Mastercard (MA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $2.8 billion, up 29.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.6 billion (up 18.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.9 billion, up 20.36% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $2.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, down from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $5.7 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2024.
• Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $3.3 billion, with a median of $3.1 billion recorded in 2024.
• The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 60.72% in 2024, down 19.79% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $2.9 billion in 2022, then climbed by 28.23% to $3.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 21.2% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then grew by 3.56% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then plunged by 39.44% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.7 billion in Q3 2025.