Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for Mastercard.
Executive leadership at Mastercard.
Michael Miebach
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ari Sarker
President, Asia Pacific
Craig Vosburg
Chief Services Officer
Edward McLaughlin
President & Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard Technology
George Maddaloni
Chief Technology Officer, Operations
Greg Ulrich
Chief AI and Data Officer
Jorn Lambert
Chief Product Officer
Karen Griffin
Chief Risk Officer
Ken Moore
Chief Innovation Officer
Linda Kirkpatrick
President, Americas
Ling Hai
President, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Mark Barnett
President, Europe
Michael Lashlee
Chief Security Officer
Raj Seshadri
Chief Commercial Payments Officer
Raja Rajamannar
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Richard Verma
Chief Administrative Officer
Sachin Mehra
Chief Financial Officer
Susan Muigai
Chief People Officer
Tiffany Hall
General Counsel
Timothy Murphy
Vice Chair
Board of directors at Mastercard.
Candido Bracher
Director
Choon Phong Goh
Director
Gabrielle Sulzberger
Director
Harit Talwar
Director
Julius Genachowski
Director
Lance Uggla
Director
Merit E. Janow
Board Chair
Oki Matsumoto
Director
Richard K. Davis
Director
Rima Qureshi
Director
Youngme Moon
Director
Research analysts who have asked questions during Mastercard earnings calls.
Harshita Rawat
AllianceBernstein
8 questions for MA
Tien-tsin Huang
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
8 questions for MA
Darrin Peller
Wolfe Research, LLC
6 questions for MA
Sanjay Sakhrani
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW)
6 questions for MA
Trevor Williams
Jefferies LLC
6 questions for MA
Craig Maurer
FT Partners
5 questions for MA
Timothy Chiodo
UBS Group AG
5 questions for MA
Bryan Keane
Deutsche Bank
4 questions for MA
Ramsey El-Assal
Barclays
4 questions for MA
Adam Frisch
Evercore ISI
3 questions for MA
Andrew Schmidt
Citigroup Inc.
3 questions for MA
Bryan Bergin
TD Cowen
3 questions for MA
James Faucette
Morgan Stanley
3 questions for MA
Rayna Kumar
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
3 questions for MA
Will Nance
Goldman Sachs
3 questions for MA
Brian Keane
Citi
2 questions for MA
Darren Peller
Wolfe Research
2 questions for MA
David Koning
Robert W. Baird & Co.
2 questions for MA
Fahed Kunwar
Redburn Atlantic
2 questions for MA
Jason Kupferberg
Bank of America
2 questions for MA
Sanjay Sakrani
KBW
2 questions for MA
William Nance
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2 questions for MA
Andrew Jeffrey
William Blair & Company
1 question for MA
James Friedman
Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP
1 question for MA
Ken Suchoski
Autonomous Research
1 question for MA
Nate Svensson
Deutsche Bank
1 question for MA
Paul Golding
Macquarie Capital
1 question for MA
Recent press releases and 8-K filings for MA.
- Mastercard reported Q4 2025 net income of $4.06 billion ($4.52 per share), adjusted EPS of $4.76, and revenue of $8.81 billion, up ~17–18% YoY
- Transaction volumes grew robustly: gross dollar volume +7%, cross-border volumes +14%, and switched transactions +9–10% to ~46.5 billion
- Value-added services revenue increased ~26% YoY to $3.9 billion, driven by security, digital authentication, and recent acquisitions
- CEO Michael Miebach highlighted healthy consumer spending and investments in tokenization and stablecoins, while warning of regulatory risks like the Credit Card Competition Act
- Mastercard delivered net revenue +15%, net income +17% and non-GAAP EPS of $4.76, up 20% y/y.
- Payment network revenue rose 9%, while value-added services jumped 22%, with acquisitions contributing ~3 ppt to VAS growth.
- Q4 volumes: worldwide GDV +7%, cross-border volume +14%; global branded cards reached 3.7 billion and switched transactions grew 10%.
- Returned capital via $3.6 billion of share buybacks in Q4 and an additional $715 million through January 26, 2026.
- 2026 guidance: net revenues to grow at the high end of a low double-digit range (currency-neutral), with a one-time $200 million restructuring charge in Q1 impacting ~4% of staff.
- In Q4 2025, net revenue rose 15%, operating income increased 17%, net income grew 17%, and EPS was $4.76 (+20%, including $0.10 from share repurchases); the company repurchased $3.6 billion of stock ($715 million through Jan 26).
- Transaction volumes were strong: worldwide gross dollar volume was up 7%, cross-border volume rose 14%, switch transactions grew 10%, contactless penetration reached 77%, and 3.7 billion cards were in circulation.
- By business segment, payment network net revenue increased 9%, while value-added services and solutions net revenue climbed 22% (organic ~19 ppt).
