Mastercard (MA) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Cash from Operations of 2999000000.0 for Q1 2026, up 26.01% year-on-year from 2380000000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 40.04% on a QoQ basis from 5002000000.0 in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 2999000000.0 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 26.01% year-over-year to 2999000000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18267000000.0 (up 17.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17648000000.0, up 19.4% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 stood at 2999000000.0, down from 5002000000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 5663000000.0 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1672000000.0 in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 3138000000.0 (2024), against an average of 3447176470.59.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cash from Operations dropped 16.16%; it then surged 58.86% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 3100000000.0 in 2022, then surged by 33.23% to 4130000000.0 in 2023, then advanced by 17.05% to 4834000000.0 in 2024, then advanced by 3.48% to 5002000000.0 in 2025, then slumped by 40.04% to 2999000000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 2999000000.0 (Q1 2026), 5002000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 5663000000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 3.01 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 6.02 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 386.50 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.31 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 269.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.13 Bn |