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Mastercard Incorporated (MA)
Average score 8.8 A
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Six company scores
Digital payments, cross-border use and services fuel growth
Global network scale sustains exceptional operating margins
Aa3/A+ ratings and cash flow offset rising debt
Dense bank-merchant networks create high switching costs
Real-time payments grow; fee regulation remains a risk
About 29x forward earnings prices in sustained growth
Editorial scores are for education, not audited financial metrics or investment advice.
Revenue by business
- Payment Network 58.06%
Card payment switching and fees tied to transaction volume
- Value-Added Services and Solutions 41.94%
Fraud defense, identity, analytics and real-time payments
Revenue by region
- Americas 42.96%
- Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa 57.04%
Key metrics
| Revenue CAGR (5 years) | 16% |
|---|---|
| Operating income CAGR (5 years) | 19% |
| Net income CAGR (5 years) | 18% |
| Operating margin (5-year avg.) | 55% |
| ROE (5-year avg.) | 169% |
| ROA (5-year avg.) | 27% |
| Beta (5 years) | 0.77 |
| MDD (5 years) | -28% |
| Payout ratio (5-year avg.) | 19% |
| P/E | 34x |
| Forward P/E | 29x |
| PEG | 1.76 |