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

Mastercard (MA) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $112.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 3.7% year-over-year to $112.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $597.0 million through Dec 2025, up 13.5%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $597.0 million, up 13.5% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $112.0 million for Q4 2025 at Mastercard, down from $177.0 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.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $107.6 million, with a median of $108.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation tumbled 38.46% in 2021, then soared 290.91% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for MA at $112.0 million in Q4 2025, $177.0 million in Q3 2025, and $179.0 million in Q2 2025.