Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard (MA) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 274.60% for Q3 2026, up 94.14 percentage points from 180.46% a year earlier and up 10.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mastercard (MA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mastercard's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 209.92%, up 19.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +106.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mastercard's Return on Equity [ROE] was 190.87% in FY2024 (+22.91 pp), 167.95% in FY2023 (+23.40 pp), 144.55% in FY2022 (+19.30 pp) and 125.25% in FY2021 (+21.89 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +34.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 94.14 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 20.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 263.63% (Q2 2026), 215.23% (Q1 2026) and 191.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 761.85 Bn | 709.39 Bn | - | 65.94% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 576.33 Bn | 536.42 Bn | - | 274.42% |
| 3 | Wise | 11.36 Bn | 11.36 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Remitly Global | 4.75 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 319.61 Mn | 30.91% |
| 5 | Western Union | 2.15 Bn | -2.01 Bn | 343.00 Mn | 36.98% |
| 6 | International Money Express | 221.76 Mn | -398.39 Mn | - | 11.20% |
| 7 | Currenc | 116.19 Mn | -135.10 Mn | 3.70 Mn | -85.43% |
| 8 | Sentage Holdings | 4.40 Mn | 324,699.40 | - | - |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 34.98% |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 123.02 Bn | 123.02 Bn | - | 9.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 274.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 263.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 215.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 191.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 180.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 186.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 198.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 184.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 165.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 166.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 166.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 167.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 183.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 186.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 164.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 155.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 154.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 145.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 131.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 122.73% |
API Access
Mastercard Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "MA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();