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Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

Financial Services | Credit Services | Purchase, United States | NYSE
606.24 USD +1.44 (0.238%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 12:34 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★⯪Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. EDT

Mastercard presents a compelling case for long-term ownership driven by its dominant competitive position in global payments and exceptional profitability metrics. The company generates substantial free cash flow and maintains a high return on equity, justifying its premium valuation despite the trailing price-to-earnings ratio hovering near 32. Recent price action confirms strong momentum, with shares trading well above key moving averages and gaining ground over the past two weeks. Options activity reinforces this bullish sentiment, with traders placing bets on continued appreciation toward the 600 level while hedging against a drop to the mid-560s. While the dividend yield is modest at roughly 0.6 percent, the payout is highly sustainable and has shown consistent growth. The statistical forecast model offers a moderate bullish lean for the coming month, aligning with the broader technical and fundamental picture. Investors should view this as a high-quality compounder where the primary risk lies in valuation compression rather than business deterioration.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.039894
AutoETS0.075774
AutoARIMA0.075849
MSTL0.079349

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.572
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 439.583
Revenue per Share 39.265
Market Cap 531,072,253,952
Trailing P/E 33.35
Forward P/E 26.32
Beta 0.76
Profit Margins 46.34%
Website https://www.mastercard.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant call volume at the 610 strike, suggesting a target above current prices, while maintaining a major open interest wall at 600. Put buyers are establishing defensive floors around 560 to 570, indicating a perceived support level. Implied volatility is elevated at deep out-of-the-money strikes, reflecting uncertainty about extreme moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.15% 0.64% 0.59% 0.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-09 0.870 0.147673
2026-07-09 0.870 0.166284
2026-04-09 0.870 0.172766
2026-01-09 0.870 0.151162
2025-10-09 0.760 0.134620
2025-07-09 0.760 0.134487
2025-04-09 0.760 0.147450
2025-01-10 0.760 0.150593
2024-10-09 0.660 0.132013
2024-07-09 0.660 0.148415
2024-04-08 0.660 0.137830
2024-01-08 0.660 0.156406
2023-10-05 0.570 0.144597
2023-07-06 0.570 0.144987
2023-04-05 0.570 0.156684
2023-01-06 0.570 0.155030
2022-10-06 0.490 0.163754
2022-07-07 0.490 0.151202
2022-04-07 0.490 0.140180
2022-01-06 0.490 0.132432
2021-10-07 0.440 0.124325
2021-07-08 0.440 0.118858
2021-04-08 0.440 0.116482
2021-01-07 0.440 0.125765
2020-10-08 0.400 0.115892
2020-07-08 0.400 0.133267
2020-04-08 0.400 0.147629
2020-01-08 0.400 0.131105
2019-10-08 0.330 0.123563
2019-07-08 0.330 0.121668
2019-04-08 0.330 0.139671
2019-01-08 0.330 0.171625
2018-10-05 0.250 0.117228
2018-07-06 0.250 0.125301
2018-04-06 0.250 0.147319
2018-01-08 0.250 0.156966
2017-10-05 0.220 0.153043
2017-07-05 0.220 0.180357
2017-04-05 0.220 0.196306
2017-01-05 0.220 0.205627
2016-10-05 0.190 0.185547
2016-07-06 0.190 0.218818
2016-04-06 0.190 0.200528
2016-01-06 0.190 0.203535
2015-10-07 0.160 0.168103
2015-07-07 0.160 0.170412
2015-04-07 0.160 0.181984
2015-01-07 0.160 0.189979
2014-10-07 0.110 0.150809
2014-07-07 0.110 0.144395
2014-04-07 0.110 0.154213
2014-01-07 0.110 0.131408
2013-10-07 0.060 0.090081
2013-07-05 0.060 0.100835
2013-04-05 0.060 0.112867
2013-01-07 0.030 0.057745
2012-10-05 0.030 0.063122
2012-07-05 0.030 0.067560
2012-04-04 0.030 0.069615
2012-01-05 0.015 0.042564
2011-10-05 0.015 0.047873
2011-07-06 0.015 0.047939
2011-04-06 0.015 0.056501
2011-01-06 0.015 0.064901
2010-10-07 0.015 0.067916
2010-07-01 0.015 0.074001
2010-04-07 0.015 0.058672
2010-01-06 0.015 0.058695
2009-10-07 0.015 0.071124
2009-07-08 0.015 0.093342
2009-04-08 0.015 0.089643
2009-01-07 0.015 0.098639
2008-10-08 0.015 0.091721
2008-07-09 0.015 0.059701
2008-04-07 0.015 0.066298
2008-01-09 0.015 0.076305
2007-10-17 0.015 0.097018
2007-06-29 0.015 0.090432
2007-04-04 0.015 0.139912
2007-01-10 0.009 0.085927
2006-10-05 0.009 0.123984
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.58
exDividendDate 2026-10-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.37
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00557209
lastDividendValue 0.87
lastDividendDate 2026-10-09
dividendDate 2026-11-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07460773
