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Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 14.48 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 3.69 |
| Profit Margin | 45.25% |
| Operating Margin | 57.63 |
| Return on Assets | 0.23 |
| Return on Equity | 1.78 |
| Revenue | 27.2B |
| Earnings Per Share | 13.22 |
| Revenue Per Share | 29.28 |
| Gross Profit | 22,237,000,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.13 |
General
| Name | Mastercard Incorporated |
| Ticker | MA |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Financial |
| Industry | Credit Services |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 33,400 |
About Mastercard Incorporated
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Dividend
Mastercard Incorporated pays out a dividend of $2.66 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.51%.
MA's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on February 7, 2025.
They pay out 20.03% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.76 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.66 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | $0.66 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.66 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | $0.66 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | $0.57 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | $0.57 |
| May 9, 2023 | $0.57 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | $0.57 |
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