MA Mastercard Incorporated

Financial Services · Credit Services

5 · Fair Momentum 7.0 · Neutral Watch 14y streak

561.44

-0.31%

About the company

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers products and services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; consumer bill payment services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from an existing account and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; and a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Move, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and partners with central banks, fintechs, and financial institutions, as well as enables various cross-border payment flows. Further, it provides security solutions; marketing, personalization, and issuer and merchant loyalty services; business and operational intelligence, advanced analytics and AI, consulting and agentic solutions, and payments and portfolio optimization; digital and authentication; processing and gateway solutions; and other solutions. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus names. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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3.48

491.8B

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Dividend deep dive

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) operates in the Credit Services industry. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 0.64%. This yield is above its five-year average of 0.55%, and also higher than its five-year high of 0.59%, which Yield Theory suggests implies the stock is undervalued. Mastercard has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years, earning it a "Contender" status in the CCC list. Its dividend safety status is currently marked as "watch."

Dividend history

Mastercard has demonstrated consistent dividend growth, with a streak of 14 consecutive years of dividend increases, qualifying it as a CCC Contender. The company's dividend per share has grown at a 3-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.75% and a 5-year CAGR of 13.70%. Dividends are paid quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Annual dividends per share have increased from $0.44 in 2014 to $1.32 in 2019, then to $1.60 in 2020, $1.96 in 2022, and $2.28 in 2023. The projected dividend for 2025 is $3.04 per share. This history shows a strong pattern of rising payouts.