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Mastercard return on equity (ROE)

Mastercard's return on equity is 251.12%: net income of 16.96B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 6.75B USD.

Today
251.12%
Average, 5 years
181.67%
Low, 5 years
118.80%
High, 5 years
289.73%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 16.96B ÷ 6.75B = 251.12%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Mastercard's return on equity so high?

Net margin
45.6%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.61×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
7.00×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
193.5%
FY2025
  • FY202545.6% × 0.61 × 7.00 = 193.5%
  • FY202445.7% × 0.59 × 7.41 = 198.5%
  • FY202344.6% × 0.59 × 6.13 = 161.6%
  • FY202244.7% × 0.57 × 6.15 = 157.7%
  • FY202146.0% × 0.50 × 5.15 = 118.8%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today251.12%16.96B6.75B
FY202531 Dec 2025193.46%14.97B7.74B
FY202431 Dec 2024198.52%12.87B6.49B
FY202331 Dec 2023161.57%11.20B6.93B
FY202231 Dec 2022157.67%9.93B6.30B
FY202131 Dec 2021118.80%8.69B7.31B
FY202031 Dec 2020100.31%6.41B6.39B
FY201931 Dec 2019137.76%8.12B5.89B
FY201831 Dec 2018108.60%5.86B5.40B
FY201731 Dec 201771.60%3.92B5.47B
FY201631 Dec 201671.76%4.06B5.66B
FY201531 Dec 201563.17%3.81B6.03B
FY201431 Dec 201453.27%3.62B6.79B
FY201331 Dec 201341.64%3.12B7.48B
FY201231 Dec 201239.87%2.76B6.92B
FY201131 Dec 201132.45%1.90B5.87B
FY201031 Dec 201035.49%1.85B5.21B
FY200931 Dec 200941.74%1.46B3.50B
FY200831 Dec 2008-13.17%-253.92M1.93B
FY200731 Dec 200735.87%1.09B3.03B
FY200631 Dec 20062.12%50.19M2.36B
FY200531 Dec 200522.81%266.72M1.17B
FY200431 Dec 200424.42%238.06M974.95M
FY200331 Dec 2003-55.21%-385.79M698.72M
FY200231 Dec 200211.38%116.43M1.02B
FY200131 Dec 200123.42%142.06M606.66M
FY200031 Dec 200025.55%118.15M462.41M
FY199831 Dec 19989.40%24.18M257.25M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Mastercard's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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