MA vs MSCI vs V Stock Comparison

Mastercard, Msci and Visa Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MA Mastercard Inc
$655.44 +15.6% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$576.33B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
2 wins
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$656.10 +18.3% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$46.20B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
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V Visa Inc.
$422.33 +13.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$761.85B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Visa leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Visa 9, Mastercard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAMSCIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $576.33B $46.20B $761.85B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 33.4x 32.4x V
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 31.6x 27.4x V
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +12.3% +14.8% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 46.7% 40.3% 51.2% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 56.6% 44.1% 40.1% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.1x 0.3x V
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% +14.7% +24.2% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +0.1%/yr +14.3%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 30.0% 22.9% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 51/100 52/100 V

Percentile Scorecard

MAMSCIV

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

AxisMAMSCIV
Valuation 14 #832 of 965 21 #762 of 965 13 #837 of 965
Growth 64 #296 of 825 58 #348 of 825 51 #404 of 825
Profitability 99 #12 of 848 97 #24 of 848 99 #13 of 848
Financial Health 54 #419 of 899 26 #667 of 899 71 #265 of 899
Shareholder Returns 26 #543 of 730 52 #352 of 730 26 #540 of 730
Overall 51 51 52
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAMSCIVSPY
1 month +15.6%+18.3%+13.9% -5.9%
3 months +13.8%+15.7%+14.0% -4.6%
6 months +30.8%+11.5%+31.5% +0.2%
Year to date +14.8%+14.4%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year +18.5%+14.7%+24.2% +8.2%
3 years +69.7%+32.1%+73.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.3%+9.7%+20.2% +19.0%
5 years +87.9%+0.4%+94.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%+0.1%+14.3% +9.4%
10 years +536.2%+726.6%+425.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.3%+23.5%+18.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMAMSCIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%30.0%22.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%31.8%20.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.350.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.491.06 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-43.9%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-2.7%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $672.46$674.56$436.66 $779.14
52-week low $471.55$511.84$295.52 $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.

MultipleMAMSCIV
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 13.3x 34.2xmedian 13.3x 32.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 3.2x 13.7xmedian 3.2x 16.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 6.0x 25.3xmedian 6.0x 26.1xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 10.4x 29.9xmedian 10.4x 34.5xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 1.2x -15.6xmedian 1.2x 21.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.86median 0.89 2.06median 0.89 2.70median 0.89

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 monthsMAMSCIV
Revenue $36.29B $3.43B $45.90B
Gross profit – $2.85B –
Operating income $21.27B $1.91B $28.11B
Net income $16.96B $1.38B $23.50B
Free cash flow $16.08B $1.58B $22.06B
R&D – $184.30M –
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $19.14 $11.64
Cash & equivalents $10.15B $261.00M $12.94B
Total debt $23.94B $6.72B $22.07B
Shares (diluted) 883.00M 72.30M 2.02B
Enterprise value $536.42B $44.68B $709.39B

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
MetricMAMSCIV
P/E 34.1x 34.2x 32.4x
P/FCF 35.3x 29.9x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 29.1x 32.0x
P/S 15.6x 13.7x 16.6x
P/B 84.0x -15.6x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 540.8x -12.0x 87.0x
EV/EBITDA 23.2x 25.3x 26.1x
EV/EBIT 27.3x 28.0x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 15.6x 16.8x
EV/FCF 36.1x 34.0x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.5x 33.1x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.86 2.06 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAMSCIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 12.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 12.4% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.6% 15.4% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 13.0% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.0% 13.1% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 13.0% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% 19.8% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 16.6% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 6.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 11.6% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 6.7% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 11.4% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAMSCIV
Gross margin – 82.9% –
EBITDA margin 69.2% 61.6% 64.3%
Operating margin 58.6% 55.7% 61.2%
Pretax margin 57.6% 47.3% 61.2%
Net margin 46.7% 40.3% 51.2%
FCF margin 44.3% 45.9% 48.1%
Operating cash flow margin 46.5% 47.0% 51.7%
Return on equity 274.4% – 65.9%
Return on assets 29.3% 24.7% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 56.6% 44.1% 40.1%
Return on capital employed 63.1% 47.5% 44.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAMSCIV
Debt / assets 41.2% 120.0% 23.4%
Debt / equity 3.5x -2.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 3.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.4% 153.9% 61.7%
Equity / assets 11.6% -53.9% 38.3%
Interest coverage 26.2x 6.9x 37.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 10.76 6.48 9.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAMSCIV
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 4.3% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.5% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% –

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.

ConsensusMAMSCIV
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 27.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $21.06FY2026 $20.79FY2026 $15.44FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +5.3% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.06BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $48.35BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +9.7% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAMSCIV
Held by institutions 87.5% 92.4% 86.7%
Institutions holding 3,588 1,083 4,534
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,589 513 2,333
Institutions selling 1,531 409 1,734
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.25 1.35

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.

MAMSCIV
MA 1.00 0.41 0.88
MSCI 0.41 1.00 0.41
V 0.88 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MA, MSCI and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastercard (MA) $576.33B, Msci (MSCI) $46.20B, Visa (V) $761.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, MA, MSCI and V?

Visa (V) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastercard (MA) 34.0x, Msci (MSCI) 33.4x, Visa (V) 32.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Visa (V) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 31.1x, Msci (MSCI) 31.6x, Visa (V) 27.4x). 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) +15.3%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Visa (V) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Visa (V) 51.2%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Mastercard (MA) 56.6%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Visa (V) 40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Mastercard (MA) +18.5%, Msci (MSCI) +14.7%, Visa (V) +24.2%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Mastercard (MA) +13.5%/yr, Msci (MSCI) +0.1%/yr, Visa (V) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, Msci (MSCI) 0.01%, Visa (V) 0.00%. Mastercard (MA) and Visa (V) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Mastercard (MA) 23.6%, Msci (MSCI) 30.0%, Visa (V) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) leads on 9. 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.