Mastercard (MA) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026)

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

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

Mastercard (MA) has reported Shares Repurchased for 16 consecutive years, with $4.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $4.0 billion, up 58.3% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.2 billion (up 14.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $11.7 billion, up 7.06% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $4.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, up from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $4.0 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.6 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $2.6 billion, with a median of $2.4 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased soared 89.18% in 2022 and plunged 30.79% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Repurchased stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then decreased by 24.11% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 84.99% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.99% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then gained by 13.41% to $4.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Shares Repurchased figures were $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, $3.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 7.90 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 4.04 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.91 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.50 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 147.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 191.40 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 25.75 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