitments in time. Nevertheless, prudent borrowing could serve as an effective mechanism for Mastercard to finance growth opportunities yielding strong returns.

Mastercard Total Assets Over Time

Mastercard Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Mastercard uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Mastercard Debt Ratio

    
  37.0   
It appears about 63% of Mastercard's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Mastercard's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Mastercard, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Mastercard Corporate Bonds Issued

Most Mastercard bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Mastercard has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Mastercard Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

19.95 Billion

At present, Mastercard's Short and Long Term Debt Total is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

About Mastercard Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.57  0.30 
Operating Profit Margin 0.59  0.62 
Net Profit Margin 0.46  0.48 
Gross Profit Margin 0.83  0.86 

Current Mastercard Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Mastercard analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Mastercard analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
661.14Strong Buy42Odds
Mastercard current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Mastercard analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Mastercard stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Mastercard, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Mastercard conference calls.
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Mastercard Stock Analysis Indicators

Mastercard stock analysis indicators help investors evaluate how Mastercard stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing and determine when trading Mastercard shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Mastercard stock analysis, traders can identify Mastercard position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.
Begin Period Cash Flow10.8 B
Long Term Debt18.3 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding898 M
Total Stockholder Equity7.7 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-1.4 B
Tax Provision3.6 B
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y0.242
Property Plant And Equipment Net2.3 B
Cash And Short Term Investments11.5 B
Cash11.1 B
Accounts Payable999 M
Net Debt7.9 B
50 Day M A554.3698
Total Current Liabilities22.8 B
Other Operating Expenses13.4 B
Non Current Assets Total30.6 B
Forward Price Earnings28.0899
Non Currrent Assets Other11.6 B
Stock Based Compensation597 M

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