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Mastercard NYSE:MA Stock Report

Last Price

US$528.96

Market Cap

US$484.6b

7D

-0.3%

1Y

24.7%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

MA Stock Overview

A technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. More details

MA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

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Mastercard Incorporated Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Mastercard
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$528.96
52 Week HighUS$537.13
52 Week LowUS$416.53
Beta1.1
1 Month Change1.56%
3 Month Change8.52%
1 Year Change24.73%
3 Year Change46.81%
5 Year Change77.67%
Change since IPO11,399.13%

Recent News & Updates

Is Now The Time To Put Mastercard (NYSE:MA) On Your Watchlist?

Nov 27
Is Now The Time To Put Mastercard (NYSE:MA) On Your Watchlist?

Mastercard: November Investor Day Recap And Analysis

Nov 20

Recent updates

Is Now The Time To Put Mastercard (NYSE:MA) On Your Watchlist?

Nov 27
Is Now The Time To Put Mastercard (NYSE:MA) On Your Watchlist?

Mastercard: November Investor Day Recap And Analysis

Nov 20

Mastercard: Differences From Visa Are Critical To Understand

Oct 20

Earnings Tell The Story For Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)

Sep 28
Earnings Tell The Story For Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)

2 Updates From Mastercard That Facilitate Bullish Thesis

Sep 18

Mastercard: Valuation Concerns, But A Strong Watchlist Candidate

Aug 30

Mastercard: On The Path To Leadership Position

Aug 18

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) After Its Second-Quarter Report

Aug 02
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) After Its Second-Quarter Report

Why Mastercard Is Going To Be Part Of My Portfolio (Earnings Review)

Jul 31

Beyond The Headline: Why Mastercard's Tiny Dividend Packs A Punch

Jul 22

Mastercard: Underperformance Breeds Opportunity

Jul 09

Here's Why Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jun 25
Here's Why Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Mastercard: Two Important Metrics Retail Investors Are Not Familiar With

Jun 20

With Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

May 29
With Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Mastercard: Expensive But Wonderful

May 20

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) After Its First-Quarter Report

May 03
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) After Its First-Quarter Report

Why Mastercard Could Be 20% Undervalued

Apr 24

Mastercard: Exciting Opportunity To Purchase Compounder At A Discount

Apr 07

Mastercard: This Highly Affordable Profit Machine Keeps Growing

Mar 22

Does Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Mar 13
Does Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Shareholder Returns

MAUS Diversified FinancialUS Market
7D-0.3%-0.7%-2.7%
1Y24.7%25.5%23.4%

Return vs Industry: MA matched the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 25.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MA exceeded the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MA volatility
MA Average Weekly Movement2.2%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement5.1%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: MA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MA's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196633,400Michael Miebachwww.mastercard.com

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added 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; 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 a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards.

Mastercard Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do Mastercard's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$484.64b
Earnings (TTM)US$12.32b
Revenue (TTM)US$27.23b

39.4x

P/E Ratio

17.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$27.23b
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$27.23b
Other ExpensesUS$14.90b
EarningsUS$12.32b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)13.43
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin45.26%
Debt/Equity Ratio244.8%

How did MA perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.5%

Current Dividend Yield

20%

Payout Ratio

Does MA pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Mastercard dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 09 2025
Dividend Pay DateFeb 07 2025
Days until Ex dividend16 days
Days until Dividend pay date45 days

Does MA pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 00:25
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Mastercard Incorporated is covered by 80 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jim MarroneAccountability Research Corporation
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
David KoningBaird