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Mastercard MA Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

American Express logo
American ExpressAXP
49.1%-10.0pp
Visa logo
VisaV
51.3%+4.4pp
PayPal Holdings, Inc. logo
PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL
52.2%+20.3pp
CPI Card Group logo
CPI Card GroupPMTS
15%-8.7pp
U.S. Bancorp logo
U.S. BancorpUSB
21.1%-6.5pp
Capital One Financial logo
Capital One FinancialCOF
24.3%-4.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.3B+14.1%
Operating income$5.6B+17.0%
Net income$4.4B+18.6%
EPS (diluted)$4.97+22.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$11.3B+25.0%
Total debt$24.6B+29.9%
Total equity$5.6B-28.5%
Total assets$57.7B+12.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8B-18.0%
CapEx$291.0M+628%
Free cash flow$3.5B-23.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$502.04B-2.5%
Enterprise value$515.39B-1.8%
P/E30.9×-7.0×
P/S14.3×-2.7×

Profitability

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Operating margin58.3%+2.6pp
Net margin46.3%+1.4pp
FCF margin47.6%-7.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity241.5%+63.6pp
Debt / equity4.4×+2.0×
Current ratio1.1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Mastercard’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Mastercard’s 10-Q, filed July 30, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 30, 2026, 10:28 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001141391-26-000083

FAQ

What is Mastercard's return on invested capital?
Mastercard (MA) reported return on invested capital of 89.7% in Q2 2026.
How has Mastercard's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Mastercard's return on invested capital increased by 6.7% year-over-year, from 84.1% to 89.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Mastercard's return on invested capital has grown at a -0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 93% to 89.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

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