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Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Mastercard filings provide 18 years of Return on Equity readings, the most recent being 0.02% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Equity changed 0.0% to 0.02% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.02%, a 0.0% change, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.02%, changed 0.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.02% in Q1 2026 for Mastercard, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.02% in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Equity over the past 5 years was 0.02% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.02%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Equity: up 0bps in 2022, down 0bps in 2022.
  • Mastercard's Return on Equity stood at 0.02% in 2022, then rose by 8bps to 0.02% in 2023, then rose by 10bps to 0.02% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 0.02% in 2025, then rose by 13bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Equity were 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.