Payment Solutions — Interest Expense
Business Segments · Interest ExpenseMastercard Payment Solutions — Interest Expense decreased by 4.6% to $186.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.0%, from $159.00M to $186.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Payment Solutions — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 17.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher debt servicing costs or increased leverage within the segment, while a decrease indicates lower interest burdens.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the interest costs incurred specifically by the Payment Solutions business segment. It reflects t...
Peer comparison
Comparable to interest expense allocations in other financial services or payment processing business units.
ma_segment_payment_solutions_interest_expenseHistorical Data
| 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 | $117.75M | $117.75M | $117.75M | $117.75M | $143.75M | $143.75M | $143.75M | $143.75M | $150.00M | $153.00M | $159.00M | $184.00M | $182.00M | $195.00M | $186.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +22.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.3% | +2.0% | +3.9% | +15.7% | -1.1% | +7.1% | -4.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +22.1% | +22.1% | +22.1% | +22.1% | +4.3% | +6.4% | +10.6% | +28.0% | +21.3% | +27.5% | +17.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's payment solutions — interest expense?
- Mastercard (MA) reported payment solutions — interest expense of $186.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's payment solutions — interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's payment solutions — interest expense increased by 17.0% year-over-year, from $159.00M to $186.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's payment solutions — interest expense?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Mastercard's payment solutions — interest expense has grown at a 17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $471.00M to $646.00M.
- What does payment solutions — interest expense mean?
- The interest costs associated with financing the Payment Solutions business segment.