What is Mastercard's stock-based comp?

Mastercard (MA) reported stock-based comp of $136M in Q1 2026.

How has Mastercard's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Mastercard's stock-based comp increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $129M to $136M.

What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's stock-based comp has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $273M to $597M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Mastercard MA Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

American ExpressAXP

$203M+28.5%

VisaV

$275M+6.2%

PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

$259M+4.0%

Pathward Financial, Inc.CASH

$3.92M+13.3%

Capital One FinancialCOF

$131M-26.0%

CorpayCPAY

$27.5M+49.7%

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$432B-10.7%

Enterprise value$443.06B-10.5%

P/E27.8×-9.1×

P/S12.7×-3.9×

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Mastercard (MA) reported stock-based comp of $136M in Q1 2026.
How has Mastercard's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Mastercard's stock-based comp increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $129M to $136M.
What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's stock-based comp has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $273M to $597M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.