Mastercard (MA) financial statements
Mastercard reported revenue of $32.8B in fiscal 2025, up 13.2% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $15.0B and the operating margin 57.6%, against 53.5% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $17.2B, and the company returned $2.8B in dividends and $11.7B in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 18% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Mastercard's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.8B | $12.5B | $14.9B | $16.9B | $15.3B | $18.9B | $22.2B | $25.1B | $28.2B | $32.8B |
| Selling, general and admin | $3.8B | $4.7B | $5.2B | $5.8B | $5.9B | $7.1B | $8.1B | $8.9B | $10.2B | $11.3B |
| Operating income | $5.8B | $6.6B | $7.3B | $9.7B | $8.1B | $10.1B | $12.3B | $14.0B | $15.6B | $18.9B |
| Interest expense | $95M | $154M | $186M | $224M | $380M | $431M | $471M | $575M | $646M | $722M |
| Pre-tax income | $5.6B | $6.5B | $7.2B | $9.7B | $7.8B | $10.3B | $11.7B | $13.6B | $15.3B | $18.6B |
| Income tax | $1.6B | $2.6B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $3.6B |
| Net income | $4.1B | $3.9B | $5.9B | $8.1B | $6.4B | $8.7B | $9.9B | $11.2B | $12.9B | $15.0B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.69 | $3.65 | $5.60 | $7.94 | $6.37 | $8.76 | $10.22 | $11.83 | $13.89 | $16.52 |
| Diluted shares | 1.10B | 1.07B | 1.05B | 1.02B | 1.01B | 992M | 971M | 946M | 927M | 906M |
| Operating margin | 53.5% | 53.0% | 48.7% | 57.2% | 52.8% | 53.4% | 55.2% | 55.8% | 55.3% | 57.6% |
| Net margin | 37.7% | 31.3% | 39.2% | 48.1% | 41.9% | 46.0% | 44.7% | 44.6% | 45.7% | 45.6% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Mastercard's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $6.7B | $5.9B | $6.7B | $7.0B | $10.1B | $7.4B | $7.0B | $8.6B | $8.4B | $10.6B |
| Receivables | $1.4B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $4.1B | $3.8B | $4.6B |
| Total current assets | $13.2B | $13.8B | $16.2B | $16.9B | $19.1B | $16.9B | $16.6B | $19.0B | $19.7B | $23.6B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $733M | $829M | $921M | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| Goodwill | $1.8B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $4.0B | $5.0B | $7.7B | $7.5B | $7.7B | $9.2B | $9.6B |
| Total assets | $18.7B | $21.3B | $24.9B | $29.2B | $33.6B | $37.7B | $38.7B | $42.4B | $48.1B | $54.2B |
| Total current liabilities | $7.2B | $8.8B | $11.6B | $11.9B | $11.8B | $13.2B | $14.2B | $16.3B | $19.2B | $22.8B |
| Long-term debt | $5.2B | $5.4B | $5.8B | $8.5B | $12.0B | $13.1B | $13.7B | $14.3B | $17.5B | $18.3B |
| Total liabilities | $13.0B | $15.8B | $19.4B | $23.2B | $27.1B | $30.3B | $32.3B | $35.5B | $41.6B | $46.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.7B | $5.5B | $5.4B | $5.9B | $6.4B | $7.3B | $6.3B | $6.9B | $6.5B | $7.7B |
| Net debt | -$1.5B | -$509M | -$348M | $1.5B | $2.6B | $6.5B | $7.0B | $7.1B | $9.8B | $8.4B |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Mastercard's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.6B | $5.7B | $6.2B | $8.2B | $7.2B | $9.5B | $11.2B | $12.0B | $14.8B | $17.6B |
| Capital spending | $215M | $300M | $330M | $422M | $339M | $407M | $442M | $371M | $474M | $489M |
| Free cash flow | $4.4B | $5.4B | $5.9B | $7.8B | $6.9B | $9.1B | $10.8B | $11.6B | $14.3B | $17.2B |
| Stock-based compensation | $149M | $176M | $196M | $250M | $254M | $273M | $295M | $460M | $526M | $597M |
| Dividends paid | $837M | $942M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$3.5B | -$3.8B | -$4.9B | -$6.5B | -$4.5B | -$5.9B | -$8.8B | -$9.0B | -$11.0B | -$11.7B |
| Net borrowing | $2.0B | -$64M | $991M | $2.2B | $4.0B | $1.4B | $399M | $1.6B | $2.6B | $492M |
| Free cash flow margin | 41.0% | 42.9% | 39.4% | 46.0% | 45.0% | 48.0% | 48.4% | 46.3% | 50.8% | 52.3% |
| Dividends per share | $0.76 | $0.88 | $1.00 | $1.32 | $1.60 | $1.76 | $1.96 | $2.28 | $2.64 | $3.04 |
Questions
What was Mastercard's revenue in 2025?
$32.8B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Mastercard generate?
$17.2B in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Mastercard's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.