Payment network — Net Revenue
Mastercard Payment network — Net Revenue increased by 0.6% to $4.95B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.6%, from $4.43B to $4.95B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payment network — Net Revenue shows an upward trend with a 13.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher transaction volumes or improved pricing power within the payment ecosystem, while a decrease may signal competitive pressure or a slowdown in consumer spending. It reflects the overall health and adoption of the company's payment rails.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total revenue generated by the core payment processing infrastructure, excluding intersegment...
Peer comparison
Comparable to the core transaction processing revenue reported by other global payment networks and card associations, often categorized as network or processing revenue.
ma_segment_payment_network_net_revenueHistorical Data
| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.99B | $2.99B | $2.99B | $3.40B | $3.61B | $3.77B | $3.59B | $3.65B | $4.07B | $4.21B | $3.89B | $3.92B | $4.38B | $4.63B | $4.41B | $4.43B | $4.95B | $5.18B | $4.92B | $4.95B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.8% | +6.2% | +4.3% | -4.8% | +1.8% | +11.6% | +3.4% | -7.6% | +0.7% | +11.6% | +5.8% | -4.7% | +0.5% | +11.6% | +4.7% | -5.0% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +20.9% | +26.1% | +20.1% | +7.4% | +12.9% | +11.8% | +8.5% | +7.4% | +7.4% | +10.0% | +13.4% | +13.1% | +13.0% | +11.9% | +11.5% | +11.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's payment network — net revenue?
- Mastercard (MA) reported payment network — net revenue of $4.95B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mastercard's payment network — net revenue changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's payment network — net revenue increased by 11.6% year-over-year, from $4.43B to $4.95B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's payment network — net revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's payment network — net revenue has grown at a 13.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.94B to $19.48B.
- What does payment network — net revenue mean?
- The total revenue earned from the core business of processing electronic payments and providing network services to financial institutions.