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$560.27
+$0.35 (+0.06%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $559.98 +0.01%
Open$561.85
Prev close$559.92
Day range$559.68 – $568.18
Volume889.9K
Market cap$490.73B
P/E (TTM)30.8
Dividend yield0.58%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

MA at a glance

MasterCard (MA) is trading at $560.27, up 0.06% on the day. Its market value of $490.73B makes it the 23rd largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $463.74 to $601.23. Today's price is about 70% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 0.9% over twelve months, but up 13.5% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($567.95) but above the 200-day ($530.81); RSI is 45, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 18% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $9.28B, up 14.1% from a year earlier, with $4.39B of net profit (a 46.3% margin).

Valuation works out to 30.8 times trailing earnings, 17% below its five-year average of 37.0. The median for its industry group is 30.0.

24 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $665.23, sits 18.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

MasterCard: the business

Mastercard runs a payment network that connects banks, merchants and cardholders, earning fees on the value and number of transactions.

What tends to move it. Consumer spending, cross-border travel volumes and regulation of card fees drive the outlook.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.1%
1 week
-1.3%
1 month
-6.6%
3 months
+13.5%
6 months
+12.7%
Year to date
-1.4%
1 year
-0.9%
Day range
$559.68$568.18
52-week range
$463.74$601.23

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.7%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-1.4%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+5.5%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)44.8Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-2.08Bearish
Bollinger band position18%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$560.16 / $560.34
Average price today$563.11
Volume889.9KAvg (90d) 3.28M
Turnover$501.13M
Turnover rate0.10%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.47vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.52%
Market cap$490.73B
Float market cap$486.51B
Shares outstanding868.35M
EPS (TTM)$16.52
P/E (TTM)30.81
P/B87.46
Book value / share$6.41
Earnings yield2.84%
Dividend (TTM)$3.26 / shareYield 0.58%
Net profit (TTM)$14.47B
Net assets$5.61B
30-day volatility18.4%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.59%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-20.9%-6.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How MA ranks on BeStock

Market value#23 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#185 of 283
Dividend yield#214 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#53 of 300
Dollar volume today#79 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$9.28B+14.1% YoY
Operating profit$5.73B+16.6% YoY
Net profit$4.39B+18.6% YoY
Diluted EPS$4.97+22.1% YoY
Free cash flow$3.30B-25.0% YoY
Operating cash flow$3.77B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$7.4BSep '24$7.5BDec '24$7.3BMar '25$8.1BJun '25$8.6BSep '25$8.8BDec '25$8.4BMar '26$9.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$3.3BSep '24$3.3BDec '24$3.3BMar '25$3.7BJun '25$3.9BSep '25$4.1BDec '25$3.9BMar '26$4.4BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin78.1%
Operating margin59.8%
Net margin46.3%
Return on equity241.5%
Return on assets29.8%
Return on invested capital56.6%
Current ratio1.06
Liabilities / assets90.3%
Cash & investments$11.61B
Total debt$24.64B
Net cash (debt)-$13.03B
Free cash flow / sales45.5%
Average move on report day±2.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+4.3%
Worst reaction-5.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

-2.7%2024/Q3+3.1%2024/Q4-0.3%2025/Q1+1.3%2025/Q2-0.2%2025/Q3+4.3%2025/Q4-4.2%2026/Q1+2.5%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings31.3x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 10th percentile, 5-year average 37.0x

#2110 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book88.9x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 98th percentile, 5-year average 61.3x

#5266 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales14.2x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 11th percentile, 5-year average 16.5x

#4547 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

26x34x43x52xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$550.00
Price vs. fair value+1.9%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts24
Average target$665.23+18.7% vs. price
  • Buy 92%
  • Hold 8%
Low $550.00Now $560.27Avg $665.23High $740.00

Latest rating actions

  • 9 Sep 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $696.00
  • 28 Aug 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $696.00
  • 25 Aug 2026Wolfe ResearchBUY · PT $740.00
  • 17 Aug 2026Wolfe ResearchBUY · PT $680.00
  • 14 Aug 2026DBSBUY · PT $625.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership82.8%-0.05 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding4,284-22 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)13 buys / 8 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.87% of floatDays to cover 2.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share16.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%14%22%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$118.00M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.58%
Last dividend$0.87Ex-date 9 Jul 2026
Next-to-last$0.87
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.0020181.3220191.6020201.7620211.9620222.2820232.6420243.042025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 17.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • RBC Capital Maintains MasterCard(MA.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $696Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Ant International, MasterCard (MA.US), and Visa (V.US) are collaborating to develop an AI agent trust framework.AASTOCKS · 10 Sep 2026
  • Wolfe Research Maintains MasterCard(MA.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $740Market news · 25 Aug 2026

MA stock: common questions

What is MA's latest share price?

$560.27 is the latest print for MA, a move of +0.06% against yesterday's close of $559.92. Today's low and high so far: $559.68 and $568.18.

What is MA worth in total?

Equity value comes to $490.73B at the current price. By that measure it is number 23 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is MasterCard valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 30.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $16.52). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 37.0, and today's level ranks in the 10th percentile of its own history.

Where does MA sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $463.74 and the ceiling $601.23. Shares are 6.8% away from that ceiling.

Does MA send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.58% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was July 9, 2026.

What is the analyst view on MasterCard?

Of 24 analysts, 92% say buy, 8% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $665.23, with the most cautious at $550.00 and the most optimistic at $740.00.

What does MasterCard do?

Mastercard runs a payment network that connects banks, merchants and cardholders, earning fees on the value and number of transactions.

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