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Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Mastercard (MA) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 1.91% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Equity rose 7.0% year-over-year to 1.91%, compared with a TTM value of 1.91% through Dec 2025, up 7.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 2.1%, up 19.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 1.91% for Q4 2025 at Mastercard, up from 1.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 1.99% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 1.01% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 1.59%, with a median of 1.66% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity crashed -39bps in 2021, then soared 42bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 1.23% in 2021, then grew by 27bps to 1.55% in 2022, then grew by 8bps to 1.68% in 2023, then rose by 10bps to 1.84% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 1.91% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for MA at 1.91% in Q4 2025, 1.8% in Q3 2025, and 1.86% in Q2 2025.