MA vs MSCI vs TW Stock Comparison

Mastercard, Msci and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$530.94B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
0.57%
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$601.75 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.15B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.32%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.02B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 7, Tradeweb Markets 3, Msci 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAMSCITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $530.94B $43.15B $28.02B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 31.4x 28.3x TW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.1x 29.0x 28.5x TW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +12.3% +14.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 46.3% 40.3% 40.7% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 59.0% 44.1% — MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.1x — MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 1.32% 0.45% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% +10.0% +8.9% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr -1.7%/yr +6.5%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 30.9% 31.0% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 53/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MAMSCITW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMAMSCITW
Valuation 14 #809 of 940 23 #727 of 940 48 #50 of 96
Growth 66 #226 of 655 58 #275 of 655 63 #25 of 66
Profitability 99 #8 of 633 97 #19 of 633 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 49 #363 of 714 26 #526 of 714 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 36 #457 of 709 61 #275 of 709 60 #16 of 38
Overall 53 53 73
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMAMSCITWSPY
1 month +7.4%+9.1%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months +8.4%+3.8%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +20.1%+1.2%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +6.8%+4.9%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year +6.5%+10.0%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years +67.5%+26.4%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+8.1%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years +83.1%-8.2%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.9%-1.7%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +488.6%+656.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.4%+22.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAMSCITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%30.9%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%31.9%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.30-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.320.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-43.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-6.5%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $632.81$643.83$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $471.55$511.84$91.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMAMSCITW
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 13.0x 31.4xmedian 13.0x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 3.2x 12.6xmedian 3.2x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 7.4x 23.4xmedian 7.4x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 10.8x 27.4xmedian 10.8x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 94.6xmedian 1.2x -14.3xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 0.87 1.89median 0.87 0.73median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMAMSCITW
Revenue $35.08B $3.43B $2.21B
Gross profit – $2.85B –
Operating income $20.47B $1.91B $963.90M
Net income $16.26B $1.38B $1.02B
Free cash flow $16.70B $1.58B $1.14B
R&D – $184.30M –
EPS (diluted) $18.41 $19.14 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $11.29B $261.00M $2.06B
Total debt $81.59B $6.72B –
Shares (diluted) 883.00M 72.30M 212.80M
Enterprise value $490.85B $41.63B $20.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMAMSCITW
P/E 33.1x 31.4x 28.3x
P/FCF 31.8x 27.4x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x 26.7x 23.4x
P/S 15.1x 12.6x 12.7x
P/B 94.6x -14.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3,662x -11.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 23.4x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 26.0x 26.9x
EV/Revenue 15.5x 14.5x 11.8x
EV/FCF 32.6x 31.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.2x 30.7x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 1.89 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAMSCITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 12.3% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 12.4% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 15.4% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 13.0% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% 13.1% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 13.0% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% 19.8% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 16.6% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 6.4% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 11.6% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.9% 6.7% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 11.4% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAMSCITW
Gross margin – 82.9% –
EBITDA margin 68.6% 61.6% 54.9%
Operating margin 58.3% 55.7% 43.7%
Pretax margin 57.5% 47.3% 58.9%
Net margin 46.3% 40.3% 40.7%
FCF margin 47.6% 45.9% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 49.7% 47.0% 54.2%
Return on equity 263.6% – 13.9%
Return on assets 29.5% 24.7% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 59.0% 44.1% –
Return on capital employed 68.1% 47.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.7% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAMSCITW
Debt / assets 42.7% 120.0% –
Debt / equity 4.4x -2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 153.9% 11.1%
Equity / assets 9.7% -53.9% 88.9%
Interest coverage 27.4x 6.9x 469.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 10.15 6.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAMSCITW
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 4.7% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 6.0% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.1% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.0% 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 15.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMAMSCITW
Forward P/E 29.1xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.99FY2026 $20.78FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +5.3% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.99BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +9.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAMSCITW
Held by institutions 87.5% 92.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,583 1,080 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,588 512 300
Institutions selling 1,527 407 211
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.26 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MAMSCITW
MA 1.00 0.38 0.29
MSCI 0.38 1.00 0.40
TW 0.29 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MA, MSCI and TW?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastercard (MA) $530.94B, Msci (MSCI) $43.15B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $28.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, MA, MSCI and TW?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastercard (MA) 33.1x, Msci (MSCI) 31.4x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tradeweb Markets (TW) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 29.1x, Msci (MSCI) 29.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastercard (MA) +16.0%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Mastercard (MA) 46.3%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Mastercard (MA) 59.0%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Mastercard (MA) +6.5%, Msci (MSCI) +10.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr, Msci (MSCI) -1.7%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Mastercard (MA) 0.57%, Msci (MSCI) 1.32%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Mastercard (MA) 22.7%, Msci (MSCI) 30.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MA, MSCI and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.