Mastercard (MA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $136.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.43% year-on-year from $129.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.43% on a QoQ basis from $112.0 million in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $136.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 5.43% year-over-year to $136.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $604.0 million (up 10.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $597.0 million, up 13.5% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $136.0 million, up from $112.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $179.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $22.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $112.0 million (2025), against an average of $118.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation sank 31.25%; it then surged 290.91% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then soared by 290.91% to $86.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 25.58% to $108.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.7% to $112.0 million in 2025, then gained by 21.43% to $136.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $136.0 million (Q1 2026), $112.0 million (Q4 2025), and $177.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 136.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 203.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 131.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 73.84 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 72.01 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 136.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 136.00 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 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 129.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 129.00 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 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 108.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 86.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 86.00 Mn |