Mastercard (MA) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Shares Repurchased of $4.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 58.3% year-on-year from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 13.41% on a QoQ basis from $3.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 16 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $4.0 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $1.6 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $2.4 billion (2023), against an average of $2.6 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Shares Repurchased jumped 89.18%; it then plunged 30.79% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 24.11% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 84.99% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then climbed by 4.99% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then increased 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 | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 7.90 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 4.04 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 2.79 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 900.00 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 191.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |