Mastercard (MA) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported Shares Repurchased of $4.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 58.3% on a YoY basis from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 13.41% quarter-over-quarter from $3.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported Shares Repurchased for 16 years, with the latest figure at $4.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 58.3% year-over-year to $4.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $13.2 billion (up 14.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $11.7 billion, up 7.06% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $4.0 billion, up from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.6 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $2.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Repurchased jumped 89.18% — and 2024, when it slumped 30.79%.
  • Mastercard's Shares Repurchased stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then declined by 24.11% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 84.99% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then advanced by 4.99% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then grew by 13.41% to $4.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $4.0 billion (Q1 2026), $3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 2.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 900.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn -
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.83 Bn