Net Change in Cash
Mastercard Net Change in Cash decreased by 716.4% to -$2.48B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 200.7%, from -$826.00M to -$2.48B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a 85.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $403.00M | -$2.48B |
| 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% | -68.3% | -716.4% |
| 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% | — | -200.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's net change in cash?
- Mastercard (MA) reported net change in cash of -$2.48B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mastercard's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's net change in cash decreased by 200.7% year-over-year, from -$826.00M to -$2.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Mastercard's net change in cash has grown at a 85.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$706.00M to $2.44B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.