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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Financials

Q1 FY2026, built from SEC filings. Accession numbers are cited throughout so every figure can be checked against sec.gov. The same data is published as JSON at financials.json for agents that prefer to fetch it directly.

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TickerMA
CIK0001141391
CompanyMastercard Incorporated
Business typeGlobal payments network and value-added services provider (four-party card network: issuers, acquirers, merchants, account holders). Not a lender - Mastercard does not issue cards, extend credit or set interest rates or fees to account holders; it earns assessment and processing fees on volume and transactions, and fees for security, data, digital and other services.
Schema templatePayments network template. Mastercard has no cost of goods sold and no meaningful inventory, so a revenue/COGS/gross-margin presentation would be misleading. This file instead presents: (1) net revenue split into payment network and value-added services and solutions, (2) the gross payment network assessments the company bills customers alongside the rebates and incentives netted against them, because the gap between gross assessments and net payment network revenue is the single largest economic lever in the business, (3) the four reported operating expense lines and operating margin, (4) a balance sheet emphasising cash, total debt and the very small book equity that results from decades of buybacks, and (5) cash flow with capital expenditure defined as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized software.
Reporting currencyUSD
Converted to USDno
Unitsactual dollars (not millions), except per-share amounts, share counts, and ratios
Fiscal year endDecember 31

Annual

FY2025FY2024FY2023
Fiscal year202520242023
Period end2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Period typefiscal yearfiscal yearfiscal year
Source accession0001141391-26-0000130001141391-26-0000130001141391-26-000013
Source form10-K filed 2026-02-1110-K filed 2026-02-11 (comparative prior-year columns)10-K filed 2026-02-11 (comparative prior-year columns)
Auditedyesyesyes
Income statement
Net revenue32,791,000,00028,167,000,00025,098,000,000
Net revenue payment network19,476,000,00017,335,000,00015,824,000,000
Net revenue value added services and solutions13,315,000,00010,832,000,0009,274,000,000
Net revenue americas14,044,000,00012,375,000,00011,135,000,000
Net revenue asia pacific europe middle east africa18,747,000,00015,792,000,00013,963,000,000
Gross payment network assessments39,998,000,00034,964,000,00031,005,000,000
Assessments domestic11,029,000,00010,245,000,0009,566,000,000
Assessments cross border12,021,000,00010,181,000,0008,409,000,000
Assessments transaction processing15,930,000,00013,602,000,00012,067,000,000
Assessments other network1,018,000,000936,000,000963,000,000
Rebates and incentives payment network20,522,000,00017,629,000,00015,181,000,000
Rebates and incentives sourcedisclosed in the filingderived: gross payment network assessments less payment network net revenuederived: gross payment network assessments less payment network net revenue
Rebates as pct of gross payment network assessments0.51310.50420.4896
Operating expenses general and administrative11,318,000,00010,193,000,0008,927,000,000
Operating expenses advertising and marketing929,000,000815,000,000825,000,000
Operating expenses depreciation and amortization1,143,000,000897,000,000799,000,000
Operating expenses provision for litigation504,000,000680,000,000539,000,000
Total operating expenses13,894,000,00012,585,000,00011,090,000,000
Operating income18,897,000,00015,582,000,00014,008,000,000
Operating margin0.57630.55320.5581
Investment income325,000,000327,000,000274,000,000
Gains losses on equity investments net-88,000,000-29,000,000-61,000,000
