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

Mastercard (MA) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.28 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.28, down 13.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.16 (down 5.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.16, down 6.46% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio was 0.28 for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, up from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.42 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.12 in Q3 2024.
• Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.21, with a median of 0.17 recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 142.74% in 2022 and dropped 29.34% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.16 in 2022, then retreated by 11.95% to 0.14 in 2023, then decreased by 6.37% to 0.13 in 2024, then grew by 8.99% to 0.15 in 2025, then surged by 87.57% to 0.28 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.28 in Q1 2026, 0.15 in Q4 2025, and 0.12 in Q3 2025.