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

Historic Return on Sales for Mastercard (MA) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.46%.

  • Mastercard's Return on Sales rose 100.0% to 0.46% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.46%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.46% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Mastercard's Return on Sales is 0.46%, which was up 100.0% from 0.46% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Mastercard's Return on Sales peaked at 0.51% during Q1 2022, and registered a low of 0.41% during Q1 2023.
  • For the 5-year period, Mastercard's Return on Sales averaged around 0.45%, with its median value being 0.45% (2023).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Mastercard's Return on Sales skyrocketed by 900bps in 2021 and then plummeted by -1000bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Mastercard's Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.46% in 2021, then decreased by -5bps to 0.43% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 0.43% in 2023, then rose by 5bps to 0.45% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.46% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.46% for Q4 2025, versus 0.46% for Q3 2025 and 0.46% for Q2 2025.