Mastercard (MA) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard's (MA) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$83.0 million in Q2 2026, down 288.64% YoY from $44.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 143.01% on a QoQ basis from $193.0 million in Q1 2026.

Mastercard (MA) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$83.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 288.64% year-over-year to -$83.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $86.0 million (up 124.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $57.0 million, up 110.82% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes declined to -$83.0 million in Q2 2026, from $193.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $193.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$320.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$69.3 million and a median of -$72.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 8966.67% — and 2025, when it jumped 1133.33%.
  • Tracing MA's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at -$62.0 million in 2022, then soared by 104.84% to $3.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 8966.67% to -$266.0 million in 2024, then surged by 92.48% to -$20.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 315.0% to -$83.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$83.0 million (Q2 2026), $193.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$20.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - -656.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - -83.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn -74.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 67.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 115.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 6.00 Mn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - -
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 28.90 Mn
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn -23.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 193.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -168.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -263.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -123.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -146.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -320.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -34.00 Mn