- For fiscal 2026, Mastercard expects net revenues to grow at the high end of low-double-digit rates (currency-neutral, ~1–1.5 ppt FX tailwind), operating expenses at the low end of low-double-digit growth (FX headwind of 0.5–1 ppt), and Q1 net revenue growth at the low end of low-double-digit (FX tailwind 3.5–4 ppt) with a one-time $200 million restructuring charge.
- Mastercard reported Q4 2025 net revenue of $8,806 million, up 18% YoY (15% currency-neutral).
- Adjusted operating income was $5,085 million, up 21% YoY, yielding a 57.7% adjusted operating margin, up 1.4 pp.
- Adjusted net income reached $4,278 million and adjusted diluted EPS was $4.76, up 22% and 25% YoY, respectively.
- Fourth-quarter gross dollar volume grew to $1.301 trillion in credit and $1.518 trillion in debit/prepaid, up from $1.194 T and $1.374 T in Q4 2024.
- 2026 guidance calls for non-GAAP net revenue growth at the high end of low double digits and operating expenses growth in the low double digits.
- Net revenue +15% with Payment Network net revenue +9% and Value-added Services net revenue +22% on a currency-neutral basis
- Gross dollar volume +7% globally (U.S. +4%, ex-U.S. +9%) and cross-border volume +14% in Q4 2025
- Operating income +17%, EPS $4.76 up 20% (incl. $0.10 from buybacks); repurchased $3.6 B in Q4 and $715 M through Jan 26, 2026
- Secured key deal renewals and migrations: extended Capital One credit partnership, migrated ~10 M Yapı Kredi cards, and won co-brand deals (Apple Card, Walmart/Sam’s Mexico, Amazon/Emirates Islamic UAE)
- Fourth quarter net revenue of $8.8 billion (up 18% YoY, 15% currency-neutral) and diluted EPS of $4.52; adjusted diluted EPS was $4.76.
- Q4 payment network drivers: gross dollar volume rose 7%, cross-border volume 14%, and switched transactions 10% on a local currency basis.
- Full-year 2025 net revenue reached $32.8 billion (up 16% YoY, 15% currency-neutral) with diluted EPS of $16.52.
- In Q4, Mastercard repurchased 6.4 million shares for $3.6 billion and paid $684 million in dividends.
- Mastercard is expanding its Start Path accelerator to scout smaller agentic AI innovators and broaden its partner pipeline.
- It will launch the Mastercard Agent Suite in Q2 to help banks, fintechs, and merchants build, test and deploy customizable AI agents across payments, customer engagement and operational workflows.
- The Agent Suite combines customizable agents with Mastercard’s payments data, fraud and identity infrastructure, proprietary platforms and advisory services to support use cases like product recommendations, conversational shopping, inventory/pricing and transaction decisioning.
- The firm processed nearly $10 trillion in volume in 2024, operates in over 200 countries, and has a market capitalization of $473.6 billion, reflecting its scale to back AI initiatives.
- Mastercard forecasts that AI-powered agents will manage transactions in 2026, alongside wider stablecoin adoption, digital identity wallets and real-time, cross-border payments, while stressing the need for stronger trust and fraud protections as agentic commerce expands.
- The company is rolling out consumer services such as exclusive Mastercard World fast-track security lanes at Istanbul Grand Airport, accessible via Travel Pass registration and QR reservations.
- Observers highlight Mastercard’s evolution from a payments “toll booth” into a technology and data-analytics provider focused on value-added services, a shift accelerated by AI and regulatory changes.
- President Trump’s renewed support for the Credit Card Competition Act—aimed at capping swipe fees and interest for large issuers—could squeeze network revenue in 2026.
- BlackOpal launched GemStone, an institutional product for tokenized Brazilian credit card receivables backed by a US$200 million, three-year anchor facility structured by Mars Capital Advisors.
- GemStone acquires receivables as True Sale with ownership recorded in Brazil’s Central Bank C3 Registry and settlements routed via Visa and Mastercard rails to eliminate credit risk.
- The product targets Brazil’s $100 billion regulated credit card financing market, offering emerging market yields without credit risk and building on BlackOpal’s zero-default track record.
- Leveraging Plume’s RWA blockchain, GemStone has over $1 billion in asset capacity, positioning BlackOpal to scale access for global institutional investors.
- U.S. retail sales (excluding automotive) rose 3.9% year-over-year from November 1 to December 21, 2025.
- E-commerce surged 7.4%, while in-store sales grew 2.9%, highlighting omnichannel shopping trends.
- Apparel spending climbed 7.8% (online +8.5%, in-store +7.0%), and jewelry sales increased 1.6%.
- Restaurant spending advanced 5.2%, signaling strong consumer demand for dining experiences.
Quarterly earnings call transcripts for Mastercard.
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