Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherMastercard Net Change in Cash decreased by 19.9% to $1.27B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 69.4%, from $4.17B to $1.27B.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$992.00M | $218.00M | -$687.00M | -$1.06B | $1.62B | -$580.00M | -$396.00M | -$279.00M | $221.00M | $1.72B | -$1.28B | -$385.00M | $4.17B | -$826.00M | $1.59B | $1.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | +122.0% | -415.1% | -54.7% | +252.8% | -135.7% | +31.7% | +29.5% | +179.2% | +679.6% | -174.2% | +69.9% | >999% | -119.8% | +292.5% | -19.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -7.2% | +645.0% | — | +42.4% | +73.8% | -86.4% | +397.1% | -222.7% | -38.0% | >999% | +35.4% | +513.0% | -69.4% |
Net Change in Cash at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's net change in cash?
- Mastercard (MA) reported net change in cash of $1.27B in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's net change in cash decreased by 69.4% year-over-year, from $4.17B to $1.27B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.