Mastercard Incorporated is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in the Mastercard International Global Headquarters in Purchase, New York. The Global Operations Headquarters is located in O'Fallon, Missouri, a municipality of St. Charles County, Missouri. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the card-issuing banks or credit unions of the purchasers who use the Mastercard brand debit, credit and prepaid cards to make purchases. Mastercard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006.
| Revenue (TTM) | $33.94B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $33.94B |
| EBITDA | $21.38B |
| Operating Margin | 60.80% |
| Return on Equity | 232.10% |
| Return on Assets | 25.00% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $37.72 |
| Book Value | $7.58 |
| Price-to-Book | 70.11 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 13.53 |
| EV/Revenue | 14.2 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.67 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 21.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $877.04M |
| Float | $875.81M |
| % Insiders | 0.11% |
| % Institutions | 91.41% |
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PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On July 30, 2026, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results.
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Mastercard Incorporated is a buy at current levels, trading below its five-year average valuation despite robust growth. MA's Q1 2026 revenue rose 15.7% YoY, with operating margin expanding to 58.4%, reflecting resilient consumer spending and efficient cost control. Cross-border transactions, digital wallet adoption, and integration with stablecoins are key growth drivers, further supported by a strong balance sheet.
