Mastercard (MA) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) posted Interest Expenses of $185.0 million for Q1 2026, up 16.35% quarter-over-quarter from $159.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.65% year-on-year from $182.0 million in Q1 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has reported Interest Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $185.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $185.0 million, up 1.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $725.0 million (up 6.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $722.0 million, up 11.76% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $185.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, up from $159.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $195.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $110.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is $152.9 million, with a median of $151.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Interest Expenses: up 27.45% in 2025, down 13.59% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $127.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 16.54% to $148.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 24.32% to $184.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 13.59% to $159.0 million in 2025, then grew by 16.35% to $185.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Expenses figures were $185.0 million in Q1 2026, $159.0 million in Q4 2025, and $186.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 178.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 185.00 Mn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 113.76 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 308.01 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.52 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 113.80 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 3.02 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 185.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 185.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 159.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 159.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 186.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 186.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 195.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 195.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 182.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 182.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 184.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 150.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 150.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 148.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 148.00 Mn