What is Mastercard's share buybacks?

Mastercard (MA) reported share buybacks of $4.04B in Q1 2026.

How has Mastercard's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Mastercard's share buybacks increased by 58.3% year-over-year, from $2.55B to $4.04B.

What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's share buybacks has grown at a 18.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.9B to $11.73B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Mastercard MA Share Buybacks

Share Buybacks at other companies

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$1.91B+58.2%

VisaV

$7.9B+71.9%

PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

$1.5B0.0%

U.S. BancorpUSB

$276M+72.5%

Capital One FinancialCOF

$2.79B+645%

ACI WorldwideACIW

$65.28M+353%

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$440.93B-12.9%

Enterprise value$451.98B-12.4%

P/E28.3×-8.9×

P/S13×-3.7×

Profitability

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Operating margin57.9%+2.4pp

Net margin45.9%+0.7pp

FCF margin52.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity232.6%+43.6pp

Debt / equity2.8×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Mastercard in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Mastercard (MA) reported share buybacks of $4.04B in Q1 2026.
How has Mastercard's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Mastercard's share buybacks increased by 58.3% year-over-year, from $2.55B to $4.04B.
What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's share buybacks has grown at a 18.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.9B to $11.73B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.