Mastercard (MA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 64.72% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1175.0% year-over-year to 64.72%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 64.72% (up 1175.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 66.64%, up 681.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 64.72%, up from 61.03% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 64.72% in Q1 2026, with the low at 42.51% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 53.98% across 5 years, with a median of 54.62% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 354 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 1175 bps.
• Mastercard's Return on Capital Employed stood at 51.11% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 56.49% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 54.79% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 61.03% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 64.72% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 64.72% (Q1 2026), 61.03% (Q4 2025), and 56.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.