Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17
Mastercard Intangible Purchases increased by 7.1% to $181.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.0%, from $163.00M to $181.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Intangible Purchases shows an upward trend with a 20.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Higher spending indicates a focus on innovation and digital transformation, whereas lower spending might suggest reduced R&D or software development activity.
This represents cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets, including capitalized software development cos...
Highly relevant for software, fintech, and payment processing companies.
cf_purchases_of_intangibles| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $112.00M | $110.00M | $106.00M | $148.00M | $132.00M | $166.00M | $209.00M | $242.00M | $153.00M | $130.00M | $192.00M | $221.00M | $181.00M | $163.00M | $155.00M | $198.00M | $169.00M | $181.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | -3.6% | +39.6% | -10.8% | +25.8% | +25.9% | +15.8% | -36.8% | -15.0% | +47.7% | +15.1% | -18.1% | -9.9% | -4.9% | +27.7% | -14.6% | +7.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.9% | +50.9% | +97.2% | +63.5% | +15.9% | -21.7% | -8.1% | -8.7% | +18.3% | +25.4% | -19.3% | -10.4% | -6.6% | +11.0% |
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