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Mastercard Incorporated

Financial · NYSE · Market cap $494.9bn

$617.42

as of 16 Oct 2026, 1% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield
0.56%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield
0.65%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover
5.6×Free cash flow over dividends paid
Earnings cover
5.6×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth
+13.7% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date
Estimated9 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $1.01

Compared with US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

  • Trailing yield is lower than all 14 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services.
  • 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 10 of the 13 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

95

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

35

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

73

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Trim is 73

MA against US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of MA’s past readings.

  • P/E25.8×P1, good for this measure
  • Yield0.6%P56, neutral for this measure
  • FCF payout17.9%P18, good for this measure
  • DGR 5y14.2%P1, poor for this measure
  • ROIC12.7%P86, good for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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