Mastercard (MA) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$362.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.47% on a YoY basis from -$387.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.01% quarter-over-quarter from -$421.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$174.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$2.7 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$467.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$340.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities jumped 91.94% — and 2024, when it sank 1151.4%.
  • Mastercard's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$350.0 million in 2022, then surged by 38.86% to -$214.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 1151.4% to -$2.7 billion in 2024, then jumped by 84.28% to -$421.0 million in 2025, then grew 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 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - -878.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - -362.00 Mn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn -2.87 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 26.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn -2.10 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 1.52 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 149.44 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.39 Bn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn -3.04 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn -60.90 Mn

Historic Data

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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