Mastercard (MA) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported Debt to Equity of $2.82 for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $2.81 in Q1 2025, and up 14.99% quarter-over-quarter from $2.45 in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported Debt to Equity for 15 years, with the latest figure at $2.82 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity changed 0.45% year-over-year to $2.82; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.82 (changed 0.45% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.45, down 12.32% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $2.82, up from $2.45 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $2.89 in Q1 2023, with the low at $2.06 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $2.45 across 5 years, with a median of $2.41 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt to Equity jumped 40.16% — and 2024, when it fell 25.79%.
  • Mastercard's Debt to Equity stood at $2.21 in 2022, then gained by 1.9% to $2.25 in 2023, then increased by 24.44% to $2.8 in 2024, then retreated by 12.32% to $2.45 in 2025, then rose by 14.99% to $2.82 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $2.82 (Q1 2026), $2.45 (Q4 2025), and $2.4 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 0.67
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 2.82
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.05
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 0.34
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.47
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 0.46
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.64
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.26
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 3.39

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.82
Dec 31, 2025 2.45
Sep 30, 2025 2.40
Jun 30, 2025 2.41
Mar 31, 2025 2.81
Dec 31, 2024 2.80
Sep 30, 2024 2.46
Jun 30, 2024 2.09
Mar 31, 2024 2.15
Dec 31, 2023 2.25
Sep 30, 2023 2.45
Jun 30, 2023 2.81
Mar 31, 2023 2.89
Dec 31, 2022 2.21
Sep 30, 2022 2.26
Jun 30, 2022 2.32
Mar 31, 2022 2.06
Dec 31, 2021 1.88
Sep 30, 2021 2.05
Jun 30, 2021 2.13