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Mastercard (MA) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Mastercard (MA) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $5.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 6.79% year-over-year to $5.1 billion, compared with a TTM value of $17.2 billion through Dec 2025, up 19.94%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $17.2 billion, up 19.94% over the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $5.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Mastercard, down from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $5.5 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $1.4 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $3.1 billion, with a median of $2.9 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow dropped 22.29% in 2021, then skyrocketed 64.88% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.1 billion in 2021, then dropped by 10.11% to $2.8 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 34.46% to $3.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 27.84% to $4.7 billion in 2024, then rose by 6.79% to $5.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for MA at $5.1 billion in Q4 2025, $5.5 billion in Q3 2025, and $4.4 billion in Q2 2025.