Mastercard (MA) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Mastercard (MA) posted Times Interest Earned of $26.52 for Q1 2026, down 14.11% quarter-over-quarter from $30.88 in Q4 2025, and up 16.35% year-on-year from $22.8 in Q1 2025.

Mastercard (MA) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mastercard (MA) has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 consecutive years, with $26.52 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 came in at $26.52, up 16.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $27.11 (up 13.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $26.17, up 8.51% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was $26.52 for Q1 2026 at Mastercard, down from $30.88 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $30.88 in Q4 2025 and troughed at $21.4 in Q4 2024.
  • Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is $25.33, with a median of $25.39 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned decreased 11.41% in 2023 and jumped 44.29% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $25.07 in 2022, then decreased by 9.12% to $22.78 in 2023, then dropped by 6.06% to $21.4 in 2024, then surged by 44.29% to $30.88 in 2025, then retreated by 14.11% to $26.52 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Times Interest Earned figures were $26.52 in Q1 2026, $30.88 in Q4 2025, and $27.21 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 40.64
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 26.52
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.80
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 0.78
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 0.12
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.49
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.23
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 22.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.52
Dec 31, 2025 30.88
Sep 30, 2025 27.21
Jun 30, 2025 24.50
Mar 31, 2025 22.80
Dec 31, 2024 21.40
Sep 30, 2024 25.18
Jun 30, 2024 26.38
Mar 31, 2024 24.03
Dec 31, 2023 22.78
Sep 30, 2023 25.46
Jun 30, 2023 25.39
Mar 31, 2023 23.76
Dec 31, 2022 25.07
Sep 30, 2022 25.93
Jun 30, 2022 26.47
Mar 31, 2022 26.82
Dec 31, 2021 26.18
Sep 30, 2021 24.70
Jun 30, 2021 22.08