Mastercard (MA) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported EPS (Basic) of $4.35 for Q1 2026, up 20.83% on a YoY basis from $3.6 in Q1 2025, and down 3.76% quarter-over-quarter from $4.52 in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported EPS (Basic) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $4.35 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 20.83% year-over-year to $4.35; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $17.3 (up 21.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $16.54, up 18.91% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $4.35, down from $4.52 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $4.52 in Q4 2025, with the low at $2.34 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $3.35 across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EPS (Basic) surged 46.2% — and 2023, when it fell 7.81%.
  • Mastercard's EPS (Basic) stood at $2.63 in 2022, then rose by 13.31% to $2.98 in 2023, then grew by 22.15% to $3.64 in 2024, then increased by 24.18% to $4.52 in 2025, then slipped by 3.76% to $4.35 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $4.35 (Q1 2026), $4.52 (Q4 2025), and $4.35 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 4.75
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 4.35
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 4.29
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 3.35
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.22
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.29
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.31
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.13
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.94
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 11.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.35
Dec 31, 2025 4.52
Sep 30, 2025 4.35
Jun 30, 2025 4.08
Mar 31, 2025 3.60
Dec 31, 2024 3.64
Sep 30, 2024 3.54
Jun 30, 2024 3.51
Mar 31, 2024 3.23
Dec 31, 2023 2.98
Sep 30, 2023 3.40
Jun 30, 2023 3.01
Mar 31, 2023 2.48
Dec 31, 2022 2.63
Sep 30, 2022 2.59
Jun 30, 2022 2.34
Mar 31, 2022 2.69
Dec 31, 2021 2.42
Sep 30, 2021 2.45
Jun 30, 2021 2.09