Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Key Metrics
MA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $540.87B
- Enterprise value
- $503.53B
- P/E (TTM)
- 34.0 10-yr median 36.8
- Forward P/E
- 24.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.46
- Price / sales
- 15.4 10-yr median 15.9
- Price / book
- 87.4 10-yr median 52.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.8 10-yr median 26.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.56% $3.48 a year
- Beta
- 0.76
MA key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsMA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MA valuation history
MA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MA cash returned to shareholders
MA price vs earnings per share
MA key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $517.22B | $488.13B | $403.48B | $337.65B | $356.45B | $359.08B | $305.16B | $197.52B | $162.26B | $113.68B |
| Enterprise value | $525.32B | $497.58B | $409.98B | $344.26B | $362.45B | $361.16B | $307.38B | $195.47B | $159.90B | $110.52B |
| P/E ratio | 34.6 | 37.9 | 36.0 | 34.0 | 41.0 | 56.0 | 37.6 | 33.7 | 41.4 | 28.0 |
| Price / sales | 15.8 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 18.1 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 10.5 |
| Price / book | 66.8 | 75.3 | 58.2 | 53.6 | 48.7 | 56.2 | 50.9 | 36.6 | 29.1 | 20.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 31.5 | 34.1 | 34.8 | 33.4 | 41.2 | 55.1 | 40.9 | 34.5 | 31.6 | 27.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 29.3 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 30.2 | 37.7 | 49.7 | 37.3 | 31.7 | 29.2 | 25.4 |
| EV / sales | 16.0 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 19.2 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.6 | 29.6 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 31.6 | 41.4 | 29.3 | 24.9 | 22.5 | 18.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | 32.0 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 34.1 | 41.9 | 55.4 | 41.2 | 34.2 | 31.2 | 26.9 |
| Earnings yield | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $570.88 | $526.57 | $426.51 | $347.73 | $359.32 | $356.94 | $298.59 | $188.65 | $151.36 | $103.25 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $36.19 | $30.39 | $26.53 | $22.90 | $19.04 | $15.21 | $16.52 | $14.28 | $11.66 | $9.79 |
| Earnings per share | $16.52 | $13.89 | $11.83 | $10.23 | $8.76 | $6.37 | $7.94 | $5.60 | $3.65 | $3.69 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $19.48 | $15.94 | $12.66 | $11.53 | $9.54 | $7.18 | $8.01 | $5.94 | $5.18 | $4.07 |
| Free cash flow per share | $18.14 | $15.43 | $12.27 | $10.40 | $8.72 | $6.48 | $7.29 | $5.46 | $4.79 | $3.73 |
| Cash per share | $12.03 | $9.46 | $9.70 | $7.63 | $7.96 | $10.53 | $7.51 | $8.00 | $7.26 | $7.57 |
| Book value per share | $8.54 | $7.00 | $7.32 | $6.49 | $7.37 | $6.35 | $5.86 | $5.15 | $5.19 | $5.16 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$8.14 | −$8.80 | −$5.09 | −$5.23 | −$4.05 | −$0.32 | $0.54 | $1.43 | $1.32 | $2.91 |
| Dividends per share | $3.04 | $2.64 | $2.28 | $1.96 | $1.76 | $1.60 | $1.32 | $1.00 | $0.88 | $0.76 |
| Capex per share | $1.34 | $0.51 | $0.39 | $1.13 | $0.82 | $0.70 | $0.71 | $0.48 | $0.39 | $0.35 |
| Debt per share | $20.97 | $19.66 | $16.58 | $14.44 | $14.01 | $12.60 | $9.68 | $6.05 | $5.06 | $4.70 |
| Shares outstanding | 906.0M | 927.0M | 946.0M | 971.0M | 992.0M | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.05B | 1.07B | 1.10B |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.3% | −2.0% | −2.6% | −2.1% | −1.4% | −1.6% | −2.4% | −2.3% | −2.6% | −3.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 210.5% | 191.9% | 169.3% | 145.9% | 126.8% | 103.6% | 142.6% | 106.9% | 69.6% | 69.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 95.8% | 93.8% | 91.2% | 82.1% | 78.0% | 80.1% | 139.4% | 180.5% | 138.5% | 98.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 29.3% | 28.4% | 27.6% | 26.0% | 24.4% | 20.4% | 30.0% | 25.4% | 19.6% | 23.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 38.3% | 38.5% | 36.5% | 36.3% | 33.0% | 23.9% | 34.1% | 27.9% | 22.8% | 25.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 50.1% | 50.8% | 46.3% | 45.4% | 45.8% | 42.6% | 44.2% | 38.3% | 41.1% | 38.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.42 | 1.10 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $19.00B | $18.23B | $15.68B | $14.02B | $13.90B | $12.67B | $9.90B | $6.33B | $5.42B | $5.18B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $10.90B | $8.77B | $9.18B | $7.41B | $7.89B | $10.60B | $7.68B | $8.38B | $7.78B | $8.34B |
| Net debt | $8.10B | $9.45B | $6.50B | $6.62B | $6.01B | $2.08B | $2.22B | −$2.04B | −$2.36B | −$3.15B |
| Debt / equity | 2.46 | 2.81 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.65 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 0.91 |
| Debt / assets | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.24 | 0.21 | −0.26 | −0.33 | −0.52 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.57 | 1.84 |
| Quick ratio | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.42 | 1.26 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| Interest coverage | 26.2 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 21.3 | 43.1 | 39.2 | 43.0 | 60.6 |
| Working capital | $796.0M | $504.0M | $2.70B | $2.44B | $3.79B | $7.27B | $5.00B | $4.58B | $5.00B | $6.02B |
