Mastercard (MA) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) reported Short-term Investments of $2.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 21.42% on a YoY basis from $1.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 8.77% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard has reported Short-term Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Short-term Investments rose 21.42% year-over-year to $2.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 21.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.1 billion, up 13.18% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $2.3 billion, up from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $2.3 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $1.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Short-term Investments fell 16.43% — and 2026, when it increased 21.42%.
  • Mastercard's Short-term Investments stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 17.67% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then climbed by 1.57% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then advanced by 13.18% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then grew by 8.77% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $2.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn -
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn -
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn -
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn -
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.81 Bn