Address1 2,000 Purchase Street
All Time High 605.6
All Time Low 4.02
Ask 605.59
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,936,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,859,060
Average Volume 2,859,060
Average Volume10Days 2,936,660
Beta 0.76
Bid 605.3
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 2
Book Value 6.396
City Purchase
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 606.24
Current Ratio 1.061
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 606.61
Day Low 601.115
Debt To Equity 439.583
Display Name Mastercard
Dividend Date 1,794,182,400
Dividend Yield 0.58
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth 0.221
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.186
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 22,200,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.63281
Enterprise To Ebitda 24.451
Enterprise To Revenue 15.473
Enterprise Value 542,839,799,808
Eps Current Year 19.93607
Eps Forward 23.03455
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 18.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 573.2252
Fifty Day Average Change 33.01477
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05759476
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.460773
Fifty Two Week High 606.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.36999512
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00060993904
Fifty Two Week Low 464.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 141.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30508915
Fifty Two Week Range 464.52 - 606.61
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,148,563,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.55
Float Shares 868,301,053
Forward Eps 23.03455
Forward P E 26.318726
Free Cashflow 16,961,250,304
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 39,800
Fullday Change 9.709961
Fullday Change Percent 1.6316793
Fullday Price 606.24
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 35,083,001,856
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0011100001
Held Percent Institutions 0.91083
Implied Shares Outstanding 876,009,940
Industry Credit Services
Industry Disp Credit Services
Industry Key credit-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Last Dividend Value 0.87
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,390,348,800
Last Split Factor 10:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Mastercard Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 531,072,253,952
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6477196
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 16,257,000,448
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 490,495,485,604
Number Of Analyst Opinions 37
Open 605.5
Operating Cashflow 17,436,999,680
Operating Margins 0.61108
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.17930001
Peg Ratio 1.58
Phone 914 249 2000
Previous Close 604.8
Price Eps Current Year 30.409203
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 94.78424
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 15.137594
Profit Margins 0.46339
Quick Ratio 0.666
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.425
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.4400024
Regular Market Change Percent 0.23809564
Regular Market Day High 606.61
Regular Market Day Low 601.115
Regular Market Day Range 601.115 - 606.61
Regular Market Open 605.5
Regular Market Previous Close 604.8
Regular Market Price 606.24
Regular Market Time 1,791,995,691
Regular Market Volume 1,545,989
Return On Assets 0.24063
Return On Equity 2.41202
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 39.265
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 869,464,115
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0073
Shares Short 6,355,256
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,591,013
Short Name Mastercard Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0073
Short Ratio 2.3
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MA
Target High Price 760.0
Target Low Price 550.0
Target Mean Price 669.7408
Target Median Price 670.0
Total Cash 11,608,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 13.252
Total Debt 24,643,000,320
Total Revenue 35,083,001,856
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.37
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00557209
Trailing Eps 18.18
Trailing P E 33.346535
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.462
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 532.4854
Two Hundred Day Average Change 73.75458
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13851005
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,545,989
Website https://www.mastercard.com
Zip 10,577