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Mastercard (M4I) Stock Price & Analysis

M4I Stock Chart & Stats

€570.80€0.60(0.11%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
EUR 500EUR 525EUR 5503 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep12 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
EUR 569.60 - EUR 579.80
52-Week Range
EUR 400.70 - EUR 579.80
Previous Close
EUR 570.20
Volume
576
Average Volume (3M)
637
Market Cap
EUR 499.03B
Enterprise Value
EUR 495.98B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 10.46B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 23.94B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
33.3
Beta
0.54
Next Earnings
Jan 28, 2027 (Est.)
Dividend Yield
0.53%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Exceptional Profitability And Cash Conversion

Mastercard combines unusually high operating and net margins with strong conversion of earnings into cash. This profitability provides funding for technology, security, acceptance expansion, and shareholder returns while creating resilience across the next several quarters.

Global Network Scale And Expanding Acceptance

A large and expanding acceptance footprint strengthens Mastercard’s two-sided network, making its credentials more useful to consumers and merchants. Greater reach can reinforce issuer and acquirer relationships, support transaction growth, and raise barriers for smaller payment networks.

Broad-based Growth And Value-added Services

Growth across both core payment processing and faster-growing value-added services reduces reliance on a single revenue stream. Security, analytics, authentication, and engagement offerings deepen client relationships and can support recurring, higher-value revenue over time.

Bears Say

Elevated Financial Leverage

Higher leverage leaves Mastercard with a thinner equity cushion relative to its obligations and increases financial risk if operating conditions deteriorate. Although earnings are strong, the balance-sheet profile can constrain flexibility and amplify the effect of future business or financing pressures.

Free Cash Flow Deterioration

Strong cash conversion remains a major asset, but the sharp year-over-year free-cash-flow decline weakens the recent trend. If sustained, lower internally generated cash could reduce flexibility for investment, acquisitions, debt management, and shareholder distributions.

Cross-border Volume Pressure

Cross-border activity is an important revenue driver, so weaker intra-Europe volumes can pressure transaction growth and mix. The customs fee and related regional factors may persist over the coming quarters, making international volume performance less supportive than the broader network trend.

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M4I FAQ

What was Mastercard’s price range in the past 12 months?
Mastercard lowest stock price was €400.70 and its highest was €579.80 in the past 12 months.
What is Mastercard’s market cap?
Mastercard’s market cap is €499.03B.
When is Mastercard’s upcoming earnings report date?
Mastercard’s next earnings report is estimated for Jan 28, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 88 days.
How were Mastercard’s earnings last quarter?
Mastercard released its earnings results on Oct 29, 2026. The company reported €4.739 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €4.612 by €0.127.
Is Mastercard overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Mastercard’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Mastercard pay dividends?
Mastercard pays a Quarterly dividend of €0.779 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.53%. See more information on Mastercard dividends here
What is Mastercard’s EPS estimate?
Mastercard’s EPS estimate is 4.59.
How many shares outstanding does Mastercard have?
Mastercard has 869,464,100 shares outstanding.
What happened to Mastercard’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Mastercard reported an EPS of €4.739 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €4.612. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 3.748%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Mastercard?
Hedge funds hold Mastercard shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Mastercard is 1,243,353,321 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 856.8K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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