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Mastercard MA EV / EBITDA

EV / EBITDA at other companies

American Express logo
American ExpressAXP
9.8×+1.6×
Visa logo
VisaV
21.3×-5.9×
PayPal Holdings, Inc. logo
PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL
4.2×-6.3×
U.S. Bancorp logo
U.S. BancorpUSB
+1.1×
Capital One Financial logo
Capital One FinancialCOF
3.9×+1.3×
Fidelity National Information Services logo
Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS
11.5×-2.6×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.4B+15.8%
Operating income$4.9B+18.3%
Net income$3.9B+18.4%
EPS (diluted)$4.35+21.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.9B+4.4%
Total debt$19.0B+0.8%
Total equity$6.7B+0.7%
Total assets$52.4B+8.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.0B+26.0%
CapEx$154.0M-3.1%
Free cash flow$2.8B+28.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$435.6B-10.8%
Enterprise value$446.65B-10.6%
P/E28×-9.2×
P/S12.8×-4.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin57.9%+2.4pp
Net margin45.9%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity232.6%+43.6pp
Debt / equity2.8×0.0×
Current ratio-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Mastercard’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Mastercard’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Mastercard's EV / EBITDA?
Mastercard (MA) reported EV / EBITDA of 21.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Mastercard's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?
Mastercard's EV / EBITDA decreased by 26.7% year-over-year, from 29.9× to 21.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's EV / EBITDA?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 147.9× to 112.3×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?
What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.
How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?
Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.
How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?
Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.