Interest expense-722,000,000-646,000,000-575,000,000
Other income expense net166,000,00020,000,000-7,000,000
Total other income expense-319,000,000-328,000,000-369,000,000
Income before income taxes18,578,000,00015,254,000,00013,639,000,000
Income tax expense3,610,000,0002,380,000,0002,444,000,000
Effective tax rate0.19430.1560.1792
Net income14,968,000,00012,874,000,00011,195,000,000
Net margin0.45650.4570.4461
Basic EPS16.5413.9111.86
Basic weighted average shares905,000,000925,000,000944,000,000
Diluted EPS16.5213.8911.83
Diluted weighted average shares906,000,000927,000,000946,000,000
Balance sheet
Cash and cash equivalents10,566,000,0008,442,000,000
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents561,000,000492,000,000
Restricted security deposits held for customers asset2,121,000,0001,874,000,000
Investments332,000,000330,000,000
Accounts receivable4,609,000,0003,773,000,000
Settlement assets1,626,000,0001,821,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,743,000,0002,992,000,000
Total current assets23,558,000,00019,724,000,000
Property equipment and right of use assets net2,303,000,0002,138,000,000
Deferred income tax assets1,567,000,0001,614,000,000
Goodwill9,560,000,0009,193,000,000
Other intangible assets net5,554,000,0005,453,000,000
Other assets11,615,000,0009,959,000,000
Total assets54,157,000,00048,081,000,000
Accounts payable999,000,000929,000,000
Settlement obligations2,409,000,0002,316,000,000
Restricted security deposits held for customers liability2,121,000,0001,874,000,000
Accrued litigation800,000,000930,000,000
Accrued expenses13,272,000,00010,393,000,000
Short term debt749,000,000750,000,000
Other current liabilities2,412,000,0002,028,000,000
Total current liabilities22,762,000,00019,220,000,000
Long term debt18,251,000,00017,476,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities307,000,000317,000,000
Other liabilities5,091,000,0004,553,000,000
Total liabilities46,411,000,00041,566,000,000
Total debt19,000,000,00018,226,000,000
Additional paid in capital6,907,000,0006,442,000,000
Class a treasury stock at cost-83,224,000,000-71,431,000,000
Retained earnings85,035,000,00072,907,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss-981,000,000-1,433,000,000
Stockholders equity attributable to mastercard7,737,000,0006,485,000,000
Non controlling interests9,000,00030,000,000
Total equity7,746,000,0006,515,000,000
Class a shares outstanding887,000,000907,000,000
Class b shares outstanding7,000,0007,000,000
Total shares outstanding894,000,000914,000,000
Cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities17,648,000,00014,780,000,00011,980,000,000
Amortization of customer incentives2,098,000,0001,830,000,0001,622,000,000
Depreciation and amortization1,143,000,000897,000,000799,000,000
Share based compensation597,000,000526,000,000460,000,000
Purchases of property and equipment489,000,000474,000,000371,000,000
Capitalized software726,000,000720,000,000717,000,000
Capital expenditure1,215,000,0001,194,000,0001,088,000,000
Free cash flow16,433,000,00013,586,000,00010,892,000,000
Acquisition of businesses net of cash acquired0-2,511,000,0000
Net cash used in investing activities-1,362,000,000-3,402,000,000-1,351,000,000
Purchases of treasury stock-11,727,000,000-10,954,000,000-9,032,000,000
Dividends paid-2,756,000,000-2,448,000,000-2,158,000,000
Proceeds from debt net1,242,000,0003,960,000,0001,554,000,000
Payment of debt-750,000,000-1,336,000,0000
Net cash used in financing activities-14,179,000,000-10,836,000,000-9,488,000,000
Cash dividends paid per share3.042.642.28
Dividends declared per share3.152.742.37
Total dividends declared2,840,000,0002,526,000,0002,231,000,000
Balance sheet noteThe FY2025 10-K presents balance sheets for December 31, 2025 and 2024 only, so no December 31, 2023 balance sheet is available from this filing.

