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Mastercard

Transaction & Payment Processing Services

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Operating health89
Growth75
Profitability100
Cash generationn/a
Balance sheetn/a
Dilution control92
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)14.0%Revenue growth (FY)16.4%Revenue CAGR (3y)13.8%Gross margin—Operating margin57.6%Net margin45.6%Free cash flow margin52.3%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue1.8%Net debt / operating cash flow0.48xCurrent ratio1.03Diluted share count change-2.3%
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$29.8B$22.2B$25.1B$28.2B$32.8B
Operating income$10.1B$12.3B$14.0B$15.6B$18.9B
Net income$8.7B$9.9B$11.2B$12.9B$15.0B
Operating cash flow$9.5B$11.2B$12.0B$14.8B$17.6B
Capital expenditure$407M$442M$371M$474M$489M
Free cash flow$9.1B$10.8B$11.6B$14.3B$17.2B
Stock-based comp$273M$295M$460M$526M$597M
Buybacks$5.9B$8.8B$9.0B$11.0B$11.7B
Dividends$1.7B$1.9B$2.2B$2.4B$2.8B
Cash$7.4B$7.0B$8.6B$8.4B$10.6B
Total debt$13.9B$14.0B$15.7B$18.2B$19.0B
Equity$7.3B$6.3B$6.9B$6.5B$7.7B

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