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

Mastercard (MA) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 64.72% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 64.72%, up 1175.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 64.72% (up 1175.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 66.64%, up 681.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 64.72% for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, up from 61.03% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 64.72% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 42.51% in Q1 2022.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 53.98%, with a median of 54.62% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 354 bps in 2025 and soared 1175 bps in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 51.11% in 2022, then advanced by 11 bps to 56.49% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 54.79% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 61.03% in 2025, then rose by 6 bps to 64.72% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 64.72% in Q1 2026, 61.03% in Q4 2025, and 56.6% in Q3 2025.