Mastercard MA
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Mastercard (MA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard's (MA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $122.0 million in Q2 2026, up 293.55% YoY from $31.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 40.2% on a QoQ basis from $204.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Mastercard (MA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $122.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 293.55% year-over-year to $122.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $615.0 million (up 7.71% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $597.0 million, up 13.5% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $122.0 million in Q2 2026, from $204.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $277.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $22.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $122.4 million and a median of $117.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Share-based Compensation slumped 66.67% — and 2026, when it jumped 293.55%.
  • Tracing MA's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then surged by 290.91% to $86.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 25.58% to $108.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 3.7% to $112.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 8.93% to $122.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $122.0 million (Q2 2026), $204.0 million (Q1 2026), and $112.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - -1.02 Bn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 122.00 Mn
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 450.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - -1.07 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 275.00 Mn
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - 67.18 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 65.00 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 239.32 Mn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn -30.00 Mn
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 122.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 122.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 204.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 204.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 177.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 277.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 277.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 108.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 155.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 93.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 170.00 Mn