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Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

Financial Services | Credit Services | Purchase, United States | NYSE
595.30 USD +3.57 (0.603%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 595.33 +0.03 (0.005%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT

Mastercard presents a compelling case for a long-term hold, backed by exceptional operational metrics including a 241% return on equity and robust profit margins exceeding 46%. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this quality, with a cumulative gain of over 525% over nine years and no recent structural decline. While the current valuation is premium, the sustained revenue growth and earnings expansion justify the cost. On the short-term horizon, momentum is strong with the stock trading well above its 50-day and 200-day averages, supported by bullish options positioning. However, the price is approaching the 52-week high, and statistical models hint at minor short-term noise, suggesting caution on immediate entries despite the strong underlying trend. The dividend yield is modest, serving primarily as a return component rather than a primary income driver, but the payout ratio is highly sustainable.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.122800
MSTL0.122861
AutoARIMA0.123419
AutoTheta0.133590

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 4.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.547
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 439.583
Revenue per Share 39.265
Market Cap 521,488,695,296
Trailing P/E 32.76
Forward P/E 25.85
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 46.34%
Website https://www.mastercard.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant open interest walls at the 600, 610, and 630 strike levels, suggesting a bullish target zone above current prices. While put volume indicates hedging activity, the call positioning dominates the sentiment profile. Implied volatility remains moderate around 23%, reflecting a calm but active market environment.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.17% 0.62% 0.59% 0.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 3.48
dividendYield 0.59
exDividendDate 2026-07-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.37
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005695165
lastDividendValue 0.87
lastDividendDate 2026-07-09
dividendDate 2026-08-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.00023651123
Address1 2,000 Purchase Street
All Time High 601.77
All Time Low 4.02
Ask 597.77
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,006,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,497,620
Average Volume 3,497,620
Average Volume10Days 3,006,400
Beta 0.735
Bid 594.74
Bid Size 120
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 595.3
Current Ratio 1.061
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 598.02
Day Low 592.0825
Debt To Equity 439.583
Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Dividend Rate 3.48
Dividend Yield 0.59
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth 0.221
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.186
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
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 24.076
Enterprise To Revenue 15.236
Enterprise Value 534,517,710,848
Eps Current Year 19.92584
Eps Forward 23.02581
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 18.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 546.1034
Fifty Day Average Change 49.196594
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.090086594
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.023651123
Fifty Two Week High 601.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.3200073
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.010504982
Fifty Two Week Low 464.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 130.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.28153795
Fifty Two Week Range 464.52 - 601.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,148,563,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.54
Float Shares 868,344,853
Forward Eps 23.02581
Forward P E 25.853596
Free Cashflow 16,961,250,304
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 39,800
Fullday Change 3.57001
Fullday Change Percent 0.603317
Fullday Price 595.33
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 35,083,001,856
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00112
Held Percent Institutions 0.9128
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 1,783,555,200
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 521,488,695,296
Market State CLOSED
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 518,361,361,795
Number Of Analyst Opinions 37
Open 593.95
Operating Cashflow 17,436,999,680
Operating Margins 0.61108
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.17930001
Peg Ratio 1.84
Phone 914 249 2000
Post Market Change 0.030029297
Post Market Change Percent 0.0050443974
Post Market Price 595.33
Post Market Time 1,787,961,483
Previous Close 591.73
Price Eps Current Year 29.875778
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 93.0738
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 14.864427
Profit Margins 0.46339
Quick Ratio 0.666
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.375
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.57001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.603317
Regular Market Day High 598.02
Regular Market Day Low 592.0825
Regular Market Day Range 592.0825 - 598.02
Regular Market Open 593.95
Regular Market Previous Close 591.73
Regular Market Price 595.3
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 1,881,012
Return On Assets 0.24063
Return On Equity 2.41202
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 39.265
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
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 0.0082
Shares Short 7,188,654
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 9,060,825
Short Name Mastercard Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0083
Short Ratio 2.4
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MA
Target High Price 740.0
Target Low Price 550.0
Target Mean Price 669.4595
Target Median Price 668.0
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 0.005695165
Trailing Eps 18.17
Trailing P E 32.762794
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8128
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 529.31006
Two Hundred Day Average Change 65.98993
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12467159
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,881,012
Website https://www.mastercard.com
Zip 10,577