Payment Solutions — Investment income
Business Segments · Investment incomeMastercard Payment Solutions — Investment income decreased by 15.7% to -$81.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.6%, from -$76.00M to -$81.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Payment Solutions — Investment income shows an upward trend with a 131.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
Higher income indicates better returns on idle cash or a larger pool of investable assets.
Detailed definition
This represents the interest, dividends, and other returns generated from the cash and investment portfolios held by the...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant cash reserves and treasury functions.
Metric ID:
ma_segment_payment_solutions_investment_incomeHistorical Data
15 periods
| 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 | $15.25M | $15.25M | $15.25M | $15.25M | $68.50M | $68.50M | $68.50M | $68.50M | -$95.00M | -$60.00M | -$76.00M | $558.00M | -$88.00M | -$70.00M | -$81.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +349.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -238.7% | +36.8% | -26.7% | +834.2% | -115.8% | +20.5% | -15.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +349.2% | +349.2% | +349.2% | +349.2% | -238.7% | -187.6% | -210.9% | +714.6% | +7.4% | -16.7% | -6.6% |
Range-$95.00M – $558.00M
CAGR+61.1%
Avg YoY Growth+132.6%
Median YoY Growth+7.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's payment solutions — investment income?
- Mastercard (MA) reported payment solutions — investment income of -$81.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's payment solutions — investment income changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's payment solutions — investment income decreased by 6.6% year-over-year, from -$76.00M to -$81.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's payment solutions — investment income?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Mastercard's payment solutions — investment income has grown at a 131.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $61.00M to $327.00M.
- What does payment solutions — investment income mean?
- The income earned from the segment's cash and investment holdings.