Mastercard (MA) dividend history
Mastercard paid $2.8B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $3.04 per share.
Dividends per share grew 32.4% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
That took 16% of free cash flow and 18% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 0.57%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Mastercard's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.04 | +15.2% | $2.8B | 16% | 18% |
| 2024 | $2.64 | +15.8% | $2.4B | 17% | 19% |
| 2023 | $2.28 | +16.4% | $2.2B | 19% | 19% |
| 2022 | $1.96 | +11.7% | $1.9B | 18% | 19% |
| 2021 | $1.76 | +10.0% | $1.7B | 19% | 20% |
| 2020 | $1.60 | +21.2% | $1.6B | 23% | 25% |
| 2019 | $1.32 | +32.0% | $1.3B | 17% | 17% |
| 2018 | $1.00 | +13.5% | $1.0B | 18% | 18% |
| 2017 | $0.88 | +15.6% | $942M | 18% | 24% |
| 2016 | $0.76 | +18.9% | $837M | 19% | 21% |
| 2015 | $0.64 | +45.1% | $727M | 19% | 19% |
| 2014 | $0.44 | +109.9% | $515M | 16% | 14% |
| 2013 | $0.21 | +100.0% | $255M | 6% | 8% |
| 2012 | $0.10 | +75.0% | $132M | 5% | 5% |
| 2011 | $0.06 | — | $77M | 3% | 4% |
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Questions
Does Mastercard pay a dividend?
Mastercard paid $2.8B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $3.04 per share.
How fast has Mastercard's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 32.4% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
From Mastercard's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.