Other operating expenses
Mastercard Other operating expenses decreased by 10.4% to $3.49B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.6%, from $3.10B to $3.49B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows an upward trend with a 12.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate rising operational complexity or inefficient cost management, while a decrease suggests improved expense control or reduced non-core operational activity.
Detailed definition
This metric represents miscellaneous operating costs that do not fall under primary expense categories such as cost of g...
Peer comparison
Peers in the energy infrastructure sector typically report this as a small percentage of total operating expenses; significant deviations often warrant investigation into accounting reclassifications.
other_operating_expensesHistorical 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 | $2.19B | $2.27B | $2.39B | $2.22B | $2.48B | $2.64B | $2.63B | $2.61B | $2.61B | $2.69B | $3.18B | $2.74B | $2.93B | $3.37B | $3.55B | $3.10B | $3.36B | $3.54B | $3.90B | $3.49B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.7% | +5.3% | -7.2% | +11.8% | +6.7% | -0.4% | -0.8% | +0.0% | +2.9% | +18.1% | -13.6% | +6.6% | +15.0% | +5.5% | -12.7% | +8.2% | +5.5% | +10.0% | -10.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.4% | +16.6% | +10.2% | +17.8% | +5.4% | +1.7% | +20.6% | +5.1% | +11.9% | +25.1% | +11.8% | +13.0% | +14.7% | +5.2% | +9.7% | +12.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's other operating expenses?
- Mastercard (MA) reported other operating expenses of $3.49B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mastercard's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's other operating expenses increased by 12.6% year-over-year, from $3.10B to $3.49B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's other operating expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's other operating expenses has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.80B to $13.89B.
- What does other operating expenses mean?
- Miscellaneous operational costs that are not categorized as primary production or administrative expenses.