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

Mastercard (MA) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.22 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 40.99% year-over-year to 0.22; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.18 (up 9.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, down 6.46% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.22 in Q2 2026 per MA's latest filing, from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.42 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.12 in Q3 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio fell 29.14% in 2024, then surged 40.99% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.16 in 2022, then declined by 17.12% to 0.14 in 2023, then dropped by 4.49% to 0.13 in 2024, then gained by 9.48% to 0.14 in 2025, then surged by 54.96% to 0.22 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.22, 0.28, and 0.14 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.