Mastercard (MA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$928.0 million for Q1 2026, up 19.65% year-on-year from -$775.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 101.09% on a QoQ basis from $85.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$928.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 19.65% year-over-year to -$928.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$928.0 million (up 19.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $85.0 billion, up 6034.05% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$928.0 million, down from $85.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $85.0 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $47.8 billion (2022), against an average of $32.1 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 6626.55% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 102.95% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $53.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 16.71% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then sank by 102.29% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then jumped by 6034.05% to $85.0 billion in 2025, then slumped by 101.09% to -$928.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$928.0 million (Q1 2026), $85.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$935.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 13.12 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | -928.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 66.79 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 33.45 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | -23.59 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 25.21 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.74 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -2.77 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -928.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 85.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -935.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -919.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 70.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 64.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 62.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 57.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 53.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 45.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -791.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 41.77 Bn |