Mastercard stock buybacks 2001–2026
Mastercard spent 2.96B USD buying back its shares in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, down 11.1% on the same quarter a year before. Mastercard spent 15.45B USD buying back its shares over the last twelve months, up 32.8% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it spent 11.73B USD, up 6.3% on the year before.
Last updated 3 Nov 2026 · Next report 28 Jan 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 15.45B | +32.75% | 3.00B | 15.43B |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 11.73B | +6.27% | 2.76B | 16.43B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 11.04B | +22.18% | 2.45B | 14.31B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 9.03B | +3.19% | 2.16B | 11.61B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 8.75B | +48.26% | 1.90B | 10.75B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 5.90B | +31.99% | 1.74B | 8.65B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 4.47B | -31.15% | 1.61B | 6.52B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 6.50B | +31.70% | 1.35B | 7.46B |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 4.93B | +31.13% | 1.04B | 5.72B |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 3.76B | +7.15% | 942.00M | 5.13B |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 3.51B | -0.20% | 837.00M | 4.10B |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 3.52B | +3.90% | 727.00M | 3.70B |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 3.39B | +38.60% | 515.00M | 3.07B |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 2.44B | +39.76% | 255.00M | 3.84B |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 1.75B | +52.26% | 132.00M | 2.73B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 1.15B | — | 77.00M | 2.51B |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 79.00M | 1.55B |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 4.62M | -99.29% | 78.69M | 1.24B |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 649.47M | +8.15% | 79.26M | 242.96M |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 600.53M | -66.64% | 74.00M | 613.44M |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 1.80B | — | 12.37M | 555.69M |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 190.85M |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 265.64M |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 46.98M |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 204.41M |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 88.93M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 2.96B | -11.14% | 763.00M | 4.76B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 4.90B | +113.98% | 771.00M | 3.30B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 4.04B | +58.30% | 777.00M | 2.66B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 3.56B | +2.54% | 684.00M | 4.71B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 3.33B | +13.53% | 687.00M | 5.30B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 2.29B | -13.26% | 691.00M | 4.39B |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 2.55B | +27.96% | 694.00M | 2.02B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 3.47B | +89.41% | 606.00M | 4.58B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 2.93B | +53.93% | 611.00M | 4.87B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 2.64B | +9.23% | 615.00M | 2.84B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 1.99B | -30.79% | 616.00M | 1.29B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 1.83B | -24.11% | 534.00M | 4.05B |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 1.91B | +22.89% | 538.00M | 3.13B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 2.42B | +1.51% | 541.00M | 2.62B |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 2.88B | +19.52% | 545.00M | 1.81B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 2.41B | +89.18% | 473.00M | 2.76B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 1.55B | -0.64% | 474.00M | 3.58B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 2.38B | +39.10% | 477.00M | 2.27B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 2.41B | +77.58% | 479.00M | 1.49B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 1.28B | +23.88% | 434.00M | 2.96B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 1.56B | -24.22% | 434.00M | 2.29B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 1.71B | +17,010.00% | 434.00M | 2.08B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 1.36B | -1.95% | 439.00M | 1.32B |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 1.03B | +3.62% | 399.00M | 2.10B |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 2.06B | +16.91% | 402.00M | 1.49B |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 10.00M | -99.48% | 401.00M | 1.28B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 1.38B | -24.18% | 403.00M | 1.65B |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 994.00M | +11.94% | 333.00M | 2.80B |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 1.76B | +51.37% | 335.00M | 2.14B |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 1.92B | +25.38% | 337.00M | 1.35B |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 1.82B | +34.91% | 340.00M | 1.17B |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 888.00M | -13.87% | 259.00M | 1.21B |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 1.16B | +38.90% | 260.00M | 2.24B |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 1.53B | +64.23% | 262.00M | 1.36B |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 1.35B | +40.54% | 263.00M | 909.00M |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 1.03B | -6.36% | 233.00M | 1.64B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 838.00M | +41.79% | 235.00M | 1.62B |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 931.00M | +101.52% | 236.00M | 1.22B |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 962.00M | -29.11% | 238.00M | 651.00M |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 1.10B | +38.84% | 207.00M | 890.00M |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 591.00M | -36.45% | 209.00M | 1.33B |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 462.00M | -45.52% | 209.00M | 953.00M |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 1.36B | +43.29% | 212.00M | 933.00M |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 793.00M | +411.61% | 179.00M | 946.00M |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 930.00M | +130.20% | 181.00M | 1.17B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 848.00M | -26.77% | 183.00M | 735.00M |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 947.00M | -43.26% | 184.00M | 854.00M |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 155.00M | -79.36% | 127.00M | 563.00M |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 404.00M | +17.10% | 128.00M | 1.32B |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 1.16B | +99.31% | 129.00M | 676.00M |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 1.67B | +117.89% | 131.00M | 519.00M |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 751.00M | +22.51% | 73.00M | 1.05B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 345.00M | +59.72% | 72.00M | 1.27B |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 581.00M | -13.41% | 73.00M | 681.00M |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 766.00M | +208.87% | 37.00M | 830.00M |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 613.00M | +1,943.33% | 38.00M | 812.00M |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 216.00M | +180.52% | 37.00M | 957.00M |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 671.00M | +73.39% | 38.00M | 585.00M |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 248.00M | -62.08% | 19.00M | 376.00M |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 30.00M | — | 19.00M | 723.00M |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 77.00M | — | 19.00M | 963.00M |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 387.00M | — | 19.00M | 491.00M |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 654.00M | — | 20.00M | 330.00M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 20.00M | 624.00M |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 0.00 | — | 20.00M | 549.00M |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 0.00 | — | 19.00M | 298.00M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 20.00M | 75.00M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 4.62M | — | 19.67M | 241.32M |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 0.00 | — | 20.00M | 282.02M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 19.00M | 327.28M |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 5.00M | -98.30% | 20.00M | 388.19M |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 19.68M | -565.11M |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 0.00 | — | 19.70M | 333.01M |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 355.36M | — | 19.84M | 282.87M |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 294.11M | — | 20.04M | 192.19M |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 323.37M | — | 20.20M | 7.44M |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 0.00 | — | 20.71M | 234.52M |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 0.00 | — | 20.94M | 336.61M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 0.00 | — | 12.16M | 34.87M |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 0.00 | — | 12.37M | 171.85M |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 231.82M |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 117.01M |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 35.01M |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -91.86M |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 142.42M |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 198.65M |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -20.28M |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 32.53M |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 141.53M |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 127.05M |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 12.17M |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -34.58M |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 121.98M |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 161.08M |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -201.51M |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 94.90M |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Sept 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 16.94M |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
The money spent buying back the company's own shares in each period, from the cash flow statement.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Free cash flow,Cash flow
Common questions about Mastercard's buybacks
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