| Invested capital | $15.84B | $15.94B | $13.43B | $12.91B | $13.32B | $8.47B | $8.21B | $3.35B | $3.21B | $2.53B |
| Tangible asset value | −$7.37B | −$8.13B | −$4.75B | −$5.00B | −$3.92B | −$196.0M | $553.0M | $1.59B | $1.41B | $3.21B |
| Net current asset value | −$22.85B | −$21.84B | −$16.49B | −$15.74B | −$13.31B | −$7.95B | −$6.34B | −$3.20B | −$1.96B | $237.0M |
| Graham number | $56.34 | $46.75 | $44.16 | $38.63 | $38.11 | $30.18 | $32.37 | $25.47 | $20.66 | $20.69 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$35.38 | −$32.32 | −$23.58 | −$21.93 | −$19.03 | −$11.99 | −$10.24 | −$7.11 | −$4.34 | −$1.82 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $2.76B | $2.45B | $2.16B | $1.90B | $1.74B | $1.60B | $1.34B | $1.04B | $942.0M | $837.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $11.73B | $11.04B | $9.03B | $8.75B | $5.90B | $4.47B | $6.50B | $4.93B | $3.76B | $3.51B |
| Dividend payout ratio | 18.4% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 24.1% | 20.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 88.1% | 94.2% | 96.4% | 105.5% | 88.4% | 93.3% | 105.2% | 104.5% | 91.7% | 106.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 6.9% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.06 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 1.46 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.02 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| SG&A / revenue | 37.3% | 38.9% | 38.5% | 39.4% | 42.0% | 42.9% | 39.5% | 40.9% | 42.6% | 41.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 46.7 | 50.8 | 54.4 | 52.8 | 71.1 | 117.6 | 110.7 | 98.5 | 85.5 | 78.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 121.3 | 160.1 | 192.7 | 204.1 | 201.6 | — | 215.0 | 243.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 48.5 | 48.2 | 53.3 | 57.7 | 51.4 | 49.0 | 52.9 | 83.5 | 104.7 | 88.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -1.9 | 2.5 | 122.4 | 155.1 | 212.4 | 272.8 | 259.4 | 15.1 | 195.7 | 233.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.82 | 7.19 | 6.71 | 6.92 | 5.13 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 4.27 | 4.63 |
| Payables turnover | 7.52 | 7.57 | 6.84 | 6.33 | 7.10 | 7.45 | 6.89 | 4.37 | 3.49 | 4.12 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 3.01 | 2.28 | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.81 | — | 1.70 | 1.50 |
| Asset turnover | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| Average receivables | $4.19B | $3.92B | $3.74B | $3.22B | $3.68B | $4.93B | $5.12B | $4.04B | $2.93B | $2.33B |
| Average payables | $964.0M | $881.5M | $880.0M | $832.0M | $632.5M | $508.0M | $513.0M | $735.0M | $771.0M | $540.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $2.00B | $2.31B | $2.37B | $2.12B | $1.95B | — | $1.58B | $1.49B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 27.9% | 30.5% | 27.7% | 29.4% | 30.1% | 20.0% | 18.6% | 15.7% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
Computed from MA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 11, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
MA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Mastercard traded at 34.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 36.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 34.0 and the forward P/E is 24.2. Mastercard earned a return on equity of 210.5% and a return on invested capital of 95.8% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $19.0 billion of debt and $10.9 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $8.1 billion. It returned $14.5 billion to shareholders: $2.8 billion in dividends and $11.7 billion in share buybacks, 88% of free cash flow. The share count fell 17.7% from 1.10B to 906.0M over 9 years.
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MA key metrics FAQ
What is Mastercard's P/E ratio?
Mastercard's trailing P/E ratio is 34.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 24.2. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 34.6, compared with a 10-year median of 36.8.
What is Mastercard's EV/EBITDA?
Mastercard's enterprise value was 25.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $525.3 billion, EBITDA $20.5 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 22.8.
What is Mastercard's return on equity?
Mastercard's return on equity (ROE) was 210.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $15.0 billion on average shareholders' equity of $7.1 billion. ROE is high partly because years of buybacks have reduced equity on the balance sheet.
What is Mastercard's ROIC?
Mastercard's return on invested capital was 95.8% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Mastercard have?
Mastercard had total debt of $19.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.46 and $8.1 billion of net debt (0.39 times EBITDA).
What is Mastercard's dividend yield?
Mastercard's forward dividend yield is 0.56%. Mastercard paid $2.8 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($3.04 per share), a payout ratio of 18.4%.
Does Mastercard buy back its shares?
Yes. Mastercard spent $11.7 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.3% over the year, to 906.0M..
What is Mastercard's free cash flow yield?
Mastercard generated $16.4 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.2% on its market value at year-end ($517.2 billion).
What is Mastercard's current ratio?
Mastercard's current ratio was 1.03 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.03 times current liabilities.