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

Mastercard has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 29.15% year-over-year to $2.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $17.6 billion (up 18.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $16.9 billion, up 20.36% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $2.8 billion, down from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $5.7 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $3.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.1 billion in 2024.
• The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 60.72% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 19.79% in 2024.
• Mastercard's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 28.23% to $3.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 21.2% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 3.56% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 39.44% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q1 2026), $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.