Mastercard (MA) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard's (MA) quarterly Net Margin came in at 47.3% in Q2 2026, up 179.0% YoY from 16.95% in Q2 2025, and up 2.32% on a QoQ basis from 46.23% in Q1 2026.

Mastercard (MA) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 47.3% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 179.0% year-over-year to 47.3% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 46.34% (up 141.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 45.65%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin improved to 47.3% in Q2 2026, from 46.23% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 50.92% in Q1 2022 to a low of 41.08% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 45.35% and a median of 45.44% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin jumped 692 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 984 bps.
  • Tracing MA's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 43.41% in 2022, then dropped by 2 bps to 42.62% in 2023, then climbed by 5 bps to 44.63% in 2024, then increased by 3 bps to 46.1% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 47.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 47.3% (Q2 2026), 46.23% (Q1 2026), and 46.1% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 48.38%
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 47.30%
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 15.84%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 23.28%
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 12.72%
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 17.93%
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 9.91%
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 128.75%
10 Ally Financial 13.61 Bn 5.77 Bn 2.08 Bn 16.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 47.30%
Mar 31, 2026 46.23%
Dec 31, 2025 46.10%
Sep 30, 2025 45.65%
Jun 30, 2025 45.51%
Mar 31, 2025 45.24%
Dec 31, 2024 44.63%
Sep 30, 2024 44.28%
Jun 30, 2024 46.80%
Mar 31, 2024 47.43%
Dec 31, 2023 42.62%
Sep 30, 2023 48.95%
Jun 30, 2023 45.38%
Mar 31, 2023 41.08%
Dec 31, 2022 43.41%
Sep 30, 2022 43.42%
Jun 30, 2022 41.39%
Mar 31, 2022 50.92%
Dec 31, 2021 45.61%
Sep 30, 2021 48.43%