Quarterly

2026-03-312025-03-31
Fiscal quarterQ1 2026Q1 2025
Period start2026-01-012025-01-01
Period end2026-03-312025-03-31
Period typethree monthsthree months
Source accession0001141391-26-0000310001141391-26-000031
Source form10-Q filed 2026-04-3010-Q filed 2026-04-30 (comparative prior-year columns)
Auditednono
Income statement
Net revenue8,398,000,0007,250,000,000
Net revenue payment network4,948,000,0004,432,000,000
Net revenue value added services and solutions3,450,000,0002,818,000,000
Net revenue americas3,564,000,0003,151,000,000
Net revenue asia pacific europe middle east africa4,834,000,0004,099,000,000
Gross payment network assessments10,587,000,0009,011,000,000
Assessments domestic2,896,000,0002,658,000,000
Assessments cross border3,190,000,0002,595,000,000
Assessments transaction processing4,224,000,0003,527,000,000
Assessments other network277,000,000231,000,000
Rebates and incentives payment network5,639,000,0004,579,000,000
Rebates and incentives sourcedisclosed in the filingderived: gross payment network assessments less payment network net revenue
Rebates as pct of gross payment network assessments0.53260.5081
Operating expenses general and administrative3,039,000,0002,523,000,000
Operating expenses advertising and marketing153,000,000152,000,000
Operating expenses depreciation and amortization299,000,000275,000,000
Operating expenses provision for litigation0151,000,000
Total operating expenses3,491,000,0003,101,000,000
Operating income4,907,000,0004,149,000,000
Operating margin0.58430.5723
Investment income81,000,00088,000,000
Gains losses on equity investments net-66,000,000-29,000,000
Interest expense-185,000,000-182,000,000
Other income expense net75,000,0005,000,000
Total other income expense-95,000,000-118,000,000
Income before income taxes4,812,000,0004,031,000,000
Income tax expense930,000,000751,000,000
Effective tax rate0.19330.1863
Net income3,882,000,0003,280,000,000
Net margin0.46230.4524
Basic EPS4.353.6
Basic weighted average shares891,000,000912,000,000
Diluted EPS4.353.59
Diluted weighted average shares893,000,000914,000,000
Balance sheet
Cash and cash equivalents7,906,000,000
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents551,000,000
Restricted security deposits held for customers asset2,307,000,000
Investments313,000,000
Accounts receivable4,720,000,000
Settlement assets2,062,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,639,000,000
Total current assets22,498,000,000
Property equipment and right of use assets net2,349,000,000
Deferred income tax assets1,396,000,000
Goodwill9,525,000,000
Other intangible assets net5,495,000,000
Other assets11,186,000,000
Total assets52,449,000,000
Accounts payable1,030,000,000
Settlement obligations2,544,000,000
Restricted security deposits held for customers liability2,307,000,000
Accrued litigation339,000,000
Accrued expenses12,327,000,000
Short term debt1,748,000,000
Other current liabilities2,639,000,000
Total current liabilities22,934,000,000
Long term debt17,212,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities331,000,000
Other liabilities5,250,000,000
Total liabilities45,727,000,000
Total debt18,960,000,000
Additional paid in capital6,843,000,000
Class a treasury stock at cost-87,342,000,000
Retained earnings88,146,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss-928,000,000
Stockholders equity attributable to mastercard6,719,000,000
Non controlling interests3,000,000
Total equity6,722,000,000
Class a shares outstanding880,000,000
Class b shares outstanding7,000,000
Total shares outstanding887,000,000
Cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities2,999,000,0002,380,000,000
Amortization of customer incentives620,000,000476,000,000
Depreciation and amortization299,000,000275,000,000
Share based compensation136,000,000129,000,000
Purchases of property and equipment154,000,000159,000,000
Capitalized software181,000,000198,000,000
Capital expenditure335,000,000357,000,000
Free cash flow2,664,000,0002,023,000,000
Net cash used in investing activities-362,000,000-340,000,000
Purchases of treasury stock-4,035,000,000-2,549,000,000
Dividends paid-777,000,000-694,000,000
Proceeds from debt net01,242,000,000
Payment of debt0-750,000,000
Net cash used in financing activities-5,005,000,000-2,987,000,000
Dividends declared per share0.870.76
Total dividends declared771,000,000692,000,000
Balance sheet noteThe Q1 2026 10-Q presents balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 only, so no March 31, 2025 balance sheet is available from this filing.

Trailing twelve months

2026-03-31
Period start2025-04-01
Period end2026-03-31
DerivationFiscal year 2025 plus the three months ended March 31, 2026, less the three months ended March 31, 2025. Built from figures reported in the FY2025 10-K (accession 0001141391-26-000013) and the Q1 2026 10-Q (accession 0001141391-26-000031); no trailing-twelve-month figure appears in either filing itself.
Net revenue33,939,000,000
Net revenue payment network19,992,000,000
Net revenue value added services and solutions13,947,000,000
Gross payment network assessments41,574,000,000
Rebates and incentives payment network21,582,000,000
Total operating expenses14,284,000,000
Operating income19,655,000,000
Operating margin0.5791
Income before income taxes19,359,000,000
Income tax expense3,789,000,000
Effective tax rate0.1957
Net income15,570,000,000
Net margin0.4588
Diluted EPS sum of reported periods17.28
Net cash provided by operating activities18,267,000,000
Capital expenditure1,193,000,000
Free cash flow17,074,000,000
Dividends paid-2,839,000,000
Purchases of treasury stock-13,213,000,000

Units notes seen

Value
FY2025 10-K consolidated statements of operations(in millions, except per share data)
FY2025 10-K consolidated statements of comprehensive income(in millions)
FY2025 10-K consolidated balance sheets(in millions, except per share data)
FY2025 10-K consolidated statements of cash flows(in millions)
FY2025 10-K MD&A key metrics related to the payment network (assessments table)($ in millions)
FY2025 10-K MD&A components of net revenue table($ in millions)
FY2025 10-K MD&A components of operating expenses table($ in millions)
FY2025 10-K MD&A annual dividends paid table(in millions, except per share data)
FY2025 10-K Note 3 (Revenue) disaggregation table(in millions)
FY2025 10-K Note 13 (Debt) schedule(in millions)
FY2025 10-K Note 15 (Stockholders' Equity) dividends declared table(in millions, except per share data)
Q1 2026 10-Q consolidated statements of operations(in millions, except per share data)
Q1 2026 10-Q consolidated balance sheets(in millions, except per share data)
Q1 2026 10-Q consolidated statements of cash flows(in millions)
Q1 2026 10-Q Note 3 (Revenue) disaggregation table(in millions)
Q1 2026 10-Q Note 8 (Debt) schedule(in millions)
Q1 2026 10-Q Note 10 (Stockholders' Equity) dividends declared table(in millions, except per share data)
Q1 2026 10-Q MD&A key metrics related to the payment network and components of net revenue($ in millions)
Q1 2026 10-Q cover page share countsstated as exact share numbers, not in thousands or millions

