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Mastercard (MA) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Mastercard's Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $112.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 3.7% year-over-year to $112.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $597.0 million, up 13.5%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $597.0 million, 13.5% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $112.0 million in Q4 2025 per MA's latest filing, down from $177.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $179.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $22.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $107.6 million, with a median of $108.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: tumbled 38.46% in 2021, then soared 290.91% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $32.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 31.25% to $22.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 290.91% to $86.0 million in 2023, then grew by 25.58% to $108.0 million in 2024, then grew by 3.7% to $112.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MA's Share-based Compensation are $112.0 million (Q4 2025), $177.0 million (Q3 2025), and $179.0 million (Q2 2025).