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

Mastercard posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$2.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 150.05% year-on-year from $4.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 699.49% on a QoQ basis from $395.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 150.05% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $686.0 million (down 11.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.1 billion, up 288.75% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.4 billion, down from $395.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $4.0 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$413.0 million (2024), against an average of $48.2 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Cash Flow reached 1210.42% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 220.37% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$864.0 million in 2022, then surged by 281.25% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then slumped by 220.37% to -$1.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 120.95% to $395.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 699.49% to -$2.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $395.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - -4.28 Bn
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - -2.37 Bn
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 5.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - 17.16 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn -1.53 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn 383.32 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - 5.59 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn -1.59 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn -577.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.46 Bn 6.44 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 395.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 395.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -947.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -947.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -413.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -413.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.57 Bn