Mastercard (MA) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$362.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.47% year-on-year from -$387.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.01% on a QoQ basis from -$421.0 million in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$362.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 6.47% year-over-year to -$362.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.4 billion (up 61.21% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.4 billion, up 59.96% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$362.0 million, up from -$421.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$174.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$2.7 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$340.0 million (2025), against an average of -$467.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities jumped 91.94%; it then tumbled 1151.4% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$350.0 million in 2022, then soared by 38.86% to -$214.0 million in 2023, then sank by 1151.4% to -$2.7 billion in 2024, then surged by 84.28% to -$421.0 million in 2025, then increased by 14.01% to -$362.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$362.0 million (Q1 2026), -$421.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$374.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | -878.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | -362.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | -2.87 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 26.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -2.10 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 149.44 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 1.52 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.39 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -3.04 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | -60.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -362.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -362.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -421.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -421.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -374.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -374.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -227.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -227.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -340.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -340.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -256.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -256.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -294.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -294.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -174.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -214.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -214.00 Mn |