Mastercard (MA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.28 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 13.31% year-over-year to 0.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.16 (down 5.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, down 6.46% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.28, up from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.42 in Q1 2024, with the low at 0.12 in Q3 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 142.74% — and 2024, when it decreased 29.34%.
• Mastercard's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.16 in 2022, then dropped by 11.95% to 0.14 in 2023, then declined by 6.37% to 0.13 in 2024, then gained by 8.99% to 0.15 in 2025, then surged by 87.57% to 0.28 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.28 (Q1 2026), 0.15 (Q4 2025), and 0.12 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.