Adjustments

Value
Splits appliednone
Splits noteNo stock split falls within the periods reported here, so no per-share figure required split adjustment. Earnings per share and weighted-average share counts are exactly as the filings present them.
ADR ration/a
ADR noteMastercard Class A common stock trades directly on the NYSE; it is not an American Depositary Receipt, so no depositary ratio applies.
FXNone applied. Mastercard's reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, confirmed on the face of every statement used here. The company's primary functional currencies are the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound and Brazilian real, and results from non-dollar functional-currency entities are translated into dollars within the filings themselves; no further conversion was made.

Definitions

Value
Net revenueRevenue from contracts with customers, reported net of rebates and incentives provided to customers. This is the top line on Mastercard's income statement - there is no gross revenue line on the face of the statements.
Gross payment network assessmentsThe sum of the four payment network assessment metrics Mastercard discloses (domestic, cross-border, transaction processing and other network assessments). The company states that assessments represent agreed-upon standard pricing and do not represent net revenue.
Rebates and incentives payment networkRebates and incentives netted against payment network revenue. For FY2025 and both first quarters this figure is disclosed verbatim in the filing; for FY2024 and FY2023 it is derived as gross payment network assessments less payment network net revenue (see notes).
Total debtTotal debt outstanding per the debt note, equal to short-term debt plus long-term debt on the balance sheet.
Capital expenditurePurchases of property and equipment plus capitalized software, both from the investing section of the cash flow statement.
Free cash flowNet cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditure as defined above.
Total equityTotal equity including non-controlling interests. Equity attributable to Mastercard Incorporated stockholders is reported separately.

Operating metrics

Value
NoteVolume and transaction growth rates as disclosed in the filings. Mastercard reports these as growth percentages rather than absolute levels.
FY2025
Mastercard branded gdv growth USD0.09
Mastercard branded gdv growth local currency0.09
United states gdv growth USD0.06
United states gdv growth local currency0.06
Worldwide less united states gdv growth USD0.1
Worldwide less united states gdv growth local currency0.1
Cross border volume growth USD0.18
Cross border volume growth local currency0.15
Switched transactions growth0.1
FY2024
Mastercard branded gdv growth USD0.08
Mastercard branded gdv growth local currency0.11
United states gdv growth USD0.07
United states gdv growth local currency0.07
Worldwide less united states gdv growth USD0.09
Worldwide less united states gdv growth local currency0.12
Cross border volume growth USD0.17
Cross border volume growth local currency0.18
Switched transactions growth0.11
Q1 2026
Gdv growth USD0.12
Gdv growth local currency0.07

Share count reference

Value
Shares outstanding 2026 04 27 class a877,036,230
Shares outstanding 2026 04 27 class b6,547,625
Shares outstanding 2026 04 27 total883,583,855
Sourcecover page of the Q1 2026 10-Q (accession 0001141391-26-000031), stated as exact share counts

Capital returns

Value
Remaining buyback authorization 2026 03 3113,400,000,000
Buyback programs authorizedIn December 2025 and December 2024 the Board approved programs authorizing repurchases of Class A common stock of up to $14.0 billion and $12.0 billion respectively; the 2025 program becomes effective after the 2024 program is completed.
Dividend declared 2026 02 10 per share0.87
Source accession0001141391-26-000031 and 0001141391-26-000013

Notes

Uncertainties

Company details

Value
NameMastercard Inc
TickerMA
CIK0001141391
ExchangeNYSE
StateNew York
IncorporationDelaware
SIC7389
OfficeTrade & Services
IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC

Next filing

Value
Predicted date2026-07-30
Predicted type10-Q

Fiscal period

FY2026
Fiscal year2026
Fiscal periodQ1
TagFY26Q1
Period end2026-03-31
Form10-Q
Accession0001141391-26-000031
Fiscal year end1231
Sourcefacts

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