Discontinued — last reported Q1 '24
Share Buybacks
FinancingMastercard Share Buybacks increased by 45.5% to $3.33B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.5%, from $2.93B to $3.33B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 23.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Aggressive repurchases signal management's confidence that the stock is undervalued and a commitment to returning excess cash to investors.
Detailed definition
The amount of cash spent to buy back the company's own shares from the open market. This is a key method of returning ca...
Peer comparison
A critical metric for 'Big Tech' companies like Apple and Microsoft, which use massive cash flows to support share prices.
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.71B | $1.56B | $1.28B | $2.41B | $2.38B | $1.55B | $2.41B | $2.88B | $2.42B | $1.91B | $1.83B | $1.99B | $2.64B | $2.93B | $3.47B | $2.55B | $2.29B | $3.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.8% | -18.3% | +88.7% | -1.2% | -34.8% | +55.6% | +19.2% | -16.1% | -21.1% | -3.9% | +8.7% | +32.5% | +11.2% | +18.3% | -26.5% | -10.2% | +45.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +39.1% | -0.6% | +89.2% | +19.5% | +1.5% | +22.9% | -24.1% | -30.8% | +9.2% | +53.9% | +89.4% | +28.0% | -13.3% | +13.5% |
Share Buybacks at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's share buybacks?
- Mastercard (MA) reported share buybacks of $3.33B in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's share buybacks increased by 13.5% year-over-year, from $2.93B to $3.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Mastercard's share buybacks has grown at a 23.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.90B to $11.04B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Money spent by the company to buy back its own stock.