Mastercard (MA) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.18 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 5.89% year-over-year to 0.18; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.18 (down 6.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.18, down 3.17% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio fell to 0.18 in Q2 2026 per MA's latest filing, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 0.23 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.17 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Payout Ratio dropped 24.19% in 2022, then increased 26.79% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2022, then gained by 2.14% to 0.19 in 2023, then decreased by 5.23% to 0.18 in 2024, then declined by 7.09% to 0.17 in 2025, then gained by 4.29% to 0.18 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.18, 0.2, and 0.17 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.