MA vs SPGI vs V Stock Comparison

Mastercard, S&P Global and Visa Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$563.07B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$460.50 +17.3% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$135.51B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
V Visa Inc.
$410.57 +12.2% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$691.47B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Visa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Visa 5, S&P Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASPGIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $563.07B $135.51B $691.47B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 27.2x 27.1x V
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 24.4x 29.7x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +18.2% +14.8% SPGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 29.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.6% -2.7% +20.3% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr -0.6%/yr +14.2%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 30.6% 22.2% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 62/100 49/100 SPGI

Percentile Scorecard

MASPGIV

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

AxisMASPGIV
Valuation 9 #857 of 941 26 #700 of 941 10 #846 of 941
Growth 66 #213 of 615 76 #148 of 615 57 #267 of 615
Profitability 95 #29 of 586 93 #45 of 586 94 #34 of 586
Financial Health 43 #380 of 667 65 #233 of 667 79 #139 of 667
Shareholder Returns 6 #660 of 704 52 #336 of 704 7 #656 of 704
Overall 44 62 49
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SPGI 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

PeriodMASPGIVSPY
1 month +12.8%+17.3%+12.2% +0.7%
3 months +10.1%+11.0%+12.1% +3.7%
6 months +26.4%+6.8%+24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +11.4%-11.9%+17.1% +12.8%
1 year +14.6%-2.7%+20.3% +11.9%
3 years +70.7%+33.5%+76.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.5%+10.1%+20.8% +22.8%
5 years +89.5%-2.9%+93.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%-0.6%+14.2% +10.9%
10 years +494.7%+276.6%+399.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+14.2%+17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMASPGIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%30.6%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%35.1%19.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.320.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.090.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-40.2%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-15.7%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $635.70$546.35$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $471.55$386.35$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.

MultipleMASPGIV
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 13.0x 26.9xmedian 13.0x 27.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 3.2x 7.8xmedian 3.2x 15.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 15.8xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 10.7x 22.9xmedian 10.7x 31.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 82.1xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x 20.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 0.90median 0.90 —median 0.90

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 monthsMASPGIV
Revenue $36.29B $17.21B $45.90B
Gross profit – $12.21B –
Operating income $21.27B $7.77B $28.11B
Net income $16.96B $5.40B $23.50B
Free cash flow – $5.84B –
EPS (diluted) – $17.10 –
Cash & equivalents $10.15B $2.44B $12.94B
Total debt – $13.06B –
Shares (diluted) 883.00M 291.60M 1.90B
Enterprise value $563.07B $125.36B $691.47B

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
MetricMASPGIV
P/E 30.6x 26.9x 27.1x
P/FCF 29.4x 22.9x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 32.8x 22.3x 30.9x
P/S 15.3x 7.8x 15.9x
P/B 82.1x 6.7x 20.3x
P/Tangible book 534.3x 16.9x 83.7x
EV/EBITDA – 15.8x –
EV/EBIT – 18.5x –
EV/Revenue 15.3x 8.4x 15.9x
EV/FCF – 24.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 32.8x 24.0x 30.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASPGIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 18.2% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 11.9% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.6% 29.7% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 26.4% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.0% 18.3% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 25.3% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 23.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 18.5% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 19.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASPGIV
Gross margin – 70.9% –
EBITDA margin – 53.1% –
Operating margin – 45.1% –
Pretax margin – 43.4% –
Net margin – 29.0% –
FCF margin – 33.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.5% 34.8% 51.7%
Return on equity 274.6% 21.0% 65.9%
Return on assets 29.3% 9.7% 24.9%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% –
Return on capital employed – 16.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.2% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASPGIV
Debt / assets – 27.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 88.4% 58.7% 61.7%
Equity / assets 11.6% 41.3% 38.3%
Interest coverage – 24.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 4.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASPGIV
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.8% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusMASPGIV
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.99FY2026 $18.86FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +12.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.99BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $48.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +6.6% +19.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASPGIV
Held by institutions 87.5% 87.5% 87.6%
Institutions holding 3,585 2,003 4,530
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,590 873 2,330
Institutions selling 1,527 876 1,733
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.00 1.34

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.

MASPGIV
MA 1.00 0.42 0.87
SPGI 0.42 1.00 0.39
V 0.87 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MA, SPGI and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastercard (MA) $563.07B, S&P Global (SPGI) $135.51B, Visa (V) $691.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, MA, SPGI and V?

Visa (V) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastercard (MA) 30.6x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.2x, Visa (V) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 30.3x, S&P Global (SPGI) 24.4x, Visa (V) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

S&P Global (SPGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) +18.2%, Visa (V) +14.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Mastercard (MA) +14.6%, S&P Global (SPGI) -2.7%, Visa (V) +20.3%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) -0.6%/yr, Visa (V) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, S&P Global (SPGI) 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) 22.9%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.6%, Visa (V) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MA, SPGI 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 5. 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.