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

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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