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Mastercard (MA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)

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Mastercard (MA) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 29.52% for Q2 2026, up 2.32 percentage points from 27.20% a year earlier and up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Mastercard (MA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, Mastercard posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 29.28%, up 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 28.44% in FY2024 (+0.86 pp), 27.58% in FY2023 (+1.59 pp), 26.00% in FY2022 (+1.61 pp) and 24.38% in FY2021 (+3.97 pp).
  • The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
  • Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 6.22 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 1.67 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 29.21% (Q1 2026), 27.86% (Q4 2025) and 27.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROA (Qtr)
1 Visa 687.36 Bn 630.68 Bn - 23.83%
2 Mastercard 513.04 Bn 472.96 Bn - 29.52%
3 Wise 14.65 Bn 14.65 Bn - -
4 Remitly Global 5.11 Bn 2.76 Bn 307.34 Mn 20.66%
5 Western Union 1.91 Bn -2.11 Bn 336.50 Mn 4.92%
6 International Money Express 382.67 Mn -237.48 Mn - 3.67%
7 Currenc 167.21 Mn -59.72 Mn 3.70 Mn -18.42%
8 Sentage Holdings 4.88 Mn 4.88 Mn - -
9 American Express 208.01 Bn -160.24 Mn - 3.71%
10 Capital One Financial 122.27 Bn 122.27 Bn - 1.55%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 29.52%
Mar 31, 2026 29.21%
Dec 31, 2025 27.86%
Sep 30, 2025 27.22%
Jun 30, 2025 27.20%
Mar 31, 2025 27.22%
Dec 31, 2024 27.01%
Sep 30, 2024 27.52%
Jun 30, 2024 28.86%
Mar 31, 2024 27.85%
Dec 31, 2023 27.26%
Sep 30, 2023 27.78%
Jun 30, 2023 26.25%
Mar 31, 2023 24.88%
Dec 31, 2022 26.02%
Sep 30, 2022 26.50%
Jun 30, 2022 26.43%
Mar 31, 2022 25.36%
Dec 31, 2021 23.77%
Sep 30, 2021 23.02%
API Access

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