Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported Return on Equity of 0.02% for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 12.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported Return on Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.02%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 stood at 0.02%, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.02% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Equity was 0 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 0 bps in 2022.
  • Mastercard's Return on Equity stood at 0.02% in 2022, then grew by 8 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then grew by 10 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then rose by 4 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then grew by 13 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 0.01%
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 0.02%
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 0.00%
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 0.00%
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 0.00%
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 0.00%
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.00%
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.00%
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.00%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.02%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%