Mastercard (MA) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) posted Net Margin of 46.23% for Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 46.1% in Q4 2025, and up 98.0% year-on-year from 23.35% in Q1 2025.

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

Mastercard (MA) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 46.23% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 46.23%, up 98.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 45.88% (up 92.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 45.65%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 46.23% for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, roughly flat from 46.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 49.6% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 40.1% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 44.67%, with a median of 45.24% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin jumped 797 bps in 2022 and slumped 950 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 42.41% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 41.92% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 44.63% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 46.1% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 46.23% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 46.23% in Q1 2026, 46.1% in Q4 2025, and 45.65% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 53.62%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 46.23%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 15.71%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 13.32%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 30.76%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 15.15%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 13.84%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 21.04%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 14.05%
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 37.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 43.81%
Jun 30, 2024 46.24%
Mar 31, 2024 46.75%
Dec 31, 2023 41.92%
Sep 30, 2023 48.20%
Jun 30, 2023 44.54%
Mar 31, 2023 40.10%
Dec 31, 2022 42.41%
Sep 30, 2022 42.34%
Jun 30, 2022 40.20%
Mar 31, 2022 49.60%
Dec 31, 2021 44.25%
Sep 30, 2021 47.02%
Jun 30, 2021 43.46%