Mastercard (MA) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2014 - 2026)

Mastercard posted quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges of $620.0 million for Q1 2026, up 30.25% year-on-year from $476.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.39% on a QoQ basis from $572.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has 13 years of Amortization of Deferred Charges data on file, last reported at $620.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Amortization of Deferred Charges rose 30.25% year-over-year to $620.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 18.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.1 billion, up 14.64% from the prior year.
  • Amortization of Deferred Charges for Q1 2026 stood at $620.0 million, up from $572.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Amortization of Deferred Charges topped out at $620.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $378.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Amortization of Deferred Charges is $426.0 million (2023), against an average of $456.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Amortization of Deferred Charges declined 12.09%; it then surged 30.25% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Amortization of Deferred Charges shows it stood at $389.0 million in 2022, then grew by 9.51% to $426.0 million in 2023, then rose by 17.84% to $502.0 million in 2024, then grew by 13.94% to $572.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 8.39% to $620.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Amortization of Deferred Charges figures came in at $620.0 million (Q1 2026), $572.0 million (Q4 2025), and $533.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn -
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn -
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn -
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 Bn 562.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 620.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 620.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 572.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 572.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 533.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 533.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 517.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 517.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 476.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 476.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 502.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 502.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 502.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 415.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 411.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 411.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 426.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 426.00 Mn